BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
IN THE MATTER
OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE )
CAUSE NO. 1V
RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION BY ) ORDER NO. 1V-252
PEASE OIL
& GAS COMPANY,
)
(a.k.a.
REPUBLIC RESOURCES INC.) )
ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER BY CONSENT
FINDINGS
1.
On
July 27, 1973, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”) staff
approved the Application for Permit to Use Earthen Pit, Form 15 submitted by
A.T. Skaer (“Skaer”) for
the Schwartz #1 lease located in the NE¼ NE¼ of
Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 50 West, 6th P.M.
2.
In
June of 1992, the Schwartz #1-X Well located in the NE¼ NE¼
of Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 50 West, 6th P.M. was drilled and
completed by Skaer Enterprises, Inc (“Skaer”). The well was drilled as a replacement to the
Schwartz #1 Well which had collapsed casing.
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Republic Resources did not submit
the revised Form 27 by the extended deadline of ay 15, 2003.
22.
COGCC staff has estimated the
additional remediation and reclamation costs for this site at approximately Ten
Thousand dollars ($10,000). Republic
Resources has stated that it has no funds available for the remediation and
reclamation of the site.
23.
Failure to perform the required
remediation and reclamation of the site is a continuing violation of Rules
906.d.(2), 909.e., and 1004. by Republic Resources.
24.
Republic Resources does not have the
financial resources to complete the work required to bring the site into
compliance.
25.
A monetary
penalty of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) should be assessed against
Republic Resources for the continuing violation of Rules 906.d.(2), 907.a., 907.e, and 909.e, and 1004 in accordance with Rule 523.a. The base fine for any of these violations is
One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
26.
The Commission
should claim the Pease
Oil & Gas Company’s blanket plugging bond to remediate the site to meet the
COGCC Allowable Concentrations and Levels for Organics in Soil in Table 910-1
and to reclaim the site to rangeland.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, that Republic
Resources Inc. shall be found in continuing violation of Rules 906.d.(2),
909.e., and 1004 for failure to remediate spills/releases to meet the allowable
concentrations in Table 910-1 and for failure to complete the remediation of
impacted soils and reclamation at the
former Schwartz #1-X tank battery located in the NE¼ NE¼
of Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 50 West, 6th P.M.
IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED, that Republic Resources Inc. shall be assessed a total fine of
One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the violations, payable within thirty (30)
days of the date the order is approved by the Commission.
IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission shall make a claim on the Pease Oil &
Gas Company’s blanket plugging bond to remediate the site to meet the COGCC
Allowable Concentrations and Levels for Organics in Soil in Table 910-1 and to
reclaim the site to rangeland.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,
that the provisions contained in the above order shall become effective
forthwith.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,
that the Commission expressly reserves its right after notice and hearing, to
alter, amend, or repeal any and/or all of the above orders.
RECOMMENDED this day
of October, 2003.
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
By
Morris Bell, Hearing Officer
Dated at
October 3, 2003
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED this _________day of October, 2003.
REPUBLIC RESOURCES INC.
(a.k.a. PEASE OIL AND GAS COMPANY)
By
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