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37-113-20173

Well Details

Well ID: 37-113-20173
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Sullivan
Municipality: Cherry Township
Operator Name: CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC
Well Pad ID: 146112
Farm/Lease Name: MEHALICK UNIT 1H
License Status:
Spud Date: 2013-01-26
Permit Date: 2012-10-04
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: Y
Configuration: Horizontal Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 41.506481
Longitude: -76.350586

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

Well History

Date Event
2012-10-04 New Permit Application
2013-01-20 Performed Spud Operation
2013-03-22 Drilling Completion
2013-04-01 Perforation
2014-01-30 DEVIATED

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 2013-04-04 2013-04-04 8,578 4,650,618

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 Water Provided By Customer Base Fluid Fresh Water 100.0 76.41
Bactron K-139 Champion Technologies Biocide Glutaraldehyde 111-30-8 5.0 0.04
Gyptron T-390 Champion Technologies Scale Inhibitor Methanol 67-56-1 10.0 0.01
Sand (Proppant) Halliburton Propping Agent Crystalline Silica 14808-60-7 99.9 23.0
(FRW-66) Halliburton Friction Reducer Hydrotreated Light Distillate 64742-47-8 30.0 0.1
Hydrochloric Acid 28 Halliburton Acid Hydrogen Chloride 7647-01-0 30.0 0.52
Quaternary ammonium compounds,
benzyl-C-12-16 alkyldimethyl, chlorides
68424-85-1 10.0 None
Water 7732-18-5 85.0 None
Ethanol 64-17-5 5.0 None
BA-40L Halliburton Buffering Agent Potassium carbonate 584-08-7 60.0 0.004

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
2013 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 2,340,740.00 314 0.00 0 0.00 0
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,664,402.92 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,324,011.40 366 0.00 0 0.00 0
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,008,259.22 362 0.00 0 0.00 0
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 630,295.10 253 0.00 0 0.00 0
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0

For data sources see[6]

Waste Data

Period Operator Waste Type Quantity Disposal Method Waste Facility ID
2013 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracing Fluid Waste 38.19 Bbl CENTRALIZED TREATMENT PLANT FOR RECYCLE WMGR123NC006
2013 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 1,265.77 Tons LANDFILL 100933
2013 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drilling Fluid Waste 2,268.07 Bbl CENTRALIZED TREATMENT PLANT FOR RECYCLE WMGR123SW018
2013 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracing Fluid Waste 2,784.00 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 489.35 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 406.99 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 636.13 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 155.03 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 42.61 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 120.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY WMGR123
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Synthetic Liner Materials 26.93 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 211.58 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 12.07 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 197.06 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Synthetic Liner Materials 3.08 Tons LANDFILL 301358

For data sources see[7]

Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2124850 Primary Facility 2012-12-17 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Sullivan County, Cherry Twp. Soil stockpile not well stabilized, too wet. Area behind also v wet. Level spreaders are raw earth ditches, recommended planting with shrubs.
2141837 Primary Facility 2013-02-21 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted
2145538 Primary Facility 2013-03-05 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2146134 Primary Facility 2013-03-07 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted
2148126 Primary Facility 2013-03-15 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted
2151304 Primary Facility 2013-03-26 Routine/Complete Inspection Pending
2160189 Primary Facility 2013-04-22 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2168807 Primary Facility 2013-05-23 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted many minor issues. Some staining and black material on pad. garbage in sed basin. small rectangular containment off pad and on fill slope, super silt fence filters blowing in the wind.
2378795 Primary Facility 2015-06-12 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived on site at 13:05 and departed at 13:20. Weather conditions were sunny and ~85°F. No Chief representatives were present during the inspection.
2496170 Primary Facility 2016-06-24 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine inspection to assess overall site conditions. No Chief representatives were present.

Vegetative cover on site is greater than 70% total coverage of perennial plant species. Temporary erosion and sediment control BMPs have been removed. No evidence of accelerated erosion or sedimentation was observed.

The well pad surface has been decompacted and revegetated as an interim restoration measure. Title 59 Pa. C.S. § 3216 (2012 Oil and gas Act), which relates to site restoration, requires that a well site be reclaimed within 9 months of completing the drilling of the last well. According to the Department's records, no current well permit exists for this site and no request for a 2-year extension of time for site restoration under the 2012 Oil and Gas Act has been received. In order to remain in compliance with the Department's regulations regarding site restoration, a new well permit should be obtained or a request for an extension of time for site restoration should be submitted.

No violations were

2559350 Primary Facility 2017-01-31 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived @13:25. Weather: cold, snow. No one was on location at the time of my inspection. There was one well on the pad and it was in production. Annuli were plumbed to 550-gallon poly tank which contained ¿ 200 gal of mud/fluid. No combustible gas was detected at the polytank vent. The cellar was overflowing with water and ice.

Top gauge: 1000 psi (analog).

Left @ 13:35.

2560086 Primary Facility 2017-02-08 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine inspection to assess overall site conditions. No Chief representatives were present.

Vegetative cover on site is greater than 70% total coverage of perennial plant species. Temporary erosion and sediment control BMPs have been removed. No evidence of accelerated erosion or sedimentation was observed.

The well pad surface has been decompacted and revegetated as an interim restoration measure. Title 59 Pa. C.S. § 3216 (2012 Oil and gas Act), which relates to site restoration, requires that a well site be reclaimed within 9 months of completing the drilling of the last well. According to the Department's records, no current well permit exists for this site and no request for a 2-year extension of time for site restoration under the 2012 Oil and Gas Act has been received. In order to remain in compliance with the Department's regulations regarding site restoration, a new well permit should be obtained or a request for an extension of time for site restoration should be submitted.

No violations were

2697585 Primary Facility 2018-02-23 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted One well staged for production phase. One water separator. No leaks detected from production equipment. No violations noted.
2761041 Primary Facility 2018-08-07 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted The Department spoke with Rig Managers Steve and Trey. The 513 Rig is drilling the 2H at this time. The Rig could be done drilling in 17 days.
2854503 Primary Facility 2019-03-14 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived onsite for a routine inspection at 09:52; the weather was ~45°F and sunny.

There were 3 properly tagged Marcellus wells stage for production. The wells were plumbed to 2 poly vent tanks that were not on secondary containment. The well cellars were filled with water. No bubbling was observed, however, there was a slight sheen on part of the puddle around the wells (Photo #9). There were 3 GPUs and produced water tanks, 1 residual waste container, and 8 baker tanks onsite.

There were rutted areas around the pad and site sign (Photo #1). Overall, the pad was very muddy but no major E&S issues were noted. Areas that were not immediately off the pad surface showed sufficient vegetative cover. There were 3 infiltration basin constructed. The basin contained ice and cattails.

It is recommended that the basins be monitored to determine if they are functioning as designed or if remedial work is needed. It is also recommended that storage units, such as the residual waste container, be placed on secondary

For data sources see[8]

References