| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400438592
09/05/2013 | PIPELINE COAs:
Operator shall pressure test pipelines in accordance with Rule 1101.e.(1) prior to putting into initial service any temporary surface or permanent buried pipelines and following any reconfiguration of the pipeline network. Operator shall notify the COGCC Oil and Gas Location Assessment (OGLA) Specialist for Western Colorado (Dave Kubeczko; email dave.kubeczko@state.co.us) and the COGCC Field Inspection Supervisor for Northwest Colorado (Shaun Kellerby; email shaun.kellerby@state.co.us) 48 hours prior to testing surface poly or buried steel pipelines.
Operator must implement best management practices to contain any unintentional release of fluids along all portions of the surface pipeline route where temporary pumps and other necessary equipment are located.
Operator must routinely inspect the entire length of the surface pipeline to ensure integrity. Operator shall conduct daily inspections of surface poly pipeline routes for leaks during active transfer of fluids. Inspections shall be conducted by viewing the length of the pipeline; operator will endeavor to minimize surface disturbance during pipeline monitoring. The operator shall maintain records of inspections, findings and repairs, if necessary, for the life of the pipelines.
Operator must ensure 110 percent secondary containment for any potential volume of fluids that may be released from the surface pipeline at all sensitive area crossings, including, but not limited to stream, intermittent stream, ditch, and drainage crossings.
Operator will utilize, to the extent practical, all existing access and other public roads, and/or existing pipeline right-of-ways, when placing/routing the surface pipelines. This will reduce surface disturbance and fragmentation of wildlife habitat in the area. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400438592
09/05/2013 | GROUNDWATER MONITORING COA:
Operator shall comply with Rule 609. STATEWIDE GROUNDWATER BASELINE SAMPLING AND MONITORING. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400438592
09/05/2013 | GENERAL SITE COAs:
Notify the COGCC 48 hours prior to start of pad construction, rig mobilization, spud, and start of hydraulic stimulation operations using Form 42 (the appropriate COGCC individuals will automatically be email notified, including the LGD for hydraulic stimulation operations).
Operator must implement best management practices to contain any unintentional release of fluids, including any fluids conveyed via temporary surface pipelines
Operator must ensure 110 percent secondary containment for any volume of fluids contained at well site during drilling and completion operations; including, but not limited to, construction of a berm or diversion dike, diversion/collection trenches within and/or outside of berms/dikes, site grading, or other comparable measures (i.e., best management practices (BMPs) associated with stormwater management) sufficiently protective of nearby surface water. Any berm constructed at the well pad location will be stabilized, inspected at regular intervals (at least every 14 days), and maintained in good condition.
The location is in an area of moderate to high run-on/run-off potential; therefore standard stormwater BMPs must be implemented at this location to insure compliance with CDPHE and COGCC requirements and to prevent any stormwater run-on and /or stormwater run-off.
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, if drill cuttings are to remain/disposed of onsite, they must also meet the applicable standards of table 910-1.
Flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline, storage vessel, or lined pit (only if an amended Form 2A has been submitted/approved and a Form 15 Earthen Pit Permitted has been submitted/approved) located on the well pad; or into tanker trucks for offsite disposal. The flowback and stimulation fluid tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment must be placed on the well pad in an area with additional downgradient perimeter berming. The area where flowback fluids will be stored/reused must be constructed to be sufficiently impervious to contain any spilled or released material.
Berms or other containment devices shall be constructed to be sufficiently impervious (preferably corrugated steel with poly liner) to contain any spilled or released material around crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401554624
12/03/2018 | Material Handling and Spill Prevention: The following conditions of approval (COAs) will apply:
•All onsite flowlines and offsite pipelines will be constructed, maintained, registered, and integrity tested in accordance with the new COGCC 1100 Series Rules (1101, 1102, 1103, and 1104) updated on May 1, 2018. All onsite flowlines from wellhead to separators to tanks, offsite flowlines / pipelines from tanks and separators, and any temporary surface lines used for hydraulic stimulation and/or flowback operations will be pressure tested in accordance with the new COGCC 1100 Series Rules. These tests shall be performed prior to putting into initial service any temporary surface or permanent buried pipelines and following any reconfiguration of the pipeline network, and tested annually, regardless of operating pressures.
•Operator must routinely inspect the entire length of the surface pipeline to ensure integrity. Operator shall conduct daily inspections of surface poly pipeline routes for leaks during active transfer of fluids. Inspections shall be conducted by viewing the length of the pipeline; operator will endeavor to minimize surface disturbance during pipeline monitoring. The operator shall maintain records of inspections, findings and repairs, if necessary, for the life of the pipelines.
•Operator must ensure appropriate secondary containment for volume of fluids that may be released before pump shut down from the surface pipeline at all stream, intermittent stream, ditch, and drainage crossings. Catchment basins, if needed, should be sized to contain the volume between pump stations or between the nearest pump station and the frac pad being used for this well pad location. Pump stations along the surface poly or steel pipeline route will be continuously monitored when operating in order to swiftly respond to such a failure.
•Operator will utilize, to the extent practical, all existing access and other public roads, and/or existing pipeline right-of-ways, when placing/routing the surface pipelines. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401554624
12/03/2018 | Drilling/Completions: The following conditions of approval (COAs) will apply:
•The moisture content of all cuttings managed onsite or transported offsite shall be kept as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts. At the time of closure, if drill cuttings are to remain/disposed of onsite, they must also meet the applicable standards of table 910-1.
•Flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to enclosed tanks, separators, or other containment or filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline, storage vessel, or into tanker trucks for offsite disposal. No open top tanks can be used for initial flowback fluids containment. Secondary containment for flowback storage tanks shall meet the requirements of Rule 906.d.(1). |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401554624
12/03/2018 | Construction: The following conditions of approval (COAs) will apply:
•Operator must ensure secondary containment for any volume of fluids contained at the well site during drilling and completion operations.
•The access road will be maintained as to not allow sediment to migrate from the access road to nearby surface water or any drainages leading to surface water.
•Operator will take active measures to prevent fugitive dust emissions from the well pad, well pad access entrance, other connecting dirt roads during re-construction, drilling, completion, and production operations. Fugitive dust control measures to reduce dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources shall include , but not limited to, the use of speed restrictions, regular road maintenance, restriction of construction activity during high wind days, and silica dust controls when handling sand used in hydraulic fracturing operations. Additional management practices such as road surfacing, wind breaks and barriers may be used.
•Berms or other containment devices around crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks shall be constructed to be sufficiently impervious (corrugated steel with poly liner) to contain any spilled or released material. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401554624
12/03/2018 | Planning: The following condition of approval (COA) will apply:
•Provide Notices as described in the most current version of the Northwest Notification Policy.
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