"Taking Care of Business" - The IPEC Producer's Workshop
"Taking Care of Business" - The IPEC Producer's Workshop
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NINTH ANNUAL<br />
International Petroleum Environmental Conference<br />
Issues & Solutions in Exploration, Production & Refining<br />
October 22-25, 2002 • Albuquerque, NM<br />
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Using the Quick Check Site Checklist<br />
for a New Mexico Case Study<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental<br />
Assistance Corporation
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Integrated Petroleum<br />
Environmental Consortium<br />
United States<br />
Environmental Protection Agency<br />
Grant No. R 827015-01-1<br />
Technology Transfer<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• <strong>Workshop</strong> Tools<br />
– Quick Check Site Checklist<br />
– Detailed Checklist<br />
– Checklist Key<br />
– Supporting Reference Material<br />
– Video<br />
– Area Specific Case Study<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• Hands-on Approach<br />
• Identify Leaks as Sources<br />
• Improve Operations<br />
• Greater Environmental<br />
Compliance<br />
• Small Producers<br />
• Applicable to All Operators<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• Regulatory Agencies Tested<br />
– Oklahoma Corporation Commission<br />
– Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission<br />
• <strong>Workshop</strong>s<br />
– Oklahoma<br />
– Arkansas<br />
• Generic<br />
– Applicable Anywhere<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• Quick Check Site Checklist<br />
– Working Sections<br />
• Operator/Lease<br />
General Information<br />
• Oil/Condensate Tanks<br />
• Produced Water Tanks<br />
• Containment<br />
• Production Equipment<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• Quick Check Site Checklist<br />
– Working Sections<br />
• Compressor<br />
• Lease Chemicals<br />
• Pits<br />
• Wellhead<br />
• Pumping Unit<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Quick Check Site Checklist: Page 1
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Quick Check Site Checklist: Page 2
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist Key
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• Introduction Section<br />
– Date<br />
– Company - Lease<br />
– Spot Location<br />
Section-Township-Range<br />
– County - State<br />
– Well Type<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Introduction Section<br />
Battery<br />
Signs @ Entrance<br />
Well
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Introduction Section<br />
Gate/Locked<br />
Lease Fencing<br />
Condition
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Introduction Section<br />
Adjacent Land Use<br />
Terrain - Soil Texture<br />
Downslope Direction
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Oil / Condensate Tanks<br />
Load Lines - Catch Basins<br />
Number & Size <strong>of</strong> Tanks<br />
Flowlines - Connections
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Oil / Condensate Tanks<br />
Clean-Out Plates<br />
Drains<br />
Locks - Seals
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Oil / Condensate Tanks<br />
Tanks Need Paint<br />
Oil to Pipeline<br />
Stairs - Walkways Condition
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Oil / Condensate Tanks<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Tanks and<br />
Loading Points<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Directions / Distance to<br />
Nearest Surface Water<br />
Water Body Type - if any
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Water Tanks<br />
Tank Type & Top Type<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Tanks and Size<br />
Loadlines, Flowlines, Connections
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Water Tanks<br />
Clean-out Plates<br />
Drains<br />
Netting
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Water Tanks<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Tanks<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Denuded Areas - Size
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Containment<br />
Dimensions<br />
Type<br />
Earthen / Gravel / Concrete<br />
Breaches / Erosion
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Containment<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Containment<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Conditions inside Containment<br />
Spillage / Leaks
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Production Vessels<br />
Valves, Piping, Drains<br />
Number, Type and Size<br />
Active / Inactive<br />
Connections, Corrosion, Condition
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Production Vessels<br />
Junk / Debris Present<br />
HC / Salt Impacted Soil<br />
Trash Container
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Production Vessels<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Production<br />
Vessels<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Equipment in Need <strong>of</strong> Paint
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Compressor<br />
Type and Size<br />
Rental or Lease Owned<br />
Containment, Gaskets
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Compressor<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Compressor<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Fencing and<br />
Overall condition
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Lease Chemicals<br />
Container Type<br />
MSDS Sheets and Labels<br />
Container Size
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Pits<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Pits<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Pits or No Pits<br />
Fluids in Pits / Fluid type<br />
Volume
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Wellhead<br />
Gauges, Valves<br />
Stuffing Box Rubber<br />
Connections, Fencing
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Pumping Unit<br />
Gaskets and Belts<br />
Type / Size<br />
Guards and Fencing
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
Checklist<br />
Pumping Unit<br />
Section for:<br />
Comments @ Wellhead /<br />
Pumping Unit<br />
Section for:<br />
Proposed Remedial Action<br />
Overall condition
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• New <strong>IPEC</strong> Products<br />
– Improved Salt Test Kit<br />
– Completed Videos<br />
• Bioremediation Primer<br />
• Produced Water Clean-Up<br />
– In Production Videos<br />
• Oil / Produced Water Clean-up<br />
• Spill Emergency Response<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
• In Conclusion<br />
– <strong>IPEC</strong> Working for Producers<br />
– Providing Self-Help Tools<br />
– Continuing Development<br />
– Improving Operations<br />
– Better Environmental<br />
Compliance<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental
<strong>Taking</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />
“<strong>The</strong> earth is given as a common<br />
stock for man to labor and live<br />
on….”<br />
Thomas Jefferson<br />
G. Phil Spurlin<br />
BEACON Environmental