| Planning | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • To the extent practicable, share and consolidate new corridors for pipeline rights-of-way and roads to minimize surface disturbance.
• Engineer new pipelines to reduce field fitting and reduce excessive right-of-way widths and therefore subsequent reclamation requirements.
• Plan new transportation networks and new oil and gas facilities to minimize surface disturbance and the number and length of oil and gas roads through the utilization of common roads, rights of way, and access points to the extent practicable.
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| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • Post speed limits and caution signs to the extent allowed by surface owners, Federal and state regulations, local government, and land use policies, as appropriate.
• Use remote monitoring of well production to the extent practicable.
• Maintain pre and post development site inspection records and monitor operations for compliance.
• Ensure that staging, refueling, and chemical storage areas are established outside of riparian zones and floodplains, as appropriate.
• Store and stage emergency spill response equipment at strategic locations so that it is available to expedite effective spill response.
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| Wildlife | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • Install and maintain adequate measures to exclude birds and big game from all fluid pits to the greatest extent possible (e.g. fencing, netting, and other appropriate exclusionary measures).
• Construct fluid pit fences and nets that are capable of withstanding animal pressure and environmental conditions and that are appropriately sized for the wildlife encountered.
• Skim and eliminate oil from produced water ponds and fluid pits at a rate sufficient to prevent oiling of birds or other wildlife that could gain access to the pit and as consistent with COGCC skimming requirements.
• Treat fresh water pits and any associated pit containing water that provides a medium for breeding mosquitoes with Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis v. israelensis) or other similar products, or take other effective action to control mosquito larvae that may spread West Nile Virus to wildlife, especially grouse.
• Reclaim reserve pits as quickly as practical after drilling and completions to ensure that pit contents do not offer the possibility of unnecessary environmental liability to the environment or local biota.
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| Construction | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • Use minimum practical construction widths for new rights-of-way where pipelines cross riparian areas, streams, and critical habitats, where possible.
• Perform routine inspections of netting and pit liner systems to ensure proper function and condition for preventative maintenance and incident deterrence.
• Strip and segregate topsoil prior to construction. Appropriately configure topsoil piles and seed as immediate as practicable to control erosion, prevent weed establishment and maintain soil microbial activity.
• Where allowed by the surface owner, mow or brushhog vegetation for temporary staging areas where appropriate, leaving root structure intact, instead of scraping the surface.
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| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • Minimize rig mobilization and demobilization where practicable by completing or recompleting all wells from a given well pad before moving rigs to a new location.
• Maximize the use of directional drilling to minimize habitat loss/fragmentation.
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| Interim Reclamation | Form: (02A )
401285995
7/24/2017 | • Commensurate with the language set forth in the surface agreement, interim and final reclamation shall be performed as early as practical and to the greatest extent possible.
• Apply a weed management plan. Utilize an adaptive management strategy that permits effective response(s) to monitored findings and reflects local site geography and conditions.
• Perform interim reclamation on all disturbed areas not needed for active support of production operations consistent with applicable timing restrictions and requirements.
• Control listed noxious weeds in areas surrounding reclamation areas, as reasonable, in order to reduce weed competition.
• Educate employees and contractors about weed issues.
• Utilize GIS technologies to assess the initial and final extent of disturbance and document reclamation progression.
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