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DAQC-PBR032660001-23
Site ID 3266 (B1)
MEMORANDUM
TO: FILE – OVINTIV USA, INC. – Ute Tribal 2-19-4-1
THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Manager
FROM: Stephen Foulger, Environmental Scientist
DATE: November 29, 2023
SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION
INSPECTION DATE: November 2, 2023
SOURCE LOCATION: Ute Tribal 2-19-4-1
Lat: 40.12616 Long: -110.0356
Business Office:
370 17th Street, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80202
SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery
Duchesne County
API: 4301350271
SOURCE CONTACTS: Brandon Lithgoe, Local Contact
Phone: 281-847-6093, Email: brandon.lithgoe@ovintiv.com
Ryan Zillner, Local Contact
Phone: 720-876-3144, Email: ryan.zillner@ovintv.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
Inventory.
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SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Uncontrolled
No Flare Controls
Site has Line Power
The source registered: 3,199 Estimated Oil BBL.
DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 2,174
Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput
greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls.
REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Pneumatic controls, Tank Battery.
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15 Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement
16 The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)]
In Compliance. This source was found properly registered with the DAQ at the time of
inspection.
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. This source was found properly registered with the DAQ at the time of
inspection.
18 Storage Vessels
19 Thief hatches are kept closed and latched. [R307-506-4(1)]
In Compliance. Thief hatches were 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. The combustor was removed from this source after production dropped below
required levels.
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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. This source was found properly reported in the most recent emissions inventory.
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PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS: No enforcement actions within the past five years.
COMPLIANCE STATUS &
RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to: Ute Tribal 2-19-4-1:
In Compliance
RECOMMENDATION FOR
NEXT INSPECTION: This source was found non-compliant at the time of inspection.
This source has dropped below production levels and the
combustor has been removed. Recommend to keep inspection
frequency the same.
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