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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 Equinor USA Onshore Properties Inc., Clarington, Ohio
Sasha Letuchy, Environmental Engineer AECAB (MI/WI)
Sarah Marshall, Section Supervisor AECAB (MI/WI)
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BASIC INFORMATION
Facility Name: Equinor USA Onshore Properties Inc. - Eisenbarth/Michael Pad (Equinor)
Facility Location: 42240 Long Ridge Road, Clarington, Ohio (39.697662, -80.898985)
Date of Inspection: 8/30/2022
EPA Inspector(s): 1. Sasha Letuchy, Environmental Engineer 2. Manoj Patel, Environmental Engineer
Other Attendees: 1. Brad Dockter, Manager
Contact Email Address: brado@equinor.com
Purpose of Inspection: To assess compliance with NSPS Subpart OOOO and the facility's permit
Facility Type: Oil and natural gas well pad
Regulations Central to Inspection: New Source Performance Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities (OOOO and OOOOa) at 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOO and OOOOa
Arrival Time: 10:00 am ET Departure Time: 11:30 am ET
Inspection Type: Unannounced Inspection Announced Inspection
OPENING CONFERENCE
Presented Credentials Stated authority and purpose of inspection Provided Small Business Resource Information Sheet Emailed after returned to office. Small Business Resource Information Sheet not provided. Provided CBI warning to facility
The following information was obtained verbally from Brad Doctors unless otherwise noted.
Process Description: At the well pad, a condensate/gas/water emulsion is extracted from the Utica Shale formation through five wells and from the Marcellus Shale formation through four wells (two additional wells are under construction), located on the Eisenbarth/Michael well pad. The emulsion from each well goes to gas processing units, from which the gas is sent to the sales line and the condensate and produced water are piped to one of two tank batteries. One tank battery is made up of three condensate tanks. A second tank battery is made up of nine produced water tanks. The vapors from the tank headspaces are piped together and routed to a combustor for destruction. Each tank has a thief hatch.
TOUR INFORMATION
EPA Tour of the Facility: Yes
Data Collected and Observations: During the inspection, emissions were routed to the combustor, but Burner Management System for the combustor was running on manual and showed that the pilot light, ignite light, and main light were not on. We recorded FLIR videos of emissions venting from thief hatches.
Photos and/or Videos: were taken during the inspection.
Field Measurements: were not taken during this inspection.
CLOSING CONFERENCE
Provided U.S. EPA point of contact to the facility
Compliance Assistance: As EPA observed venting from the tanks with the FLIR camera, EPA communicated this information to Brad Doctors.
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Concerns: EPA noted concerns about the design and operation of the vapor capture and control system at the facility. EPA is concerned about both venting of emissions from the tanks and monitoring issues with the combustor.
DIGITAL SIGNATURES
ALEXANDR ALEXANDRA LETUCHY Digitally signed by
Date: 2022.10.25
Report Author: _A__L_E_T_U__C_H__Y__1_1_:39_:3_3_-0_5'0_0_' ____________
Section Supervisor:
SARAH
Digitally signed by SARAH MARSHALL
_M_A__R_S__H_A_L__L__1_4:_29_:4_7 _-05_'0_0'______________ Date: 2022.10.25
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Facility Name: Equinor Facility Location: 42240 Long Ridge Road, Clarington, Ohio Date of Inspection: 8/30/2022 APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS 1. Digital video log
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Facility Name: Equinor Facility Location: 42240 Long Ridge Road, Clarington, Ohio Date of Inspection: 8/30/2022
APPENDIX A: DIGITAL IMAGE LOG
1. Inspector Name: Manoj Patel (photos) Sasha Letuchy (FLIR videos)
2. Archival Record Location: Region 5 Electronic Records Center
Image Number
2643
File Name MOV_2643
Date and Time (Eastern Time) 8/30/2022 10:07 AM*
Description of Image Combustor
MOV_2644 8/30/2022 10:19 AM Combustor 2644
MOV_2645 8/30/2022 10:33 AM Tank 9 thief hatch venting (Tag 1116) 2645
2646
MOV_2646 8/30/2022 10:45 AM Tank 4 thief hatch (Tag 1115)
2647
MOV_2647 8/30/2022 10:46 AM
0233
IMG_0233
8/30/2022 10:30 AM
0234
IMG_0234
8/30/2022 10:31 AM
0235
IMG_0235
8/30/2022 10:45 AM
0236
IMG_0236
8/30/2022 10:52 AM
0237
IMG_0237
8/30/2022 10:57 AM
*The time zone was set incorrectly; therefore, all MOV files hours in this log.
Tank 5 thief hatch venting (Tag 0545) Three condensate tanks Combustor stack Tank 1 thief hatch Tank battery Combustor PLC. The combustor PLC states that the system is on manual mode and the pilot light, ignite light, and main light were not lit time stamps were adjusted forward six
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