Sunday, April 28, 2013

5,040 gallons liquid toxic industrial waste [produced water] discharged in livestock area - Yuma County Colorado

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Form 19/19A                                                                     Doc
Date Rec'd:4/23/2013Report taken by:  JOHN AXELSON
DocNum:2232783API number:  05-125 -09602Facility ID:  280909
Operator Information
Operator:PDC ENERGY INCOper. No.69175
Address:1775 SHERMAN STREET - STE 3000 ATTN: SCOTT REASON DENVER , CO 80203
Phone:(303 )860-5800Fax:(303 )860-5838
Operator Contact:BRANDON  BRUNS
Description of Spill:
Date of Incident:4/10/2013
Type of Facility:WELL
Well Name/No.SMITH  32-25Fac. Name/No.
County Name:YUMA
qtrqtr: SWNEsection: 25township: 1Nrange: 45Wmeridian: 6
Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls)
Oil spilled:   0Recvrd:  0
Water spilled:   120Recvrd:  0
Other spilled:   0Recved:  0
GW Impact? NSurface water impact? NContained within berm? N
Area and vertical extent of spill:  300-SQ FT X  4 -FT
Current land use:  GAS PRODUCTION/LIVESTOCK
Weather conditions:  LOW 60S
Soil/Geology description  CANYON-ROCK OUTCROP COMPLEX, 9-25% SLOPES
Distance in feet to nearest surface water:  660
Depth to shallowest GW:  
Wetlands:  Buildings:  
Livestock:  20Water Wells:  2500
Cause of spill:
EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Immediate Response:
SEE COMMENTS.
Emergency Pits:
NA
How extent determined:
SEE COMMENTS.
Further Remediation
PDC IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A REMEDIAL APPROACH BASED ON THE ELEVATED SAR CONCENTRATION IN SOIL SAMPLE SS4. THIS APPROACH WILL BE DETAILED IN A FORM 27 THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COGCC.
Prevent Problem:
PDC INSTALLED ADDITIONAL FENCING AND SALT BLOCKS AND WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE CONDITION OF THE WELLHEAD PIPING INSTRUMENTATION.
Detailed Description:
ON APRIL 10, 2013, A RELEASE OCCURRED AT THE SMITH 32-25 WELL HEAD (API #125-09602). DURING A ROUTINE DAILY VISIT TO THE WELLHEAD, A PUMPER DISCOVERED A RELEASE OF PRODUCED WATER FROM A PRODUCTION LINE ~70 FEET NORTH OF THE WELLHEAD. THE PUMPER DISCOVERED THE SPILL AS THE RELEASE SURFACED ALONG THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PRODUCTION LINE.. A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE SITE LOCATION IS INCLUDED AS FIGURE 1.

Other Notifications
DateAgencyContactResponse
4/10/2013COGCCJOHN AXELSONRESPONSE EMAIL FROM MR. AXELSON

Field Visit/Follow Up
NamePhoneDate
No Field Visit data found.

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