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CAMWEST, INC.

Judicial · FY2000 · — · Litigated With Penalty · 51673

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Penalty
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
08-2000-0276
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS REFERRAL IS INITIATED AGAINST CAMWEST, INC AND CAMWEST LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR VIOLATIONS AT THE LANDER OIL FIELD AND THE WINKLEMAN DOME OIL FIELD. DEFENDANTS INJECT APPROXIMATELY 13 MILLION BARRELS (546 MILLION GALLONS) OF FLUID INTO THE INJECTION WELLS IN THE LANDER AND WINKLEMAN DOME OIL FIELDS EACH YEAR. THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS ARE BEING ALLEGED: INJECTION ABOVE THE AUTHORIZED INJECTION PRESSURE; FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY EVERY 5 YEARS; FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MECHANICAL INTEGRITY; FAILURE TO PLUG AND ABANDON OR SHOW NONENDANGERMENT; AND UNAUTHORIZED INJECTION. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS IS $833,324 FOR LANDER OIL FIELD AND $1,229,774 FOR WINKLEMAN DOME OIL FIELD.

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