Pits and Stationary Treatment Facilities: Application Information

1. Pits and Stationary Treatment Facilities:Application Information Sean AvittEnvironmental Permits & Support UnitMain Line: 512.463.3840

2. Disclaimer / Class Overview • This is the highlights… This presentation is not intended to be, nor is it, a complete guide. There is no substitution for reading the rules, or having professional consultation. • Environmental Permits Background Info • Pits – Application Info • STF – Application Info

3. Environmental Permitting Background information

4. Environmental Permits & Support • Covers the management of oil and gas waste • at or near the surface • Includes all disposal methods other than injection wells • Permitting and Management of: • Pits • Landfarming and Landtreatment • Recycling • Reclamation Plants • Separation Facilities • Discharges • Waste Haulers • Others

5. Environmental Permits & Support • Covers the management of oil and gas waste • at or near the surface • Includes all disposal methods other than injection wells • Permitting and Management of: • Pits • Landfarming and Landtreatment • Recycling • Reclamation Plants • Separation Facilities • Discharges • Waste Haulers • Others

6. Associated Rules and Publications • Rule 8 – Water Protection • Rule 57 – Reclamation Plants • Rule 78 – Financial Security • Rule 98 – Hazardous Waste Management • Chapter 4, Subchapter B – Commercial Recycling

7. Associated Rules and Publications • Rule 8 – Water Protection • Rule 57 – Reclamation Plants • Rule 78 – Financial Security • Rule 98 – Hazardous Waste Management • Chapter 4, Subchapter B – Commercial Recycling • Surface Waste Management Manual http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/oil-gas/applications-and-permits/environmental-permit-types-information/

8. Rule 8 Background • Environmental Permitting’s Authority • Subsections • (b) No Pollution • (d) Pollution Control • Prohibited / Authorized Disposal • Prohibited / Authorized Pits • Authorized Pit Backfilling requirements • Prohibited / Authorized Recycling

9. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • If a pit is not authorized by Rule 8, a Form H-11 must be filed with Environmental Permits and a permit issued before use of the pit can begin. • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

10. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit • ANY PIT NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY RULE 8

11. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • We’ll talk about this in the next presentation • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

12. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Large pit created for disposal of mud & cuttings • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

13. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Storage prior to disposal, typically, by injection • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

14. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Used temporarily during upset or repair • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

15. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Storage of brine at underground storage caverns • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

16. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Washout of “empty” trucks– wash water and incidental pollutants • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

17. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Prior to discharge to remove oil & grease to acceptable level • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit

18. Rule 8 - Permitted Pits • Examples of types of pits that require a permit: • Commercial Fluid Recycling Pit • Disposal Pit • Collecting Pit • Emergency Saltwater Storage Pit • Brine Pit • Washout Pit • Skimming Pit • Gas Plant Evaporation/Retention Pit • Pit used to collect rainwater and waste water – sometimes a buried tank or sump

19. Pits Application information

20. … You might be a Pit. • If it’s in contact with the ground, but not an above-ground storage tank • If it’s below grade (even if it’s just a little bit) • If it’s a “sump” larger than 500 gallons • If it’s a concrete structure that cannot be moved easily and quickly to be checked for leaks • If it’s a steel containment ring with a liner

21. Permitting Pits • Submit an Application for Permit to Maintain and Use a Pit (Form H-11) to Austin and District Office • And the supplemental information required by the back of the Form H-11 http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/oil-gas/forms/oil-gas-forms-library/oil-gas-forms-in-alphabetical-order/

22. Front of the H-11

23. Front of the H-11

24. Front of the H-11

25. Front of the H-11 No box left empty! 6. Lease/Project/Facility name different than Operator 10.b. Artificial liner – concrete or buried tank = lined 10.c. LDS must be isolated… not monitor wells 13. Other – Description of Pit Type 15.b. Type of waste or fluid 15.c. Chloride concentration 16. If existing, don’t forget the construction date XOriginal Signature

26. Front of the H-11 XOriginal Signature

27. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

28. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

29. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • Perpendicular distance to lease & survey lines clearly noted in feet • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

30. Survey Plat N Sage Brush Ranch (01234) Lease 28.3215°, -97.5689° 931 ft S. AVITT A-047 Pit 931 ft 400 ft T & N.O.R.R.C.O Survey 820 ft A-125 Scale V. Lang A-126

31. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • 1 inch = 4 miles • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

32. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

33. Cross section example Top of Berms Fluid Level Natural Grade This is only one cross section— Two are required. And don’t forget the plan view (bird’s eye)!

34. Cross section example 1:3 slope Top of Berms 3 1 2 feet freeboard Fluid Level Natural Grade This is only one cross section— Two are required. And don’t forget the plan view (bird’s eye)!

35. Cross section example 1:3 slope Top of Berms 3 1 2 feet freeboard Fluid Level Natural Grade Dimensions Scale This is only one cross section— Two are required. And don’t forget the plan view (bird’s eye)!

36. Fluid Stored Above Grade Top of Berms 2 feet freeboard Fluid Level Natural Grade Texas P.E. seal and signature REQUIRED

37. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Thickness, material, and manufacturer’s info incl. hydraulic conductivity (< 1 x 10-7 cm/s) • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

38. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification

39. Underlying subsoil (Geology) www.twdb.state.tx.us/groundwater/ aquifer/GAT Soil Information http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov

40. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Design & liner failure determination • Routine Inspection if no LDS • Annual emptying of pit & inspection of liner • ESWS size justification

41. Back of H-11 – Instructions to Pit Application • Notify Surface Owner w/ front & back of H-11 • Plat • County Highway Map • Cross sections • Liner info • Soil / subsoil info • Leak Detection System (LDS) • Routine Inspection if no LDS • ESWS size justification • Calculation that demonstrates need during repair/upset

42. Stationary Treatment Facilities (STFs) Application information

43. Common Facilities at STFs • Landfarm • Landtreatment • Waste Separation • Reclamation • Recycling • Disposal Pits • Collecting Pits

44. General Requirements • Site Information • Facility Design and Construction • Facility Monitoring • Closure

45. General Requirements • Site Information • Facility Design and Construction • Facility Monitoring • Closure • No Discharge, No pollution

46. Site Information • Environmental • Soil, Geology, Surface Water, Groundwater, Wetlands, Floodplains • Real Property • Survey/Lease, Adjacent Owners, Receptors

47. Environmental Information USGS Topographic Map http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html Wetlands Map http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/

48. Environmental Information Flood Maps http://msc.fema.gov Groundwater http://wiid.twdb.state.tx.us

49. Survey & Lease Plat / Copy of Lease N Facility T & N.O.R.R.C.O S. AVITT A-047 1.2 acres A-125 1 inch = 500 feet V. Lang A-126

50. Offset Landowners C E A D B Count Chocula 456 Sugar Drive Transylvania, TX Mr. & Mrs. Brown 123 Sesame Street Victoria, TX Facility F Billy Madison 911 Porsche Court Austin, TX