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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 Project DescriptionPROJECT DESCRIPTION O\OLSSON ASSOCIATES THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK FOR TWO-SIDED DUPLICATION. O\OLSSON ASSOCIATES Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11— BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 Table of Contents Article 4.203.B.5 — Project Description 1 Facility Operations 2 Construction: 2 Drilling and Completions Phases: 2 Production Phase: 2 Final Reclamation: 3 Development Timeline and Employee Numbers 3 Hours of Operation 4 Parking Lot and Access Road 4 List of Tables Table 1. Pipelines 2 Table 2. Injection Wells 3 Table 3. Development Timeline 3 Table 4. Summary of Required Permits 4 May 19, 2017 O\OLSSON® ASSOCIATES L Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11— BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 Page is intentionally blank. May 19, 2017 O\OLSSON® A550CIATE5 Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11— BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 ARTICLE 4.203.B.5 — PROJECT DESCRIPTION Ursa Operating Company, LLC (Ursa) and Battlement Mesa Land Investments LLC (BMLI) request a Garfield County (GarCo) Special Use Permit (SUP) and approval for construction of a natural gas facility (BMC F) within the Battlement Mesa PUD (PUD). Ursa is requesting this SUP as directed in GarCo Resolution 82-121 recorded October 20, 1982 creating the PUD which specifies that extraction and processing natural resources is an allowed special use. The proposed facility will allow for a centralized temporary water storage facility for the temporary storage of produced water during Ursa's drilling and completions activities in the Battlement Mesa Field. The storage of water is an ancillary use for the extraction of natural gas. This application is written using the Garfield County 2013 Land Use and Development Code with references to the 1979 Zoning Code. The submittals, standards, and public noticing for a Major Impact Review are being followed for this Special Use Permit. To provide a thorough disclosure of the project's potential impacts and mitigations, Ursa has taken into consideration the Garfield County Colorado Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for Battlement Mesa. A matrix addressing Ursa's response to the HIA is included with this submittal. The proposed temporary water storage facility will be a Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) permitted site. Ursa's surface disturbances including interim and final reclamation requirements are covered under a statewide reclamation bond held by COGCC (see Reclamation Section). The site for the proposed Ursa BMC F temporary water storage facility is within the Battlement Mesa PUD zone district Low Density Residential (LDR). The proposed facility is off Gardner Lane (CR 303) in the SW 1/4 of Section 16, Township 7 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M. on Garfield County parcel number 2407-081-00-152. The parcel is approximately 1248.873 acres. The surface is owned by Battlement Mesa Land Investments. Ursa and Battlement Mesa Land Investments, have a Surface Use Agreement allowing Ursa to develop the natural gas resources within the PUD. The proposed facility will be operated exclusively by Ursa. The surface area of the proposed project is approximately 2.5 acres. Ursa will transport produced water to and from the facility through a pipeline system that has been previously permitted or is in the permitting process through Garfield County. The facility will be in existence for less than three years. The facility will consist of approximately 100 above ground frac tanks for up to 60,000 bbls of storage. Two sizes of tanks may be used: a) 600 bbl tanks that are 44'9" long x 8'4" wide x 11' high; b) 500 bbl tanks that are 45' long x 8'6" wide x 11' high. They will be manifolded together and double valved so that individual tanks can be isolated, if necessary. The centralized facility enables Ursa to maximize the recycling of produced water from completions and allows Ursa to use less fresh water during these operations. The tanks will be used in place of the storage pond that was originally planned for the site. Use of the tanks will eliminate the potential for odors and impacts to wildlife. The tanks also enable the facility to be more temporary than a pond. Ursa will dismantle the facility and reclaim the site, once completions activities in the Battlement Mesa Field are finished. May 19, 2017 1 O\OLSSON® ASSOCIATES Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11— BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 Facility Operations Ursa conducts its natural gas operations in five sequential stages; Construction, Drilling, Completion, Production, and Final Reclamation. Construction: Prior to beginning any surface -disturbing activity, Ursa will install erosion and sediment control measures to prevent any site degradation or impacts to surface waters during the construction process. The BMC F site will be cut and graded as needed to construct the proposed 276 ft by 400 ft pad surface. Topsoil will be stripped prior to the major earthmoving activity. It will be stored to achieve stormwater objectives. An access road will be constructed, and stormwater and drainage control structures will be installed in accordance with COGCC and CDPHE regulations and permit requirements. The pad surface will be graveled to a depth of approximately 1 foot to prevent damage to the surface of the pad from vehicle use and equipment installation. Ursa will implement best practices which have been deemed acceptable to Garfield County to mitigate dust during all construction phases. Dust control is typically accomplished via the application of fresh water and/or saline solutions (often using magnesium chloride). Drilling and Completions Phases: No drilling will take place at this site. The temporary water storage facility is a support facility for completions activities. After construction of the pad is complete, up to 100 aboveground tanks will be set-up on the site. The tanks will be manifolded together with double valves so that individual tanks can be isolated, if necessary. The facility will serve as water overflow storage for recycling produced water during the completion phases at the well pads. Water will be transported to the site via Ursa's pipeline system. All pipelines have been or will be properly permitted through Garfield County. Table 1. Pipelines Pipeline Permit BMC A Pipeline Permit application submitted May 2017 BMC L Pipeline Permit application submitted May 2017 B&V Temporary Surface Pipeline Garfield County Planning File PDPA 01-17-8512, approved April 10, 2017 Tompkins Pipeline Garfield County Resolution 2015-52 Monument Ridge B Temporary Surface Line Garfield County Planning File PDPA 03-16-8429 Phase I Pipeline Garfield County Resolution 2016-04 One diesel powered pump will be located at the facility. Water will be pumped to the facility using pumps installed on the well pads. Water will be pumped as needed from the facility to the well pads. Sound mitigation will be utilized to ensure pumping activities do not exceed COGCC standards. Fresh water may be mixed with the produced water on site prior to being sent to the well pads. Production Phase Once 20-50 percent of fluids from the completion phase have been recovered from the wellbore, a well can enter production. In the Production Phase, a mixture of natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, and water flows to the surface. The mixture will be separated into its components by unmanned, automated separator equipment. The liquid hydrocarbon component May 19, 2017 O\OLSSON® ASSOCIATES 2 Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11— BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 is referred to as condensate and will be stored in tanks on the pad until removed by truck and transported to a point of sale. The water is referred to as produced water and will be stored in tanks on the pad until pumped via water line to the facility or a point of disposal. Produced water will be trucked off the pad only in the event of an upset condition on the pad or along the pipeline. The BMC F will be manned 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to allow Ursa to move produced/recycled water as needed to reduce truck traffic and maximize water recycling. Additional Ursa staff and contractors will make daily visits to conduct regular inspections and perform needed maintenance. Final Reclamation: The temporary water storage facility will have a life span of less than three years. Once the field enters full production, the facility will be decommissioned. The water will be disposed of in the injection wells listed in table below. All equipment will be removed, and the pad and associated infrastructure (roads and pipeline rights-of-way) will be closed, graded, recontoured, and seeded with appropriate seed mix. The reclaimed area will be graded and recontoured, covered with topsoil, and seeded with an appropriate seed mix. Table 2. Injection Wells Injection Well Permit Tompkins Garfield County Planning File GAPA-02-16-8418 Watson Ranch B Garfield County Planning File GAPA-02-15-8224 Speakman A Garfield County Planning File GAPA-7835 BMC A Permit application submitted May 2017 The Final Reclamation process is considered complete when vegetative cover over the entire site reaches 80% of pre -disturbance levels. This determination is made by the COGCC and includes only desirable vegetation, not weed species. Development Timeline and Employee Numbers The typical timeline for the development and production of the facility is: Table 3. Development Timeline Phase Duration No. of Employees Pad Construction 30 days 6 contractors per day Drilling N/A N/A Completions N/A N/A Production N/A N/A Final Reclamation 14 days 6 contractors per day The anticipated construction schedule will be approximately one month beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018. Construction start is dependent upon weather conditions. Grading and/or construction sequence, including the installation and removal of erosion and sediment control measures, and the estimated duration of exposure of each area prior to the completion of temporary erosion and sediment control measures will follow Ursa's CDPHE approved Stormwater Management Plan and Permit and COGCC Rules for interim and May 19, 2017 O\OLSSON® ASSOCIATES 3 Battlement Mesa PUD Phase 11- BMC F Temporary Water Storage Facility Ursa Operating Company and Battlement Mesa Land Investments 016-3531 final reclamation and the SUA. The cost of the soil erosion control measures is $5,000 to $15,000 for the pad. -lours of Operation Preliminary construction of the facility generally takes place during daylight hours. These hours are restricted by the SUA to between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm. Personnel will be present at this facility and operations will be conducted 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Parking Lot and Access Road No formalized parking lot will be developed as part of the BMC F facility. Only authorized personnel will be on the site during any part of the operation of the facility. No public access will be allowed. Employees and contractors will be directed to park in specific areas based on safety needs during each phase of the pad's operation. The access road is approximately 1,100 feet from Gardner Lane to the proposed facility site. The road will be graveled to control mud tracking off the site onto public roads. The access is designed to channel stormwater off the road and around the facility site, while controlling erosion and sedimentation. Table 4. Summary of Required Permits Permit Required Responsible Regulatory Agency Status Land Use Change Permit — Special Use Permit and Major Impact Review Garfield County Application submitted May 2017 Stormwater Permit CDPHE Permit COR03K66 issued 5/21/2013, and administratively continued 5/21/2013, included in this permit. Air Quality CDPHE Not required Form 2A — Location Assessment COGCC Permit Application submitted May 2017 Access/Driveway Permit Garfield County Ursa will obtain any required access permits within 30 days prior to construction Pipeline Special Use Permit and Pipeline Development Plan Garfield County Applications submitted May 2017 May 19, 2017 O\OLSSON® ASSOCIATES 4