| Inspections/Violations: | Click Here to Show Violations Only | Inspection Id: |  2427175 | | Date: | 11/16/15 | | Type: | Routine/Complete Inspection | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | No Violations Noted | | Comment: | Precision Drilling Rig #548 is currently in the process of drilling the R Lambert 1H with water based drilling mud well at a depth of (1,850) feet. Joel Franks of Cabot Oil and Gas is the Company Man on location. A request for approval of an Alternative Waste Management Practice (OG-71) needs to be submitted to the Department for this process. The request for an OG-71 approval encompasses both the use of centrifuges for separation of solid and liquid material in the drill cuttings during oil and water based mud drilling. I noticed some soap content in water on containment accumulated from recent rainfall events. Mr. Franks stated that he would have the water with the soap suds in it removed from containment. The soap is most likely used during water based mud drilling. |
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| Inspection Id: | 2425290 | | Date: | 11/17/15 | | Type: | Drilling/Alteration | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Joseph Gaboff | | Description: | No Violations Noted |
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| Inspection Id: | 2445431 | | Date: | 02/01/16 | | Type: | Routine/Complete Inspection | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Joseph Gaboff | | Description: | No Violations Noted |
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| Inspection Id: | 2463773 | | Date: | 02/29/16 | | Type: | Routine/Complete Inspection | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | No Violations Noted | | Comment: | The main intent of the intent of the inspection was to assess the site as Precision Drilling Rig #548 moved off the location last month and to locate the general areas on the pad surface where Rick Croll, PADEP Radiation Health Physicist, performed radiation monitoring of containers and the containment area the containers were staged on. On 2/22/16 a Diaz Roll-off container which contained drill cuttings, set off Technologically Enhanced Normally Occurring Radioactive Material Alarms at Keystone Landfill in Dunmore, PA.Mike Pirner, Construction Foreman of Cabot Oil and Gas, informed us that residual mud staining was observed on the liner last week while Cabot was in the process of removing rig mats which are used during drilling. He further stated that the containment will be pulled from the pad surface around 2PM today in order to assess the pad surface beneath it and the plastic sheeting was installed next to the liner to prevent the potential of the mud from flowing off the liner to impact the pad surface due to an approaching rainfall event. |
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| Inspection Id: | 2462143 | | Date: | 03/01/16 | | Type: | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | No Violations Noted | | Comment: | Steve Watson, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist of Cabot Oil and Gas contacted me at 10:34 AM on 3/1/16 to report the discovery of staining on the pad surface along with an odor of diesel fuel. The staining and odor was discovered on 2/29/16 as Cabot had removed the liner used during drilling operations. Mr. Watson stated that on 1/28/16 an estimated (3) barrels of diesel based drilling mud was recovered from secondary containment. The mud was released through a hole in a Diaz half round container. The Department was not notified of the spill to containment that occurred on 1/28/16. Last week Cabot discovered dark staining on the liner used during drilling as they were removing rig mats set on top of the liner. As the liner was pulled from the pad surface yesterday around 2PM, staining was discovered on the pad surface due to compromised liner integrity. A smell of diesel fuel was detected as the liner was removed from the pad surface. Spots of dark staining on the pad surface were observed near the well grates on 3/1/16. |
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| Inspection Id: | 2485709 | | Date: | 05/18/16 | | Type: | Routine/Complete Inspection | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Joseph Gaboff | | Description: | No Violations Noted |
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| Inspection Id: | 2530676 | | Date: | 10/21/16 | | Type: | Routine/Complete Inspection | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | David Schoonover | | Description: | No Violations Noted | | Comment: | At time of inspection, I arrived on site at 8:50a.m. Keane was on site and fracking the 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, and 9H. I met with company men Larry Fulmer and Andy Rodriguez, they were fracking stage 5 out of 49 on the 1H. They completed 3 out of 33 on the 3H, 4 out of 34 on the 5H, 3 out of 46 on the 7H and 3 out of 34 on the 9H. I took a walk around the location and there were no obvious concerns noticed. I left the site at 10:20a.m. |
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| Inspection Id: | 2537334 | | Date: | 11/04/16 | | Type: | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | Viol(s) Noted & Immediately Corrected | | Comment: | Steve Watson, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist of Cabot Oil and Gas contacted me at 10:31 on 11/4/16 to report an estimated spill of (10-15) gallons of hydraulic fluid to the tank pad surface of the R Lambert well site. The complaint details in the Department\'s complaint inspection form state the following information. R. Lambert Pad – Hydraulic hose broke on Susquehanna Gas Field Services water truck. 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled to the tank pad surface. Spill happened at 9:45 AM Nov. 4, 2016. Backhoe on site to clean-up and roll-off container is on its way. The impacted area will be scraped. Resource Environmental will take PID readings. Mr. Watson stated to me during the phone call that hydraulic fracturing is in progress at the site and the roll-off container should be there around 10:45. He also stated that Cabot will not collect samples; the PID readings will be sufficient enough to determine that the spill is properly cleaned up. I arrived at the site at 12:50 in response to the spill incident. I initially met with Larry Fulmer, Wayne Wilridge and Ken Wilson, completions consultants of Cabot. Keane Frac is the Cabot subcontractor conducting hydraulic fracturing operations. Cabot submitted stimulation notices to the Department on 10/21/16. The notices indicated that frac operations would commence on 10/19/16 at 6:00 AM at the Lambert Pad. Mr. Fulmer stated that zipper frac operations are in progress for the odd number wells 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, and 9H. Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson explained that a low pressure hydraulic line secured with a clamp blew off on a (120) barrels of water and/or fluid capacity tractor trailer owned by Susquehanna Gas Field Services. There was (110) gallons of hydraulic fluid in the tank prior to the release, with a (101) gallons left after the line blew off, thus (9) gallons was spilled to the ground according to Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson. They further stated that a drum was filled with oil soaks used to contain the spill and peat moss was also placed onto the ground to absorb the fluid. The hydraulic fluid spill impacted the tank pad surface near a tank farm/frac tank battery containing freshwater and recycled water utilized during stimulation of the wells. The frac tanks containing the water and the fluid are located near where the tank pad and access road meet. A backhoe was being used to remediate the impacted area. Steve Catalfamo of Resource Environmental informed me that initial Photoionization Detector readings were in the range of (12-15) parts per million. These readings were recorded prior to the commencement of the remediation process. As the backhoe dug deeper, PID readings were much lower. Thus far (5) to (6) cubic yards of impacted material has been removed. The excavation and screening will continue until readings are less than (2) ppm. The excavation will be backfilled with clean fill with the impacted material most likely being disposed of at Keystone Landfill. I left the site at 13:45. | | Violation Id: | 772380  | | Violation Date: | 11/04/16 | | Violation Code: | 78.56(a) - PITS AND TANKS FOR TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT - Operator failed to contain pollutional substances and wastes from the drilling, altering, completing, recompleting, servicing and plugging the well, including brines, drill cuttings, drilling muds, oils, stimulation fluids, well treatment and servicing fluids, plugging and drilling fluids other than gases in a pit, tank or series of pits and tanks. | | Violation Comment: | Failure to contain a pollutional substance in a properly lined pit or tank. | | Resolved Date: | 11/04/16 | Show all fields |
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| Inspection Id: | 2537334 | | Date: | 11/04/16 | | Type: | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | Viol(s) Noted & Immediately Corrected | | Comment: | Steve Watson, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist of Cabot Oil and Gas contacted me at 10:31 on 11/4/16 to report an estimated spill of (10-15) gallons of hydraulic fluid to the tank pad surface of the R Lambert well site. The complaint details in the Department\'s complaint inspection form state the following information. R. Lambert Pad – Hydraulic hose broke on Susquehanna Gas Field Services water truck. 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled to the tank pad surface. Spill happened at 9:45 AM Nov. 4, 2016. Backhoe on site to clean-up and roll-off container is on its way. The impacted area will be scraped. Resource Environmental will take PID readings. Mr. Watson stated to me during the phone call that hydraulic fracturing is in progress at the site and the roll-off container should be there around 10:45. He also stated that Cabot will not collect samples; the PID readings will be sufficient enough to determine that the spill is properly cleaned up. I arrived at the site at 12:50 in response to the spill incident. I initially met with Larry Fulmer, Wayne Wilridge and Ken Wilson, completions consultants of Cabot. Keane Frac is the Cabot subcontractor conducting hydraulic fracturing operations. Cabot submitted stimulation notices to the Department on 10/21/16. The notices indicated that frac operations would commence on 10/19/16 at 6:00 AM at the Lambert Pad. Mr. Fulmer stated that zipper frac operations are in progress for the odd number wells 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, and 9H. Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson explained that a low pressure hydraulic line secured with a clamp blew off on a (120) barrels of water and/or fluid capacity tractor trailer owned by Susquehanna Gas Field Services. There was (110) gallons of hydraulic fluid in the tank prior to the release, with a (101) gallons left after the line blew off, thus (9) gallons was spilled to the ground according to Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson. They further stated that a drum was filled with oil soaks used to contain the spill and peat moss was also placed onto the ground to absorb the fluid. The hydraulic fluid spill impacted the tank pad surface near a tank farm/frac tank battery containing freshwater and recycled water utilized during stimulation of the wells. The frac tanks containing the water and the fluid are located near where the tank pad and access road meet. A backhoe was being used to remediate the impacted area. Steve Catalfamo of Resource Environmental informed me that initial Photoionization Detector readings were in the range of (12-15) parts per million. These readings were recorded prior to the commencement of the remediation process. As the backhoe dug deeper, PID readings were much lower. Thus far (5) to (6) cubic yards of impacted material has been removed. The excavation and screening will continue until readings are less than (2) ppm. The excavation will be backfilled with clean fill with the impacted material most likely being disposed of at Keystone Landfill. I left the site at 13:45. | | Violation Id: | 772379 | | Violation Date: | 11/04/16 | | Violation Code: | CSL 402(b) - POTENTIAL POLLUTION - Conducting an activity regulated by a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of The Clean Streams Law to prevent the potential of pollution to waters of the Commonwealth without a permit or contrary to a permit issued under that authority by the Department. | | Violation Comment: | Potential for pollutional substances to enter the waters of the commonwealth | | Resolved Date: | 11/04/16 | Show all fields |
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| Inspection Id: | 2537334 | | Date: | 11/04/16 | | Type: | Incident- Response to Accident or Event | | Category: | Primary Fa | | Inspector: | Jonathan Sassi | | Description: | Viol(s) Noted & Immediately Corrected | | Comment: | Steve Watson, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist of Cabot Oil and Gas contacted me at 10:31 on 11/4/16 to report an estimated spill of (10-15) gallons of hydraulic fluid to the tank pad surface of the R Lambert well site. The complaint details in the Department\'s complaint inspection form state the following information. R. Lambert Pad – Hydraulic hose broke on Susquehanna Gas Field Services water truck. 10 to 15 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled to the tank pad surface. Spill happened at 9:45 AM Nov. 4, 2016. Backhoe on site to clean-up and roll-off container is on its way. The impacted area will be scraped. Resource Environmental will take PID readings. Mr. Watson stated to me during the phone call that hydraulic fracturing is in progress at the site and the roll-off container should be there around 10:45. He also stated that Cabot will not collect samples; the PID readings will be sufficient enough to determine that the spill is properly cleaned up. I arrived at the site at 12:50 in response to the spill incident. I initially met with Larry Fulmer, Wayne Wilridge and Ken Wilson, completions consultants of Cabot. Keane Frac is the Cabot subcontractor conducting hydraulic fracturing operations. Cabot submitted stimulation notices to the Department on 10/21/16. The notices indicated that frac operations would commence on 10/19/16 at 6:00 AM at the Lambert Pad. Mr. Fulmer stated that zipper frac operations are in progress for the odd number wells 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, and 9H. Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson explained that a low pressure hydraulic line secured with a clamp blew off on a (120) barrels of water and/or fluid capacity tractor trailer owned by Susquehanna Gas Field Services. There was (110) gallons of hydraulic fluid in the tank prior to the release, with a (101) gallons left after the line blew off, thus (9) gallons was spilled to the ground according to Mr. Wilridge and Mr. Wilson. They further stated that a drum was filled with oil soaks used to contain the spill and peat moss was also placed onto the ground to absorb the fluid. The hydraulic fluid spill impacted the tank pad surface near a tank farm/frac tank battery containing freshwater and recycled water utilized during stimulation of the wells. The frac tanks containing the water and the fluid are located near where the tank pad and access road meet. A backhoe was being used to remediate the impacted area. Steve Catalfamo of Resource Environmental informed me that initial Photoionization Detector readings were in the range of (12-15) parts per million. These readings were recorded prior to the commencement of the remediation process. As the backhoe dug deeper, PID readings were much lower. Thus far (5) to (6) cubic yards of impacted material has been removed. The excavation and screening will continue until readings are less than (2) ppm. The excavation will be backfilled with clean fill with the impacted material most likely being disposed of at Keystone Landfill. I left the site at 13:45. | | Violation Id: | 772381 | | Violation Date: | 11/04/16 | | Violation Code: | SWMA 301 - Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste. | | Violation Comment: | Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste. | | Resolved Date: | 11/04/16 |
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