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34-115-24685

Well Details

Well ID: 34-115-24685
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Spud Date: 2013-11-27
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Violations: 1
Latitude: 39.6093401252
Longitude: -81.6668909056

Production Data

PERIOD GAS QUANTITY GAS PRODUCTION DAYS CONDENSATE QUANTITY CONDENSATE PRODUCTION DAYS OIL QUANTITY OIL PRODUCTION DAYS

Waste Data

PERIOD TYPE QUANTITY UNITS DISPOSAL METHOD WASTE FACILITY PERMIT ID WASTE FACILITY NAME FACILITY CITY FACILITY STATE

Inspection Data

INSPECTION ID DATE DESCRIPTION COMMENT VIOLATION ID VIOLATION CODE VIOLATION_COMMENT
-1071221264 2014-05-16 On site to witness Blue Dot Service company attempt to retrieve packer from wellbore,they were able to get packer it broke just below packer assembly and they pulled it from well and then they had to wait on more fishing tools to retrieve drill string.
-1099929692 2014-06-12 Clean-up operations witnessed by Inspector Andy Thomas accompanied by Inspector LJ Parkins.
-1226106508 2014-02-11 The H & P Rig is currently drilling the 17.5" hole and plan on setting the 13 3/8" casing sometime in the early morning.
-1369156865 2014-05-10
-1415656730 2014-05-24 On site to witness the remaining plug job and to verify cement to surface and it stayed up good.
-1532787579 2014-05-09 On site along with county inspector Jake Glascock to tour well pad and inspect faulty BOP stack and we walked the entire site to photograph containment dams in creek and make recommend placing containment around dirty water tanks that were used for clean up purposes from recent events that took place on well pad.
-1684512103 2014-05-23 On site to witness setting of bridge plug and cementing of well, Universal Well Services pumped a total of 2048 sacks of cement during plugging operation and according to bond log cement top on backside of 9.625" was at ground level.
-1787864939 2014-05-05 0600: Safety meeting. Everyone on site was involved. It was held by Wild Well Control personnel. They gave explicit instructions about getting the cellar pumped out so that they could see down inside to determine the cause of the leak. The well was not blowing any drilling mud at this time, but still had tremendous gas pressure on it. They still could not see to determine the cause of the leak.

Universal Well Services were on site to perform any pumping that may be needed after a plan was in place. Accompanied by Inspector Jake Glascock.

-492866792 2014-03-03 PDC is currently setting up for Halliburton to perform a cement squeeze job in the shale late this evening in order to resolve the lost circulation issues. Once they get the issue resolved they will be back to drilling the lateral. They have already drilled around 900' in lateral.
-760503083 2014-05-13 Tony Long called and stated that TetraTech was working 12 hour shifts using 8" pumps in order to move the product off of the holding areas and to also be ahead of any heavy rain that may come in the next few days. They are also currently washing the east and west laterals with water hoses and believe the rain will be the final wash they need to remove all of the free product down to the pumps. Today they began sealing of the drain pipes to the catch basins in order to manage the pad fluid with sump pumps and vac trucks. A water filtration system will also be installed to treat and discharge some of the water. I also spoke with Betsy Nightingale of USEPA, and she stated that they are monitoring the seeps on the downside of the dam #1. Steve Lowry, Ohio EPA geologist, was on location to try and understand the migration pathway of the oil seeps.
-876023443 2014-06-12 Accompanied Inspector Andy Thomas to observe the excavation/sampling of test pits and to inspect other clean-up efforts being implemented around the well pad by C-K Associates and PDC Energy.
1317522358 2014-05-09
1385913310 2013-12-01 I am on site to witness the cementing of the conductor casing. Express Energy Services drilled 36"

hole to a depth of 100'. Express then cemented 100' of 30" casing in place with 315 sks of class A cement with 2% CaCl. There was 8 bbl of cement returns to the surface.

1387895377 2013-12-24 Operator is currently setting up cranes to lay out the foundation for the arrival of the H & P rig.
1391861507 2014-02-08 I was on location to witness Universal Well Services cement 431' of 20" the surface casing. The conductor was set 11/27/2014 using Express Energy Services. PDC is now using the H & P Flex rig 385. When I arrived, they were unsuccessfully trying to establish circulation before pumping cement. The annulus was blocked with drill cuttings and so they had to work the pipe for quite some time before they achieved circulation. Cold weather brought multiple issues for equipment and they dropped plug around 12:30pm. They had good circulation and had 20 bbls of cement returns.
1392844638 2014-02-19 I was on location to witness Halliburton cement the 9 5/8 intermediate casing. The plug was down at 6:35pm and although there were gel returns the cement did not circulate to the surface.
1392920558 2014-02-20 Dave Gray called me and stated the 9 5/8" casing top was around 400' based on the temperature log.
1399294820 2014-05-04

1849: Mike Sherron (Ohio EPA Emergency Response) called me to get details and directions to the well site. 1934: I called Field Supervisor Dan Goins to update him on the situation.

2010:Wild well control arrived on site. They assess the situation and go down to look at the well. They could not see what was causing the leak below the BOP. After a long series of meetings and deliberations, they decide to wait until daylight so they can pump the cellar down and get a better look at things. The wind changed directions when the sun went down making it more difficult for the vac truck crew to keep ahead of the mud flow. All free fluid from the drilling pad or area around the pad must be containerized. Drilling mud can be treated and reused. All contaminated material coming from that must be hauled to an EPA approved landfill. Creekbed and off-pad contamination must be removed and hauled to an EPA approved landfill. Containment dikes should be left in place and monitored for contamination until further notice. Absorben pads and booms must be changed regularly until no more contamination is observed.

9-1-07
1399303909 2014-05-05
1399463346 2014-05-07 I arrived on location for the operation and safety meetings. At this time the well is producing very little gas. If it is bridged off they will know once the pull on the drill pipe by drag weight. During the operation meeting, it was discussed that PDC personnel will attempt to kill the well followed by the cutting and tripping out the drill pipe. They will then install a packer to control the well. They plan on using a radial cutting tool. Wild Well Control will be at the wellhead to determine the area of mechanical integrity failure.
1399563777 2014-05-08
1399737620 2014-05-10 On site along with county inspector Jake Glascock to witness testing of BOP stack and releasing of bridge plug which was set at 751 ft.

Note: No testing performed at this point due to welder/wellhead tech missed measuring proper cut off point on 13" casing they had to cut off new wellhead and start over they will likely be ready to test BOP later this afternoon.

1399781604 2014-05-11 I was on location to witness the testing of the BOP. Full Circle Oilfield Services performed and passed all eighteen 5 minute tests on the BOP.
1399849936 2014-05-11 Inspection revealed that rig crew and several third party contractors were cleaning on equipment preparing for USEPA inspection and if passed they will be allowed to proceed with removing packer from well bore and they fish for lost tools in well below the packer.
1399912506 2014-05-12 PDC has the rig shut down at this time and is currently working with USEPA/OEPA with the cleanup activities in and around location.
1399929954 2014-05-12 Stopped by drill site for update on possible fishing job rig crew was still cleaning on equipment and third party contractors were still cleaning in area of creek beds.
1400092288 2014-05-14 I was on location with DOGRM geologist Kyle Baldwin and Southwest Region Supervisor Dan Goins to meet with PDC EHS Tony Long and USEPA Betsy Nightingale. We walked the pad location with Tetratech representative Andrew, and it was stated that there were 15 "seep" areas on the pad location that they were monitoring. Some of the areas were not even wet enough to collect samples. There were two seeps at the containment dam #1. One was on the downstream side of the dam itself and another which was out of tree root system in same area. At this time, it is most likely migrating through the dam and a result of all of the recent rain in the area. Tetratech and C-K Associates are cleaning and monitoring these areas, and Tetratech may install monitoring wells at the pad in the next few days. The general feeling at this time from all parties is that the majority of the product has been cleaned from the location and stream channels. They have strengthened both dams in anticipation for the rain heading this way tonight.
1400168411 2014-05-15 Dave Ball was on location to witness the successful release of the retrievable packer. Soon after, I arrived on location to witness Bluedot trip into hole with magnet in order to fish out the lost packer assembly. They made two unsuccesful attempts and plan on going back into hole with a spear but are waiting on a sub tool.
1400186085 2014-05-15 Inspection revealed that Blue Dot wire line services were able to retrieve top bridge plug and they attempted to fish second plug and were unsuccessful so decision was made to go in hole with overshot tool fish with but they were shy a needed changeover sub they will resume operations when sub arrives on site and tools are made up.
1400589600 2014-05-18 Went by drill site to gather info on flaring of excess gas that was encountered after they backed off drill string@6154'.

Note: Walked outer area of well pad to check for any new oil seepage from pad area.

1400591715 2014-05-20 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: USEPA has left the location and handed over clean up supervision to Ohio EPA. At this time, the majority of the product has been cleaned up and is either in 500bbl frac tanks or hauled off of location for disposal. Crews continue to monitor and clean areas on and off well pad location. The operator is currently fishing for stuck tool and drill pipe. They are not producing or flaring gas at this time. I will continue to monitor activities until well is back in compliance.
1400800994 2014-05-22
1400835499 2014-05-23 On site to witness Universal Well Services pump 300' cement plug on top of bridge plug once this task is completed they will come out of hole and set another bridge plug and then proceed to bond log 9.625" casing to determine accurate cement top on backside of casing.
1401733026 2014-06-02
1402068787 2014-06-06 I was on location to meet with Blake Rouse and Tony Long. We walked the pad and discussed the next chain of events in regards to dismantling and cleaning the pads. There are various pieces of equipment on location however the rig and equipment have been moved to another county. Some of the house units still remain and we be moved by the end of the day. They will set up the pad cleaning containment area today. Once the pads are cleaned and removed, they will inspect the liner and issues underneath. They will then start removing the liner and begin digging pothole evaluation pits to determine the location of all subsurface issues leading to the two seeps on the slopes of the pad and the west and east laterals.
1402940090 2014-06-16 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: I was on location with Tony Long to inspect the well pad following the complete removal of liner. There was minimal to no product found around the wellhead and the overall well pad was free of contamination. Some areas have minor staining. PDC plans on covering the pad with two felt and on plastic liner prior to bringing in completion crews on June 27. All areas will be monitored by C-K specialists during completions and around the clock until all equipment is removed offsite. I will continue to monitor the location.
1403632023 2014-06-24 I stopped by location today and they were laying down and moving out the workover rig. They had just finished cleaning out the wells and had also installed the 2 7/8" production tubing.
1405969518 2014-07-21 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: I walked the location and noticed some small areas of concern. The storage tanks up by the road had some minor breaches in the containment liners, however I was told that these tanks were to only be used for fresh water. There were also some small punctures in the liner on the wellpad. There was no noticeable sheen at any of the seep areas and the dam was being monitored on a regular basis. Two new sump pumps were installed at the two sediment traps for any rain events. I pointed out these issues to PDC EHS representative Tony Long and he stated that he would look into the areas of concern and meet with me this week. Completion operations were occurring while I was on location.
1407262608 2014-08-05 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: I was on location with Jennifer Busby of C-K Associates in order to witness new test trench excavation. The trenched were upslope from the west lateral seep and about 50' downslope from the well pad. This trench was dug in order to evaluate the continued migration of product which is still showing up as a sheen in the stream. The trench was originally dug down 9' and around 50' long and 3' wide. There are several wet zones where the product is adsorbed on the surface of shale and siltstone interfaces. She then used an OV meter to test the extent of the product in the test trench which resulted in no reading on the upside of the trench. The consultants are going to continue to excavate test pits, study and monitor the areas around the well pad and streams in order to determine the best way to remediate the location. PDC is currently completing the two horizontals and plan to be finished in a week.
1410190827 2014-09-08 PDC has removed all of the completion equipment off location and the wells are currently producing flowback water. The dike has been constructed and consists of six 500bbl tanks. Energy Services Corporation was installing equipment at the wellhead in order to monitor the surface casing pressures, and H & L Services was unloading flowback from one of the tanks. All of the storage tanks that were at the front near the entrance have been removed from location, and the operator has graded and seeded the area. Jennifer Busby, of C-K Associates, was present and stated that they are going to excavate more areas today and the rest of this week in order to further determine the extent of the product migration now that PDC has finished completing the well. She stated that the contamination is mostly on the perimeter of the pad and that PDC will most likely excavate these problem areas once they get more information.
1467806142 2014-06-11 I was on location to witness the beginning stages of liner removal and pothole excavation pit evaluation. The pit was located at the back middle of the well pad and was excavated down to 12' into virgin red clay. The top 6" consisted of 304 limestone and the rest of the profile consisted of broken rock and clay down to the red clay. The pit was dry and contained no product. C-K sent several of the samples in the first 5' off to the labs for analysis. The operator then filled the pit. Following pit excavations, the operator cut and removed a section of liner from the back of the well pad to the wellhead location and discarded it into a dumpster to be properly removed from location. I had them cut out a section of the felt adjacent to the wellhead, which was located underneath the plastic liner, in order to get a first glimpse at the condition of the limestone gravel. There were no puddles and minimal staining of product. PDC plans to continue removing the liner and felt in the next few days and excavating more test pits around the well pad location in order to get a better picture of what is taking place under the liner. They will then be able to correlate that data to the other areas of concern.
1671134647 2014-03-10 PDC had lost circulation issues while drilling the curve and lateral. They continued to lose mud while drilling so they set a cement plug from 5225-6425' using 466 sacks and skid the rig to the 2H. They plan on coming back to this well and possibly using a liner to control the thief zones in order to resume drilling the lateral.
2124647262 2014-05-28 PDC is currently tearing dowm and cleaning the H & P rig. They will be moving off location on Tuesday.
370724392 2014-07-31 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: Inspector Josh Garland and I walked the location with Jennifer Busby of C K & Associates. We went over some of the secondary containment areas up by the road which have some small breaches. They have corrected some of the issues but they still need to work on some areas. We walked around the wellpad and adjoing streams and there is still hydrocarbon product seeping out of several areas, however these places are all being continuously sampled and controlled through pump systems and diapers. CK and PDC are working on a plan for post completion in regards to short and long term remediation.
521438614 2014-05-20 Inspection revealed that while running free point tools in well they broke wireline and it became lodged within drill string and they came out of hole and removed tool from drill pipe and then they ran a set of hydraulic jars in well and reattached to drill string and they tried to work stuck drill string free.
770621939 2014-05-08 Inspection revealed that clean up efforts are going on at site of recent blowout and wellhead failure they suspect seal ring or possibly cracked wellhead may be the cause of failure.

Note: Retrievable bridge plug set@751 ft. and 13.1 oil based drilling fluid placed on top of plug too 100 ft. below surface and then plans were made to clean up cellar area before they rig down BOP stack and repair faulty equipment.

869287828 2014-05-19 I was on location with Dan Goins, Joe Hoerst, and the state engineers. We walked the well pad with PDC personnel in order to discuss well pad construction improvements and recommendations. The well is currently under control and shut in. Blue Dot has arrived to use a freepoint locator for the drill pipe still stuck down in the hole.
919432895 2014-07-31 Review of the site remediation with inspector Jake Glascock.
933373937 2014-05-28 Compliance Notice Follow-up 1399294820: I arrived on location to meet with PDC EHS manager Randall Ferguson, and EHS specialist, Tony Long. We walked the perimeter of the pad location to inspect the latest cleanup and restoration activity. There are still two small seep areas, on each side of the pad in the streams where a small sheen still exists. The have built two small containment dams just downstream to capture the fluid. It is then soaked up/transported back up to frac tanks. There are several seeps on the pad slope which they are monitoring. The rest of the seeps are found in the unnamed tributary. I also met with Keith Nichols, C-K Sr. Project manager and his associates, who are overseeing the cleanup and restoration of the well pad and surrounding affected areas. He stated they will have a final draft Site investigation Work Plan for the well pad plan on Friday.
972645314 2014-05-06 I was on location for the operation and safety meetings in regards to the PDC mechaical integrity failure at the wellhead. It was decided that today Wild Well Control would not kill the well until the proper equipment for cutting the drill pipe arrived on location. WWC would begin cleanup of the rig and all electrical components to perpare for the nex day. USEPA/Ohio EPA are on location sampling the surrounding streams.
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