AMEN CORNER CTB

AMEN CORNER CTB is a crude petroleum extraction facility sitting approximately 7.2 miles southwest of Jal, New Mexico, in Lea County, operating under NAICS 211120. EPA ECHO data records eight quarters with violations over the trailing 24 months and a derived penalty total of $16,134,727.20 across that period, with no active federal permits tracked and the most recent permit activity dated 2019-12-30 [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. A third-party compilation of the same ECHO feed assigns the facility a compliance grade of F (32/100), tallying 12 violation quarters and $40,336,818 in total penalties across a five-year window, with one formal Clean Air Act action on record and zero EPA inspections logged [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm].

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Air Quality Bureau has issued Notice of Violation tracking number AMDV-Multi-2001 against the CTB facility grouping for exceeding General Construction Permit for Oil & Gas (GCP-O&G) thresholds for carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and sulfur dioxide [source: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/resources/_translator.php/NoP4Wd1EyorPC~sl~BWz~sl~H2+PXdCQEKefUZ7Ou8Vgq~sl~x2ZYzqa1zexRjR79mNIiwuH~sl~iKNd3kRoyz0mcgSHJHw+8C+3PePNf+Z~sl~2stgmpma8X7y3dJemmHeZuEUo+jwFnbI.pdf]. The company is privately held — no CIK, no 10-K, no published sustainability report appears anywhere in the research bundle. Public accountability data therefore rests almost entirely on EPA ECHO and NMED air-permit enforcement records. Days since last EPA evaluation stands at 2,253 per the ECHO-derived record [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. That figure — more than six years without a federal site evaluation — frames the enforcement picture as one driven by state regulators rather than EPA Region 6.

The compliance footprint for AMEN CORNER CTB centers on a single ECHO-registered facility identified by Registry ID 110070864951, classified under Crude Petroleum Extraction. ECHO summary metrics as of 2026-05-04 report eight violation quarters in the most recent 24 months and a derived 24-month penalty figure of $16,134,727.20, calculated as the five-year total pro-rated to 24/60 of the window [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The full five-year penalty total on the third-party mirror registers at $40,336,818 with 12 violation quarters and a single formal action, placing the site in the bottom tier of Clean Air Act compliance among active oil and gas facilities in the Permian region [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm].

Over the trailing 24 months, the NMED Air Quality Bureau documented emissions-threshold exceedances under the GCP-O&G framework for CO, VOC, and SO2 at CTB-grouped facilities. The Bureau determined those exceedances disqualified the sites from general construction permit coverage entirely, requiring individual construction permit applications in their place [source: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/resources/_translator.php/NoP4Wd1EyorPC~sl~BWz~sl~H2+PXdCQEKefUZ7Ou8Vgq~sl~x2ZYzqa1zexRjR79mNIiwuH~sl~iKNd3kRoyz0mcgSHJHw+8C+3PePNf+Z~sl~2stgmpma8X7y3dJemmHeZuEUo+jwFnbI.pdf]. That outcome is not isolated to this one site. Adjacent enforcement in the same NMED program cycle includes a June 29, 2023, Administrative Compliance Order against Ameredev II, LLC — a separate Lea County oil and gas operator — issued under Section 74-2-12 of the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act for parallel categories of air-quality violations. The Ameredev action signals that NMED has been actively enforcing GCP-O&G thresholds across the basin during this reporting period, not merely responding to a single operator [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/08/NMED-Ameredev-Administrative-Compliance-Order-20230629-01626115xB76D6_Part1.pdf].

The facility's federal permit status adds another layer to the picture. ECHO lists zero active permits and a latest permit date of 2019-12-30, while the Clean Air Act program still shows the facility as Active — with 2,253 days elapsed since the last federal evaluation [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. Zero federal evaluations combined with one formal action produces an enforcement profile driven by state-level NMED activity rather than EPA Region 6 oversight. Analysts modeling forward liability should treat the $16.1M ECHO-derived 24-month figure as a pro-rated estimate anchored to a larger $40.3M five-year accumulation, not a settled penalty amount [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

NMED Air Quality Bureau Notice of Violation, tracking number AMDV-Multi-2001, cites the CTB facility grouping for exceeding GCP-O&G thresholds for carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and sulfur dioxide. The Bureau's finding concluded that excess emissions events caused tons-per-year emission rates to surpass General Construction Permit thresholds, rendering the affected facilities ineligible for GCP coverage and requiring individual construction permit applications [source: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/resources/_translator.php/NoP4Wd1EyorPC~sl~BWz~sl~H2+PXdCQEKefUZ7Ou8Vgq~sl~x2ZYzqa1zexRjR79mNIiwuH~sl~iKNd3kRoyz0mcgSHJHw+8C+3PePNf+Z~sl~2stgmpma8X7y3dJemmHeZuEUo+jwFnbI.pdf]. The governing program is the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, which runs parallel to the federal Clean Air Act. No specific monetary penalty figure is disclosed in the NOV document surfaced in the research bundle.

On the federal side, EPA ECHO classifies the facility under the Clean Air Act program with one formal action on file, zero inspections logged over the reporting window, and 2,253 days since last evaluation [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. The ECHO-derived 24-month penalty stands at $16,134,727.20, computed as the five-year total multiplied by 24/60 [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The five-year penalty total on the mirrored ECHO dataset reaches $40,336,818 [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. No RCRA or Clean Water Act program actions appear against the facility in the bundle reviewed — the enforcement profile is Clean Air Act only. No federal court docket entries from PACER or CourtListener naming AMEN CORNER CTB were returned in the neural-search sweep.

AMEN CORNER CTB in Jal, Lea County, New Mexico, is the single ECHO facility on record, carrying Registry ID 110070864951. It sits 7.2 miles southwest of Jal within the Permian Basin production corridor. ECHO records eight violation quarters in the trailing 24 months and a derived $16.13M penalty pro-ration, with a grade of F (32/100) on the third-party mirror, zero inspections, one CAA formal action, and 2,253 days since last EPA evaluation [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. The ECHO EJ index average returns 0.0 in the bundle. That is a null value — it reflects either non-population of the EJScreen overlay for this rural site or absence of the indicator in the export cut, not a substantive finding of zero environmental-justice exposure [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. Jal sits in a sparsely populated county adjacent to the Texas state line, with oil and gas infrastructure concentrated across the surrounding acreage. The nearby RED HILLS GAS PROCESSING PLANT is flagged by ECHO as a proximate facility with its own violation record [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm].

The ECHO top_pollutants array returns empty for AMEN CORNER CTB, meaning no TRI- or DMR-reported pollutant tonnages are tied to this Registry ID in the export cut reviewed [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The substantive pollutant signal comes from NMED. Notice of Violation AMDV-Multi-2001 identifies three specific air contaminants — carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) — each exceeding the General Construction Permit for Oil & Gas tons-per-year thresholds [source: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/resources/_translator.php/NoP4Wd1EyorPC~sl~BWz~sl~H2+PXdCQEKefUZ7Ou8Vgq~sl~x2ZYzqa1zexRjR79mNIiwuH~sl~iKNd3kRoyz0mcgSHJHw+8C+3PePNf+Z~sl~2stgmpma8X7y3dJemmHeZuEUo+jwFnbI.pdf].

Each of those three pollutants carries distinct regulatory weight. Carbon monoxide at elevated ambient concentrations impairs oxygen transport in the bloodstream; EPA's NAAQS framework lists CO among the six criteria pollutants. Volatile organic compounds are ozone precursors. In the Permian Basin context specifically, VOC emissions are associated with flaring, venting, and fugitive releases from tank batteries and compressor stations — the same equipment categories present at a crude tank battery site like CTB. Sulfur dioxide is a respiratory irritant and a contributor to acid deposition; Clean Air Act Title I imposes NAAQS and State Implementation Plan obligations on SO2 emitters above defined thresholds. Exposure pathways at a crude extraction site run primarily through ambient air — downwind of tank batteries, separator skids, and compressor units — with the nearest receptor populations in Jal itself and scattered agricultural parcels across Lea County.

Environmental justice characterization for the site remains limited. The ECHO EJ index average of 0.0 in the export is a null or unpopulated value rather than a measured zero, so no defensible EJ conclusion can be drawn from that single data point [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The NMED enforcement posture against adjacent operators such as Ameredev II, LLC under the same statutory authority points toward basin-wide air-quality compliance pressure from the state regulator, not a facility-isolated event [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/08/NMED-Ameredev-Administrative-Compliance-Order-20230629-01626115xB76D6_Part1.pdf].

Within the NAICS 211120/211130 peer cut surfaced by the ECHO export, AMEN CORNER CTB ranks third by 24-month derived penalty total. It trails GREKA BELL COMPRESSOR PLANT at $26.16M and RED HILLS GAS PROCESSING PLANT at $19.13M [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. Greka Bell's profile is notable: zero violation quarters paired with a $26.16M penalty figure is consistent with a single large resolved action rather than ongoing quarterly violations. CTB and Red Hills, by contrast, share the same violation-quarter count of eight — placing both in the most active enforcement tier among Permian-adjacent crude extraction and gas processing facilities in the peer set. Red Hills is also geographically proximate to CTB and appears as a flagged nearby facility with violations in the CTB ECHO record [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. All three peers show an ECHO EJ index average of 0.0, reflecting shared rural Lea County and Permian Basin siting and, most likely, null EJScreen population in the export rather than a substantive measured zero.

No SEC filings exist for AMEN CORNER CTB — the entity is privately held with CIK marked N/A, and no 10-K Item 1A risk-factor text or 10-Q environmental disclosure was returned in the research bundle. Forward-looking environmental risk therefore cannot be drawn from securities disclosures. Two documented forward-exposure indicators emerge from regulatory sources. First, NMED's determination that CTB-grouped facilities must apply for individual construction permits following the GCP-O&G threshold exceedances carries real operational weight: individual permit processes typically impose additional monitoring, reporting, and emissions-control obligations that general permits do not require [source: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/resources/_translator.php/NoP4Wd1EyorPC~sl~BWz~sl~H2+PXdCQEKefUZ7Ou8Vgq~sl~x2ZYzqa1zexRjR79mNIiwuH~sl~iKNd3kRoyz0mcgSHJHw+8C+3PePNf+Z~sl~2stgmpma8X7y3dJemmHeZuEUo+jwFnbI.pdf]. Second, the 2,253-day gap since last EPA evaluation elevates the probability of a federal inspection cycle resuming against a facility already carrying one CAA formal action on its record [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110070864951/amen-corner-ctb-jal-nm]. Taken together, those two factors — a mandatory permit upgrade process at the state level and a long-dormant federal oversight clock — represent the primary near-term regulatory exposure vectors for this site.