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"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


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<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


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<strong>The</strong> <strong>IPEC</strong> Producer’s <strong>Workshop</strong><br />

Checklist<br />

Introduction Section<br />

Gate/Locked<br />

Lease Fencing<br />

Condition


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<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


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<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


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<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


<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 />

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

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