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DAQC-PBR157490001-24
Site ID 15749 (B1)
MEMORANDUM
TO: FILE – XCL ASSETCO, LLC – Windy Ridge State 34-7
THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Manager
FROM: Stephen Foulger, Environmental Scientist
DATE: March 20, 2024
SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION
INSPECTION DATE: February 8, 2024
SOURCE LOCATION: Windy Ridge State 34-7
Lat: 40.268407 Long: -109.977457
Business Office:
600 North Shepherd Drive Suite 390
Houston, TX 77007
SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery
Duchesne County
API: 4301333982
SOURCE CONTACTS: Lauren Brown, Corporate Environmental Contact
Phone: 713-808-9406, Email: lauren@xclresources.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.
SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Controlled
Controlled by flare
Site has Line Power
The source registered: 21,750 Estimated Oil BBL.
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DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 3,637.
Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput
greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls.
REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Pneumatic controllers and Tanks
General Provisions
VOC emissions are minimized as reasonably practicable by equipment design, maintenance and
operation practices. [R307-501-4(1)]
Out of Compliance. Emissions were found coming from two oil tank thief hatches and a dump
valve in the separator shed.
Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement
The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)]
In Compliance. Source found properly registered at the time of inspection.
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. Source found properly registered at the time of inspection.
Storage Vessels
Thief hatches are kept closed and latched. [R307-506-4(1)]
In Compliance. Thief hatches found closed and latched at the time of inspection.
Upon modification, the well site was re-evaluated against the thresholds of R307-506-4(2).
[R307-506-4(6)]
In Compliance. Source was found unmodified at the time of inspection.
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. These records were reviewed and found to be compliant at the time of inspection.
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Visible Emissions
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.
Emission Inventory:
An emissions inventory has been submitted within the past three years. [R307-150-9(1)]
In Compliance. Source was found properly reported in the 2020 emissions inventory.
NSPS (Part 60) OOOO: Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production,
Transmission and Distribution [40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO]
In Compliance.
PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS: No enforcement actions within the past five years.
COMPLIANCE STATUS &
RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to Windy Ridge State 34-7: Out of Compliance - This
source was found non-compliant at the time of inspection.
Emissions were found coming from two oil tank thief hatches
and a dump valve in the separator shed. Operator was notified of
found issues and has addressed all found leaks. No further action
is recommended at this time. Recommend to increase inspection
frequency.
RECOMMENDATION FOR
NEXT INSPECTION: Recommend to increase inspection frequency.
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