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| Country: United States | |
| State: Pennsylvania | |
| County: Washington | |
| Municipality: Somerset Township | |
| Operator Name: RICE DRILLING B LLC | |
| Well Pad ID: | |
| Farm/Lease Name: SWAGLER 5 | |
| License Status: | |
| Spud Date: | |
| Permit Date: 2017-09-25 | |
| Well Type: GAS | |
| Unconventional Well: Y | |
| Configuration: Horizontal Well | |
| Conservation: No | |
| Latitude: 40.121003 | |
| Longitude: -80.063042 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2017-09-25 | New Permit Application |
For data sources see[4]
| Inspection ID | Inspection Category | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Result | Inspection Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2596024 | Primary Facility | 2017-05-22 | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | Viol(s) Noted & Immediately Corrected | On 5/22/17 a INCDT inspection was conducted at the Swagler pad in response to a spill reported on 5/19/17 by the operator; Rice representative Jon Bechdel accompanied?. The following was observed:
>>The area of initial spill from water truck collecting production water was near the production tanks. Operator estimates 10-20 gallons was spilled at this location, all visibly impacted materials were scraped up (deepest impact roughly six inches) and removed. >>Further produced water was release from an obstructed pop off valve on the water truck. Materials leaked from the truck to the access road surface for 100-200 feet. Operator estimates one to two barrels were spilled to the site access road and to and adjacent area of soil. Moody performed field screening to identify impacted soils and roadway materials. All impacted soils and access road materials were collected and removed from the site. >>Three roll off boxes of impacted soils and pad materials (roughly 40 yards of materials per the operator) |
| 2736771 | Primary Facility | 2018-06-01 | Site Restoration | No Violations Noted | On 6/1/18 a site restoration inspection of the Swagler Well Site was conducted in response to an operator request for permit termination. The following was observed:
>>The site was in generally good condition. Small patches of sparse soil on the slope behind the production units were found but do not show signs of increased erosion. Remediation is encouraged. >>A diversion channel along an access road to an associated valve yard showed some increased erosion. The site is not included in the site permit. No violation. >>The site appears to meet to all requirements for permit termination. |
| Inspection ID | Violation ID | Violation Date | Date Resolved | Violation Code | Violation Type | Violation Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2596024 | 786711 | 2017-05-22 | 2017-05-22 | 78.54 | Environmental Health & Safety | The release of 1-2 barrels of production water to the pad surface, access road, and adjacent soils constitutes a violation. |
For data sources see[5]