VIOLATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN INJECTION WELL TO PLUG AND ABANDON THE WELL WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF INJECTION OPERATIONS. RESPONDENT VIOLATED OSAGE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO PLUG TWO INJECTION WELLS ON A LEASE THAT THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS HAD TERMINATED IN 2000.
REMEDY: PLUG AND ABANDON TWO INJECTION WELLS BY AUGUST 1, 2007.
PENALTY: NONE