| Planning | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad has an approved WOGLA application with Weld county that addresses site safety and contains an emergency action and tactical response plan. Each location is assigned a physical address for emergency responders to locate the site in the event of an emergency. Access road permits are through the WOGLA process. |
| Planning | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad is finalizing an agreement with ECCV with BMPs to protect the water supply. Verdad will install monitoring wells on our well pad and conduct regular sampling of wells purusant to COGCC regulation and agreement. |
| Planning | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad will consider this pad for future development of other reservoirs or units.
This pad has been consolidated from two wells pads to one to reduce the impacts to surrounding BUOs and to reduce the number of BUOs impacted. |
| Community Outreach and Notification | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad had a community meeting May 2, 2019 and heard the concerns of community. As a result Verdad combined 2 separate pads into one location. Members requested the production equipment be placed near the crown of the hill, so they would not be visible from their houses. Verdad remains in touch with the community and continues to address their concerns. Two were notified of the location pursuant to Rule 305 a.(2) and they will be noticed for comment period as well. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Cleanup of trash, scrap, and discarded materials will be conducted at the end of each workday. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Mud control: Operator will implement effective, temporary vehicle tracking control at the location egress to prevent transport of sediment offsite and onto the public road during construction, drilling, completions, stimulation, and flowback operations. Appropriate vehicle tracking control, such as a properly sized cattle guard or 2-inch to 4-inch stone, will still be required during production operations. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad will fence the location and maintain it. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | All loadlines shall be bullplugged or capped. |
| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | At the time of construction, all leasehold roads shall be constructed to accommodate local emergency vehicle access requirements, and shall be maintained in a reasonable condition.
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| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | The location will have stormwater control measures consisting of a berm around the perimeter of the location to divert clean water away from disturbed areas and to divert onsite runoff into a sediment trap, a ditch around the location to collect and divert runoff to a sediment trap, and two to four sediment traps to allow sediment to settle out of diverted stormwater runoff. Sediment trap spill way will use rip-rap, aggregate and/or wattles to further filter runoff. These control measures will be inspected at the following frequencies: Storm water controls will be inspected every 14 days during construction, drilling and completions. Once per month after that, until interim reclamation is completely established (approximately 2 years). Once per year after that until facility abandoned.
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| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Flammable liquids will not be stored within fifty (50) feet of the wellbore.
Any material not in use that might constitute a fire hazard shall be removed a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from the wellhead, tanks and separator. Any electrical equipment installations inside the bermed area shall comply with API RP 500 classifications and comply with the current national electrical code as adopted by the State of Colorado. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | During drilling operations, we anticipate 4-5 loads, @ 20 yards per load, of cuttings per day will be transported off-site to an approved disposal facility in accordance with Operator’s waste management plan. All loads leaving the location will have a manifest and will be documented. Water-based and Oil-based cuttings will be disposed of offsite and at a licensed, commercial disposal site. No cuttings will be stored on location.
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| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Containment will be used during fueling of equipment to contain spills and leaks during all phases of operations.
Spill prevention Control Countermeasure (SPCC) will be in place to address any spills associated with oil and gas operations. Tank secondary containment will be impervious lined steel berms with capacity > 150% volume of the largest tank. Pad will also have tertiary containment of ditch and berm to prevent any spills from leaving site. All spills will be immediately cleaned up and will be reported if volume meets or exceeds reporting limit. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | AVO (Audio, Visual, Olfactory) inspections of pipe and connections will be performed daily on production equipment to detect leaks which will be immediately corrected, repaired and reported to COGCC as required.
Verdad will conduct integrity management on the flowlines at the County Line Well Pad using pressure testing and instrument monitoring (infrared camera), per COGCC rule 1104. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad will use a closed loop system - No pits will be on location, but there are level indicators on the drilling mud tanks |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | All newly installed or replaced crude oil and condensate storage tanks shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code 30 (2008 version). The operator shall maintain written records verifying proper design, construction, and maintenance, and shall make these records available for inspection by the Director. Only the 2008 version of NFPA Code 30 applies to this rule. This rule does not include later amendments to, or editions of, the NFPA Code 30. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Separators are encompassed by steel berms and will be lined with an impervious poly or spray in liner. Sites are visited daily. The berms and liner would contain a spill from leaving the area around the separators
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| Dust control | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | To prevent dust from becoming a nuisance to the public, water trucks will be utilized to spread water across any dust problem areas. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | MLVT Size is 120’DX14’H and the volume is 25,000 BBLS. Vendor/Manufacture will be Select Energy Services. It will be on location for 45 days during completion operations. Verdad will follow the COGCC guidance policy dated June 13, 2014 on the use of MLVTs. Water will be piped to the MLVT. |
| Noise mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Operator consulted with owners of residences and occupied structures and other stakeholders to reduce impact of noise and light during drilling and completion operations. The direction of prevailing winds is considered when planning the location
in order to mitigate odor and noise from being a nuisance to the surrounding residents and occupied structures. In order to minimize sound levels during drilling operations at nearby residences, rig generators will be located as far as possible from the residence by rig orientation. Rig lighting will also be directed away from residential units.
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| Noise mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad will construct sound walls on the North and the east of the pad and the utilization of “quiet” frac/auxiliary equipment will be constructed and utilized to dampen noise in the direction of residential units. Additional soundwalls will be considered to the west or south based on noise review.
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| Emissions mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | 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, the operator shall not produce the wells without an approved variance per Rule 805.b.(3)C. |
| Emissions mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | Verdad will employ automated tank gauges to allow for the gauging of liquids without opening the thief hatch. This will minimize the number of times a thief hatch will be opened and further reduce the vapor emissions from tank.
Verdad wells have remote shut-in capabilities to mitigate spills and safety issues. Remote shut-in will allow Verdad to immediately shut a well in the event of a reported problem on location or in the event of a potential threat such as a grass fire or flood. |
| Emissions mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | The temporary tank emissions will be controlled with an enclosed combustor. The initial flowback temporary tanks will be on location for ~1 month and then the wells will be turned over to permanent facilities. |
| Odor mitigation | Form: (02A )
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4/2/2020 | To reduce odors during drilling and completion, the rig will be washed of oily debris before moving in. D822 is our base fluid which is a distillate and has the benefits of lower BTEX levels and is recognized as having lower odor than traditional oil based mud. We will utilize drying shakers which will minimize residual oil on cuttings prior to transport and will promptly remove 4-5 loads of cuttings per day during drilling operations which should help to reduce odors.
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