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Facility Type	Facility ID/ API	Facility Name/ Number	Operator Name/ Number	Status	Field Name/ Number	Location	Location ID	Related Facilities
WELL	05-045-17153	BATTLEMENT MESA 34-32A (34Fpad)	NOBLE ENERGY INC 100322	AL 11/22/2013	PARACHUTE 67350	GARFIELD 045 SENW 34 7S95W 6	334384

COGIS - Conditions of Approval Results

Type	Source Document	Conditions of Approval
Agency	Form: (02) 1712213 08/28/2009	<style type="text/css"> p {margin:0px 0px 0px 2px;} ul {margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;} ol {margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;} H1 {font-family:Arial;font-size:28px;text-align:Left;vertical-align:Middle;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;} H2 {font-family:Arial;font-size:24px;text-align:Left;vertical-align:Middle;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;} H3 {font-family:Arial;font-size:18px;text-align:Left;vertical-align:Middle;color:#000000;font-weight:bold;} .Normal {font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;text-align:Left;vertical-align:Middle;color:#000000;} .TableDefault {border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #000000;} .TableDefault th {padding:2px;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border:1px solid #000000;} .TableDefault td {padding:2px;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border:1px solid #000000;} </style> <p> </> <p><span class="Normal">24-HOUR SPUD NOTICE REQUIRED. E-MAIL david.Andrews@state.co.us</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">GARFIELD COUNTY RULISON-FIELD NOTICE TO OPERATORS. NOTE: ALL NOTICES SHALL BE </span><span class="Normal">GIVEN VIA E-MAIL. SEE ATTACHED NOTICE.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">COMPLY WITH ALL DOE OFFICE OF LEGACY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS FOR SAMPLING AND </span><span class="Normal">ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH DRILLING AND </span><span class="Normal">PRODUCTION.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">CEMENT-TOP VERIFICATION BY CBL REQUIRED.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">FLOWBACK TO TANKS ONLY. SUBMIT A SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CONTAINMENT PLAN VIA </span><span class="Normal">SUNDRY NOTICE FORM 4 FOR THE TANKS. ATTN: CHRIS CANFIELD. OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE </span><span class="Normal">PLAN PRIOR TO FLOWBACK.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">SPUD NOTICE MUST IDENTIFY IF THE WELL IS LOCATED IN TIER I OR TIER II OF THE APPROVED </span><span class="Normal">RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE COMPLETE WELL-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION </span><span class="Normal">TO THE COGCC AREA ENGINEER IN THE SPUD NOTICE PRIOR TO SPUDDING THE WELL.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">PRODUCED WATER FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO OR RE-USED AT </span><span class="Normal">ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM COGCC AND ONLY AFTER </span><span class="Normal">ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">DRILL SOLIDS AND CUTTINGS FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO, DISPOSED </span><span class="Normal">OF, OR RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM </span><span class="Normal">COGCC AND ONLY AFTER ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">A CLOSED-LOOP MUD SYSTEM SHALL BE UTILIZED TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT OF ALL </span><span class="Normal">MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DOWNHOLE STRATA AND FLUIDS. ALL </span><span class="Normal">CUTTINGS AND FRESH MAKE-UP WATER STORAGE PITS SHALL BE LINED TO ENSURE </span><span class="Normal">CONTAINMENT. CONTOUR FEATURES, FRENCH DRAINS, AND OTHER STORMWATER BMPS AS </span><span class="Normal">NECESSARY SHALL BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE SITE INTEGRITY.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL UTILIZE MORE THAN ONE RIG WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE </span><span class="Normal">PROJECT RULISON BLAST SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL </span><span class="Normal">UTILIZE MORE THAN TWO RIGS WITHIN A THREE MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. </span><span class="Normal">THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RIGS ALLOWED BY ALL OPERATORS WITHIN THREE MILES OF THE SITE </span><span class="Normal">SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">OPERATOR SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE MOST RECENT COGCC-APPROVED </span><span class="Normal">REVISION OF THE RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN. IN ADDITION TO THE PRODUCED-</span><span class="Normal">WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OUTLINED IN SECTION 5.8 OF THE PLAN, THE OPERATORS </span><span class="Normal">SHALL ALSO OBTAIN AND ANALYZE PRODUCED-WATER SAMPLES ON WELLS DESCRIBED IN THE </span><span class="Normal">PLAN FOR CONSTITUENTS LISTED IN THE PLAN USING THE SPECIFIC METHOD WHERE </span><span class="Normal">APPLICABLE. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Normal">THE PROPOSED SURFACE CASING IS MORE THAN 50’ BELOW THE DEPTH OF THE DEEPEST </span><span class="Normal">WATER WELL WITHIN 1-MILE OF THE SURFACE LOCATION WHEN CORRECTED FOR ELEVATION </span><span class="Normal">DIFFERENCES. THE DEEPEST WATER WELL WITHIN 1-MILE IS 000 FEET DEEP.</span></p>
Engineer	Form: (02) 400071682 08/13/2010	1)COMPLIANCE WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISION OF THE NORTHWEST COLORADO NOTIFICATION POLICY IS REQUIRED. 2)GARFIELD COUNTY RULISON FIELD NOTICE TO OPERATORS. NOTE: ALL NOTICES SHALL BE GIVEN VIA E-MAIL. SEE ATTACHED NOTICE 3)COMPLY WITH ALL DOE OFFICE OF LEGACY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH DRILLING AND PRODUCTION. 4)CEMENT TOP VERIFICATION BY CBL REQUIRED. 5)FLOWBACK TO TANKS ONLY. SUBMIT A SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CONTAINMENT PLAN VIA SUNDRY NOTICE FORM 4 FOR THE TANKS. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL TO RULISON.SUBMITTAL@STATE.CO.US OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE PLAN PRIOR TO FLOWBACK. 6)SPUD NOTICE MUST IDENTIFY IF THE WELL IS LOCATED IN TIER I OR TIER II OF THE APPROVED RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN. 7)OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE COMPLETE WELL-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE COGCC AREA INSPECTOR IN THE SPUD NOTICE PRIOR TO SPUDDING THE WELL. 8)PRODUCED WATER FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO OR RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM COGCC AND ONLY AFTER ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP. 9)DRILL SOLIDS AND CUTTINGS FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO, DISPOSED OF OR RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM COGCC AND ONLY AFTER ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP. 10)A CLOSED LOOP MUD SYSTEM SHALL BE UTILIZED TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT OF ALL MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DOWNHOLE STRATA AND FLUIDS. ALL CUTTINGS AND FRESH MAKE UP WATER STORAGE PITS SHALL BE LINED TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT. CONTOUR FEATURES, FRENCH DRAINS AND OTHER STORMWATER BMPS AS NECESSARY SHALL BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE SITE INTEGRITY. 11)NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL UTILIZE MORE THAN ONE RIG WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE PROJECT RULISON BLAST SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL UTILIZE MORE THAN TWO RIGS WITHIN A THREE MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RIGS ALLOWED BY ALL OPERATORS WITHIN THREE MILES OF THE SITE SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. 12)OPERATOR SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE MOST RECENT COGCC APPROVED REVISION OF THE RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN. IN ADDITION TO THE PRODUCED WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OUTLINED IN SECTION 5.8 OF THE PLAN THE OPERATORS SHALL ALSO OBTAIN AND ANALYZE PRODUCED WATER SAMPLES ON WELLS DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN FOR CONSTITUENTS LISTED IN THE PLAN USING THE SPECIFIED METHOD WHERE APPLICABLE. 13)THE PROPOSED SURFACE CASING IS MORE THAN 50' BELOW THE DEPTH OF THE DEEPEST WATER WELL WITHIN 1MILE OF THE SURFACE LOCATION WHEN CORRECTED FOR ELEVATION DIFFERENCES. THE DEEPEST WATER WELL WITHIN 1 MILE IS 000 FEET DEEP.
Engineer	Form: (02) 400178461 09/19/2011	(1) COMPLIANCE WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISION OF THE NORTHWEST COLORADO NOTIFICATION POLICY IS REQUIRED. (2) GARFIELD COUNTY RULISON-FIELD NOTICE TO OPERATORS. NOTE: ALL NOTICES SHALL BE GIVEN VIA E-MAIL. SEE ATTACHED NOTICE (3) PERFORM A HIGH-ACCURACY GYROSCOPIC DIRECTIONAL WELLBORE SURVEY UPON REACHING TOTAL DEPTH OF THE WELL. E-MAIL A COPY OF THE SURVEY ALONG WITH A SUNDRY NOTICE, FORM 4, REQUESTING APPROVAL TO DAVID.ANDREWS@STATE.CO.US THE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SURVEY REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A MAP VIEW AND A VERTICAL PROFILE VIEW SHOWING WELLBORE TRAJECTORY AND DISTANCE FROM THE ½-MILE RADIUS FROM PROJECT RULISON. THE OPERATOR SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE COGCC PRIOR TO COMMENCING CASING-PERFORATING AND OTHER COMPLETION OPERATIONS. (4) COMPLY WITH ALL DOE OFFICE OF LEGACY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH DRILLING AND PRODUCTION. (5) FLOWBACK TO TANKS ONLY. SUBMIT A SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CONTAINMENT PLAN VIA SUNDRY NOTICE FORM 4 FOR THE TANKS. SUBMIT VIA EMAIL TO RULISON.SUBMITTAL@STATE.CO.US. OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE PLAN PRIOR TO FLOWBACK. (6) SPUD NOTICE MUST IDENTIFY IF THE WELL IS LOCATED IN TIER I OR TIER II OF THE APPROVED RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN. (7) OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE COMPLETE WELL-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE COGCC AREA ENGINEER IN THE SPUD NOTICE PRIOR TO SPUDDING THE WELL. (8) PRODUCED WATER FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO OR RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM COGCC AND ONLY AFTER ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP. (9) DRILL SOLIDS AND CUTTINGS FROM THIS LOCATION MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED TO, DISPOSED OF, OR RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM COGCC AND ONLY AFTER ANALYSIS CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULISON SAP. (10) A CLOSED-LOOP MUD SYSTEM SHALL BE UTILIZED TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT OF ALL MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DOWNHOLE STRATA AND FLUIDS. ALL CUTTINGS AND FRESH MAKE-UP WATER STORAGE PITS SHALL BE LINED TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT. CONTOUR FEATURES, FRENCH DRAINS, AND OTHER STORMWATER BMPS AS NECESSARY SHALL BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE SITE INTEGRITY. (11) NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL UTILIZE MORE THAN ONE RIG WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE PROJECT RULISON BLAST SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND NO INDIVIDUAL OPERATOR SHALL UTILIZE MORE THAN TWO RIGS WITHIN A THREE MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RIGS ALLOWED BY ALL OPERATORS WITHIN THREE MILES OF THE SITE SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. (12) OPERATOR SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE MOST RECENT COGCC-APPROVED REVISION OF THE RULISON SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN. IN ADDITION TO THE PRODUCED-WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OUTLINED IN SECTION 5.8 OF THE PLAN, THE OPERATOR SHALL ALSO OBTAIN AND ANALYZE PRODUCED-WATER SAMPLES ON WELLS DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN FOR CONSTITUENTS LISTED IN THE PLAN USING THE SPECIFIC METHOD WHERE APPLICABLE. (13) THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF ANY DRILL CUTTINGS IN A CUTTINGS PIT, TRENCH, OR PILE SHALL BE AS LOW AS PRACTICABLE TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION OF LIQUIDS GREATER THAN DE-MINIMIS AMOUNTS. AT THE TIME OF CLOSURE, THE DRILL CUTTINGS MUST ALSO MEET THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF TABLE 910-1. (14) NO PORTION OF ANY PIT THAT WILL BE USED TO HOLD LIQUIDS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ON FILL MATERIAL, UNLESS THE PIT AND FILL SLOPE ARE DESIGNED AND CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIT. THE CONSTRUCTION AND LINING OF THE PIT SHALL BE SUPERVISED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR THEIR AGENT. THE ENTIRE BASE OF THE PIT MUST BE IN CUT. (15) THE SURFACE CASING IS MORE THAN 50’ BELOW THE DEPTH OF THE DEEPEST WATER WELL WITHIN 1-MILE OF THE SURFACE LOCATION WHEN CORRECTED FOR ELEVATION DIFFERENCES. THE DEEPEST WATER WELL WITHIN 1-MILE IS 00 FEET DEEP.

COGIS - Best Management Practice Results

BMP Type	Source Document	Best Management Practices
Interim Reclamation	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	Use of portable toilets whenever long-term activities are occurring onsite.
Material Handling and Spill Prevention	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans in accordance with 40 CFR, Part 112. • Secondary containment for oil and produced water vessels in accordance with COGCC rules.
Storm Water/Erosion Control	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	• Stormwater management practices during construction and interim reclamations phases in accordance with CDPHE regulations. • Stormwater management practices in accordance with COGCC rules throughout the operating life of the locations.
Planning	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	• Traffic minimization practices whenever possible in order to reduce dust, noise, congestion, road maintenance. • Noise minimization. • Use of multi-well pad sites for the purpose of minimizing areas of disturbance, traffic, and environmental impact. • Proper reclamation and reseeding practices in accordance with COGCC rules, landowner requirements and BLM stipulations as applicable.
General Housekeeping	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	• Waste minimization practices including re-use and recycling when practicable. • Waste management (handling and disposal) practices in accordance with COGCC rules and RCRA guidelines as applicable. • Good housekeeping practices relative to overall site condition.
Wildlife	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	Bird protection practices in accordance with the Migratory Bird Act.
Drilling/Completion Operations	Form: (02 ) 400178461 10/12/2011	• Spill reporting and cleanup per COGCC guidelines, EPA regulations, CDPEH regulations, and Noble Energy Inc. policies.