| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | Housekeeping will consist of neat and orderly storage of materials and fluids. Wastes will be temporarily stored in sealed containers and regularly collected and disposed of at offsite, suitable facilities. If spills occur, prompt cleanup will be required to minimize any commingling of waste materials with stormwater runoff. Routine maintenance will be limited to fueling and lubrication of equipment. Drip pans will be used during routine fueling and maintenance to contain spills or leaks. Any waste product from maintenance will be containerized and transported offsite for disposal or recycling. Cleanup will consist of patrolling the roadways, access areas, and other work areas to pick up trash, scrap debris, other discarded materials, and any contaminated soil. These materials will be disposed of properly. |
| Wildlife | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | Operator shall protect wildlife, migratory birds and domestic animals (e.g., livestock) from reserve pit (drilling pit) access by installing fencing and netting appropriate for wildlife exclusion within 3 days of the end of drilling operations. |
| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | Due to the proximity of a nearby surface water feature, Operator will employ effective stormwater BMPs to prevent offsite migration of sediment and erosion. Stormwater controls will be installed around the cross-gradient and down-gradient perimeters of the location to prevent offsite migration of sediment into the surface water feature. Once the well pad has been constructed, a variety of BMP’s will be utilized, based on site specific conditions. BMP’s to be utilized may include, but are not limited to earthen berms, erosion control blankets, straw bale barrier, straw wattles, check dams, culvert and culvert inlet/outlet protection, silt fence, surface roughening and surface ripping. BMPs will be inspected at least every 14 days during the construction period and after precipitation events capable of causing erosion. Maintenance will be conducted as required and new BMPs will be installed if existing BMPs prove ineffective. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | If Operator completes well after drilling it, temporary tanks, separators, and other temporary facilities necessary to test productivity will be installed. Temporary facilities will be replaced with permanent facilities as soon as possible, but shall not be in service for more than 60 calendar days after well completion activities. Temporary facilities will be cleaned, decommissioned and removed from the location within 30 calendar days after being taken out of service. Temporary facilities will not be installed if the well is abandoned during drilling operations (D&A). |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | Due to the proximity of a nearby surface water feature, Operator will employ various BMPs to ensure that wellsite materials do not migrate offsite or into the subsurface. Operator will construct the permanent production facilities within lined secondary containment consisting of streel ring berms tied into an engineered synthetic liner to prevent the migration of potential contaminants into the underlying soils and groundwater in the event of a spill. Temporary production facilities will be installed on temporary containment pads with fold-up walls and/or liners draped over dirt berm side-walls around all tanks and treaters/separators. While temporary production facilities and permanent production facilities are in use, Operator will conduct daily inspections of production equipment and tank levels to ensure there are no leaks or spills and respond immediately in the event of a spill. COGCC and other agency spill reporting requirements will be followed. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
402149030
3/9/2020 | Operator intends to construct an unlined earthen reserve pit (drilling pit). If shallow groundwater is encountered during construction of the pit, Operator will notify COGCC that a liner will be installed or will halt construction of the pit and will notify COGCC that a closed-loop mud system will be used instead of the unlined earthen reserve pit. |