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37-113-20378

Well Details

Well ID: 37-113-20378
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Sullivan
Municipality: Forks Township
Operator Name: CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC
Well Pad ID: 146783
Farm/Lease Name: NELSON UNIT 3H
License Status: Active
Spud Date: 2017-03-29
Permit Date: 2017-03-07
Unconventional Well: Y
Configuration: Horizontal Well
Latitude: 41.551028
Longitude: -76.491364

For data sources see[1][2][3]

Fracking Activities

Fracking Jobs

Job Number Job Start Date Job End Date True Vertical Depth (ft) Total Water Volume (gal) Total Non-Water Volume (gal)
1 2017-06-29 2017-07-06 7313 9,202,240.0 0

Fluid Composition Data

Job Number Trade Name Supplier Purpose Ingredient Name CAS Number Additive Percentage by Mass Job Percentage by Mass Mass Used (lb)
1 BIOC11139A Nalco Champion Biocide Listed Below
SCAL16484A Nalco Champion Scale Inhibitor Listed Below
Unislick ST-50 CESI Chemical Friction Reducer Listed Below
Water 7732-18-5 85 0.13799 122617
Acetophenone 98-86-2 1 0.00001000 1
Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether 112-34-5 60 0.00008000 74
Quaternary ammonium compound 68424-85-1 10 0.00239 2125
Water 7732-18-5 40 0.00208 1846
Water 7732-18-5 100 86.4182 76,792,700.0
Water 7732-18-5 80 0.01914 17004
Crystallilne silica 14808-60-7 100 13.3272 11,842,800.0
Hydrochloric acid 7647-01-0 15 0.02435 21638
Thiourea 62-56-6 1 0.00001000 1
Alcohols, (C10-16), ethoxylated 68002-97-1 5 0.00315 2797
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 1 0.00001000 1
Ammonium acetate 631-61-8 13 0.00818 7272
Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated 68439-50-9 5 0.00315 2797
Ethanol 64-17-5 5 0.0012 1063
Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated 68551-12-2 5 0.00315 2797
Ethylene glycol 107-21-1 30 0.00156 1385
Methanol 67-56-1 5 0.00001000 6
Glutaraldehyde 111-30-8 5 0.0012 1063
Ethanol, 2,2',2"-nitrilotris-,
tris(dihydrogen phosphate) (ester), sodium salt 		68171-29-9 30 0.00156 1385
Ethoxylated (C10-16) alcohols 68002-97-1 35 0.00005000 43
(Mineral oil) Light hydrotreated petroleum distillate 64742-47-8 30 0.01889 16783
Hydrochloric Acid PVS Acidizing Listed Below
Water Chief Oil & Gas carrier/Base Fluid Listed Below
Unihib G GeoSafe Acid Inhibitor Listed Below
Sand Sargent/Unimin Proppant Listed Below

For data sources see[4]

Production Data

Period Operator Name Gas Quantity (mcf) Gas Production Days Oil Quantity (bbl) Oil Production Days Water Quantity (bbl) Water Production Days
2017 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 1,256,743.23 167 0.00 0 0.00 0
2018 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 2,117,425.89 363 0.00 0 0.00 0
2019 CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 321,408.03 90 0.00 0 0.00 0

For data sources see[5]

Waste Data

Period Waste Type Quantity Disposal Method Waste Facility ID
2017-M05 Drill Cuttings (in Tons) RWC 810 1,108.14 Tons LANDFILL 301358
2017-M05 Drilling Fluid Waste (in Barrels) RWC 803 100.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY WMGR123NC018
2017-M06 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 60.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY WMGR123
2017-M07 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 240.00 Bbl RESIDUAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY WMGR123
2017-M07 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 2,297.94 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017-M08 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 546.52 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017-M09 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 220.87 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017-M10 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 161.57 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017-M11 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 133.57 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2017-M12 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 267.17 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M01 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 234.62 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M02 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 184.52 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M03 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 82.67 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M05 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 70.57 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M06 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 53.44 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M08 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 46.47 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2018-M10 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 88.52 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019-M01 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 1.67 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019-M02 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 45.09 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)
2019-M03 Produced Fluid (in Barrels) RWC 802 76.83 Bbl REUSE (AT WELL PAD)

For data sources see[6]

Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2579429 Primary Facility 2017-04-05 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Inspection to assess site conditions after spudding operations. Gravel has been placed back onto the well pad. No evidence of accelerated erosion lr sedimentation. No violations cited.
2590306 Primary Facility 2017-05-02 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted Arrived @ 13.15. Weather: windy with showers. Patterson 569 at 539’on the Nelson 3H at the time of my inspection. Met with Company Man Jeremy Boyd. Started drilling the Nelson 3H on 5/1/17, needed to trip out for bit – otherwise going very well. Previously drilling completed on the Nelson 2H. Left location @ 14:00
2607689 Primary Facility 2017-06-26 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Two wells (2H and 3H) to be fracked in coming days. Baker tanks staged and within containment. Universal appears to be frack contractor. No violations noted.
2607959 Primary Facility 2017-05-31 Follow-up Inspection Violation(s) Noted Arrived @ 11:30. Weather: overcast. Moran Logistics staff was on site, getting ready for a toe prep on the Nelson Unit 2H and 3H. The purpose of this inspection was to follow-up on Peg Farrell’s 5/26/17 notification of bubbling outside of surface casing for the Nelson Unit 3H. There are 3 wells on this location. At the time of my inspection, the Nelson Unit 1H was producing with compression. The 2H and 3H were TD’ed but not stimulated.

Nelson Unit 3H: The cellar contained water whose surface was approximately 3’ below surface. Bubbles were emerging at a rate of approximately 30 bubbles/minute from 4 locations on the SW side of the GE RSH -2-N wellhead. The bubbles appeared to be emerging from outside of surface casing near the wellhead base. Using tubing and a collection device, I collected sufficient gas bubbling up to detect 3% methane/volume using an Altair 5X gas meter calibrated on 5/31/17. The 13-3/8” x 9-5/8” and 9-5/8” x 5-1/2” annuli were open and venting to a 550-gallon polytank, about a quarter-f

2608056 Primary Facility 2017-06-15 Follow-up Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd Arrived @ 09:00. Weather: cloudy, cooler. At the time of my inspection, workers were widening the access road and working on Baker tank connections. Met with Environmental Specialist Jon Hafer (Chief). The purpose of this inspection was to examine the plate welded across the 20” x 13-3/8” annulus, to facilitate monitoring of methane gas outside of surface casing (on the 20” x 13-3/8” annulus) This gas expression was described in IR 2607959, 5/31/17. The GE RSH02-N wellhead sits on top of a landing ring welded to the conductor. To prepare the 20” x 13-3/8” annulus for a welded cap with vent, the landing ring and a segment of the conductor were removed. This exposed the threaded connection between the well head and the 13-3/8” surface casing. Once the portion of 20” conductor was removed, the cement was stripped away from the surface casing and a plate with annulus vent (conductor cap) was attached. Photos taken while conducting these activities are attached. When the annulus vent for the conductor cap was o
2608070 Primary Facility 2017-06-20 Follow-up Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd Arrived @ 11:30 to observe the beginning of a 72-hour Pressure Buildup Test at the Nelson Unit 3H well. All three (3) annulus vents were shut-in at approximately 12:10 on 6/20/2017. Electronic dataloggers were set to collect pressure and temperature data every five minutes throughout the testing period at each annulus vent.

The result of this inspection is OUTST because violations were cited in my 5/31/17 inspection report (IR 2607959), and no new violations were cited during this inspection. Left location @ 12:30.

2610384 Primary Facility 2017-06-30 Administrative/File Review Violation(s) Noted
2614915 Primary Facility 2017-07-11 Follow-up Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd : Arrived @ 13:20 to attempt to begin pressure build up test at the Nelson Unit 3H well. Coiled tubing rig was onsite at the time drilling out plugs. As a result, could not begin pressure test.

The result of this inspection is OUTST because violations were cited in my 5/31/17 inspection report (IR 2607959), and no new violations were cited during this inspection. Left location @ 13:45.

2618047 Primary Facility 2017-07-20 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Site was in flowback phase, with temporary separators and dehy units connected to the 2H and 3H wells. Two tenders on site with the system. Secondary containments in good condition, and all water on the pad showed low conductance (.37- .65 mS/ cm).
2624631 Primary Facility 2017-08-03 Follow-up Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd Weather: cloudy, after rain. Arrived @ 13:00 with Chief Environmental Specialist Jon Hafer to conclude 7-day PBTs on the Nelson Unit 3H. Pressures at the conclusion of the test were as follows:

Nelson Unit 3H: 9-5/8” X 5-1/2”: 409.10 psig @ 13:25; 13-3/8” x 9-5/8”: 12.95 psig @ 13:25, 20” x 13-3/8”: 4.05 psig @ 1325. Made plans with Mr Hafer to isolate, purge, briefly shut-in, and collect isotopic samples on 8/7/17.

2624643 Primary Facility 2017-08-07 Follow-up Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd Weather: rain, which stopped during the inspection. Arrived @ 10:41 with Chief Environmental Specialist Jon Hafer to observe isotopic sample collection from annuli on the Nelson Unit 3H.

Nelson Unit 3H, water in cellar: no bubbling. Top gauge and 5-1/2”; 2250 psi. Mr Hafer acquired samples from all three annuli. The result of this inspection is OUTST because violations were cited in my 5/31/17 inspection report (IR 2607959), and no new violations were cited during this inspection. Left location @ 12:02.

2669682 Primary Facility 2017-12-06 Routine/Complete Inspection Outstanding Violations - Viols Req'd Arrived at 12:15. Weather: cold, windy. Met with Jon Hafer (Chief) to observe conclusion of 168- hour PBT and isotopic sample collection.

NElson 3H: 9-5/8" x 5-1/2": 282.05 psig, 13-3/8" x 9-5/8": 5.25 psig, 20" x 13-3/8": 0.75 psig.

2752697 Primary Facility 2018-07-17 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Three wells staged for production phase. Three each water separators. Dump lines wrapped in insulating blanket. No leaks detected from production equipment. No violations noted.
2784707 Primary Facility 2018-10-03 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Chief Oil &Gas submitted a Well Site Restoration Report (WSRR) for the Nelson pad. The WSRR was received by the Department on 9/11/18.

The pad has been reduced in size and vegetation was well established (>70% cover) at the time of inspection. All PCSM BMPs have been installed and appeared to be functioning as designed.

There are 3 properly tagged Marcellus wells staged for production. There are also 3 produced water tanks, 3 GPUs, and 1 compressor onsite and in secondary containment. There was some minimal corrosion noted on the produced water tanks (Photo #12). There was also corrosion noted around a weld on pipeline leading to the GPUs (Photo #9).

Near the wells there were 2 containers with hoses that were not labeled (Photo #6). A tank of used motor oil was near the compressor with a very faded hazard label(Photo #11). There was also a container in a "Tank Vault" that had no visible label (Photo #7).

It is recommended that all storage containers be visibly and legibly marked with proper labels. It is

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Date Resolved Violation Code Violation Type Violation Comments
2607959 788956 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety methane outside of surface casing
2607959 788957 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2607959 788958 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2608056 789013 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety
2608056 789014 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2608056 789015 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2608070 789023 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety
2608070 789024 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2608070 789025 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2610384 789591 2017-06-30 2018-10-18 78a85(c)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2610384 789592 2017-06-30 2018-10-18 78a85(c)4 Environmental Health & Safety
2614915 791266 2017-06-09 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety
2614915 791267 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2614915 791268 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2614915 793987 2017-06-30 2018-10-18 78a85(c)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2614915 793988 2017-06-30 2018-10-18 78a85(c)4 Environmental Health & Safety
2624631 793989 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety
2624631 793990 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2624631 793991 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2624643 793992 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety
2624643 793993 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2624643 793994 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2669682 804019 2017-05-31 78a85(a)5 Environmental Health & Safety
2669682 804020 2017-05-31 78a81(a)2 Environmental Health & Safety
2669682 804021 2017-05-31 78a73(b) Environmental Health & Safety methane outside of surface casing

Penalties Applied

Violation ID Penalty ID Penalty Code Penalty Status Penalty Date Enforcement Date Penalty Amount Amount Collected
788956 354774 NOV - Notice of Violation
788957 354774 NOV - Notice of Violation
788958 354774 NOV - Notice of Violation
789591 354774 NOV - Notice of Violation
789591 368514 CACP - Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty COMP - Completed 2018-10-18 2018-10-18 $220,000.00 $220,000.00
789592 354774 NOV - Notice of Violation
789592 368514 CACP - Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty COMP - Completed 2018-10-18 2018-10-18 $220,000.00 $220,000.00

For data sources see[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Permits Issued Detail Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  2. ↑ "Spud Data Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-05-16. 
  3. ↑ "Oil and Gas Well Pad Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  4. ↑ "FracFocus Fracking Chemicals Database". 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-06-19. 
  5. ↑ "Oil and Gas Production Reports". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  6. ↑ "Oil and Gas Waste Reports". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  7. ↑ "Oil and Gas Compliance Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
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