# SHELL WESTERN E & P, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52444`
- **Case Number:** 09-1993-0027
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $338K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SHELL WESTERN E & P, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SHELL PRODUCES APPROXIMATELY 100,000 BARRELS PER DAY OF    OIL FROM BELRIDGE FIELD.  THE GROSS PRODUCTION FROM THE      PRODUCTION WELLS ALSO CONTAINS 6 TO 8 MILLION STANDARD       CUBIC FEET OF PRODUCED GAS, WHICH INCLUDES HYDROCARBONS      AND H2S.  THE PRODUCED GAS IS COLLECTED IN A VAPOR RECOVERY  SYSTEM AT TWO DEHYDRATION PLANTS (DEHY PLANTS).                THE AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT ( ATC ) FOR THE DEHY PLANTS     REQUIRED THE COLLECTED PRODUCED GAS TO BE BURNED IN          SCRUBBED STEAM GENERATORS, STATED THAT THE PRODUCED MUST NOT BE VENTED TO THE ATMOSPHERE, AND LIMITED THE USE OF FLARES   TO BURN THE PRODUCED GAS TO NO MORE THAN 12 DAYS PER YEAR.     SHELL VIOLATED ITS ATC CONDITIONS BY PERIODICALLY VENTING  THE PRODUCED GAS TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND FREQUENTLY OPERATING  ITS FLARES IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE KCAPCD  RULE 201 (ATC).  SHELL ALSO SUBMITTED INACCURATE REPORTS IN  VIOLATION OF FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE RULE 111.  THESE          VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 110 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ARE THE BASIS OF THIS REFERRAL.

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