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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 5
77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
SUBJECT: FROM: THRU: TO:
CLEAN AIR ACT INSPECTION REPORT Southwestern Energy (SWN) Boyd Hall Well Pad
Jacob Herbers, Environmental Engineer AECAB (MI/WI)
Sarah Marshall, Section Supervisor AECAB (MI/WI)
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BASIC INFORMATION
Facility Name: Southwestern Energy (SWN) Boyd Hall Well Pad
Facility Location: 32420 Old National Road Barnesville, Ohio 43713 (40.057284, -81.224409)
Date of Inspection: August 30, 2022
EPA Inspectors: 1. Jacob Herbers, Environmental Engineer 2. Victoria Nelson, Environmental Engineer 3. Laura Neudorf, Environmental Engineer
Other Attendees: 1. Clay Murral, Air Program Manager, SWN 2. Tyler Bryant, Senior Environmental Specialist, SWN
Contact Email Address: Clay_Murral@swn.com
Purpose of Inspection: To assess compliance with the facility's Permit-to-Install and Operate (PTIO) and the Clean Air Act
Facility Type: Oil and gas well pad
Regulations Central to Inspection: NSPS Subpart OOOO/OOOOa - Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities
Arrival Time: 11:15 EDT Departure Time: 12:00 EDT
Inspection Type: Unannounced Inspection Announced Inspection
OPENING CONFERENCE
Presented Credentials Stated authority and purpose of inspection Small Business Resource Information Sheet not provided. Reason: Not a small business Provided CBI warning to facility
The following information was obtained verbally from Clay Murral and Tyler Bryant, unless otherwise noted.
Company Ownership: This well pad, along with several others in Ohio, was constructed by Eclipse Resources and began production in 2017. In 2019, Eclipse merged with Blue Ridge Resources to create Montage Resources, which was bought by SWN in 2020.
Process Description: At the well pad, an oil/gas/water emulsion is extracted from the formation through four wells that each flow into a sand trap, a gas processing unit, and a three-phase separator. A heater treater is used to drive off additional vapors from the oil. From there, the oil/condensate is sent into five tanks, and the produced water is sent into three tanks. The tanks feed to a combustor, which is the primary control device. The effluent is transported by truck to EnLink Midstream's Borton gathering Station, located approx. 5 miles west-southwest. The gas is compressed into lines to third-party midstream companies.
Staff Interview: Facility staff said that maintenance, repairs, and leak detection are performed on the thief hatches, which are vertical flanges on top of each tank. The frequency depends on the type of material on the seals, which can have different life expectancies. Maintenance on other components varies. Staff also said they plan to drill three new wells on the existing site.
TOUR INFORMATION
EPA Tour of the Facility: Yes
Data Collected and Observations: EPA inspectors observed smoke emissions from the combustor. The FLIR camera showed emissions from the thief hatch on condensate tank #3.
Photos and/or Videos: were taken during the inspection.
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Field Measurements: were not taken during this inspection.
CLOSING CONFERENCE Provided U.S. EPA point of contact to the facility
Concerns: EPA expressed concerns about emissions from the thief hatch on condensate tank #3 and smoke from the combustor.
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
Herbers,
Digitally signed by Herbers, Jacob
Report Author: _J_a_c_o_b_________11_:0_2:_28_-0_5'_00_' ____________ Date: 2022.10.24
SARAH
Digitally signed by SARAH MARSHALL
Date: 2022.10.24
Section Supervisor: _M__A_R__S_H__A_L_L___11_:2_2:_47_-0_5_'00_' _____________
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Facility Name: Southwestern Energy (SWN) Boyd Hall Well Pad Facility Location: 32420 Old National Road Barnesville, Ohio 43713 Date of Inspection: August 30, 2022
APPENDIX A: DIGITAL IMAGE LOG
1. Inspector Name: Laura Neudorf
2. Archival Record Location: Region 5 Electronic Records Center
Image # 1 2
File Name IMG_0103.JPG IMG_0104.JPG
Date and Time 8/30/2022 11:53 EDT 8/30/2022 11:54 EDT
Description of Image Thief hatch on condensate tank #3 Thief hatch on condensate tank #3
APPENDIX B: DIGITAL VIDEO LOG
1. Inspector Name: Victoria Nelson
2. Archival Record Location: Region 5 Electronic Records Center
Video # 1
2
File Name MOV_2825.mp4
MOV_2826.mp4
Date and Time 8/30/2022 11:36 EDT
8/30/2022 11:45 EDT
Description of Video FLIR video of combustor with smoke and emissions FLIR video showing thief hatch on condensate tank #3, with emissions
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