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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: Merit Energy
Ownership Structure: privately held
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: oil and gas
Specific Industry: oil & gas
Penalty total since 2000: $3,962,282
Number of records: 34
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environment-related offenses | $3,884,113 | 30 |
| safety-related offenses | $78,169 | 4 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environmental violation | $3,065,363 | 13 |
| oil or gas drilling violation | $671,250 | 10 |
| air pollution violation | $147,500 | 7 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $78,169 | 4 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| MERIT ENERGY (FORMERLY SHELL WESTERN E&P) | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $1,617,954 |
| Merit Energy Co. LLC | air pollution violation | 2008 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,500,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY - KALKASKA | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $885,000 |
| Merit Energy Company (Kalkaska/Merit, MI) CAFO | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $251,100 |
| Merit Energy Company | oil or gas drilling violation | 2007 | BSEE | $220,000 |
| Merit Energy Company | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $115,000 |
| Merit Energy Grass Creek Field | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $115,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $100,000 |
| Merit Energy Company | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $80,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $80,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $78,672 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $70,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2010 | BSEE | $45,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | air pollution violation | 2011 | WY-ENV | $42,500 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | air pollution violation | 2011 | WY-ENV | $40,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2024 | OSHA | $36,294 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $35,262 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2012 | BSEE | $35,000 |
| Merit Energy Company | air pollution violation | 2010 | WY-ENV | $35,000 |
| Merit Energy | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $33,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $30,688 |
| Merit Energy | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $22,250 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $21,250 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | air pollution violation | 2019 | WY-ENV | $15,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | oil or gas drilling violation | 2011 | BSEE | $10,000 |
| Merit Energy Company | oil or gas drilling violation | 2007 | BSEE | $10,000 |
| Merit Energy Company | air pollution violation | 2006 | WY-ENV | $10,000 |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | environmental violation | 2012 | LA-ENV | $8,900 |
| Merit Energy Company | environmental violation | 2013 | LA-ENV | $7,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $6,187 |
| Merit Energy Company | environmental violation | 2003 | TX-ENV | $5,625 |
| MERIT ENERGY | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $5,600 |
| Merit Energy Company | air pollution violation | 2007 | WY-ENV | $5,000 |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $5,000 |
