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37-015-23281

Well Details

Well ID: 37-015-23281
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Bradford
Municipality: Wilmot Township
Operator Name: CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC
Well Pad ID: 148719
Farm/Lease Name: L&L CONSTRUCTION UNIT A 2H
License Status: UNDEFINED
Spud Date:
Permit Date: 2016-09-26
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: Y
Configuration: Horizontal Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 41.586637
Longitude: -76.225005

For data sources see[1][2][3]

Well History

Date Event
2016-09-26 New Permit Application
2016-10-05 Performed Spud Operation

For data sources see[4]

Fracking Activities

Fracking Jobs

Job Number Job Start Date Job End Date True Vertical Depth (ft) Total Water Volume (gal) Total Non-Water Volume (gal)
1 2017-04-20 2017-04-30 7,433 4,785,440 0

Fluid Composition Data

Job Number Trade Name Supplier Purpose Ingredient Name CAS Number Additive Percentage by Mass Job Percentage by Mass Mass Used (lb)
1 Sand Sagrent/Unimin Proppant Listed Below
Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 112-34-5 60 0.00011 52
Alcohols, (C10-16), ethoxylated 68002-97-1 5 0.00343 1604
Ethoxylated (C10-16) alcohols 68002-97-1 35 0.00007000 31
Hydrochloric acid 7647-01-0 15 0.03374 15775
Quaternary ammonium compound 68424-85-1 10 0.00257 1202
Acetophenone 98-86-2 1 0.00001000 1
Ethylene glycol 107-21-1 30 0.00167 782
Crystallilne silica 14808-60-7 100 14.2738 6,674,600.0
Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated 68439-50-9 5 0.00343 1604
Ammonium acetate 631-61-8 13 0.00892 4170
Water 7732-18-5 85 0.19917 89393
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 1 0.00001000 1
Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated 68551-12-2 5 0.00343 1604
Methanol 67-56-1 5 0.00001000 4
Water 7732-18-5 40 0.00223 1043
Thiourea 62-56-6 1 0.00001000 1
Ethanol 64-17-5 5 0.00128 601
Water 7732-18-5 80 0.02056 9613
Glutaraldehyde 111-30-8 5 0.00128 601
Water 7732-18-5 100 85.4012 39,934,500.0
Distillate, petroleum, hydrotreated, light 64742-47-8 30 0.02058 9622
Ethanol, 2,2',2"-nitrilotris-,
tris(dihydrogen phosphate) (ester), sodium salt
68171-29-9 30 0.00167 782
Unislick ST-50 CESI Chemical Friction Reducer Listed Below
Hydrochloric Acid PVS Acidizing Listed Below
Water Chief Oil and Gas Carrier/Base Fluid Listed Below
BIOC11219A Nalco Champion Biocide Listed Below
EC6486A Nalco Champion Scale Inhibitor Listed Below
Unihib G GeoSafe Acid Inhibitor Listed Below

For data sources see[5]

Production Data

Period Operator Name Gas Quantity (mcf) Gas Production Days Oil Quantity (bbl) Oil Production Days Water Quantity (bbl) Water Production Days
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,335,988.36 194 0.00 0 0.00 0
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,696,954.87 361 0.00 0 0.00 0
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,034,940.25 365 0.00 0 0.00 0

For data sources see[6]

Waste Data

Period Operator Waste Type Quantity Disposal Method Waste Facility ID
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 103.12 Tons LANDFILL 100933
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drilling Fluid Waste 215.38 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drilling Fluid Waste 220.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123NC018
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 459.69 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 21.03 Tons LANDFILL 100933
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 424.91 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 10,521.74 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 1,032.07 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 138.07 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)

For data sources see[7]

Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2541643 Primary Facility 2016-12-02 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine inspection conducted to assess overall site conditions. No Chief representatives were present.

Vegetative cover on the site is greater than 70%. No evidence of accelerated erosion or sedimentation was observed.

The 2H and 3H wells were recently spudded. Some materials from the spudding operations remain on site. No staining, odors, or sheens were observed that would indicate a potential spill.

No violations were cited during this inspection.

2554627 Primary Facility 2017-01-19 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted I arrived at 12:30 to conduct an inspection of the site. Helmerich & Payne Drilling Rig #513 is the drilling rig at the location. The pad surface contained a significant amount of mud due to the recent rainfall events and snow an ice melt. Chief submitted a Drilling Resumption After Break of 30 days or more notification as per 58 Pa. C.S. 3211(f)(1) to the Department on 1/17/17. The notice indicated Chief would resume drilling of the 3H well at 6:00 Pm on 1/18/17. I met with Trey Villareal, site company man, consultant of Chief Oil and Gas and Ray Miller, Senior Health Safety and Environmental Advisor of Chief Oil and Gas. The current drilling depth is 0 feet. According to Mr. Villareal and Mr. Miller resumption of drilling has not commenced on the 3H well as of yet. This rig has been stacked out for 15 months in Texas and is currently undergoing winterization and rig test up. Drilling will commence on Sunday. After the 3H well is drilled to total depth, the 2H well be drilled to TD. This rig wil
2558334 Primary Facility 2017-02-02 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine inspection conducted to assess overall site conditions and on-going drilling operations.

Vegetative cover on the site is greater than 70%. Several areas along the access road and adjacent to the well pad have been disturbed by vehicles parking on the soft ground. These areas have been smoothed and mulched with straw. No evidence of accelerated erosion or sedimentation was observed.

Drilling operations are on-going. All chemicals and equipment on site were being stored within containment, and no observable leaks or spills were present. No evidence of spills such as sheens or odors were observed on the areas of the pad outside containment.

No violations were cited during this inspection.

2561851 Primary Facility 2017-02-15 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted No wells in production. No violations cited.
2585106 Primary Facility 2017-04-20 Routine/Partial Inspection No Violations Noted Inspection to assess conditions during well stimulation. I arrived on site at 12:10 hrs. Chief representative Colter Dabney was on site and accompanied me on the inspection. He is aware of the puddle in containment with the petroleum sheen and the hydraulic fluid spill, and indicated that these items would be addressed.

No violations cited.

2587346 Primary Facility 2017-04-26 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted The 2H is having the coil tubing run down hole. The site Forman is Dale Graham. The Frack is being conducted by Universal. No leaks from equipment. Containment is in good condition. No violations noted.
2607088 Primary Facility 2017-06-05 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted I arrived at the site at 12:13. The weather conditions were mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies, humid with a light breeze and temperatures in the low 70's. I met with Larry Patrick and an employee with the first name of Gary, who declined to provide his last name, both well testers of Oil States Energy Services. They stated they following in reference to site activities. "Flowback of the 2H and 3H wells is in progress. The flowback operations started last Wednesday or Thursday. The 1H well is in production. Natural gas is being sent to the gathering pipeline on the pad to the sales line as the wells are being flowed back." I left the site at 13:35.

I contacted Peg Farrell, Environmental Manager of Chief Oil and Gas at 14:13 on 6/5/17 to inform her of my findings at the site during the inspection and to confirm the statements of Oil States Energy regarding site activites. Ms. Farrell indicated during the phone conversation that the containment at the site was inspected the week of 5/30/17 and the data was

2751432 Primary Facility 2018-06-25 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted I arrived at the site at 12:59. The weather conditions are partly cloudy skies and breezy with temperatures in the low to mid 70's. The entrance gate to the pad on the access road was unlocked. There was no activity or personnel at the site. The L&L Construction Unit A 1H-3H wells are in production. The most recent inspection conducted at the site by the Department was on 2-16-18, with the inspection code listed in the surface activities inspection report as Site Restoration. The well pad has been restored. The Department has acknowledged the Notice of Termination Request for the Erosion Sedimentation Control General Permit Number ESX11-015-0226, based on the inspection conducted at the site on 2-16-18. The previous inspection conducted at the site by the Department was on 6-5-18. During the 6-5-18 inspection, I had observed trash scattered in the stormwater perimeter ditch at the junction of the pad surface and the base of the site cut slope, and in the stormwater perimeter ditch adjacent to the si
2825489 Primary Facility 2019-01-10 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived onsite for a routine inspection at 10:35; the weather was ~25°F and very windy.

There were 3 properly tagged Marcellus wells staged for production and plumbed to 2 550-gallon plastic tanks that were on a plastic containment. The well cellars were filled with gravel. There were 3 GPUs and 3 produced water tanks onsite and in secondary containment.

The pad was reduced in size and had established vegetation that was greater than 70% cover. No E&S issues were noted.

No violations noted.

For data sources see[8]

References