UNITED STATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2011 I/OV-J ~H 9: 18

REGION 8

Dockel No. CAA-08-201 1-0018

10 tbe Matter of:

XTO ENERGY INC.

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JOINT MOTION TO AMEND

ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT

AND CONSENT AGREEMENT

AUTHORITY

COMES NOW XTO Energy Inc. and withdraws its Unopposed Motion to Amend

Administrative Complaint and Consent Agreement filed on or about October 12. 2011 and now

files this Joint Motion to Amend the Administrative Complaint and Consent Agreement with the

Complainant, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 8.

1. On August 26, 2011. the Court approved an Administrative complaint and

Consent Agreement ("Agreement"') in this maller (see August 26, 2011 Order Granting filing of

an electronic Consent Agreement Final Order).

2. Pursuant to the lenns of Paragraph F.13 of the Agreement, tbe purpose of this

Motion is to request that the Court approve a reviscd and amended Appendix A, Tables A-3 and

A-4 to lhe Agreement ('"Revised Appendix A'). Additionally. as a result of the proposed

revision. both Complailmnt and Respondent also seek to amend cction E, Paragraph 1 ("EX')

of the Agreement to reflect the increased civil penalty amount caused by the revision to

Appendix 1\. Tables A-3 and A-4.

3, Complainant and Respondent respectfully request that Appendix A be amended to

add one (I) additional source to Table A-3 and two (2) additional sources to Table A·4.

Specifleally, the Revised Table A·3 now includes a well named "FBIR GrinneI41X-I:' with the

corresponding wc1l·related information. In addition. the Revised Table A-4 now includes u well

named "FBIR Nellie Old Mouse 13X·13," with corresponding well·related infomlation and a

well named "Thorris Federal 24X-12," with corresponding weB-related information.

4. As <I result of increasing the total number of emission sources listed in AppendiX

A by three (3) wells. from 21 to 24 wells. the civil penalty amount listed in the Agreement at E, t

shoold correspondingly be amended to "$72.000.00" instead of $63.000.00 as currently in the

Agreement. Complainant and Respondent, therefore, respectfully seek to amend Section E.I or

lhe Agreement lO reflect lhe appropriate civil penalty amount of' $72.000.00.
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ror the abo -m ntioned reason, both th ompiainant and R p n ent re pectfully

I'cqu 't that lh ourt approv 'ub titution of lh attached R vi d App ndi A abies A-. and

-4 into th Agr em nt. and ap rove r i i n f' ction E.] of th Agr em nt, as described

h rein and aria h d 1 thi moti n.

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AMENDED SECTION E, Paragraph I

cetion £, Paragraph I o( Adminisi-rative Complaint and CODsent Agreement is

hereby amended to read as follows:

F.. CIYI L PENALTV

I. Pursll,ml to an analysis ofLhe Jacts and circumstances oflhis case with the

statutory factors described in section I 13(d)(l)(B) ofthe CAl>,. 42 U.S.C.

§7413{d)( I)(B), EPA has determined that an appropriate civil penahy to

settle this action is the amount of$3,OOO per emission source listed in

Appendix A lor a total of $72.000.
API'ENDIX A
TABlE A·l{EJr",Ur>ll b!llulOf! 501lrc.. -Comm_nc:ad ~"""lNCtlon by AlICJu.130. 21111

CASlr-lG HEllO CA$INGlo4E1l.0 TANI(BAnERY TANI(BATTERY GROUPEO

waLNAME "'''"'''''' SEC110N TOWNSHIP RANG' CO,.,., G" GAS COfITROL CONTROL COfITROL OEVICE WEU SITE WEll COMPLETION DAlE Of FIRST WULSON

<0Hm0UB> G'''''''' ""'" INSTAU DATE 5PUO DATE lOll orabOut) """"""""" SINGLE PAO (Of! or_bolll)

fBIR Ball.. 34X_25 tlo.ewn .. .. ,- om

- ,. ""..... """'... 1(1512011 12119>'2010 11'15i'2011 711212011 -~. ,. f61R Walk... 34)(·25 ·,_UU. " ,- om

- '. """'... """'... 2tl~11 11712011 V1N:i!Oll 1/1312011 .g....uuw

FelRe..d3'X.19 ..-I.u..... .. '"'' "'W ""m ,.. Io'RUJF._ VRUlfIa_ 111512011 """"" m$l2O\ 1 IlIZ.)".TW .."""

,.. FlIlR SI"P1M!n 31X_III ',,1,,"'N " "'" "'W

- ,.. """'... """'... T/1512011 """"" 111512011 611012011 IDlJ7'l'I7W
TABLE A-2 (New Sources - Commonce construction between Auaust 31 2011 and December 31 2011)

WELL SITE GROUPED

WELL NAME SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE COUNTY WELLS ON SPUD DATE SINGLE PAD

FBIR Smith 11X-10 10 149N 92W Dunn 7/3/2011 No

FBIR IronWoman 21X-10 10 148N 92W Dunn 6/27/2011 Ves FBIR YeliowWoJf21X-10 10 148N 92W Dunn 6/3012011

FBIR DarcIe 34X-14 14 148N 92W Dunn 8/21/2011 No

FBIR HuntsMedlclne 24X-8 8 149N 91W Dunn 9117/2011

es FBIR Beaks 24X-8 8 149N 91W Dunn 9120/2011

FBIRWalterPacksWolf31X-12 12 149N 92W Dunn 101212011 No

FBIR GoesEverywhere 31X-l1 11 149N 92W Dunn 11/12/2011 No

FBIR GuyBlackHawk 24X-27 27 149N 92W Dunn 12/10/2011 No

FBIR VoungBear 31X-9 9 148N 92W Dunn 12/25/2011 No

TABLE A-3 (New Sources· Commence construction between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012)

WELL SITE GROUPED

WELL NAME SECTION TOWNSHIP ANGE COUNTY WELLS ON SPUD DATE SINGLE PAD

FBIR Lawrence 24X-26 26 149N 92W Dunn 112212012 No

FBIR HeadlessTurtle 44X-32 32 149N 91W Dunn 21612012 No

FBIR Grinnell 34X·33 33 149N 91W Dunn 3/5/2012 No

FBIR BlackMedicine 24X-21 21 149N 91W Dunn 3/20/2012 No

FBIR Gnnnel41X-1 1 148N 92W Dunn 3/24/2012 No

TABLE A-4 (New Sources - Commence construction between April 1 2012 and June 30,2012)

WELL SITE GROUPED

WELL NAME SECna TOWNSHIP RANGE COU TY SPUD DATE WELLS ON

SINGLE PAD

FBIR HuntsAlong 31X-31 2 148N 92W Dunn 5/212012 No

FBIR GeorgeBlackHawk 21X~ 6 148N 91W Dunn 5/3012012 No

FBIR Smith 11X-10 (2) 10 149N 92W Dunn 6/1412012 No

FBIR Nellie Old Mouse 13X-13 13 148N 92W Dunn 6/1812012 No

Thorris Federal 24X-12 12 147N 9SW Dunn 5/29/2012 No
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

.The undersigned certifies that the original ofthe attached Joint Motion lo Amend

Administrativ Complaint and Consent Agre m nt in 1h matt r ofXT Energy, Inc., Docket

o. CAA-08-2011-0018 was filed with the Regional Hearing Clerk on I"t ".,.

2011.

Furth r, the under igned certifies that a true and c rre 1 copy of the document was handd liv red to ynthia ReynoJd Director, EPA Air & Toic T chnical Enforcement Program,

1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver CO 80202 and mailed by first-cia U.S. mail to Christopher

Armstrong coun I Fi r TO Energy Inc. at 810 HOllston tr ct F rt Worth, T 76102.

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David Rochlin

enior Enforcement Attorn y

. . Envi.ronm nlal Protection Agency