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37-063-28509

Well Details

Well ID: 37-063-28509
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Indiana
Municipality: Canoe Township
Operator Name: R & R OIL & GAS LLC
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: VANCE C MCCORMICK 1
License Status: ACTIVE
Spud Date: 1985-03-08
Permit Date: 1984-12-28
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: N
Configuration: Vertical Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 40.887202
Longitude: -78.961354

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

Well History

Date Event
1984-12-28 New Permit Application
1985-03-08 Performed Spud Operation
1985-03-13 Drilling Completion
1985-03-21 Perforation
1985-10-18 NEWLY DRILLED

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
1991 EMAX OIL CO 7619.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2002 EMAX OIL CO 3241 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2003 EMAX OIL CO 2702 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2004 EMAX OIL CO 2459 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2006 EMAX OIL CO 4,221.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2007 EMAX OIL CO 5349.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2008 EMAX OIL CO 1088.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2009 EMAX OIL CO 2750.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2010 EMAX OIL CO 217.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2011 EMAX OIL CO 2,187.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2012 EMAX OIL CO 2,139.00 366 0.00 0 0.00 0
2013 EMAX OIL CO 1,937.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2014 EMAX OIL CO 1,994.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2015 EMAX OIL CO 1,935.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2016 EMAX OIL CO 1,763.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2017 R & R OIL & GAS LLC 1,737.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0

For data sources see[5]

Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2368760 Primary Facility 2015-04-30 Administrative/File Review Viol(s) Noted & Immediately Corrected Admin inspection.Department notified on 4/29 via e-mail of spill by NWRO WQS Brian Shank. Spill was reported to B.Shank by Operator representative Rusty Kraft.At 0807 on 4/30, Department contacted Mr. Kraft via phone. Per Mr. Kraft, a disconnected brine tank was on the well site waiting to be hauled away for proper disposal. At 2030 on 4/28, a resident notified Mr. Kraft of crude oil spilling out from the top of the tank. Mr. Kraft estimates of release of ¼ bbl crude oil and stated that he immediately attempted to contact Mr. Shank via phone and text message to notify him of the release.Upon notification of the release, Mr. Kraft stated that he immediately placed barriers around the release to contain the fluids and placed absorbent pads on the impacted materials. A water truck emptied the tank that night. *ADD'L COMMENTS ON PAPER SAIR*
2368837 Primary Facility 2015-05-01 Incident- Response to Accident or Event Violation(s) Noted On-site inspt conducted in response to inspection record 2368760 for the release of ¼ bbl crude oil.At time of inspt, all visibly impacted materials appear removed.Area of excavation approx 25’x40’ in size and backfilled, seeded, mulched.No roll-off box on-site.BT remains on-site adjacent to AR.WT present, legible. Well head and associated equipment appears rusty.Drilling occurred 3/8/1985-3/13/1985.Faint gas odor noted.AR vegetated.Environ'l Trainee Cindy Witham present during inspt.A FUI will be conducted to ensure site is properly remediated and restored.Viols are being issued under 78.54 & 78.57(a) for this reportable release of residual fluids.Following this inspt, Dept contacted Opr rep R.Kraft via phone.Dept recommended Opr re-install E&S BMPs down-gradient of excavation and ensure any contaminants that remain on brine tank are prevented from reaching the ground in order to prevent any additional pollution events from occurring.Mr. Kraft agreed to immediately implement the Dept’s recommendations.
2390785 Primary Facility 2015-07-15 Compliance Evaluation No Violations Noted On-site CEI conducted in response to violations issued under inspection record 2368837 (enf ID 323093) for the 4/28/15 reported release of ¼ bbl crude oil to the ground.
2392401 Primary Facility 2015-07-16 Administrative/File Review In Compliance with Policy Admin insp conducted in response to viols issued under record 2368837 (enf ID 323093) for the 4/28 reported release of ¼ bbl crude oil.At 1414, Dept spoke to Opr rep J.Haskins via phone in response to the submittal of the disposal manifest for the fluids removed from the BT.Per the initial reporting of the incident, no brine was reported to have been in the brine tank; however, the invoice lists the fluids as “brine water” while the manifest reports “0% salt” in the fluids.Mr. Haskins infers that the use of “brine water” is standard on the invoices and that only freshwater was hauled.Mr. Haskins believes that someone put freshwater and/or freshwater with oil in their empty BT which resulted in the overflow. Mr. Haskins believes that the fluids emptied from the BT were “not produced fluids from their well”.The Dept inquired about status of disposal manifests for materials excavated from site during spill remediation efforts.Mr. Haskins believes records have just been received and will submit them to the Dept.
783278 Primary Facility 1985-04-24 Unspecified Inspection Violation(s) Noted

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Date Resolved Violation Code Violation Type Violation Comments
2368760 722342 04/28/2015 2015-04-28 78.66(a) - REPORTING RELEASES - Owner or operator failed to comply with the reporting and corrective action requirements of 25 Pa. Code Section 91.33 when a release of a substance caused or threatened pollution to the Waters of the Commonwealth. Environmental Health & Safety
2368760 722343 04/28/2015 2015-04-28 91.33A - Failure to notify DEP of pollution incident. No phone call made forthwith Administrative
2368837 722374 04/28/2015 2015-04-28 78.54 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - Operator failed to control and dispose of fluids, residual waste and drill cuttings, including tophole water, brines, drilling fluids, drilling muds, stimulation fluids, well servicing fluids, oil, and production fluids Environmental Health & Safety
2368837 722375 04/28/2015 2015-04-28 78.57(a) - CONTROL, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PRODUCTION FLUIDS - Operator failed to collect the brine and other fluids produced during operation, service and plugging of the well in a tank, pit or a series of pits or tanks, or other device approved by Environmental Health & Safety
783278 86030 04/24/1985 1985-04-24 301307 - Unpermitted discharge of IW (brine, drill cuttings, & oil spills) Environmental Health & Safety DRILL FLUID DISCHARGE

Penalties Applied

Violation ID Penalty ID Penalty Code Penalty Status Penalty Date Enforcement Date Penalty Amount Amount Collected
722342 323085 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2015-10-13
722343 323085 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2015-10-13
722374 323093 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2015-10-13
722375 323093 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2015-10-13
86030 33526 CACP - Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty Comply/Closed 1988-02-19 $1,250.00

For data sources see[6]

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. ↑ "Compiled from multiple data sources - see Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Data Sources". 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27. 
  5. ↑ "Oil and Gas Production Reports". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  6. ↑ "Oil and Gas Compliance Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
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