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34-007-23737

Well Details

Well ID: 34-007-23737
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Country: United States
State: Ohio
County: Ashtabula
Municipality: Plymouth Township
Operator Name: BIG SKY ENERGY INC
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: ELLSWORTH
License Status: Producing
License Date: 1987-01-14
Spud Date: 1987-09-17
Spud Drilling Contractor: CO TOOLS
Final Drill Date: 1987-09-21
Well Total Depth: 3132.00 ft
Configuration: Vertical
Latitude: 41.860000
Longitude: -80.720000

For data sources see[1]

Well History

Well Status Well Status Date Comment
Oil and Gas 1987-01-14 Issued Date 1/14/87 Expired Date 1/14/88 Acres 0020000 Tool Type RTF Proposed Formation CLINTON Proposed Depth 03132 Proposed Drill Depth 03132
Original Spud 1987-09-17
Completed 1987-09-21
Reached Total Depth 1987-09-21
CO 1987-11-14 254 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING GeoDate 1/14/87
Completion Report Received 1987-12-11
Construction Permit Expires 1988-01-14
CO 1993-10-22 1111 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY GeoDate 1/14/87
Change of Owner 2015-10-15 Operator changed from 1111, MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY to 1333, BIG SKY ENERGY INC TRANSFERRED WELL PER CHANGE OF OWNER DATED 2/8/1999 ON 10/15/2015 CM.
Record Last Modified 2017-02-15

For data sources see[2]

Perforation Treatments

Perforation Date Interval Top (ft) Interval Base (ft) Number of Shots
1997-06-29 2924 3043 0
2924 3043 0
2006-09-11 2964 3030 66
2964 3030 66
2924 3043 0

For data sources see[3]

Stimulations Data

Stimulation Date Chemical Agent Chemical Agent Concentration (%) Fracking Fluid Volume Mass of Proppant Used (lb) Fracking Company Comments
H2O 0 78000 Gal 500000 FRAC: H2O,SAND
H2O 0 78000 Gal 500000 2100 PSI RATE 30 BBL/MIN; AVG. TREATMENT 1800 PSI.

For data sources see[4]

Production Data

Period Operator Name Gas Quantity (mcf) Oil Quantity (bbl) Production Days
1987 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 1974.00 0.00 68
1988 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 10847.00 571.00 334
1989 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 4553.00 192.00 365
1990 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 2706.00 192.00 365
1991 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 2402.00 98.00 365
1992 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 1708.00 88.00 365
1993 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING 949.00 0.00 200
1994 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 1480.00 66.00 365
1995 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 704.00 0.00 365
1996 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 650.00 51.00 365
1997 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 833.00 42.00 365
1999 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 1700.00 0.00 365
2000 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 1166.00 0.00 365
2001 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 112.00 0.00 365
2002 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 0.00 63.00 365
2003 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 0.00 0.00 365
2004 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 0.00 150.00 365
2005 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 520.00 0.00 365
2006 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 426.00 94.00 365
2007 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 801.00 155.00 365
2008 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 353.00 216.00 365
2009 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 243.00 65.00 365
2010 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY 168.00 124.00 365
2011 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 188.00 66.00 365
2012 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 1223.00 107.00 366
2013 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 826.00 0.00 365
2014 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 329.00 0.00 365
2016 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 0.00 0.00 0
2017 BIG SKY ENERGY INC 0.00 0.00 0

For data sources see[5] [6]

Waste Data

Period Operator Name Waste Type Quantity (bbl) Production Days
1987 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 185 68
1988 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 1077 334
1989 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 193 365
1990 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 503 365
1991 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 150 365
1992 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 230 365
1993 EDCO DRILLING & PRODUCING Brine 120 200
1994 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 258 365
1995 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
1996 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 84 365
1997 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 85 365
1999 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2000 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2001 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 0 365
2002 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2003 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2004 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2005 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2006 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2007 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2008 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2009 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2010 MERIDIAN ENERGY COMPANY Brine 0 365
2011 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 0 365
2012 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 0 366
2013 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 134 365
2014 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 87 365
2016 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 0 0
2017 BIG SKY ENERGY INC Brine 0 0

For data sources see[7] [8]

Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
-1198102199 2006-10-20 0:00 PW No Violations
-1230568419 2015-6-11 0:00: PW No Violations
-1277279358 2015-10-29 0:00 PW No Violations
-1371697261 2004-3-18 0:00: PW No Violations
-1522721226 2018-5-15 0:00: UP No Violations
-1534470660 2004-4-14 0:00: PW No Violations
-1543929962 2015-5-19 0:00: PW No Violations
-162159257 2015-7-21 0:00: PW No Violations
-1712637456 2004-6-24 0:00: PW No Violations
-1742373423 2015-4-21 0:00: PW No Violations
-1933076632 2004-5-24 0:00: PW No Violations
-2082595877 2015-4-1 0:00:0 PW No Violations
-2133427707 2017-10-31 0:00 PW No Violations 1.00
-380798666 2004-4-21 0:00: PW No Violations
-687613749 2015-6-10 0:00: PW No Violations
-808528766 2017-2-17 0:00: PW No Violations
-861522425 2015-4-24 0:00: PW No Violations
-935383276 2015-8-20 0:00: PW No Violations 0.70
0119216382 2016-03-09 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found there has been no further action performed to correct the compliance issues since my last inspection on 12-17-2015.
0162159257 2015-07-21 Production Wells No Violations My inspection of the remedial work required to comply with the Notice of Compliance issued on 4-1-2015 found all free fluids have been removed from the dike area. There is material that had been removed from inside the earthen dike area placed on a plastic liner and covered located on the west side of the tank battery. There is also two fifty-five gallon steel barrels which appear to be full of fluid next to the stockpiled material. The barrels have plastic covering the top of the barrels with duct tape sealing the plastic to the barrel. There is still a layer of oil saturated peat moss lying on the surface inside the earthen dike walls. There has been no identification posted for the well. The oil saturated soil around the well head has not been removed.
0299158300 2015-07-09 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found there has been no change of correction of the violations since the inspection on 06-16-2015.
0380798666 2004-04-21 Production Wells Violations Noted Remedial not complete . Conf. With Bob Barr , advised him to complete remedial work .
0475732469 2016-12-08 Production Wells No Violations Myself and Tom Hill inspected this well to find the company has not performed remediation required to resolve the compliance notice. Tom took photos of the tank pad area.
0687613749 2015-06-10 Production Wells No Violations I met with Tom Hill at the well. We inspected the violations at the well to find there has been no action to remediate the violations.
0797027443 2015-06-16 Production Wells No Violations My inspection of the violations found the oil and oil saturated soil in the tank battery and around the well have not been removed. The identification for the well has not been posted at the tank battery area.
0808528766 2017-02-17 Production Wells No Violations Myself, Tom Hill, Rick Anderson, Terry Whitehair and Gene Park with ODNR Division of Oil & Gas met with Bob Barr Sr., Charles Mosio and Gino Pulito with Big Sky Energy on site to discuss the required remedial work needed to comply with the compliance issues with this well.
0861522425 2015-04-24 Production Wells No Violations Inspection of the well found there has been no action to remove excessive fluid inside the earthen dike or removal of the oil saturated soil around the well head. There has also been no identification posted at the tank battery area. I contacted Don Goosman, he told me they still do not have a brine truck driver.
0935383276 2015-08-20 Production Wells No Violations I was on location for a follow-up inspection in reference to compliance notice -2082595877. I observed the pumpjack in operation. There is a 12 x 4 area in front of the pumpjack that is oil stained. The wellhead is oil stained. The 2 flow line valve is in the open position. I found the tank battery consists of a 100 barrel production tank, a 50 barrel, poly brine tank and a mechanical separator. The entire tank battery stained from oil. The west side of the brine tank is stained. There is a dike around the tank battery. Photo were taken and available upon request.
0981940316 2015-12-17 Production Wells No Violations I arrived on site to find the material that had been removed from inside the earthen dike area has been removed from the site, also the two drums that were full with oil and paraffin that was removed from inside the earthen dike area had also been removed. NOTE: The material that was remove had been transported to Big Skys yard near Dorset. This is the same place the material from the oil spill of December in 2014 at permit# 3400720850 was taken. There needs to be more contaminated material removed from inside the earthen dike and well locations and a identification sign posted at the tank battery area to resolve the compliance issues.
1019566608 2015-06-30 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found there has been no change of correction of the violations since the last inspection on 6-16-2015.
1081294024 2004-03-01 Production Wells Violations Noted Case# 04-00 , Jim Erwin ( EPA ) . Inspection showed 210 bbl production tank had overflowed inside dike area , also a small amount of oil flowed outside dike on north side . There was absorbant pads and peat sorb placed over oil containing it . Tank
1111856900 2004-09-27 Production Wells Violations Noted Remedial work has been completed .
119216382 2016-3-9 0:00:0 PW No Violations
1198102199 2006-10-20 Production Wells No Violations no violations .
1230568419 2015-06-11 Production Wells No Violations Myself, Tom Hill and Terry Whitehair met with Bob Barr Sr. . We discussed with Bob about all the pending violations he has not corrected [ P#s 3737,575,588,850,1222,738,718,664,820 and the idle wells ]. He claimed he cant keep help but would attempt to correct the violations.
1235442369 2015-12-02 Production Wells No Violations I conducted a compliance follow-up inspection of this well and found the stockpiled material was removed from the tank battery, along with the 55 gallon drums. The tank battery soil was still saturated with oil and needs removed. There was no pooling of any oil/brine within the tank battery but the soil is very stained. The soil around the wellhead still needs to be removed and cleaned. Identification still needs posted at the tank battery.
1277279358 2015-10-29 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found the stockpiled material that was removed from the tank battery area was still on the west side of the tank battery area. The material was covered with a plastic liner. The two 55 gallon drums were also still there. The plastic on one of the drums was torn allowing me to see the drum was full of oil and paraffin. If there is a heavy rainfall this drum will start overflowing onto the ground. The material on the ground inside the earthen dike area was still saturated with oil. The oil saturated soil on the ground around the well casing has not been removed. There was no identification posted at the tank battery area.
1287710507 2018-02-27 Production Wells No Violations I, along with Supervisor Tom Hill, inspected this well location as part of on-going enforcement proceedings. As such, the following deficiencies had been noted: leakage of oil at the wellhead and battery and lack of complete identifying signage. At the time of this inspection, we noted the following: Fittings and connections at the wellhead were secure. There was older degraded oil and oily peat moss material throughout most of the tank containment area as noted during previous inspections, that remained unaddressed. ID signage was not present. I noted the chart box was not active. The landowner had indicated that he receives domestic gas from the well, but it is not being commercially produced.
1342954516 2016-08-26 Production Wells No Violations On site with DOGRM Inspector Mike Dinsmore. At the time of my inspection the domestic supply coming off of the 4.5 inch casing was on. The dike was free of fluid. No activity has taken place since the last inspection to clean the bottom of the tank battery of oil and peat moss.
1371697261 2004-03-18 Production Wells Violations Noted Tank has been cleaned . There is still oil soaked material that needs to be removed .
1372337257 2013-06-24 Production Wells No Violations I was on location in reference to complaint number 4367 and my inspection found the well to be equipped with a pump jack. The stuffing box needs repaired and the contaminated soil needs cleaned from around the wellhead. The tank battery consists of a 100 BBL production tank, a 50 BBL brine tank, and a mechanical separator. The brine tank appears to have over flowed at one time. The saturated area inside the dike needs cleaned up. The dike is in good repair. There is no identification on the tank battery. The lease road is in stable condition. I spoke with Jamie Campbell from Big Sky about the repairs needed.
1415196200 2014-11-05 Production Wells No Violations My inspection is for a follow up on complaint number 4367. The black water outside of the dike that was found to be decomposing vegetation has drained off of the location. The tank battery has fresh peat sorb spread around the inside of the dike. I spoke with Bob Barr Jr and was informed that the well tender had made a mistake while draining the water from the production tank to the brine tank. The water inside the dike only showed 100 ppg of chlorides. The contaminated stone is scheduled to be removed from the tank battery and replaced with new by the beginning of next week. He stated he would also have an identification sign placed on the tank battery. I requested he contact either myself or Jerry Kohl when the work is completed.
1522721226 2018-05-15 UrbanProduction Wells No Violations I inspected this well location as part of evaluation of an active compliance notcie. As such, the following deficiencies had been noted: leakage of oil at the wellhead and battery and lack of complete identifying signage. At the time of this inspection, I noted the following: Fittings and connections at the wellhead were secure. There was some oily staining and larger area of stressed vegetation around the base of the wellhead. There were several inches of standing water in the secondary containment, with a visisble floating sheen of oil. When disturned, the underlying gravel ballast released additional oil. ID signage was not present. I noted the chart box was not active. There were no indications that any efforts to mitigate, clean-up, or fix the noted defficiencies had been undertaken.
1534470660 2004-04-14 Production Wells Violations Noted Clean-up not complete .
1543929962 2015-05-19 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found there is no change in the status of the remediation of the violations.
1550160495 2019-02-12 Production Wells No Violations

-barrel tank, one 50-barrel tank and a mechanical separator. No legible identification was located at the well or tank battery. Tank battery at the time was filled with rain water and ice, no oil visible. 50 bbl. tank was full. An earthen dike surrounded tank battery. Lease road was in stable. I spoke with land owner William Ellsworth regarding Big Sky. He informed me of the situation of the well and tank battery.

1561469075 2019-6-25 0:00: PW No Violations
1598281173 2020-8-24 0:00: PW No Violations
1613684210 2015-05-05 Production Wells No Violations My inspection found the fluid level inside the earthen dike walls has been lowered. There is still six inches of fluid remaining inside the earthen dike walls. There has been no other remedial work done.
1615338253 2018-10-18 Production Wells No Violations I conducted an inspection regarding complaint #5990 regarding a tank overflow into the tank battery at this location. At the time of this inspection, the well was equipped with a pumping unit and not in production. There was an active domestic line plumbed off the 4.5 inch casing with a regulator and drip bottle. The tank battery was comprised of one 100 BBL tank, one 50 BBL tank and a mechanical separator. The 50 BBL tank was approximately 75% full of water with two to three inches of old oil on top of the water. The top of the tank was sagging and allowing the rainwater to enter through the top of the tank, filling it and overflowing. The side of the 50 BBL tank was stained with oil. The area around the base of the 50 BBL tank was stained with old oil and contained within the dike. The tank battery was diked. No legible identification was located at the well or tank battery. Lease access was stable. I spoke with Charles Moisio, well tender for Big Sky. Mr. Moisio stated that he would be on location on 10/19/18 to remove the existing fluid from the 50 BBL tank. I informed Mr. Moisio that the area of impact inside the battery from the previous release would have to be removed and disposed of properly. I also spoke with landowner William Ellsworth informing him of Big Skys intention to remove the fluid from the 50 BBL tank and remediation of the impacted soil inside the diked battery.
1712637456 2004-06-24 Production Wells Violations Noted Remedial work not completed .
1742373423 2015-04-21 Production Wells No Violations Complaint# 5011, Kurt Hansen. I contacted Kurt and told him that I was aware of the situation at the well on Rockwell road and would inspect the well today. Upon arrival at the well I found there has been no change since 4-1-2015 when I issued a Compliance notice for the water and oil inside the earthen dike walls. There was oil absorbent booms placed on the top of the dike wall. There was no oil outside the earthen dike wall. I then contacted Kurt, he told me he had placed the oil booms on the dike wall. I then contacted Don Gooseman with the company. He told me they do not have a brine truck driver but when they do they will remove the oil and water from inside the earthen dike walls.
1874102262 2004-04-06 Production Wells Violations Noted Remedial work is still ongoing .
1895909849 2004-03-31 Production Wells Violations Noted There is still oil soaked peat sorb to be removed .
1933076632 2004-05-24 Production Wells Violations Noted Remedial work not complete .
1951062221 2017-07-21 Production Wells No Violations The tank battery floor was free of storm water to the gravel floor. The floor of the tank battery is stained with dead oil and peat sorb. There was oil leaking out of the brine tank south east side of the tank battery. The tank battery floor around the brine tank had mobile oil on it. Brine tank is full and needs emptied. Tank battery needs to be stripped down, contaminated gravel removed, subsoils assessed for contamination, removed as needed. Subsoils and gravels need to be replaced. Well was shut in and not in production.
2048424078 2019-12-13 0:00 PW No Violations
2082595877 2015-04-01 Production Wells Violations Noted My inspection found inside the earthen dike walls there was one plus feet of standing fluid. There is a half inch of oil floating on the fluid. There is no identification posted for this well at the tank battery area. There is oil on the ground around the wellhead six feet by two feet. There is a active domestic hook-up on the production casing. ODNR Division of Oil & Gas records showed the last reported production was in 2012 producing 1223 mcf of gas and 107 barrels of oil. This well is in non-compliance. Remedial work to get this well into compliance: REMOVE FLUID AND OIL FROM INSIDE EARTHEN DIKE AREA AND ANY CONTAMINATED SOILS, REMOVE OIL SATURATED SOILS FROM AROUND THE WELLHEAD, ESTABLISH A IDENTIFICATION SIGN AT THE TANK BATTERY AREA, SUBMIT PRODUCTION REPORTS FROM 2012 TO PRESENT. I contacted Don Goosman and told him of the violations, he told me as soon as he has equipment he will perform the remedial work.
2108312091 2015-04-28 Production Wells No Violations My inspection of the tank battery found the excessive fluid has not been removed from inside the earthen dike area, also the oil saturated soil around the well head has not been removed. The identification has not been established for this well.
2130998619 2016-03-18 Production Wells No Violations I was accompanied by Jen Barret, Dan Martin, Mike Williams [ Attorney Generals Office ], Rick Anderson and Tom Hill [ODNR Division of Oil & Gas ]. There was a new chart on the gas meter with the date of 3-15-2016 wrote on it. The chart indicated the well was in production at the time of the inspection. I took a photo of the chart on the gas meter. The remediation at the tank battery and the well locations have not changed since my last inspection on 3-9-2016.
2133427707 2017-10-31 Production Wells No Violations I inspected this well locaiton as part of on-going enforcement proceedings. As such, the following defficieincies had been noted: leakage of oil at the wellhead and battery and lack of complete identifying signage. At the time of this inspection, I noted the following: a wellhead with pump jack system and associated battery on a larger, rural parcel. The battery was comprised of one 100-barrel, steel production tank, one 50-barrel FRP brine tank, and horizontal separator. Fittings and connections at the wellhead were secure. There was oil and paraffin impacted soil surrounding the wellhead and a larger (15 x 5) area of stressed vegetation extedning beyond the wellhead to the north. There was older degraded oil and oily peat moss material throughout most of the tank containment area, with the most concentrated area of resideual oil located at the south end of the containment. ID signage was not present. I noted the chart box was not active.
299158300 2015-7-9 0:00:0 PW No Violations
475732469 2016-12-8 0:00: PW No Violations
797027443 2015-6-16 0:00: PW No Violations
981940316 2015-12-17 0:00 PW No Violations

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Violation Code Violation Comments
0380798666 US-OH-124034 2004-07-18 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1081294024 US-OH-101817 2004-04-06 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1111856900 US-OH-102802 2004-04-06 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1371697261 US-OH-110980 2004-04-06 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1534470660 US-OH-114764 2004-07-18 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1712637456 US-OH-116974 2004-10-26 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1874102262 US-OH-118790 2004-04-10 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1895909849 US-OH-119044 2004-04-06 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1933076632 US-OH-119455 2004-10-26 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
2082595877 US-OH-121251 2015-04-14 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
2082595877 US-OH-121252 2015-04-14 Failure to legibly identify well
2082595877 US-OH-121253 2015-04-14 No SPCC dike/or failure to keep dike free of water or oil
2082595877 US-OH-121254 2015-04-14 Statement of annual production not filed

For data sources see[9]

References