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Home My WebLink AboutDAQ-2024-0071081 DAQC-PBR035520001-23 Site ID 3552 (B1) MEMORANDUM TO: FILE – OVINTIV USA, INC. – Ute Tribal 13-13-4-3 THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Manager FROM: Stephen Foulger, Environmental Scientist DATE: November 1, 2023 SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION INSPECTION DATE: October 19, 2023 SOURCE LOCATION: Ute Tribal 13-13-4-3 Lat: 40.12976 Long: -110.17778 Business Office: Ovintiv USA Inc. 370 17th Street, Suite 1700 Denver, CO 80202 SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery Duchesne County API: 4301350374 SOURCE CONTACTS: Brad Rowser, Local Contact Phone: 435-646-4870, Email: brad.rowser@ovintiv.com Brandon Lithgoe, Local Contact Phone: 281-847-6093, Email: brandon.lithgoe@ovintiv.com Jeanette Liang, Corporate Environmental Contact Phone: 303-248-6822, Email: jeanette.liang@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. 2 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 IIII, 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ, 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO. SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Uncontrolled No Flare Controls Site powered by Engine DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 0. 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 - Ajax Model - E-42 Mfg Year - Pre 7/1/2008 Horse Power - 40 Combustion - Natural Gas, Pneumatic, Tank 8 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. 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. 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. Combustor was removed after source dropped below production thresholds. 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. 3 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. EPA certified engine is used onsite. 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. 42 Engine certifications or initial performance tests required are kept for the life of the engine at the source. [R307-510-5] In Compliance. 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. 48 55 Emission Inventory: 56 An emissions inventory has been submitted within the past three years. [R307-150-9(1)] In Compliance. This source has been shut-in since September 1, 2018. 58 NSPS (Part 60) IIII: Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines [40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII] In Compliance. 59 NSPS (Part 60) JJJJ: Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines [40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ] In Compliance. 4 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. PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: No enforcement actions within the past five years. COMPLIANCE STATUS & RECOMMENDATIONS: In regards to: Ute Tribal 13-13-4-3: In Compliance - Found compliant at the time of inspection. This source is currently under frack protection and is shut-in. This source has been shut in since September 1, 2018, recommend to decrease inspection frequency. RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT INSPECTION: Found compliant at the time of inspection. This source is currently under frack protection and is shut-in. This source has been shut in since September 1, 2018, recommend to decrease inspection frequency. ATTACHMENTS: