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Home My WebLink AboutDAQ-2024-0045761 DAQC-PBR046830002-24 Site ID 4683 (B1) MEMORANDUM TO: FILE – JAVELIN ENERGY, LLC – 8-24-23-C5-2H MWF THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Section Manager FROM: Fred Goodrich, Environmental Scientist DATE: January 9, 2024 SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION INSPECTION DATE: December 12, 2023 SOURCE LOCATION: 8-24-23-C5-2H MWF Lat: 40.2062 Long: -110.3876 Business Office: 5221 North O'Conner Boulevard, Suite 1100 Irving, TX 75039 SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery Duchesne County API: 4301353826, 4301353903, 4301354052, 4301354053, 4301354084 SOURCE CONTACTS: Greg Simms, Local Contact Phone: 903-754-4835, Email: gsimms@javelinep.com Matt Curry, Corporate Environmental Contact Email: mcurry@javelinep.com Zach Bertelli, Corporate Environmental Contact Email: zbertelli@javelinep.com OPERATING STATUS: Temporarily down PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Oil and gas products are brought to the surface. These products go through a separator where the oil and any water products are sent to storage tanks and the gas is used to power equipment on site (pump jack engine, tank heater, separator, flare, combustor, etc.) Any remaining gas is sent to a pipeline that feeds a local gas plant. The oil and process water in the storage tanks is loaded into tanker trucks and hauled off site for processing and disposal. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: Utah Administrative Code (UAC) R307-500 Series for the Oil and Gas Industry, and UAC R307-201: Emission Standards: General Emission Standards; and UAC R307-150: Emission Inventories, and 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ, 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO. , - 2 SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Controlled Controlled by flare Site powered by engine The source registered: 504,323 Estimated Oil BBL. DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 16,792 BBL's. Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls. REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Engine - Natural Gas 4-Stroke Lean Burn Make - Caterpillar Model - G3406TA Mfg Year - 2004 Horse Power - 276 Combustion - Natural Gas, Pneumatic, Tank 3 General Provisions 4 VOC emissions are minimized as reasonably practicable by equipment design, maintenance and operation practices. [R307-501-4(1)] In Compliance. DAQ observed and appears to meet these requirements. 5 Air pollution control equipment is designed and installed appropriately, maintained and operated to control emissions. [R307-501-4(2)] In Compliance. Appeared to DAQ on wellsite inspection as correctly installed to meet R307-501-4(2) 6 Vessel vent lines are sloped away from the flare inlet or to a separation vessel (scrubber). [R307-501-2] In Compliance. Appeared to DAQ on wellsite inspection as correctly installed to design to meet R307-501-2. 7 Flare inlet lines are equipped with a fire arrestor, pressure gauge, inlet pressure regulating valve and other components according to the engineering design, the manufacturers specifications or good practices for safety and emissions control. [R307-501-2] In Compliance. Appeared to DAQ all components are installed correctly and engineered to design. 8 Pneumatic Controllers 9 Continuous bleed natural gas-driven pneumatic controllers are in compliance with 40 CFR 60.5390 or 60.5390a as applicable. Exemptions to tagging and record keeping requirements apply to controllers existing before 12/1/2015. [R307-502-4] In Compliance. This source does not use continuous bleed controllers as described in 40 CFR 60.5365(d)(1). 10 Flares 11 Any flare has an operational auto-igniter. [R307-503-4] In Compliance. Auto Igniter in place and operating as designed. 3 12 Tank Truck Loading 13 Truck loading is done by bottom filling or submerged fill pipe [R307-504(1)] In Compliance. The truck loading area is suitable for submerged loading and it is routine for truck drivers to load this way. 14 A vapor capture line is used during truck loading if subject to storage vessel emissions controls of R307-506-4(2). Effective 7/1/2019 for sources existing before 1/1/2018, and upon construction for new sources.[R307-504-4(2)] In Compliance. In place and appears operational. 15 Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement 16 The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)] In Compliance. Observed. 17 Registration has been updated within 30 days of a company name change, removal or addition of control devices, or termination of operations. [R307-505-3(3)] In Compliance. Observed. 18 Storage Vessels 19 Thief hatches are kept closed and latched. [R307-506-4(1)] In Compliance. All hatches were found closed at the start of the evaluation. 20 VOCs from storage vessels are recycled, recovered or controlled by a device that is compliant with R307-508. Exempt if <8000 bbls crude oil per year, <2000 bbls condensate, or if uncontrolled emissions are <4 tons VOC per year.[R307-506-4(2)(a)] In Compliance. Tank emissions are routed to an enclosed combustor. 21 Emissions from emergency storage vessels are controlled according to R307-506-4(2), or are only used in emergencies, are emptied within 15 days of receiving fluids and are equipped with a liquid level gauge. [R307-506-4(4)] In Compliance. 23 Upon modification, the well site was re-evaluated against the thresholds of R307-506-4(2). [R307-506-4(6)] In Compliance. 24 Records for each of the following are kept for three years: Storage vessel vent system inspections (openings, thief hatches, pressure relief devices, bypasses, etc.), if required Monthly crude oil throughput Emission calculations, actuals and sampling data when used to justify an exemption to storage vessel rules Emergency storage vessel usage (dates used, emptied, and volumes), if not controlled per R307-506-4(2)[R307-506-5] In Compliance. Reviewed at local field office. 4 25 VOC Control Devices 26 The VOC control device(s) required by R307-506 or R307-507 has a control efficiency of 95% or greater, operates with no visible emissions and has an operational auto-igniter according to R307-503. [R307-508-3(1)] In Compliance. Combustor control device met these requirements with no visible opacity. 27 Monthly AVO inspections are conducted on VOC control devices and associated equipment, and corrective actions are taken within 15 days. [R307-508-3(3)] In Compliance. The records supplied by the operator met the standards required here. 28 The following records are kept: VOC control device efficiency, for life of the equipment Manufacturer operating and maintenance instructions for VOC control devices, for life of the equipment AVO inspections of the VOC control device(s), associated equipment and any repairs, for 3 years. [R307-508-4] In Compliance. Reviewed at local field office. 29 Leak Detection and Repair 30 The source has an emissions monitoring plan. [R307-509-4(1)(a)] In Compliance. Observed. 31 The monitoring plan addresses difficult-to-monitor and unsafe-to-monitor components. [R307-509- 4(1)(b)] In Compliance. 32 If emissions control is required, monitoring surveys are conducted to observe each fugitive emissions component for fugitive emissions. [R307-509-4(1)(c)] In Compliance. The operator supplied LDAR inspection forms for review. These inspections were conducted twice a year, no sooner than 4 months apart and no later than 7 months apart as required by 40 CFR (60) OOOO and this requirement. 33 Initial monitoring surveys were within 60 days after startup for new sources. Subsequent surveys are semi-annual for regular components, annual for difficult-to-monitor components, and as required by the monitoring plan for unsafe-to-monitor components. [R307-509-4(1)(d)] In Compliance. The records supplied by the operator met the standards required here. 34 Monitoring surveys are done with OGI equipment or by Method 21. [R307-509-4(1)(e)] In Compliance. The operator uses a Flir GF 320 OGI camera. 35 Fugitive leaks are repaired within 15 days unless infeasible, unsafe, etc., as stated in the rule, which require repair within 24 months per the rule. [R307-509-4(1)(f)] In Compliance. The records supplied by the operator met the standards required here. 36 Resurvey of the repaired components is completed within 30 days. [R307-509-4(1)(g)] In Compliance. The records supplied by the operator met the standards required here. 5 37 The following records are kept: The emissions monitoring plan, for life of the site LDAR inspections, repairs and resurveys, for 3 years [R307-509-5] In Compliance. Observed. 38 Natural Gas Engines 39 Engines subject to R307-510 (does not have an AO, began operations, installed or modified after January 1, 2016) meet the following limits: Maximum Engine hp Emission Standards in (g/hp-hr) NOx CO VOC HC+NOx >25 hp and < 100 hp - 4.85 - 2.83 >100 hp 1.0 2.0 0.7 - In Compliance. Operators records are compliant. 40 Affected engines are certified or have an initial performance test per 40 CFR 60.4244. [R307-510-4(2)] In Compliance. Operators initial performance tests meet the criteria. 41 Affected engine exhaust vents are vertical and unrestricted. Stacks are 8' or greater if the site horsepower rating is 151 to 305 Stacks are 10' or greater if the site horse power rating is 306 or greater. [R307-510-4(3)] In Compliance. Installed correctly. 42 Engine certifications or initial performance tests required are kept for the life of the engine at the source. [R307-510-5] In Compliance. Observed. 43 Associated Gas Flaring 44 Associated gas is routed to a process unit for combustion, a sales pipeline or an operating VOC control device, except in an emergency. An emergency release is unanticipated, temporary, infrequent, unavoidable, =24 hrs. and is not due to operator negligence. Low pressure gas from working loss, breathing loss and oil flashing is not "associated gas". [R307-511-4(1)] In Compliance. No reported venting events or breakdowns 45 The following records are kept: The time and date of event Volume of emissions Any corrective action taken for 3 years.[R307-511-5(1)(a)(b)] In Compliance. Observed. 6 46 Visible Emissions 47 Visible emissions, except for unavoidable irregularities that do not exceed three minutes, are within the following opacity limits: Installations constructed on or before 4/25/1971 40% Installations constructed after 4/25/1971 20% Gasoline engines 0% Diesel engines manufactured after 1/1/1973 20% Diesel engines manufactured before 1/1/1973 40% Note: Required VOC control devices shall have no visible emissions per R307-508-3.[R307-201-3] In Compliance. No visible emissions were detected. 55 Emission Inventory: 56 An emissions inventory has been submitted within the past three years. [R307-150-9(1)] In Compliance. The operator submitted for the 2020 emissions inventory. 59 NSPS (Part 60) JJJJ: Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines [40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ] In Compliance. Operator meets the standards set forth. 60 NSPS (Part 60) OOOO: Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution [40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO] In Compliance. Operator meets the standards set forth. PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: No enforcement actions within the past five years. COMPLIANCE STATUS & RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to: 8-24-23-C5-2H MWF: In Compliance - Wellsite down on compressor upgrade. This source was found to be clean and well-kept with no visible or fugitive emissions. The source was inspected by AVO and with an OGI camera and found to be free of leaks. The operator's representatives were pleasant and cooperative. Requested records were provided in a timely manner and reviewed at the local field office. RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT INSPECTION: The DAQ recommends frequency of inspections remain current as scheduled. In Compliance. ATTACHMENTS: None.