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| Date Rec'd: | 4/23/2013 | Report taken by: | JOHN AXELSON |
| DocNum: | 2232783 | API number: | 05-125 -09602 | Facility ID: | 280909 |
| Operator: | PDC ENERGY INC | Oper. No. | 69175 |
| Address: | 1775 SHERMAN STREET - STE 3000 ATTN: SCOTT REASON DENVER , CO 80203 |
| Phone: | (303 )860-5800 | Fax: | (303 )860-5838 |
| Operator Contact: | BRANDON BRUNS |
| Date of Incident: | 4/10/2013 |
| Type of Facility: | WELL |
| Well Name/No. | SMITH 32-25 | Fac. Name/No. | |
| County Name: | YUMA |
| qtrqtr: SWNE | section: 25 | township: 1N | range: 45W | meridian: 6 |
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| Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls) |
| Oil spilled: 0 | Recvrd: 0 | |
| Water spilled: 120 | Recvrd: 0 | |
| Other spilled: 0 | Recved: 0 | |
| GW Impact? N | Surface water impact? N | Contained within berm? N |
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| 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: 20 | Water 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 |
| Date | Agency | Contact | Response |
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| 4/10/2013 | COGCC | JOHN AXELSON | RESPONSE EMAIL FROM MR. AXELSON |
| Field Visit/Follow Up |
| Name | Phone | Date |
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| No Field Visit data found. |
Sunday, April 28, 2013
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