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DAQC-PBR100241001-24
Site ID 100241 (B1)
MEMORANDUM
TO: FILE – WINDS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC – JENSEN
33C-9-12-10
THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Section Manager
FROM: Kyle Greenberg, Environmental Scientist
DATE: November 29, 2024
SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION
INSPECTION DATE: May 13, 2024
SOURCE LOCATION: Lat:39.79631, Long: -110.80442
Carbon County
Business Office:
Winds Exploration and Production, LLC
12818 Secret Forest Court
Cypress, TX 77095
SOURCE TYPE: Gas Well
API: 4300731453
SOURCE CONTACTS: Franklin Ihekwoaba - Non-Responsive
OPERATING STATUS: Operating
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Gas products are brought to the surface. These products are sent
to an off-lease compressor station nearby by underground piping.
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.
SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR – Uncontrolled
No Flare Controls, Site has Line Power.
DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 0 BBLs of
Crude Oil.
Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput
greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls.
REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Engine - Pumpjack engine is an electric engine.
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Visible Emissions
Visible emissions are within the following opacity limits: VOC Control Devices and Gasoline engines
0%, Diesel engines 20%, Natural Gas Engines and Boilers, Treater burners & Tank burners 10%, Mobile
source dust 10%. [R307-201-3]
Status: In Compliance. No visible emissions were detected during the time of inspection.
VOC emissions are, at all times, minimized as reasonably practicable by equipment design, maintenance
and operation practices. [R307-501-4(1)]
Status: In Compliance. Associated gas is routed to a sales gathering line. No VOC leaks were
detected during the time of inspection.
All natural gas-driven pneumatic controllers are in compliance with 40CFR 60.5390 or 60.5390a as
applicable. Tagging and record keeping requirements are not required. [R307-502-4]
Status: In Compliance. This source does not use continuous bleed natural gas-driven pneumatic
controllers.
Pneumatic Controllers
Emission Inventory:
An emissions inventory has been submitted within the past three years. [R307-150-9(1)]
Status: In Compliance. The operator submitted for the 2020 emissions inventory. The results for
the 2023 inventory have not yet been released.
Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement
The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)]
Status: Out of Compliance.
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)]
Status: Out of Compliance. Winds Exploration and Production, LLC bought the source from
Liberty Pioneer Energy Sources; Winds Exploration did not update the registration information
within 30 days of purchasing the asset.
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PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS: Notice of Violation (DAQC-898-24)
COMPLIANCE STATUS &
RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to the site, the overall status is: Out of Compliance.
The source was inspected by AVO and with an OGI camera and
found to be free of leaks. Winds Exploration and Production,
LLC bought the source from Liberty Pioneer Energy Sources;
Winds Exploration did not update the registration information
within 30 days of purchasing the asset. A NOV was issued to
address this matter.
RECOMMENDATION FOR
NEXT INSPECTION: Winds Exploration and Production, LLC has abandoned the site.
DOGM is in the process of selling the asset or shutting in the
well.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NSR: None.
ATTACHMENTS: None.