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Home My WebLink AboutDAQ-2024-0077461 DAQC-PBR036240001-24 Site ID 3624 (B1) MEMORANDUM TO: FILE – OVINTIV USA INC. – Beckstead 13-17-4-2W THROUGH: Rik Ombach, Minor Source Oil and Gas Compliance Manager FROM: Stephen Foulger, Environmental Scientist DATE: April 22, 2024 SUBJECT: OIL AND GAS PERMIT-BY-RULE EVALUATION INSPECTION DATE: March 28, 2024 SOURCE LOCATION: Beckstead 13-17-4-2W Lat: 40.12928 Long: -110.13967 Business Office: 370 17th Street, Suite 1700 Denver, CO 80202 SOURCE TYPE: Tank Battery Duchesne County API: 4301350447 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: Temporarily down 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 JJJJ, 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOO. 2 SOURCE EVALUATION: Site Type: PBR-Uncontrolled No Flare Controls Site powered by Engine The source registered: 3,199 Estimated Oil BBL. DOGM current 12 month rolling production is: 460. 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-565 Mfg Year - 2010 Horse Power - 40 Combustion - Natural Gas, Pneumatic, Tank 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. Combustor was removed after production levels dropped appropriate levels. 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. Natural Gas Engines 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. 3 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. This source was found properly reported in the 2020 emissions inventory. NSPS (Part 60) JJJJ: Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines [40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ] In Compliance. 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 Beckstead 13-17-4-2W: In Compliance - Source was found compliant at the time of inspection. Source is currently shut-in for fracking protection. Recommend to decrease inspection frequency. RECOMMENDATION FOR NEXT INSPECTION: Recommend to decrease inspection frequency. ATTACHMENTS: