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37-113-20265

Well Details

Well ID: 37-113-20265
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Sullivan
Municipality: Fox Township
Operator Name: CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC
Well Pad ID: 151109
Farm/Lease Name: BAUMUNK NORTH A UNIT 1H
License Status:
Spud Date: 2014-07-06
Permit Date: 2014-04-24
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: Y
Configuration: Horizontal Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 41.577294
Longitude: -76.790908

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

Well History

Date Event
2014-04-24 New Permit Application
2014-07-09 Performed Spud Operation
2014-10-04 Drilling Completion
2014-12-26 Perforation
2015-05-13 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 2014-12-26 2015-01-02 8,630 11,898,400

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 Hydrochloric Acid Universal Acid Hydrochloric Acid 7647-01-0 37 0.07 0
Bactron K-139 Champion Technologies Biocide Quaternary ammonium compounds,
benzyl-C-12-16 alkyldimethyl, chlorides
68424-85-1 10 0.003 0
Ethanol 64-17-5 5 0.002 0
Glutaraldehyde 111-30-8 5 0.002 0
Water Provided by Customer Base Fluid Fresh Water 0000-00-0 100 99.896 0
Unislik ST 50 Universal Friction Reducer Petroleum distillates, hydrotreated light 64742-47-8 30 0.02 0
Gyptron T-390 Champion Technologies Scale Inhibitor Methanol 67-56-1 10 0.001 0

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
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 21,488.33 3 0.00 0 0.00 0
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 2,227,893.20 363 0.00 0 0.00 0
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,040,604.71 357 0.00 0 0.00 0
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 775,944.91 364 0.00 0 0.00 0
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 673,515.44 363 0.00 0 0.00 0

For data sources see[6]

Waste Data

Period Operator Waste Type Quantity Disposal Method Waste Facility ID
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drilling Fluid Waste 1,523.57 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123SW018
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 329.07 Tons LANDFILL 100933
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drilling Fluid Waste 526.55 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123
2014 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Drill Cuttings 1,652.70 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracing Fluid Waste 1,618.00 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracturing Fluid Waste 5.62 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 1,557.00 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2015 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracing Fluid Waste 450.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Fracturing Fluid Waste 120.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROC FAC (GENERAL PERMIT) WMGR123
2016 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 34,192.79 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 4,156.44 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 60.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY WMGR123
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 1,163.37 Bbl REUSE OTHER THAN ROAD SPREADING
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 3,447.17 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC Produced Fluid 5,013.00 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
2284882 Primary Facility 2014-07-08 Preoperation Inspection No Violations Noted
2291977 Primary Facility 2014-07-31 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2292376 Primary Facility 2014-07-27 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted
2307004 Primary Facility 2014-09-25 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2318187 Primary Facility 2014-10-28 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted 12:10, calm, sunny, temperatures in low 70's. Site was busy with the Orion 15 rig on site other contractors included: Halliburton (mud engineering) and Cathedral (directional Drilling). Conducted inspection of the site with company man, Joe. There were no issues on the pad at the time of my inspection nor were there any issues with E&S controls on site.
2335556 Primary Facility 2015-01-13 Preoperation Inspection No Violations Noted PreSpud inspection. E&S controls are in place
2335773 Primary Facility 2015-01-13 Routine/Partial Inspection No Violations Noted Fracturing the 4 Marcellus gas wells on site today.
2339409 Primary Facility 2015-01-28 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2363170 Primary Facility 2015-04-21 Routine/Partial Inspection No Violations Noted 4 Marcellus Shale wells Fractured in January 2015. Flowed back in March 2015. Highest conductance reading today 1.5 mS/cm from pooled water on pad surface.
2376313 Primary Facility 2015-06-03 Routine/Complete Inspection Pending Puddles on the well pad surface and water within the sediment basins adjacent to the pad were screened for electrical conductance using a Oakton multi-parameter PCSTester 35. Elevated conductance was observed in all puddles on the pad (2.8-6.8 mS/cm) and the sediment basin (2.92 mS/cm) adjacent to the northeast corner of the well pad. No stressed or dead vegetation was observed surrounding the pad, between the pad and sediment basin, or downslope of the sediment basin.
2434025 Primary Facility 2015-12-18 Administrative/File Review Violation(s) Noted Violations cited agains 113-20265 for likely unreported spill.
2436283 Primary Facility 2015-12-28 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted
2437763 Primary Facility 2016-01-05 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Flowback operations are underway for all four wells. All equipment, lines, and tanks are within containment. The electrical conductance of fluid puddles within the containment surrounding the well heads was over the instrument reading (20 mS/cm) limit of my Oakton Multi-parameter PCSTestr™ 35. The amount of fluid present within the containment should be monitored and removed as necessary. No areas of staining on the pad surface were observed.

No violations were cited during this inspection.

2440575 Primary Facility 2016-01-14 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted
2490920 Primary Facility 2016-06-01 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Vegetative cover on site is less than 70%. Temporary erosion and sediment control BMPs are in place and in good repair. No evidence of accelerated erosion or sediment control was observed.

Approximately 30 brine water tanks are located within containment on site. A number of the tanks are full , and tanker trucks are regularly arriving to empty the tanks. No evidence of spills such as staining, elevetated electrical conductivity, or salt crust/crystals was observed.

This site is currently not compliant with the Department's regulations pertaining to site restoration (Title 58 Pa. C.S. § 3216). The Department's records indicate that a request for a 2-year extension of time for site restoration was filed on 02/16/2016; this request has not yet been approved.

No violations were cited during this inspection.

2542052 Primary Facility 2016-12-06 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived @ 09:30. Weather: cold, cloudy, ice and patchy snow on the ground. The 4 wells on location were in production at the time of my inspection. Annuli were plumbed into two 550 gallon poly tanks.No combustible gas was detected at the vent of either polytank (Altair 5X Gas Meter calibrated 12/6/16). Left @ 10:10.
2562569 Primary Facility 2017-02-16 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted No violations cited.
2716689 Primary Facility 2018-02-20 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Fours wells staged for production phase. Four each water separators. Dump lines wrapped in insulating blanket. No leaks detected from production equipment. Methanol tank located near well heads. No violations noted.
2817826 Primary Facility 2018-12-18 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Arrived onsite for a routine inspection with Jared Jacobini, DEP Water Quality Specialist at 14:24; the weather was ~30°F.

There were 4 properly tagged Marcellus wells staged for production. There were 4 GPUs, 4 produced water tanks and 1 fresh water injection tank onsite and 1 compressor in secondary containment. The GPU and produced water tank secondary containment was about half full with ice. The produced water tanks had some moderate pitting/corrosion (Photo #4). The labels on the water injection tank were faded and illegible.

On the east side of the pad there was a large area of erosion in the collection ditch leading to an infiltration basin (Photos #6, 7). It is recommended that the area be stabilized/restored as per Department guidelines. There is also a swale entering the opposite side of the infiltration basin that had some ice. This area may need attention to ensure that it is functioning as intended.

The infiltration basin itself was nearly filled with water and ice. The basin may need to hav

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Date Resolved Violation Code Violation Type Violation Comments
2434025 741618 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 CSL 402(b) - POTENTIAL POLLUTION - Conducting an activity regulated by a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of The Clean Streams Law to prevent the potential of pollution to waters of the Commonwealth without a permit or contrary to a permit issue Environmental Health & Safety
2434025 741619 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 78.54 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - Operator failed to control and dispose of fluids, residual waste and drill cuttings, including tophole water, brines, drilling fluids, drilling muds, stimulation fluids, well servicing fluids, oil, and production fluids Environmental Health & Safety
2434025 741620 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 91.33A - Failure to notify DEP of pollution incident. No phone call made forthwith Administrative
2434025 741621 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 91.33B - Failure to take measures to mitigate spill impact and/or clean up w/in 15 days Environmental Health & Safety
2434025 741622 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 91.34A - Failure to take all necessary measures to prevent spill. Inadequate diking, potential pollution Environmental Health & Safety
2434025 741623 12/18/2015 2015-12-18 SWMA301 - Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste. Environmental Health & Safety

Penalties Applied

Violation ID Penalty ID Penalty Code Penalty Status Penalty Date Enforcement Date Penalty Amount Amount Collected
741618 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation
741619 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation
741620 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation
741621 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation
741622 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation
741623 332852 NOV - Notice of Violation

For data sources see[8]

References