In a buried report, oil regulators pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
Then there were 1,400+ wells that had operated for decades without any limits at all — grandfathered in from an earlier era.
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Records show that Hilcorp has racked up dozens of violations over the past decade; activists dubbed the company “Spillcorp.”
But the penalties have largely amounted to a slap on the wrist, rarely exceeding $500,000 — and often coming in far lower.
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