WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Operator: KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP Oper. No. 47120 Address: P O BOX 173779 ATTN: ASHLEY COCCIOLONE DENVER , CO 80217-3779 Phone: (720 )929-6000 Fax: (720 )929-7461 Operator Contact: PAUL SCHNEIDER
Current land use: PASTURE
Ground water impacted: YES
Cause of spill: 'Historical Impacts - There was no indication that dump lines of tank fittings were leaking'
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Immediate Response:
THE WELLS WERE SHUT IN AND PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON IMPACTED SOIL IS BEING
EXCAVATED. GROUNDWATER WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE EXCAVATION AT ~7` BGS. THE
LABORATORY ANALYTICAL REPORT CONFIRMED BENZENE GROUNDWATER IMPACTS (19 UG/L)
ABOVE THE CGWQS.
Emergency Pits:
NA
How extent determined:
SOIL AND GROUNDWATER SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED FROM THE EXCAVATION. THE
ANALYTICAL RESULTS AND EXCAVATION DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED ON A FORM 27.
Further Remediation
WILL BE PROVIDED ON A FORM 27.
Prevent Problem:
HISTORICAL IMPACTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT DUMP LINES, TANKS OR
FITTINGS WERE LEAKING.
Detailed Description:
DURING NEW TANK BATTERY CONSTRUCTION, FIELD CREWS ENCOUNTERED
HISTORICAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON IMPACTED SOIL ASSOCIATED WITH AN ABANDONED
CEMENT WATER TANK.
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Data Compiled by: Shane Davis
Source: COGCC
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