The order was the fifth AOGCC-assessed penalty for Hilcorp this year.
Alaska regulators on Thursday ordered Hilcorp to pay $50,000 for missing a deadline for testing the integrity of a well in one of its Cook Inlet fields.
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission assessed the fine for overdue temperature checks at a well in the Trading Bay Unit on the west side of the Inlet. The temperature surveys are part of the procedure for checking the integrity of wells, looking for any leaks of injected water. Hilcorp notified the commission that it had missed the two-year deadline for the temperature survey at the well, called D-41, the AOGCC order said. The company performed the necessary temperature measurements almost exactly a month after the two-year anniversary of the test conducted on Jan. 21, 2022, and results indicated no leakage of injected water, according to AOGCC documents.
Hilcorp did not dispute the findings, the AOGCC said in its order. The commission’s usual requirement of a written report from the company was omitted and considered unnecessary because Hilcorp already conducted its own investigation of the causes and how recurrences should be avoided, the order said. The report was sent in July to the commission, the order said.
Under the consent agreement, Hilcorp must abide by federal regulations in the way it manages the relevant facilities. The company must submit reports to PHMSA and expand its program to control for corrosion. It also must patrol for leaks, conduct pressure tests and carry out other specific safety tasks as required by the federal agency, according to the consent agreement.
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