Wildlife | Form: (02 ) 400711161 11/18/2014 | 1. Where drilling and completion activities must occur in mule deer critical winter range, conduct these activities outside the time period from December 1 through April 15, unless an approval is granted by the BLM authorized officer.
2. Restrict work-over rig activities to between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm from December 1 to April 15 when possible, to accommodate mule deer critical winter range, unless an approval is granted by the BLM authorized officer.
3. Concentrate post-development water truck delivery trips to between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm from December 1 to April 15 when possible to accommodate mule deer critical winter range.
4. Follow company guidelines to minimize wildlife mortality from vehicle collisions on roads. |
Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02 ) 400711161 11/18/2014 | A Master Stormwater Management Plan, as required by the CDPHE, is in place for the White River Dome field and includes the subject location. The plan details BMPs related to storm water management and erosion control that will be implemented during construction and interim reclamation. A Post-Constriction Stormwater Plan is in place and will be implemented after interim reclamation is complete. |
Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02 ) 400711161 11/18/2014 | Koch Exploration Company (KEC) operates certain natural gas production wells in Rio Blanco County, Colorado that are subject to SPCC planning and requirements because they have oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 gallons (approximately 31 bbls). For those wells that meet or exceed the threshold storage requirements (referred to henceforth as the “SPCC Wells”) KEC is required to develop and implement an SPCC plan. This field wide SPCC Plan has been developed for the KEC SPCC wells that together are referred to as the Rio Blanco County Well Sites, Colorado in response to the regulations listed above. |
Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02 ) 400711161 11/18/2014 | Koch Exploration Company will comply with the most current revision of the Northwest Colorado Notification Policy. |