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| Country: United States | |
| State: Pennsylvania | |
| County: Washington | |
| Municipality: North Bethlehem Township | |
| Operator Name: RICE DRILLING B LLC | |
| Well Pad ID: | |
| Farm/Lease Name: CAPTAIN USA 2G | |
| License Status: | |
| Spud Date: | |
| Permit Date: 2015-02-04 | |
| Well Type: GAS | |
| Unconventional Well: Y | |
| Configuration: Horizontal Well | |
| Conservation: No | |
| Latitude: 40.096817 | |
| Longitude: -80.099203 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2015-02-04 | New Permit Application |
For data sources see[4]
| Inspection ID | Inspection Category | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Result | Inspection Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2365944 | Primary Facility | 2015-04-30 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Violations Noted | On April 30, 2015, Water Quality Specialist Supervisor John Carson and I inspected the Captain USA site and made the following observations: |
| 2424347 | Primary Facility | 2015-10-30 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Violations Noted | |
| 2454231 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-09 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/9/15, I performed a routine complete inspection of the Captain USA well site and made the following observations: |
| 2454520 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-13 | Follow-up Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/13/15, I performed a follow up inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to issues noted in an 11/9/15 inspection of the same site and made the following observations: |
| 2454853 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-18 | Follow-up Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/18/15, I performed a follow up inspection for the Captain USA site and made the following observations: |
| 2473429 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-04 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/4/2015, I performed a complaint response inspection at the Captain USA site in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation impacting the waters of the commonwealth as well as possible petroleum contamination. |
| 2476803 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-10 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/10/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site accompanied by WQS Bryon Miller and Environmental Trainee John Parry in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation impacting the waters of the commonwealth, water samples were taken for UVIR analysis. |
| 2477327 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-12 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/12/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation affecting the waters of the commonwealth. |
| 2477606 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-25 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 11/25/15, I performed a routine complete inspection accompanied by Rice representative Jovan Rohena of the Captain USA Well Site in response to a request from the operator for a pre-operation inspection and made the following observations:
-operation inspection could not be completed for the site as the perimeter controls near the entrance including a large diversion ditch were under construction at the time of inspection. No violation. Pre-operation inspection not completed, site not ready for drilling. -40 05 32.154N; 80 06 01.818W
-40 05 30.066N; 80 06 03.768W
-40 05 44.916N; 80 05 57.714W
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| 2478232 | Primary Facility | 2015-12-02 | Preoperation Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 12/2/15, I completed a pre-operation inspection for the Captain USA Well Site in response to an operator request and made the following observations:
-operations inspection to be completed. -Clay sediments observed in rock lined diversion channel may indicate insufficient lining thickness. No violation, inspection and remediation recommended. -accumulating immediately beyond perimeter controls on the northwest side of the area and may be causing accelerated erosion. -Samples taken from water pooled on site and from runoff taken for MBAS analysis due to significant observed foaming in the stream channel and in water pooling at site controls. Conclusion: |
| 2478540 | Primary Facility | 2015-12-17 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 12/17/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation. |
| 2478893 | Primary Facility | 2015-12-22 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 12/22/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation. |
| 2479422 | Primary Facility | 2015-12-24 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 12/24/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to reports of increased erosion and sedimentation. |
| 2480380 | Primary Facility | 2015-12-31 | Complaint Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 12/31/15, I performed a complaint response inspection of the Captain USA well site in response to reports of oily material running off of the site and made the following observations:
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| 2481408 | Primary Facility | 2016-01-21 | Follow-up Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 1/21/16, I performed a follow up inspection of the Captain USA well site accompanied by DEP Engineer Emmanuel Nwaobilo in response to previously observed issues with increased erosion and sedimentation and potential undelineated streams. Snow cover in the area of concerned prevented effective inspection of the site. |
| 2483816 | Primary Facility | 2016-03-08 | Follow-up Inspection | No Violations Noted | On 3/8/16, I performed a follow up inspection with DEP engineer Emmanuel Nwaobilo for the Captain USA site in response to an ongoing issue with site E&S controls and made the following observations:
•Along the access road, where it crosses the last saddle before the pad, E&S controls have been heavily reinforced partially in response to department recommendations. •Inspection of the area below the reinforced controls found multiple streams and waterways not shown in the site plans or in the original streams and wetlands report for the site. Due to this the site is not in compliance with §102.4(b)(4)(ii),(iv), §102.8(b)(2),(3),(5), and (8), §102.4(b)(5)(v) and §102.5(m)(2)(ii). •Many of the stream channels in the area adjacent to the site appear to be undergoing increased erosion and sedimentation. This is a violation of §102.2(a), (b); §102.11(a)(1),(2) and 35 P.S. § 691.401 •The site was also noted to be in in the drilling/PCSM phase at the time of inspection and primary site construction was completed t |
| 2499185 | Primary Facility | 2016-06-14 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Violations Noted | A routine/partial inspection of the well site was conducted. |
| 2530285 | Primary Facility | 2016-10-05 | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | In Compliance with Policy | Incident response conducted as a result of an operator notification. |
For data sources see[5]