| Spill Type: | Spill | Facility Name/No.: | SPILL/RELEASE POINT / |
| Facility Type: | SPILL OR RELEASE | Facility Status: | CL |
| Date of Discovery: | 5/7/2014 | Date Closed: | 6/30/2014 |
| Operator: | KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | Operator Number: | 47120 |
| County: | WELD - #123 | Location: | NWNW 34 1N67W |
| Doc Number: | 400604390 | Lat/Long: | 40.012494 / -104.884152 Source: ACTUAL based On LatLong |
Municipality
(if within municipal boundaries): | -- |
| Waters of the State: | N | Impacted Media: | |
Related Remediation Project Number
if work proceeding under an approved Form 27: | N/A |
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| Spill Description: |
| Produced water was being transferred from the Grenemeyer 35C-3HZ well to the temporary water tanks at the Wagner 34N-34HZ, 13C-3HZ well pad for storage while the disposal facilities were closed. The operator did not inspect the tank before he began unloading the produced water. The cleanout plate on the tank had not been properly tightened after a previous cleaning, which allowed 100 bbls of produced water to release through the loose cleanout plate into the lined containment berm. The operator stopped unloading the produced water and closed the hatch. A vacuum truck was used to recover approximately 85 bbls of standing produced water and transfer it to another storage tank. A tear was discovered in the containment berm liner and an unknown volume of produced water may have released through the liner. Confirmation soil samples will be collected from the release area or excavation (as applicable). The analytical results and excavation details will be provided in a supplemental report. |
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