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DAQC-PBR153370001-23
Site ID 15337 (B1)
MEMORANDUM
TO: FILE – SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC – S Wells Drw 16-3-9-16
THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Manager
FROM: Stephen Foulger, Environmental Scientist
DATE: August 8, 2023
SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION
INSPECTION DATE: June 29, 2023
SOURCE LOCATION: S Wells Drw 16-3-9-16
Lat: 40.052498 Long: -110.097742
Business Office:
13800 Montfort Drive, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75240
SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery
Duchesne County
API: 4301332969, 4301350283, 4301350692
SOURCE CONTACTS: Abby Molyneaux, Corporate Environmental Contact
Phone: (972) 325-1170, Email: abby.molyneaux@scoutep.com
Chris Patterson, Local Contact
Phone: 970 620-3459, Email: chris.patterson@scoutep.com
OPERATING STATUS: Operating
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 OOOO.
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SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Uncontrolled
Controlled by flare
Site powered by Engine
The source registered: 7,999 Estimated Oil BBL.
DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 7,774
Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput
greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls.
REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Engine - Engine - Natural Gas 2-Stroke Lean Burn Make -
Arrow Model - L-795 Mfg Year - 2010 Horse Power - 65
Combustion - Natural Gas, Engine - Engine - Natural Gas 2-
Stroke Lean Burn Make - Arrow Model - L-795 Mfg Year -
2011 Horse Power - 65 Combustion - Natural Gas, Pneumatic,
Tank
15 Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement
16 The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)]
In Compliance. Search of DAQ records shows source is properly registered.
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. Search of DAQ records shows source is properly registered.
18 Storage Vessels
19 Thief hatches are kept closed and latched. [R307-506-4(1)]
In Compliance. Thief hatches found closed and latched at the time of inspection.
23 Upon modification, the well site was re-evaluated against the thresholds of R307-506-4(2).
[R307-506-4(6)]
In Compliance. Combustor has been removed after revaluation was performed.
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.
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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 -
[R307-510-4(1)]
In Compliance.
40 Affected engines are certified or have an initial performance test per 40 CFR 60.4244. [R307-510-4(2)]
In Compliance. DAQ inspector has reviewed these documents and found them compliant.
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. Operator has been instructed on need to fix all non-vertical stacks. Operator is
drafting plans and submitting plans to DAQ.
42 Engine certifications or initial performance tests required are kept for the life of the engine at the
source. [R307-510-5]
In Compliance. DAQ inspector has reviewed these documents and found them compliant.
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 observed at the time of inspection.
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55 Emission Inventory:
56 An emissions inventory has been submitted within the past three years. [R307-150-9(1)]
In Compliance. Search of DAQ records shows emissions inventory properly reported.
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.
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PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS: No enforcement actions within the past five years.
COMPLIANCE STATUS &
RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to: S Wells Drw 16-3-9-16:
Out of Compliance - The operator promptly addressed the found
issue. No further action is recommended at this time. The source
has dropped below 8,000 bbls of production in the last 12
months. Recommend that inspection frequency remain the same.
RECOMMENDATION FOR
NEXT INSPECTION: The source was found out of compliance at the time of
inspection. The operator promptly addressed the found issue. No
further action is recommended at this time. The source has
dropped below 8,000 bbls of production in the last 12 months.
Recommend that inspection frequency remain the same.
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