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:	4/23/2013	Report taken by:	JOHN AXELSON
DocNum:	2232783	API number:	05-125 -09602	Facility ID:	280909

Operator Information

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

Description of Spill:

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

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
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
4/10/2013	COGCC	JOHN AXELSON	RESPONSE EMAIL FROM MR. AXELSON

Field Visit/Follow Up
Name	Phone	Date
No Field Visit data found.

Sunday, April 28, 2013