| Planning | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | In order to reduce surface disturbance and require multiple well pads, Ward is permitting a multiwell pad. |
| Traffic control | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Traffic: Weld County requires an Access Permit. Per Weld County, a Traffic Control Plan is provided by the county. Per Weld County regulations, vehicles or construction equipment will not be parked in the travel way and should be moved to the shoulder. No traffic obstructions will be done at night. The access permit is being prepared and will be obtained prior to any construction. Ward will comply with all Weld County conditions of approval. Most traffic will utilize Highway 85 from Greely or Brighton onto County Road 6. An 8” x 30” culvert will be installed. Ward will utilize truckers with larger hauling capacity to minimize traffic impacts. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Ward agrees that all trash, refuse pipe, equipment, liquids, chemicals of other materials that are not necessary for the continued operations of the wells will be removed and disposed of no later than 30 days after completion. No such items will be burned or buried on location. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | All guy line anchors left buried for future use will be identified by a marker of bright color not less than four (4) feet in height and not greater than one (1) foot east of the guy line anchor.
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| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Erosion Control Measures: Ward will maintain a Stormwater Management Plan with site specific measurements to assess erosion control. Ward will make thorough inspections, in accordance with the requirements set forth by CDPHE Water Quality Division (WQD). The inspection schedule is as follows:
While site is under construction, an inspection is required at least every 14 calendar days;
Post storm event inspections must be conducted within 24 hours after the end of any precipitation or snowmelt event that causes surface erosion.
Inspection records will be kept on file for a minimum of three (3) years from expiration or inactivation of permit coverage. These records will be made available to the COGCC upon request.
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| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Leak Detection Plan: Leak Detection Plan is attached ad Document #1010072. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Ward and its contractor’s employ best management practices during the drilling and production of its wells and facilities. They will comply with appropriate COGCC and county rules concerning fire and safety. Ward will ensure that any material not in use that might constitute a fire hazard will remain no less than 25 feet from the wellhead (s), tanks and separator(s). |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Tanks shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association Code 30 (2008 version). All tanks will be visually inspected once a day. Recorded inspections will be conducted once a month pursuant to 40 CFR §112.
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| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Berming: A steel containment berm or structure will be erected around the oil and water storage tanks. The berm will be inspected at least every 14 calendar days while the site is under construction and within 24 hours of a precipitation event. Inspection records will be kept on file for a minimum of five (5) years (per COGCC Rule 205.f) from expiration or inactivation of permit coverage. These records will be made available to the COGCC upon request. One to seven audio, visual, olfactory inspections per week will be recorded and kept in the district office and available to COGCC upon request. During production phase, berm will be inspected at least every 14 calendar days and within 24 hours of a precipitation event. |
| Dust control | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Ward will comply with Rule 805.c and take all practicable measures to control fugitive dust caused by the operation, including but not limited to wetting the soil with fresh water via a truck with a spreader bar if deemed necessary. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Fencing: The wellsite will be fenced unless otherwise requested by the Surface Owner. |
| Noise mitigation | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Noise: An ambient sound study will be conducted to determine noise impacts to the nearby residents to the southwest. Based on the results of the noise study, the appropriate sound mitigation design will be implemented. Sound mitigation will include sound walls and will be erected to reduce noise pollution. Results of the noise study will be made available to the COGCC upon request. |
| Odor mitigation | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Odor Mitigation: In compliance with Rule 805 and Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Quality Control Commission, Regulation No. 2 Odor Emission, 5 C.C.R. 1001-4, Regulation No. 3 (5 C.C.R. 1001-5), and Regulation No. 7 Section XVII.B.1 (a-c) and Section XII. Ward will utilize a VRU to reduce odor emissions during production.
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| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Closed Loop System will be used for drilling and fluid management. No reserve pit will be used. |
| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | BOPE tests will be run upon initial rig-up and at least once every thirty (30) days during drilling operations. Pressure testing of the casing string and each component of the blowout prevention equipment, including flange connections, will be performed to seventy percent (70%) of working pressure or seventy percent (70%) of the internal yield of casing, whichever is less. |
| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | One of the first wells drilled on the pad will be logged with open-hole Resistivity Log and Gamma Ray Log from the kick-off point into the surface casing. All wells on the pad will have a cement bond log with gamma-ray run on production casing (or on intermediate casing if production liner is run) into the surface casing. The horizontal portion of every well will be logged with a measured-while-drilling gamma-ray log. The Form 5, Completion Report, for each well on the pad will list all logs run and have those logs attached. The Form 5 for a well without open-hole logs shall clearly state “No open-hole logs were run” and shall clearly identify (by API#, well name & number) the well in which open-hole logs were run. |
| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Lighting: No permanent lighting will be onsite. During drilling and completions, lighting will be cast downward and will not impede traffic on County Road 29 and 6. Sound walls will help mitigate lighting on the street and to the nearby residents.
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| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Flow lines, separators, and sand traps capable of supporting green completions as described in Rule 805 will be installed at this location which Ward anticipates commercial quantities of gas are reasonably expected to be produced based on existing adjacent wells within 1 mile.
Test separators and associated flow lines and sand traps will be installed on-site to accommodate Green completion techniques pursuant to COGCC Rules. |
| Interim Reclamation | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Interim Restoration (Production): Rehabilitation of unneeded, previously disturbed areas will consist of backfilling and contouring the reserve pit area, back sloping, and contouring all cut & fill slopes. These areas will be reseeded. The portions of the cleared well site not needed for operational and safety purposes will be recontoured to the original contour if feasible, or if not feasible, to an interim contour that blends with the surrounding topography as much as possible. Sufficient level area will remain for setup of a workover rig and to park equipment. In some cases, rig anchors may need to be pulled and reset after recontouring to allow for maximum interim reclamation. |
| Final Reclamation | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Identification of Plugged and Abandoned Wells:Pursuant to Rule 319.a.(5), once the well has been plugged and abandoned, Ward will identify the location of the wellbore with a permanent monument that will detail the well name and date of plugging.
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| Final Reclamation | Form: (02A )
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7/5/2016 | Well site cleared: Within 90 days subsequent to the time of plugging and abandonment of the entire site, superfluous debris and equipment shall be removed from the site.
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