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-253
PEASE OIL
& GAS COMPANY,
)
(a.k.a.
REPUBLIC RESOURCES INC.) )
ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER BY CONSENT
FINDINGS
1. On March 22, 1974, 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 Whittier “A” lease located in the E½
NE¼ of Section 21, Township 9 North, Range 53 West, 6th P.M.
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Republic Resources did not submit
the required Form 27 by the extended deadline of
17.
COGCC staff has estimated the
remediation and reclamation costs for this site at approximately Thirty
Thousand dollars ($30,000). Republic
Resources has stated that it has no funds available for the remediation and
reclamation of the site.
18.
Failure to perform the required
remediation and reclamation of the site is a continuing violation of Rules
324A.a., 910.a., and 1004. by Republic Resources.
19.
Republic Resources does not have the
financial resources to complete the work required to bring the site into
compliance.
20.
A monetary
penalty of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) should be assessed against Republic Resource for the continuing violation
of Rules 324A.a., 907.a.(1), 910.a, and 1004
in accordance with Rule 523.a. The base fine for any of these violations is
One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
21.
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 Inorganics
in Soil in Table 910-1 and to reclaim the site to cropland.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, that Republic Resources Inc. shall be found in continuing
violation of Rules 324A.a., 910.a,
and 1004 for exceeding the COGCC Allowable Concentrations for Inorganics in Soil in Table 910-1 and for failure to
complete the remediation and reclamation of produced water impacted soils at
the Whittier “A” lease located in the E½ NE¼ of Section 21, Township 9 North,
Range 53 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 Republic Resources Inc. blanket plugging
bond to remediate the site to meet the COGCC Allowable Concentrations and
Levels for Inorganics in Soil in Table 910-1 and to
reclaim the site to cropland.
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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