Monday, April 22, 2013

Prospect Energy Releases 4,620 gallons of toxic waste from two spills - Fort Collins will face more contamination if ban does not stay in place

Source: COGCC

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Date Rec'd:3/11/2013Report taken by:  BOB CHESSON
DocNum:2232413API number:  05-069 -06076Facility ID:  216889
Operator Information
Operator:PROSPECT ENERGY LLCOper. No.10312
Address:1600 STOUT ST STE 1710 ATTN: WARD GILTNER  DENVER , CO 80202
Phone:(303 )973-3228Fax:(303 )346-4893
Operator Contact:MARY  GRIGGS
Description of Spill:
Date of Incident:3/1/2013
Type of Facility:WELL
Well Name/No.FT. COLLINS MUDDY UNIT  30-2Fac. Name/No.
County Name:LARIMER
qtrqtr: NWSWsection: 30township: 8Nrange: 68Wmeridian: 6
Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls)
Oil spilled:   1Recvrd:  1
Water spilled:   19Recvrd:  19
Other spilled:   Recved:  
GW Impact? NSurface water impact? NContained within berm? Y
Area and vertical extent of spill:  15-FT X  50 -FT
Current land use:  WELL PAD
Weather conditions:  CLOUDY, ABOUT 40 DEG F
Soil/Geology description  FORT COLLINS LOAM. SOIL UNIT 35 (SANDY LOAM).
Distance in feet to nearest surface water:  385
Depth to shallowest GW:  10
Wetlands:  Buildings:  160
Livestock:  Water Wells:  1500
Cause of spill:
EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Immediate Response:
SHUT CONNECTED WILL IN (MSSU 30-2), ISOLATED LINE, USED A VACUUM TRUCK TO RECOVER FLUIDS, THEN EXCAVATED IMPACTED SOIL, TO VISIBLY CLEAN SOIL BENEATH. SOIL WAS CONTAINED ON-SITE, AND WAS DISPOSED ON 3/7/13 AT WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., IN AULT, CO.
Emergency Pits:
NONE.
How extent determined:
VISUAL.
Further Remediation
NONE NEEDED.
Prevent Problem:
WE ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLING HIGH/LOW PRESSURE SHUT-OFF SWITCHES (MURPHY SWITCHES) AT OUR PUMPING UNITS.
Detailed Description:
A TOTAL OF 20 BBLS OF FLUID WAS RELEASED, WHICH WAS COMPRISED OF 19 BBLS OF WATER AND 1 BBL OF OIL. A BREAK HAD OCCURRED IN THE FLOWLINE DUE TO A BLOCKAGE IN THE LINE. THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE CAUSED BY A HEAVY EMULSION FROM OUR WATER FLOOD TREATMENT CHEMICALS COMBINED WIHT ADDITIONAL WATER PUT ON-LINE FROM NEWLY CONVERTED INJECTION WELLS. FLUID WAS RECOVERED USING A VACUUM TRUCK. STAINED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF AT WASTE MANAGEMENT INC., IN AULT, CO. NO IMPACT TO GROUNDWATER.

Other Notifications
DateAgencyContactResponse
3/1/2013COGCCBOB CHESSONACKNOWLEDGED NOTIFICATION
3/1/2013FORT COLLINS LGDDAN WEINHEIMERACKNOWLEDGED NOTIFICATION

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

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