FRACTIVIST - Assist, Reform and Protect!: June 2013

RENEGADE OIL & GAS COMPANY LLC

This post is a very comprehensive look into the history of one company's well site and its inadequate track record. It appears that a large discharge of produced water occurred in late 2005. Was this spill a concern? It was on State land.

It is 'estimated' that +/- 5,000 barrels of produced water discharged on the ground surface and into Cottonwood Creek. According to COGCC documents, one barrel equals 42 US gallons. Five thousand barrels equates to 210,000 gallons of produced water that was reportedly spilled into Cottonwood Creek. Was this company fined?

Why has this company had so many unsatisfactory inspections/violations and is still being allowed to manage an active well? Of the 9 inspections listed below, the oil & gas operator failed 7, or 78% failure rate. Should they be fined? Should they be shut down for having so many violations?

Do all companies get 'breaks' for their violations? Are O&G violation rules different if a well is located on State land? Where did the produced water go? Does the Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 apply?

official docx:

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Date Rec'd:	12/21/2005	Report taken by:	BOB CHESSON
DocNum:	1433324	API number:	05-005 -06522	Facility ID:	204437

Operator Information

Operator:	RENEGADE OIL & GAS COMPANY LLC	Oper. No.	74165
Address:	P O BOX 460413 ATTN: EDWARD INGVE AURORA , CO 80046-0413
Phone:	(303 )680-4725	Fax:	(303 )680-4907
Operator Contact:	JB CONDILL

Description of Spill:

Date of Incident:

12/1/2005

Type of Facility:

WELL

Well Name/No.

STATE 2

Fac. Name/No.

County Name:

ARAPAHOE

qtrqtr: NESW

section: 36

township: 4S

range: 58W

meridian: 6

Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls)

Oil spilled: 0

Recvrd: 0

Water spilled:

Recvrd: 0

Other spilled:

Recved:

GW Impact? N

Surface water impact? Y

Contained within berm? N

Area and vertical extent of spill: 20-FT X 800 -FT

Current land use: RANGELAND

Weather conditions:

Soil/Geology description

Distance in feet to nearest surface water:

Depth to shallowest GW:

Wetlands:

Buildings:

Livestock:

Water Wells:

Cause of spill:

EQUIPMENT FAILURE

Immediate Response:

BACKHOE PLUGGED HOLE IN BERM AND REINFORCED BERM

Emergency Pits:

NONE

How extent determined:

VISUAL

Further Remediation

REMEDIATION UNDERWAY.

Prevent Problem:

REVIEW OF ALL COMPANY POLICIES WITH EMPLOYEES.

Detailed Description:

INSPECTION BY COGCC STAFF IN RESPONSE TO SURFACE OWNERS CONCERN IDENTIFIED A BREACH IN THE PRODUCED WATER PIT ALLOWING PIT TO DISCHARGE TO DRAINAGE OF COTTONWOOD CREEK AT A RATE OF APPROX. 3 GPM. RELEASE ONGOING FOR SOME TIME SO ESTIMATES OF RELEASE ARE VERY APPROXIMATE (5,000 BBLS (?).)

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

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Historical field inspections at this specific well

API Number: 05-005-06522	Name: STATE #2
Location: NESW 36 4S 58W	Lat: 39.65898 Long: -103.82827
Operator #: 39100

Field Inspections:

Inspection Date: 5/24/1995

Inspection was: No Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Indicator

Violation: Y