| General Housekeeping | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Visual Impacts: All long term facility structures will be painted a color that enables the facilities to blend in with the natural background color of the landscape, as seen from a viewing distance and location typically used by the public.
Maintain appearance with garbage clean-up; a trash bin will be located on site to accumulate waste by the personnel drilling the wells. Site will have unused equipment, trash and junk removed immediately. |
| Dust control | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Operator shall employ practices for control of fugitive dust caused by their operations. Such practices shall include but are not limited to the use of speed restrictions, regular road maintenance, restriction of construction activity during high- wind days, and silica dust controls when handling sand used in hydraulic fracturing operations. Additional management practices such as road surfacing, wind breaks and barriers may be used. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Light sources during all phases of operations will be directed downwards and away from occupied structures and public roads where possible. Permanent lighting shall be mounted at compressor stations on a pole or building and directed downward to illuminate key areas within the facility, while minimizing the amount of light projected outside the facility. |
| Odor mitigation | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Oil & gas facilities and equipment shall be operated in such a manner that odors and dust do not constitute a nuisance or hazard to public welfare. |
| Drilling/Completion Operations | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Operator has an MLVT Design Package, certified and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, which is on file in their office and available upon request. The site shall be prepared in accordance with the specifications of the design package prior to tank installation; including ensuring that proper compaction requirements have been met.
The MLVT will be at least 75 feet from a wellhead, fired vessel, heater-treater, or a compressor with a rating of 200 horsepower or more. It will be placed at least 50 feet from a separator, well test unit, or other non-fired equipment.
All liner seams will be welded and tested in accordance with applicable ASTM International standards.
Operator will be present during initial filling of the MLVT and the contractor will supervise and inspect the MLVT for leaks during filling.
Operator will comply with the testing and re-inspection requirements and associated written standard operating procedures (SOP) listed on the design package.
Signs will be posted on the MLVT indicating that the contents are freshwater.
The MLVT will be operated with a minimum of 1 foot of freeboard at all times.
Access to the MLVT will be limited to operational personnel and authorized regulatory agency personnel.
Operator or contractor will conduct daily visual inspections of the exterior wall and surrounding area for integrity deficiencies.
Operator has developed a contingency plan/emergency response plan associated with the MLVT and it is on file at their office.
Operator acknowledges and will comply with the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Policy on the Use of Modular Large Volume Tanks in Colorado dated June 13, 2014.
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| Interim Reclamation | Form: (02A )
401409889
4/14/2018 | Operator shall be responsible for segregating the topsoil, backfilling, re-compacting, reseeding, and re-contouring the surface of any disturbed area so as not to interfere with Owner’s operations and shall reclaim such area to be returned to pre-existing conditions as best as possible with control of all noxious weeds. |
| Storm Water/Erosion Control | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | A sediment trap will be constructed to capture any sediment prior to leaving the location. The sediment trap has been sized in accordance with good engineering practices. A temporary diversion, consisting of a cut swale and compacted earthen berm, will be constructed along the pad edge and routed to the sediment trap to prevent offsite migration of sediment/contaminant into the nearby surface water features. If necessary, check dams will be constructed within the swale. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Operator will install an engineered containment system around the tank battery. The containment system is constructed of a perimeter of metal walls that are post driven into the ground around a flexible geotextile base. All components are then sprayed with a polyurea liner technology. This liner technology maintains impermeability and is puncture resistance under exposure to UV rays, weather extremes, and chemicals commonly encountered in oil and natural gas production, and provides seamless protection. The liner is then topped with pea gravel. Secondary containment will be installed around separators and treaters consisting of metal berm walls. The separators and treaters will be set on top of compacted road base. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | All flowlines are designed/constructed/tested to ASME B31.4 and API 1104 standards. Only materials with Material Test Reports (MTRs) provided by the pipeline supplier are used in the construction of the flowlines. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Pressure testing of the flowlines is conducted on an annual basis. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Audible, Visual, and Olfactory (AVO) inspections of the facility are conduced daily by the Operator. Any valve or fitting that is found to be ineffective is either repaired immediately or well shut-in procedures are implemented. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Documented Audible, Visual, and Olfactory (AVO) inspections and optical gas imaging surveys are conduced monthly by a third-party specialist. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | The location will utilize a SCADA (remote monitoring) system to monitor facility pressures and flows. Sensors are placed on multiple points throughout the facility and are designed to measure the system for irregularities that would indicate a leak in the system or change in production of oil, water, or gas. The SCADA system is designed with alarms that are triggered by irregularities and will activate automatic shut-in of the well and facility. |
| Material Handling and Spill Prevention | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | If a leak is discovered or suspected, the well will be shut in and the line will be hydrotested. If a leak is determined, the well remains shut in while the leak is located and repaired. Not until the line has passed hydrotesting, will the well be brought back online. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Location will be equipped with remote monitoring capability including tank level alarms. |
| Construction | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | Operator will have an MLVT Design Package, certified and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, which is on file in their office and available upon request. The site shall be prepared in accordance with the specifications of the design package prior to tank installation; including ensuring that proper compaction requirements have been met.
The MLVT will be at least 75 feet from a wellhead, fired vessel, heater-treater, or a compressor with a rating of 200 horsepower or more. It will be placed at least 50 feet from a separator, well test unit, or other non-fired equipment.
All liner seams will be welded and tested in accordance with applicable ASTM international standards.
Operator will be present during initial filling of the MLVT and the contractor will supervise and inspect the MLVT for leaks during filling.
Operator will comply with the testing and re-inspection requirements and associated written standard operating procedures (SOP) listed on the design package.
Signs will be posted on the MLVT indicating that the contents are freshwater.
The MLVT will be operated with a minimum of 1 foot of freeboard at all times.
Access to the MLVT will be limited to operational personnel and authorized regulatory agency personnel.
Operator or contractor will conduct daily visual inspections of the exterior wall and surrounding area for integrity deficiencies.
Operator will have a contingency plan/emergency response plan associated with the MLVT and it is on file at their office.
A fabric reinforced liner will be utilized. In the event that a tank breach were to occur, the fabric reinforced liner will prevent a “zippering” failure from occurring. The liner will meet the specifications per the design package.
Operator acknowledges and will comply with the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Policy on the Use of Modular Large Volume Tanks in Colorado dated June 13, 2014. |
| Emissions mitigation | Form: (02A )
402364138
7/14/2020 | 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. |