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MARATHON OIL COMPANY

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · — · 51390

$63K
Penalty
Cost recovery
$40K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-1999-0271
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER IS ISSUED TO MARATHON OIL COMPANY FOR OPERATING INJECTION WELLS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED INJECTION PRESSURE; FOR FAILURE TO PLUG AND ABANDON OR PROVIDE NOTICE FOR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARILY ABANDONED STATUS TO THE DIRECTOR AND SHOW THE ENHANCED RECOVERY WELLS ARE NOT ENDANGERING USDWS; AND FOR FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY IN THE FIVE-YEAR TIME FRAME.THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS IS: $74,100.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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