| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400654565
10/20/2014 | Notify the COGCC 48 hours prior to start of pad construction, rig mobilization, spud, pipeline testing, start of hydraulic stimulation operations, and start of flowback operations using Form 42 (the appropriate COGCC individuals will automatically be email notified, including the LGD for hydraulic stimulation operations).
After completion of the well, operator shall submit a Form 4 Sundry Notice with a waiver request to the 1000 Series Rules, signed by the surface owner. The Sundry shall adhere to:
Rule 1001.c. Surface owner waiver of 1000-Series Rules. The Commission shall not require compliance with Rules 1002. (except Rules 1002.e.(1), 1002.e.(4), and 1002.f, for which compliance will continue to be required), Rule 1003, or Rule 1004 (except Rules 1004.c.(4) and 1004.c.(5), for which compliance will continue to be required), if the operator can demonstrate to the Director's or the Commission's satisfaction both that compliance with such rules is not necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, including prevention of significant adverse environmental impacts, and that the operator has entered into an agreement with the surface owner regarding topsoil protection and reclamation of the land. Absent bad faith conduct by the operator, penalties may only be imposed for non-compliance with a Commission order issued after a determination that, notwithstanding such agreement, compliance is necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. Prior to final reclamation approval as to a specific well, the operator shall either comply with the rules or obtain a variance under Rule 502.b. This rule shall not have the effect of relieving an operator from compliance with the 900 Series Rules.
The Sundry should also attach details about the hay stack yard, a drawing showing its relation to the wellhead and equipment, and the signed amendment to the SUA. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400654565
10/20/2014 | Operator must ensure secondary containment for any volume of fluids contained at well site during drilling and completion operations; including, but not limited to, construction of a berm or diversion dike, diversion/collection trenches within and/or outside of berms/dikes, site grading, or other comparable measures sufficiently protective of nearby surface water. Any berm constructed at the well pad location will be stabilized, inspected at regular intervals (at least every 14 days and after precipitation events), and maintained in good condition.
The access road will be constructed and maintained as to not allow any sediment to migrate from the access road to nearby surface water or any drainages leading to surface water.
Strategically apply fugitive dust control measures, including enforcing established speed limits on private roads, to reduce fugitive dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources.
Berms or other containment devices shall be constructed to be sufficiently impervious (corrugated steel with poly liner) to contain any spilled or released material around crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400654565
10/20/2014 | The moisture content of drill cuttings managed onsite shall be kept as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts. After drilling and completion operations have been completed, the drill cuttings that will remain on the well pad location (cuttings management area, the cut portion of the pad, cuttings trench, dry cuttings drilling pit), must meet the applicable standards of Table 910-1. After the drill cuttings have been amended (if necessary) and placed on the well pad, sampling frequency of the drill cuttings (to be determined by the operator) shall be representative of the material left on location. No offsite disposal of cuttings to another oil and gas location shall occur without prior approval of a Waste Management Plan (submitted via a Form 4 Sundry Notice) specifying disposal location and waste characterization method. Commercial disposal of drill cuttings will only require notification to COGCC via a Form 4 Sundry Notice.
If the wells are be hydraulically stimulated, flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline or storage vessel located on the well pad; or into tanker trucks for offsite disposal. The flowback and stimulation fluid tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment must be placed on the well pad in an area constructed to be sufficiently impervious to contain any spilled or released material.
Potential odors associated with the completions process and/or with long term production operations must be controlled/mitigated. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
400654565
10/20/2014 | Operator shall pressure test pipelines in accordance with Rule 1101.e.(1) prior to putting into initial service any temporary surface or permanent buried pipelines and following any reconfiguration of the pipeline network. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 2.2.2 says “Biodegradation of the cuttings will be enhanced by disking, tilling, aerating or addition of nutrients, water and/or biological amendments...”the waste plan should provide specifics such as; how often enhancements will occur and/or how it will be determined when such action is necessary. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 2.3 states that the liquid level within the controls will be inspected after a precipitation event significant enough to cause erosion. The controls should be inspected after ANY precipitation event. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 2.3 says, Disposal of stormwater from inside berms containing E&P waste should be disposed of. stormwater should be handeled as E&P waste, as it was in contact with the waste. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 2.5 address sensitive wildlife habitat, but only identifies the “greater Sage Grouse” other Sensitive wildlife habitats should be addressed as necessary. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 3.2 says that, “additional sample of the cuttings will be periodically collected until compliant with table 910-1” The waste plan should be more specific and define a sample schedule with specific dates and/or timeline for sampling. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 3.2 says that waste may be buried off of a permitted location with land owner approval, If this situations is to occur it should be handled with its own sundry regarding the handling of the waste and will NOT be a part of this waste management plan as a method of disposal of waste. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/04/2016 | Section 4.2 says that waste may be land treated. The waste management option should be specifically addressed per location, via sundry Form 4 and will NOT be a part of this waste management plan. |
| Environmental | Form: (04)
400973630
02/11/2016 | The “Field-Wide” Exploration and Production Waste Management Plan is NOT approved.
A “Field-Wide” Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste Management Plan can be submitted, however, each location will need to be reviewed independently for site specific restrictions (such as wildlife, etc.) and sensitive receptors (such as shallow groundwater, surface water features, springs, water wells, etc.).
The E&P Waste Management Plan shall detail:
•An aggressive and robust approach if E&P waste is land treated.
•The frequency (time schedule) of disking/tilling shall be provided.
•The frequency of sampling to monitoring the effectiveness of bioremediation shall be provided.
•Monthly updates of the progress in remediating the E&P waste to Table 910-1. These updates can be less frequent once the Operator demonstrates successful remediation progress.
•Cuttings cells (pits) shall be permitted . and constructed per Rule 904.
•If E&P waste does not meet Table 910-1 then the waste shall be disposed of at an approved Facility.
•All E&P waste shall meet Table 910-1 and surface owner approval shall be provided if buried on site.
•No E&P waste shall buried off-site unless it is at an approved Facility.
•Land treatment of oily waste shall be performed in strict accordance with the requirements of COGCC Rule 907.e.(2). A Form 27 for managment of the waste should be submitted.
•Closure of the land treatment shall be provided via a Form 27.
•Facility IDs and Location IDs shall be provided on Figure 1 “Site Location Map.”
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| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/06/2016 | After completion of the wells, operator shall submit a Form 4 Sundry Notice with a waiver request to the 1000 Series Rules, signed by the surface owner. The Sundry shall adhere to: Rule 1001.c. Surface owner waiver of 1000-Series Rules. The Commission shall not require compliance with Rules 1002. (except Rules 1002.e.(1), 1002.e.(4), and 1002.f, for which compliance will continue to be required), Rule 1003, or Rule 1004 (except Rules 1004.c.(4) and 1004.c.(5), for which compliance will continue to be required), if the operator can demonstrate to the Director's or the Commission's satisfaction both that compliance with such rules is not necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, including prevention of significant adverse environmental impacts, and that the operator has entered into an agreement with the surface owner regarding topsoil protection and reclamation of the land. Absent bad faith conduct by the operator, penalties may only be imposed for non-compliance with a Commission order issued after a determination that, notwithstanding such agreement, compliance is necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. Prior to final reclamation approval as to a specific well, the operator shall either comply with the rules or obtain a variance under Rule 502.b. This rule shall not have the effect of relieving an operator from compliance with the 900 Series Rules. The Sundry should also attach details about the hay stack yard, a drawing showing its relation to the wellhead and equipment, and the signed amendment to the SUA. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/06/2016 | Operator shall pressure test pipelines in accordance with Rule 1101.e.(1) prior to putting into initial service any temporary surface or permanent buried pipelines and following any reconfiguration of the pipeline network, or managed under an approved COGCC variance. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/06/2016 | A closed loop system must be implemented during drilling (as indicated on the Form 2 and Form 2A). All cuttings generated during drilling with oil based mud (OBM) must be segregated from water/bentonite based mud-(WBM-) generated drill cuttings and placed separately on the well pad. All OBM-generated drill cuttings must be kept in tanks/containers, or placed on a lined/bermed portion of the well pad; prior to disposition. The moisture content of any OBM-generated drill cuttings in a tank, cuttings containment area, or pile shall be as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts. The operator has indicated that ‘Cuttings Disposal’ will be “OFFSITE” and that the ‘Cuttings Disposal Method’ will be “COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL” (as shown in the ‘DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SECTION’ of the Form 2A#401011921; OGCC ID#438250). All liners associated with oil-based drilling mud and OBM-generated drill cuttings must be disposed of offsite per CDPHE rules and regulations. Any changes to drill cuttings management and disposal at this location will require submittal (via a Form 4 Sundry Notice) and approval of a Waste Management Plan detailing the changes (specifying cuttings characterization methods, cuttings management, amendment, and onsite disposal location[s]).
The moisture content of water/bentonite-based mud (WBM) generated cuttings managed onsite shall be kept as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts. After drilling and completion operations have been completed, any of the WBM drill cuttings that will remain on the well pad location (cuttings management area, the cut portion of the pad, cuttings trench, dry cuttings drilling pit), must meet the applicable standards of Table 910-1. No offsite disposal of cuttings to another oil and gas location shall occur without prior approval of a Waste Management Plan (submitted via a Form 4 Sundry Notice) specifying disposal location and waste characterization method. Operator has indicated that commercial disposal of drill cuttings will be the method of disposal for all cuttings.
Flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to enclosed tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline storage vessel, or other open top containment located on the well pad; or into tanker trucks for offsite disposal. No open top tanks can be used for initial flowback fluids containment. The flowback and stimulation fluid tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment must be placed on the well pad in an area constructed to be sufficiently impervious to contain any spilled or released material. No additional downgradient berming is required if operator constructs a sufficiently sized perimeter berm.
Berms or other containment devices shall be constructed to be sufficiently impervious (preferably corrugated steel with poly liner or equivalent protection) to contain any spilled or released material around crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks.
Potential odors associated with the completions process and/or with long term production operations must be controlled/mitigated.
Operator shall follow all requirements of COGCC’s current policy - NOTICE TO OPERATORS, Rule 912. VENTING OR FLARING PRODUCED NATURAL GAS – STATEWIDE, dated January 12, 2016; and to Rule 912. VENTING OR FLARING NATURAL GAS. a. thru e. in regards to venting and flaring. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/06/2016 | Operator must ensure secondary containment for any volume of fluids contained at the well site during drilling and completion operations; including, but not limited to, construction of a berm or diversion dike, diversion/collection trenches within and/or outside of berms/dikes, site grading, or other comparable measures (i.e., best management practices [BMPs] associated with fluid containment/control as well as stormwater management for the control of run-on and run-off) sufficiently protective of nearby surface water. Any berm constructed at the well pad location will be stabilized, inspected at regular intervals as required by CDPHE (at least every 14 days and after precipitation events), and maintained in good condition. The design/build of any perimeter berm shall be sized, constructed, and compacted sufficiently to contain fluids during drilling operations, as well as all fluids contained in temporary frac tanks during completion operations.
The access road will be constructed and maintained as to not allow any sediment to migrate from the access road to nearby surface water or any drainages leading to surface water.
Strategically apply fugitive dust control measures, including enforcing established speed limits on private roads, to reduce fugitive dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources.
Operator must implement best management practices to contain any unintentional release of fluids, including any fluids conveyed via temporary surface pipelines or buried permanent pipelines. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/06/2016 | In addition to the notifications required by COGCC listed in the Northwest Notification Policy (Notice of Intent to construct a new location, Notice of Intent to install a pit liner, Notice of Intent to spud surface casing, and Notice of Intent to commence hydraulic fracturing operations) and Rule 316C. COGCC Form 42. FIELD OPERATIONS NOTICE (a. Notice of Intent to Conduct Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment; b. Notice of Spud; and c. Notice of Construction or Major Change); operator shall notify the COGCC 48 hours prior to pipeline testing (flowlines from wellheads to separators to tanks; and/or any temporary surface lines used for hydraulic stimulation and/or flowback operations) using the Form 42 (as described in Rule 316C.m. Notice of Completion of Form 2/2A Permit Conditions). The appropriate COGCC individuals will automatically be email notified. |
| Engineer | Form: (02A)
401052693
07/22/2016 | Because of inconsistencies between supplied Facility Layout Drawing and the production facility count on this 2A, operator shall submit a Sundry Notice, Form 4 with as-built counts of production facilities and updated Facility Layout Drawing within 30 days of beginning flowback, this should include any tanks onsite for flowback purposes, these tanks should be described on the Facility Layout Drawing and indicate how long these tanks will be onsite. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | After completion of the wells, operator shall submit a Form 4 Sundry Notice with a waiver request to the 1000 Series Rules, signed by the surface owner. The Sundry shall adhere to: Rule 1001.c. Surface owner waiver of 1000-Series Rules. The Commission shall not require compliance with Rules 1002. (except Rules 1002.e.(1), 1002.e.(4), and 1002.f, for which compliance will continue to be required), Rule 1003, or Rule 1004 (except Rules 1004.c.(4) and 1004.c.(5), for which compliance will continue to be required), if the operator can demonstrate to the Director's or the Commission's satisfaction both that compliance with such rules is not necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, including prevention of significant adverse environmental impacts, and that the operator has entered into an agreement with the surface owner regarding topsoil protection and reclamation of the land. Absent bad faith conduct by the operator, penalties may only be imposed for non-compliance with a Commission order issued after a determination that, notwithstanding such agreement, compliance is necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare. Prior to final reclamation approval as to a specific well, the operator shall either comply with the rules or obtain a variance under Rule 502.b. This rule shall not have the effect of relieving an operator from compliance with the 900 Series Rules. The Sundry should also attach details about the hay stack yard, a drawing showing its relation to the wellhead and equipment, and the signed amendment to the SUA. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | Operator shall pressure test pipelines in accordance with Rule 1101.e.(1) prior to putting into initial service any temporary surface or permanent buried pipelines and following any reconfiguration of the pipeline network, or managed under an approved COGCC variance. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | Potential odors associated with the completions process and/or with long term production operations must be controlled/mitigated.
Operator shall follow all requirements of COGCC’s current policy - NOTICE TO OPERATORS, Rule 912. VENTING OR FLARING PRODUCED NATURAL GAS – STATEWIDE, dated January 12, 2016; and to Rule 912. VENTING OR FLARING NATURAL GAS. a. thru e. in regards to venting and flaring. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | A closed loop system must be implemented during drilling (as indicated on the Form 2s and Form 2A). All cuttings generated during drilling with oil based mud (OBM) must be segregated from water/bentonite based mud-(WBM-) generated drill cuttings and placed separately on the well pad. All OBM-generated drill cuttings must be kept in tanks/containers, or placed on a lined/bermed portion of the well pad; prior to disposition. The moisture content of any OBM-generated drill cuttings in a tank, cuttings containment area, or pile shall be as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts. The operator has indicated that ‘Cuttings Disposal’ will be “OFFSITE” and that the ‘Cuttings Disposal Method’ will be “COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL” (as shown in the ‘DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SECTION’ of the Form 2A). All liners associated with oil-based drilling mud and OBM-generated drill cuttings must be disposed of offsite per CDPHE rules and regulations. Any changes to drill cuttings management and disposal at this location will require submittal (via a Form 4 Sundry Notice) and approval of a Waste Management Plan detailing the changes (specifying cuttings characterization methods, cuttings management, amendment, and onsite disposal location[s]).
The moisture content of water/bentonite-based mud (WBM) generated cuttings managed onsite shall be kept as low as practicable to prevent accumulation of liquids greater than de minimis amounts.
Flowback and stimulation fluids must be sent to enclosed tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment before the fluids can be placed into any pipeline storage vessel, or other open top containment located on the well pad; or into tanker trucks for offsite disposal. No open top tanks can be used for initial flowback fluids containment. The flowback and stimulation fluid tanks, separators, or other containment/filtering equipment must be placed on the well pad in an area constructed to be sufficiently impervious to contain any spilled or released material. No additional downgradient berming is required if operator constructs a sufficiently sized perimeter berm. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | Operator must ensure secondary containment for any volume of fluids contained at the well site during drilling and completion operations; including, but not limited to, construction of a berm or diversion dike, diversion/collection trenches within and/or outside of berms/dikes, site grading, or other comparable measures (i.e., best management practices [BMPs] associated with fluid containment/control as well as stormwater management for the control of run-on and run-off) sufficiently protective of nearby surface water. Any berm constructed at the well pad location will be stabilized, inspected at regular intervals as required by CDPHE and maintained in good condition.
The access road will be constructed and maintained as to not allow any sediment to migrate from the access road to nearby surface water or any drainages leading to surface water.
Strategically apply fugitive dust control measures to reduce fugitive dust and coating of vegetation and deposition in water sources.
Berms or other containment devices shall be constructed to be sufficiently impervious (preferably corrugated steel with poly liner or equivalent protection) to contain any spilled or released material around permanent condensate and/or produced water storage tanks.
Since only two (2) condensate storage tanks are planned to be constructed on location, operator shall submit a scaled as-built drawing (plan view with distances) of this oil and gas location (showing wellheads, pumping jacks, onsite flowlines, offsite pipelines, and production facilities [separators, allocation vessels, combustors, etc.]) and the nearby production and storage tank facility location (Big Horn 0780 17 Pad, OGCC ID # 446174) to which the oil, condensate, and produced water will be sent to via underground pipelines (showing wellheads, onsite flowlines, offsite pipelines, pumping jacks, oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks, and other production facilities separators, allocation vessels, combustors, etc.]) within 30 calendar days of construction of the production equipment on either or both locations. |
| OGLA | Form: (02A)
401358156
09/13/2017 | In addition to the notifications required by COGCC listed in the Northwest Notification Policy (Notice of Intent to construct a new location, Notice of Intent to spud surface casing, and Notice of Intent to commence hydraulic fracturing operations) and Rule 316C. COGCC Form 42. FIELD OPERATIONS NOTICE (a. Notice of Intent to Conduct Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment; b. Notice of Spud; and c. Notice of Construction or Major Change); operator shall notify the COGCC 48 hours prior to pipeline testing (flowlines from wellheads to separators to tanks; and/or any temporary surface lines used for hydraulic stimulation and/or flowback operations) using the Form 42 (as described in Rule 316C.m. Notice of Completion of Form 2/2A Permit Conditions). The appropriate COGCC individuals will automatically be email notified. |
| OGLA | Form: (04)
403206561
10/25/2022 | Operator will implement measures to capture, combust, or control emissions to protect health and safety, and to ensure that vapors and odors from additional equipment installation do not constitute a nuisance or hazard to public health, welfare and the environment. |