| | Form: (02A )
400576093
6/26/2014 | a. Preferred Option: It is the intent of the County that operators utilize closed-loop or modified closed-loop systems for drilling and completion operations in order to minimize or eliminate the need for earthen pits; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, where appropriate, and subject to prior County approval, the County generally supports: 1) the use of unlined drilling pits when bentonite or a similar clay additive is used during the drilling process, and 2) the use of lined single- or multi-well water storage pits in order to minimize the transport of water and promote recycling, subject to the requirements set forth in this subsection. Permitted modified closed-loop systems include oil and gas wells where air or fresh water is used to drill through the surface casing interval, defined as fifty (50) feet below the depth of the deepest aquifer, and a closed loop system is used for the remainder of the drilling and/or completion or recompletion procedures. Multi-well pits are defined as lined, engineered pits, constructed over an engineered base, with construction or liner specifications meeting or exceeding Commission pit lining rules, that will serve the functions of drilling, completion, and/or flowback pits for more than one well. |
| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
402289831
9/11/2020 | Operator will install stormwater controls around the perimeter of the location prior to construction and will include a ditch and berm system and detention pond. They will remain in place through final reclamation or until pad is stabilized
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| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402289831
9/11/2020 | Secondary Containment
All facilities will be equipped with remote monitoring and remote shut down, which includes isolation at the well head. Engineered liner systems will be used in secondary steel containment systems for tank batteries. Pollution control containers (spill boxes) will be used on truck loading lines and placed within the limits of the secondary containment system. Automatic shutdown level devices will be installed on each tank with remote monitoring capabilities. Automatic shutdown level devices will be installed on all pressure vessels and liquid knockouts. Automatic shutdown pressure devices will be installed on flowlines from well heads to facilities with remote monitoring capabilities. Additionally, cathodic protection will be used on buried steel lines to mitigate corrosion. Automatic shutdown pressure devices will be installed on process vessels with remote monitoring capabilities. |
| Emissions mitigation | Form: (02A )
402289831
9/11/2020 | Emissions Controls
Combustors will be available at the Location during the entire production phase to eliminate fugitive emissions in the event of maintenance or emergency use. The device will be fired using natural gas and operate with a 98% or higher hydrocarbon destruction efficiency. The device will be designed and operated in a manner that will ensure no visible emissions during normal operation. Test separators and associated flow lines, sand traps and emission control systems shall be installed on-site to accommodate green completions techniques. When commercial quantities of salable quality gas are achieved at each well, the gas shall be immediately directed to a sales line or shut in and conserved. If a sales line is unavailable or other conditions prevent placing the gas into a sales line, Operator shall not produce the wells without an approved variance per Rule 805.b.(3)C. |