| Spill Type: | Spill | Facility Name/No.: | Chevron O36A 596 Well Pad / |
| Facility Type: | SPILL OR RELEASE | Facility Status: | CL |
| Date of Discovery: | 6/28/2017 | Date Closed: | 8/9/2017 |
| Operator: | BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY LLC | Operator Number: | 10091 |
| County: | GARFIELD - #045 | Location: | SW 36 5S96W |
| Doc Number: | 401325289 | Lat/Long: | 39.566339 / -108.117629 Source: ACTUAL based On LatLong |
Municipality
(if within municipal boundaries): | -- |
| Waters of the State: | | Impacted Media: | |
Related Remediation Project Number
if work proceeding under an approved Form 27: | N/A |
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| Spill Description: |
| During operators morning well check via Scada, he noticed an issue on the trend indicating pressure loss on the 36-9 seperator vessel. Upon arrival on location operator found gas/produced water blowing from the inlet of the seperator building that houses the 36-9 well. Well was isolated, upon investigation the inlet to the seperator was found washed out/cut in between the primary control (A) valve, and the seperator bottle, on the outside of the seperator building. The 2" horizontal inlet piping was cut by sand and produced water, thus directing flow toward the front wall of the seperator which then cut a 3" diameter hole in the front wall of the sepertoar building. All controls inside the seperator building remain in-tact. Most of the produced water that was released was flowing into the seperator building and out the back door, causing small pools to form around the back of the seperator buildings. There was a small amount of produced water directly infront of the seperator buil |
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