| Date Rec'd: | 8/9/2011 | Report taken by: | BOB CHESSON |
| DocNum: | 2215288 | API number: | 05-123 -08229 | Facility ID: | 240441 |
| Operator: | NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INC | Oper. No. | 10120 |
| Address: | 1625 BROADWAY STE 2200 ATTN: TED BROWN DENVER , CO 80202 |
| Phone: | (303 )389-3600 | Fax: | (303 )595-7403 |
| Operator Contact: | TODD CULLUM |
| Date of Incident: | 8/2/2011 |
| Type of Facility: | TANK BATTERY |
| Well Name/No. | HERMAN 1 | Fac. Name/No. | |
| County Name: | WELD |
| qtrqtr: SWSW | section: 32 | township: 3N | range: 66W | meridian: 6 |
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| Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls) |
| Oil spilled: 15 | Recvrd: 0 | |
| Water spilled: 0 | Recvrd: 0 | |
| Other spilled: | Recved: | |
| GW Impact? N | Surface water impact? N | Contained within berm? Y |
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| Area and vertical extent of spill: - X - |
| Current land use: PASTURE |
| Weather conditions: CLEAR, HOT |
| Soil/Geology description AQUALLS & AQUEPTS |
| Distance in feet to nearest surface water: 160 |
| Depth to shallowest GW: |
| Wetlands: | Buildings: 1250 |
| Livestock: | Water Wells: 800 |
| Cause of spill: |
| EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Immediate Response: |
| PUMPER SHUT THE WELLS IN AND CALLED FOR A VAC TRUCK TO REMOVE THE OIL THAT WAS STILL IN THE TANK AND MOVED IT TO THE SECOND TANK ON SITE. |
| Emergency Pits: |
| N/A |
| How extent determined: |
EXCAVATION OF IMPACT WILL BE DELINEATED WITH HANBY FIELD TEST KIT AND LAB CONFIRMATION SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED.
|
| Further Remediation |
IMPACTED SOILS WILL BE EXCAVATED AND TAKEN TO THE BUFFALO RIDGE LANDFILL IN KEENESBURG, CO.
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| Prevent Problem: |
| THE TWO 210 BBL TANKS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A 300 BBL TANK. |
| Detailed Description: |
| ONE OF THE TWO 210 BBL TANKS STARTED LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM SEAM OF THE TANK BOTTOM, RELEASING 15 BBLS OF OIL INTO THE SOIL INSIDE OF THE DIRT BERM. |
| Other Notifications |
| Date | Agency | Contact | Response |
| 8/2/2011 | COGCC | ROBERT CHESSON | LEFT ROBERT MESSAGE |
| Field Visit/Follow Up |
| Name | Phone | Date |
| No Field Visit data found. |
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