37-021-21097

Well Details

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County: Cambria
Municipality: Adams Township
Operator Name: T & F EXPLORATION LP
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: ANGELS COAL TRUST 1
First Permit Date: 2008-10-09
Last Permit Date: 2008-10-09
Spud Date: 2009-07-08
Unconventional: No
Horizontal: No
Well Status: ACTIVE
Violations: 1
Latitude: 40.261283
Longitude: -78.748003

Production Data

PERIOD	GAS QUANTITY	GAS PRODUCTION DAYS	CONDENSATE QUANTITY	CONDENSATE PRODUCTION DAYS	OIL QUANTITY	OIL PRODUCTION DAYS
2009-0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010-0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Waste Data

PERIOD	TYPE	QUANTITY	UNITS	DISPOSAL METHOD	WASTE FACILITY PERMIT ID	WASTE FACILITY NAME	FACILITY CITY	FACILITY STATE
2010-0	FRACING FLUID WASTE	16.0	Bbl	CENTRALIZED TREATMENT PLANT FOR RECYCLE	PA0095273	FLUID RECOVERY SERVICE JOSEPHINE FACILITY	JOSEPHINE	PA

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Inspection Data

INSPECTION ID	DATE	DESCRIPTION	COMMENT	VIOLATION ID	VIOLATION CODE	VIOLATION_COMMENT
1814874	2009-07-22	No Violations Noted	Currently, well completed to a depth of 5,260 ft. below grade. Well site was identified with well sign. No visible E&S concerns at the time of inspection. No IW discharge issues. Pit aligned with 20 mil plastic and had no freeboard issues. Currently, 16" conducter set at 44 ft., 113/4" pipe set at 465 ft., 8 5/8" set at 1200 ft. Cement - 275 sks for 11 3/4", 8 5/8" 305 sks. Each cement had return BBl of 1 and 4 respectively. Coal seems observed at 422 to 427 ft. According to Driller, no open mine. Soft zone but drill cuttings were observed through this zone. Complete well log was on-site.
1838221	2009-10-22	No Violations Noted	Currently, well was drilled in July 2009 to a depth of 5000 ft. A second spud was called on 10/21/09 for continuation of well to the permit TD of 9000 ft. At the time of inspection, a second pit was dug without plastic. Current pit was filled with drill cutting and waste water to roughly ï¾½ filled. No Freeboard issue and plastic was in acceptable condition. Drill rig was set and drilling equipment was being delivered. At the time of inspection, no E&S or IW issues. Called T&F to request a new E&S plan on-site (previous plan was not in readable condition). Well sign present at the entrance of access road.
1840927	2009-11-02	No Violations Noted	Currently, well was drilled in July 2009 to a depth of 5000 ft. A second spud was called on 10/21/09 for continuation of well to the permit TD of 9000 ft. At the time of inspection, both pits were with plastic and no freeboard issues. Plastic was in acceptable condition. Access road required a grading due to heavy traffic. Well sign and E&S plan located at entrance way. Current depth was at 9156 ft. It was decided to go additional 250 ft. due to sedimentation change indicated in the log. At the time of inspection, no E&S or IW issues. Met representatives at the site form T&F. Inspected the mud logger and reviewed the boring log. Permit was on-site.
1842271	2009-11-05	No Violations Noted	At the time of inspection, rig was onsite, but drilling had completed The site was properly signed with E&S plan available for review. I noted some erosion and sedimentation concerns with the access road. I am recommending that maintenance be performed on the road, possibly additional grading with the addition of rip rap turnouts or sediment traps. No accelerated E&S issues were noted in relation to the well site, as silt fence was properly installed and functioning with the addition of brush/grub filter. Drill pits sustained 2ft of freeboard and appeared to be sound.
1860040	2010-01-21	No Violations Noted	Well spud date 7/7/09. Well is not equipped for production (well head only). Site ID sign in place. E&S plan on site. No restoration has occurred yet. BMP's in place in accordance with E&S plan and adequately maintained. Site and access road were snow covered, although no obvious signs of accelerated erosion on either. Drill pit was sound, with adequate freeboard. No erosion/sedimentation issues found. No violations found.
1867179	2010-03-02	No Violations Noted	Inspection conducted with hydrogeologist Michael Morgart. Drilling completed 11/9/09. Well is not equipped for production (well head only). Site ID sign in place. E&S plan on site. No restoration has occurred yet. Site and access road were completely snow covered. Drill pit was snow covered, but appeared to have adequate freeboard. Additional smaller pit constructed on the southwest corner of the site was also snow covered. Unable to assess condition of pits due to snow cover. No violations found.
1870946	2010-03-02	No Violations Noted	id sign & e/s plan on site, drilling complete, 2 pits, snow covered
1908101	2010-08-05	No Violations Noted	At the time of inspection, site was properly signed at entrance with E&S plan available. Well drilled, not yet fraced. As pre frac water supply split samples were taken from several nearby homeowners today. Observed that former E&S plan was amended to include a freshwater impoundment built off well site along existing access road. Accompanied onsite with WQS Curtis Small, WQS Supervisor Ed Ritzer, Ken Lockard of T&F and Mike Beeghly Engineer; no accelerated sedimentation or erosion issues observed onsite. Observed one structurally sound, lined below grade pit on well site. Impoundment was unlined/unfilled at the time of inspection. Dept recently received a request for an extension on restoration for an additional six months, which is currently being reviewed. No violations noted during at the time of this inspection.
1908106	2010-08-17	No Violations Noted	site was properly signed at entrance with E&S plan available. Well drilled, not yet fraced.. Accompanied onsite by WQS Curtis Small, MRPS Jim Kline, T&F Rep Ken Lockard, and Engineer Mike Beeghely. Impoundment was currently filled with 600,000gals freshwater. Operator had plans to fill to 1 million gals and then fence the impoundment, which appeared structurally sound. Filter fence was properly installed and functioning down gradient of freshwater impoundment, recommended filter fence be extending along side of impoundment furthest from access road to prevent the potential for accelerated E&S concerns. Again, no E&S concerns were noted on site or access road. Onsite pit was lined/empty. Brush grub and filter fence were installed below gradient and properly functioning. Access road adequately rocked Dept previously denied operator request for extension, BUT TODAY dept received additional documentation of validation for the request from fracing co; therefore request is being re-reviewed. Reviewed chpt 105 and ESCGP-1 permitting with engineer and T&F
1912980	2010-09-01	No Violations Noted	During this inspection, well is being actively fraced by Superior Wells. Site properly signed with updated E&S available for review. Operator also has security at entrance to well access road. No accelerated erosion or sedimentation issues were observed on well site, pad, or impoundment. All pits sustained the required 2ft of lined freeboard. Recommendations were made to operator to reposition flow back line near pit in order to prevent a possible pollution event and/or excision of pit freeboard. Flow back was not occurring during this inspection. Impoundment appears structurally sound. Observed that operator placed orange security fence surrounding the perimeter of impoundment.
1915995	2010-09-28	No Violations Noted	T&F exploration plugging well. As outlined in the plugging procedure, bridge plug set at 8500 ft. Pipe cut at 7500 ft or 62 joints. First plug of cement set to 5130 ft. At the time of inspection, both pits were with plastic and no freeboard issues. Plastic was in acceptable condition. Well sign and E&S plan located at entrance way. Additional pipe was in the process of pulling to set second plug. At the time of inspection, no E&S or IW issues. Met representatives at the site form T&F. Permit was on-site.
1920296	2010-10-12	No Violations Noted	Well is permanently plugged with erected monument in place. Sub-contractor onsite actively reclaiming (regarding) well pad, drill pit had been removed. Impoundment pit is empty and intact. No accelerated erosion or sedimentation issues noted in relation to access road or well site. No IW issues observed. Spoke via telephone with Ken Lockard of T&F whom stated that drill pit was pumped out by Dively﾿s Trucking and transported to impoundment prior to final disposal. Dept requested manifest and/or written narrative describing how ALL pits on and off site were used throughout the fracing and plugging process as well as how materials were disposed of and ultimately how the pit was removed/reclaimed. Spoke to sub contractor onsite, about how pit was removed; unfortunately another crew was onsite last weekend when the first measures of site restoration began. Dept currently waiting on operator response. Based on site inspection, no violation noted.
1920309	2010-10-13	No Violations Noted	During this inspection, site signed with ES plan. Well is permanently plugged with erected monument in place. Sub-contractor onsite actively reclaiming (regarding) well pad, onsite drill pit had been removed. Impoundment pit is empty and intact. No accelerated erosion or sedimentation issues noted in relation to access road or well site. No IW issues observed. Spoke via telephone with Ken Lockard of T&F whom stated that drill pit contents were pumped out and transported by Dively﾿s Trucking, and then pit liner was folded over top of pit and subsequently backfilled on 10/8/10 around midday. On 10/7/10, Ken stated that to his observation all liquid fraction had been removed from drill pit, pit in question. Dept is currently awaiting response from operator with pit use and disposal methods, as well as manifests. During, this site inspection, no violations were noted at this time BUT final results pending on pit disposal methods recieved from operator.
1920321	2010-10-14	Pending	Admin inspt -Spoke with Bill Straslicka and Ken Lockard of T&F Exploration. Bill confirmed Ken﾿s recollection of events, that pit was pumped out by Dively trucking and that prior to back filling (to their knowledge) all liquid fraction had been removed from drill pit, pit in question by complainant. Ken noted that overnight on Thurs Oct 7, 2010, heavy rains occurred in the area and pit was backfilled on Friday Oct 7, 2010, which may have been what was seen in the pit (if indeed liquid was noted) earlier in the day prior to backfilling., but last observation no know liquid was in drill pit. The drill pit was lasted used for the plugging operation for in/out flow. Impoundment pit is empty of all contents and scheduled to be backfilled/restored either tomorrow or Monday (10/17/10) weather pending. Operator agreed to provide dept with written correspondence on pit contents/disposal methods and manifests/narratives from hauler. Based on current findings it does not appear that liquid flowback was backfilled, BUT FINAL RESULTS ARE P E N D I N G
1932199	2010-12-02	Violation(s) Noted	Administrative Review ﾿ The department recently requested operator to establish a detailed timeline and explanation on activities that occurred on the well site during Oct 4, specifically those related to the drill pit on site due to a complaint filed with the dept that ﾿operator buried flowback.﾿. Based on the response received by Department from T&F exploration dated 11/24/10, the dept concludes that the operator improperly encapsulated the drill pit on site by ﾿puncturing liner﾿ to disperse what operator estimates as 2,000bls of rainwater. Previously, a T&F rep stated to his knowledge that the fluids were pumped out of the pit prior to encapsulation/backfilling, but based on current information it appears that operator was not present during the encapsulation process and (based on ﾿contractor﾿s best recollection﾿) that just prior to backfilling, the drill pit did contain fluids, about half full and contractor (Hillsdale) removed water ﾿by puncturing liner at base with hoe.﾿ Violations being issued for failure to comply with 78.60 abd 78.62.	600734	78.62 - Improper encapsulation of waste
1932199	2010-12-02	Violation(s) Noted	Administrative Review ﾿ The department recently requested operator to establish a detailed timeline and explanation on activities that occurred on the well site during Oct 4, specifically those related to the drill pit on site due to a complaint filed with the dept that ﾿operator buried flowback.﾿. Based on the response received by Department from T&F exploration dated 11/24/10, the dept concludes that the operator improperly encapsulated the drill pit on site by ﾿puncturing liner﾿ to disperse what operator estimates as 2,000bls of rainwater. Previously, a T&F rep stated to his knowledge that the fluids were pumped out of the pit prior to encapsulation/backfilling, but based on current information it appears that operator was not present during the encapsulation process and (based on ﾿contractor﾿s best recollection﾿) that just prior to backfilling, the drill pit did contain fluids, about half full and contractor (Hillsdale) removed water ﾿by puncturing liner at base with hoe.﾿ Violations being issued for failure to comply with 78.60 abd 78.62.	600734	78.62 - Improper encapsulation of waste
1945771	2011-01-27	No Violations Noted	Chambers onsite to do borings and collect soil samples in pit area. Observed operation and talked to operator. Well plugged. No open pits. Site snow covered.
1946293	2011-01-25	Pending	At the time of inspection, well site properly signed with ES plan. Well drilled, completed (11/03/09) and subsequently plugged (09/2010). This inspection is a follow up to a violation issued on 12/02/10 regarding improper pit disposal. Dept requested that T&F conducted soil sampling following a dept pre-approved sampling plan. Chambers Environmental and T&F Reps Ken Lockard and Bill Straslicka were onsite to conduct soil borings and collect soil samples as outlined in sampling planning with a total of 32 soil samples. No pits or impoundments on site. Site and access road snow covered. No accelerated erosion or sedimentation issues observed. Once analysis is complete, department will review results and accordingly discuss further actions.
1959518	2011-03-18	No Violations Noted	At the time of inspection, well ID and ES plan present. Well site locked. Meet Ken Lockard of T&F onsite. Access road ok, noted minor ES concerns due plowing of snows, operator spoke to Hillsdale Contracting about additional maintenance on access road and site to ensure permanently stability. Impoundment has been removed, area seeded/mulched with minimal growth. Site, all pits removed and disturbed areas regarded, seeded/mulched, minimal growth observed, operator has plans to reseed/ mulch as well as bring a roller to ensure adequate compaction of soil. Well plugged. Erected monument with permit Id attached. Operator has plans to remove access road from well site (per agreement with landowner). Currently awaiting receipt of pit soil sampling findings which will be reviewed by department and a final determination made. No accelerated ES issues note, bmp's in place until final restoration. Today, no violations observed. Follow up inspection will be conducted to ensure permanent restoration achieved. Accompanied by Ed Mokos during inspection.
2005521	2011-06-14	No Violations Noted	ADMIN INSP- This inspection is being conducted as a result of a violation issued on 12/02/10 for improper pit encapsulation. Upon the department﾿s request on12/09/10, T&F Exploration agreed to conduct a soil boring investigation to determine IF their improper encapsulation techniques may have adversely impacted (leached into) the ground beneath the former pit location. On June 14, 2011, the department collaboratively reviewed the final soil boring investigation results, submitted by Chambers Environmental on behalf of T &F Exploration, and concluded that based on the evidence provided from the soil analysis it does not appear (based on these findings) that former pit contents (cuttings, frac, or flowback) were released into the ground, although operator is still being held responsible for improper encapsulation techniques of pits.
2005528	2011-09-16	No Violations Noted	Well plugged with erected monument and API number. Noted minor erosion on access road mainly along broad based dips; therefore, recommend operator add additional rock to access roadway in order to prevent a possible accelerated erosion or sedimentation issue. Well site appears restored with vegetative cover and rock; both of which appear stable and adequate controls to sustain permanent stabilization capable of resisting erosion and sedimentation. Area previously disturbed by impoundment is successfully restored with >70% vegetative cover capable resisting erosion; therefore, department recommends temporary BMPs be removed. During this inspection no violations noted and well site appears restored.

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