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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDAQ-2025-0010551 DAQC-PBR101402001-25 Site ID 101402 (B1) MEMORANDUM TO: FILE – OVINTIV USA, INC. – Bar F Condensate Site THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Section Manager FROM: Fred Goodrich, Environmental Scientist DATE: February 12, 2025 SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION INSPECTION DATE: January 23, 2025 SOURCE LOCATION: Lat:40.20362, Long: -110.11917 Duchesne County Business Office: Ovintiv USA, Inc. 370 17th Street, Suite 1700 Denver, CO 80202 SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery API: SOURCE CONTACTS: Ryan Zillner, Corporate Environmental Contact Phone: 720-876-3144, Email: ryan.zillner@ovintiv.com OPERATING STATUS: Operating. PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Condensate collection tank. Appears that facility is used during pigging operations of main gas line serving the area well-sites. The condensate and any residual water from storage tank 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. SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR – Uncontrolled No Flare Controls, Site has Line Power. DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 0 BBL's. Utah Statute R307-506 requires a source with throughput greater than 8,000 BBLs to have controls. , - 2 REGISTERED EQUIPMENT: Tank General Provisions 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] In Compliance. No excessive opacity limits were observed during evaluation. 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] In Compliance. This source does not use continuous bleed controllers. Storage Vessels Thief hatches are kept closed and latched. [R307-506-4(1)] In Compliance. All hatches were found closed at the start of the evaluation. Vessel Vent Components: (valves, unions, pressure relief devices, etc.) are leak-free, in good repair, and working as intended. (Tank covers are leak free and form a continuous seal.). [R307-501-4] In Compliance. All in good working order. OGI camera used during evaluation. Oil and Gas Industry Registration Requirement The source is registered with the DAQ. [R307-505-3(3)] In Compliance. Source appears to be in order. 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 appears to meet this requirement. PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: None in the past 5 years. COMPLIANCE STATUS & RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to the site, the overall status is: In Compliance. The DAQ was joined by Ovintiv personnel during the site inspection. OGI camera was used during evaluation, no fugitive emissions were detected. Source was clean and well kept. DAQ recommends frequency of inspections increase since source is fairly new. 3 RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT INSPECTION: Since this evaluation is the first for said source, a follow up inspection would be appropriate within a two year time period. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NSR: None. ATTACHMENTS: None.