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1/23/2012 | DRILLING /COMPLETION
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)
MINIMUM STANDARDS
NOTE The following BMP's describe the method and manner in which the management
and support staffs conduct drilling /completions operations in the Denver — Julesburg
Basin in development and production of oil and gas These activities are divided into
major categories starting with "Planning" and ending with "Final Reclamation"
PLANNING:
• Initial Site Inspection — Once geology has selected a bottom hole location for
the drilling of a well with a specific legal description, individuals from land,
drilling /completions, production, EHS, and construction meet at the proposed well
site with the landowner or his agent to assess the feasibility of the site and
identify any special conditions appurtenant to the site that will need to be
addressed during the drilling, completion, and production of the well During this
initial site inspection, a determination is made for the configuration and route of
the flow line from the well head to the production facility and the location of the
production facility
In- House /Field Checklist - Prior to the initial site inspection an "In- House /Field
Checklist" document is prepared by the land department describing the name of
the well and other physical and technical data related to the well, a number of
legal and regulatory provisos, and a check off list for each department or
operating group to review and sign This checklist is emailed to the departments
or individuals with sign off responsibility Once an In- House /Field Checklist is
completed, the permitting department initiates the required permitting process to
clear the well project for implementation (drilling, completion, production).
Site Specific BMP's are Established —As a result of the "Initial Site Inspection"
the drilling, construction, production, and EHS coordinators jointly develop a
number of BMP's to be installed or implemented encompassing the construction
to reclamation phase of the well project Some of the BMP's precede
construction activities, some BMP's are installed or implemented during one or
more of the operational phases, with some BMP's addressing the reclamation
phase of the well project
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