XTO Energy controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Dispute over Azle, Texas earthquakes
An SMU study alleged that two XTO-operated wastewater-disposal wells were connected to a series of 2013 earthquakes near Azle. The Texas Railroad Commission later found insufficient evidence that the wells caused the seismic activity and allowed the permits to continue.
2013
Pennsylvania water-spill enforcement
XTO agreed to pay a $100,000 EPA fine concerning a November 2010 water spill at a Pennsylvania water-recycling operation. The Pennsylvania attorney general subsequently filed criminal charges related to the incident.
2013
Federal lease-reporting penalty
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue issued a $648,000 civil penalty over the provision of data relating to a federal lease. XTO said it had supplied the required records and requested a hearing.