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Facility Type	Facility ID/ API	Facility Name/ Number	Operator Name/ Number	Status	Field Name/ Number	Location	Location ID	Related Facilities
LOCATION	425361	CBU A11 2100	QB ENERGY OPERATING LLC 10844	AC 12/1/2025	PICEANCE HORIZONTAL NIOBRARA 68810	RIO BLANCO 103 NENE 11 2S100W 6	425361

COGIS - Conditions of Approval Results

Type	Source Document	Conditions of Approval
OGLA	Form: (02A) 400184718 08/02/2011	GENERAL SITE COAs: 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 sufficiently protective of nearby surface water. If fluids are conveyed via pipeline, operator must implement best management practices to contain any unintentional release of drilling, completion, or produced fluids. Flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline or pit 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 to contain any spilled or released material around crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks. 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.
OGLA	Form: (02A) 400412187 06/06/2013	SITE SPECIFIC COA: 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 buried or temporary surface pipelines.
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	Produced water or flowback water or other exploration and production waste shall NOT be temporarily stored in large volume open top storage tanks. Produced water or flow back water shall be temporarily stored in frac tanks.
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE OVERFLOW PROTECTION FOR EACH TANK PROPOSED IN THE FACILITY PLANS, IF TANKS ARE USED.
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	OPERATOR MUST IMPLEMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO CONTAIN ANY UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF FLUIDS, INCLUDING ANY FLUIDS CONVEYED VIA TEMPORARY SURFACE PIPELINES.
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	IF LOCATIONS ARE IN A SENSITIVE AREA BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO SURFACE WATER OPERATOR MUST ENSURE 110 PERCENT SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FOR ANY VOLUME OF FLUIDS CONTAINED AT THE WATER HANDLING FACILITY SITE DURING NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND 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.
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	ANALYTICAL LABORATORY RESULTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF MESA FLOWBACK WATER FROM LOCATION IDs: 414142; 418378; 414111, 418199 and 418323. RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COGCC WITHIN 45 DAYS OF APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN. ANALYTICAL LABORATORYANALYSIS SHALL INCLUDE: •VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSEPA METHOD 624 (GC/MS) •SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS EPA METHOD 625 (GC/MS) •DISSOLVED METALSEPA METHOD 200.7 (ICP) •DISSOLVED INORGANICS (NON-METALS)EPA METHOD 300.0 (IC) oBr,Cl,F,Nitrate/Nitrite, Sulfate •GENERAL WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS oSPECIFIC CONDUCTANCEEPA METHOD 300.0 (IC) oHARDNESSEPA METHOD 130.1 oTOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDSEPA METHOD 160.1 opHEPA METHOD 150.2 oALKALINITYEPA METHOD 310.1 •GROSS ALPHA AND BETA RADIOACTIVITYEPA METHOD 900.1
Environmental	Form: (04) 400435515 08/15/2013	OPERATOR PROPOSES THAT THIS FACILITY WILL BE IN OPERATION FOR A PERIOD NOT GREATER THAN ONE YEARS. SHOULD THE OPERATION OF THIS FACILITY CONTINUE MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

COGIS - Best Management Practice Results

BMP Type	Source Document	Best Management Practices
Storm Water/Erosion Control	Form: (02A ) 400184718 9/14/2011	• Use solar panels as an alternative energy source for on-location production equipment, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible. • Use multiple gathering lines placed in a single trench to minimize disturbance and construction, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible. • Install pipeline crossings at right angles to the drainages, wetlands, and perennial water bodies, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible.
Wildlife	Form: (02A ) 400184718 9/14/2011	• Prohibit Encana employees and contractors from carrying projectile weapons on Encana leases. • Prohibit pets on Encana leases. • Strategically apply fugitive dust control measures, including enforcing established speed limits on Encana private roads, to reduce fugitive dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources. • Use enclosed, locking garbage receptacles or implement a strict daily trash removal regime on each temporary or permanent work location.
Storm Water/Erosion Control	Form: (02A ) 400412187 6/26/2013	• Use solar panels as an alternative energy source for on-location production equipment, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible. • Use multiple gathering lines placed in a single trench to minimize disturbance and construction, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible. • Install pipeline crossings at right angles to the drainages, wetlands, and perennial water bodies, where appropriate, economically and technically feasible.
Wildlife	Form: (02A ) 400412187 6/26/2013	• Prohibit Encana employees and contractors from carrying projectile weapons on Encana leases. • Prohibit pets on Encana leases. • Strategically apply fugitive dust control measures, including enforcing established speed limits on Encana private roads, to reduce fugitive dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources. • Use enclosed, locking garbage receptacles or implement a strict daily trash removal regime on each temporary or permanent work location.