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34-087-20176

Well Details

Well ID: 34-087-20176
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Country: United States
State: Ohio
County: Lawrence
Municipality: Aid Township
Operator Name: EQUITY OIL & GAS FUNDS INC
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: RILEY
License Status: Final Restoration
License Date: 2013-01-23
Spud Date: 1962-06-11
Spud Drilling Contractor:
Final Drill Date: 1962-10-01
Well Total Depth: 3539.00 ft
Configuration: Vertical
Latitude: 38.650000
Longitude: -82.500000

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Well History

Well Status Well Status Date Comment
Original Spud 1962-06-11 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).
Completed 1962-10-01 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).
Reached Total Depth 1962-10-01 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).
CO 1990-03-30 25 HOLROYD PRODUCTION CO GeoDate 3/30/90
Unknown 1990-03-30 Issued Date 3/30/90 Expired Date 3/30/91 Proposed Purpose OG Was Plug Supervised Who Superivsed Plug and Abandon Date
Change of Owner 2001-03-30 Operator changed from 25, HOLROYD PRODUCTION CO to 2657, G/G&W PLASTIC WINEBRENNER, GRE
Change of Owner 2001-10-22 Operator changed from 2657, G/G&W PLASTIC WINEBRENNER, GRE to 516, MURPHY OIL CO
Change of Owner 2009-02-12 Operator changed from 516, MURPHY OIL CO to 1171, EQUITY OIL & GAS FUNDS IN
APP 2013-01-23 Proposed Formations:CLINTON, Issued Date:1/23/2013, Expired Date:1/23/2015 12:00:00 PM, Drilling unit acres:40, Proposed Well Type:OG, Proposed Well Class:
Plugged/Abandoned 2013-08-22 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).
Record Last Modified 2014-07-10 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).
Construction Permit Expires 2015-01-23 I&O CASE # 1986 06 096 (NOT CURRENTLY ON THE REFERRAL LIST, FILE SCANNED).

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Stimulations Data

Stimulation Date Chemical Agent Chemical Agent Concentration (%) Fracking Fluid Volume Mass of Proppant Used (lb) Fracking Company Comments
H2O 0 23900 Gal 20000 R.P. 48 HRS.

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Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
-1728472087 2012-10-12 0:00 PW No Violations 4.00
-2072219293 2014-4-23 0:00: FR No Violations 1.50
-2130719872 2013-8-22 0:00: PB No Violations 8.00
-293770351 2013-8-13 0:00: PB No Violations 8.00
-316376721 2013-7-3 0:00:0 PW No Violations 2.50
-728479260 2012-10-23 0:00 AM No Violations 0.50
0293770351 2013-08-13 Plug / Plug Back No Violations Talked to Mrs. Best, landowner of a major portion of access road to Riley #1 Well, about future activity at site. Access road was in good shape. Apparently there was no rain at the site either on Monday or Sunday. Barry Well Service had staged their service rig at the entrance gate into Wayne National Forest Services portion of the access road and the well site. The containment area, where the poly tanks were staged next to the wellhead, was still there. Apparently there was still free oil and water in this area which needed to be removed. Contacted John Murphy and explained the situation and what needs to be done before Berry Services moved on location and started to plug the well.
0310206503 2013-08-15 Plug / Plug Back No Violations The Formation Cement Pump Truck arrived at the location and rig up with the service rig to facilitate the washing , reaming and drilling of the clay inside the 4-1/2 casing. Jim Ross had earlier today dug the reserve pit and Huffman Bowers provided water for the drilling. Rumpke had also arrived earlier with another roll off and removed more staged contaminated soil. It was reported that the load yesterday weighed 19 tons. This load was estimated at 24 tons. Knox rigged up a small mill tooth bit and a set of drill collars on the end of the 1-1/2 inch tubing and lowered the tubing into the 4-1/2 inch casing until it touch the clay plug. They used a top drive power swivel that leaked water from a connection down into the annular space between the 13-inch surface conduit and the 7-1/8 inch surface casing. They began to wash and ream out the clay moving slowly through the plug. As they proceeded to ream the hole, the water leaking from the swivel above was pushing oil that had leaked in the past from the cap covering the annular space between the 7-1/8 inch casing and 4-1/2 inch casing. The Berry crew finally put plastic over this opening in the annulus to stop the flow of oil. All fluids including the oil was contained in the lined pit constructed earlier. Shut down operations so Berry crew could return to Zanesville that night. Talked to Pat Shreve on progress for the day. Tomorrow we anticipate reaching the Clinton through the 4-1/2 inch casing.
0316376721 2013-07-03 Production Wells No Violations Scott Means and I went up to inspect the condition of this well since the last time I inspected this site. Nothing has been done since that time. I contacted the contractor about the situation but have received no response.
0482841265 2013-03-08 Production Wells No Violations Compliance notice follow up with Morgan Button MRI 2 and Scott Means USFS. Two poly production tanks are in a containment dike. The dike is full of water and oil. The well identification was placed on the first poly tank as a lid. There was one oil absorbing boom in the dike. The boom was completely saturated. Peat sorb was observed in spots around the dike edge. There were tire ruts on the access road and a fallen tree that had blocked the access road has been removed. The well is shut in. Oil was seen leaking on the outside of the 8casing collar and going down into the conductor casing.
0728479260 2012-10-23 Administrative Inspection No Violations Craig Ross, contractor for Equity Oil and Gas, informed me that he couldnt get to this well yet. Craig informed me that the landowner parked their cars in front of the gate to the service access road to this well site. Craig Ross was going to try and contact the owners tonight to allow him to access the well in order to perform corrective maintenance tomorrow.
0812313324 2012-11-13 Production Wells No Violations Accompanied Morgan Button MRI 2 and Scott Means USFS on a follow up inspection. No identification on well or tanks. Tank dike is full of oil and water. Dike contains a 1500 and a 2100 plastic tank. The 1500 gallon tank has over flowed. 8 5/8 casing has a 1 valve with a 1 yellow plastic line connected to the 1500 gallon plastic tank.
0931215713 2012-10-15 Administrative Inspection No Violations Discussed the status change with Jon Scott. He gave me contact information, Alane King, (440-234-4202) at Equity Oil and Gas Funds. Contacted Equity. Left message to Ms King to call me about wells status.
1189175542 2007-08-31 Production Wells No Violations Good id. Well is in production. Has two small plastic tanks full of oil. There is a pit 10 feet from the well with water in it. Tank is starting to leak a little bit of oil. I have called John Murphy and advised him of the leak and the fact that his tanks are full. The well head had some oil around it. Not enough to worry about. I also told him that the access road has been worked on by EOG as part of their Jett plug job #451. I told John to only go in when it is dry to avoid tearing up the road. Or they will have to fix it.
1214083741 2008-06-17 Production Wells No Violations Well is leaking a small amount of oil. The oil has a light splatter around the wellhead 3 feet in diameter. Oil is not pooling up. Good id. Tank does not have a dike.
1259269519 2011-03-01 Administrative Inspection No Violations Called Equity Oil & Gas at 11:33 am, and left message for Alane King to call me back regarding the well status. No production records have been submitted. I left my phone number on the message.
1351015718 2012-10-22 Administrative Inspection No Violations Called Equity Oil and Gas for the second time and requested that someone contact me today about the condition of this well when I field checked it on 10-12-2012. Again left contact information and told them this was an urgent problem that needed to be addressed this week.
1352915610 2012-11-13 Production Wells Violations Noted No identification on the well or tanks. Well must have identification(1509:9-9-05(A)(10): Well owner, lease name, well number, permit number, county, and emergency telephone number. Two poly tanks, a 1500-gallon tank and 2100-gallon tank, are contained in an earthen dike, 12 X 24X 18 deep. The 1500-gallon tank has over flowed with oil. Dike is full of oil and water. Remove contaminated fluids and soil from the dike. Dispose of contaminated soil in an EPA approved landfill. The eight-inch casing is leaking oil at its top collar and down into the annular space between eight-inch and the ten-inch conductor. Annular fluid level was approximately twenty-feet below surface. Repair leaking wellhead. Well is equipped with 4-1/2 inch casing and master valve. There is a one-inch yellow plastic line with a valve (closed) connected from the eight-inch casing to the 1500-gallon poly tank. There is no other production equipment connected to the well or on the location. 1509.062(A)(1) There is no reported production for this well. Well shall be plugged.
1355193795 2012-12-10 Administrative Inspection No Violations Erik Best, landowner of access road to well was concerned about the movement of heavy equipment across this road after the heavy rains this weekend and today. He was concerned that the damages might impact his cattle and horses on his farm. Finally Craig Ross called me about his plans for the cleanup of contaminated soil, removal of the two poly tanks, 1500- and 2100-gallon, and any liquids in the tanks and dike area at this well site. I expressed the landowners concerns to Mr. Ross and he suggested an alternative until colder weather arrives and firms up the access road to support heavier construction traffic. The plan will be to take a trash pump to the location, pump all fluids from the 1500-gallon tank into the 2100-gallon tank. Also pump all fluids from the dike area into this tank space permitting. It is estimated that this tank will accommodate all the fluids. It is unclear how Mr. Ross plans to handle the contaminated soil in the dike area after removal of the oil and water. This project is scheduled for this Wednesday. I plan to have a resolution before that time. In any case when the road is firm enough all of this material, the tanks, the liquids, and contaminated soil in the dike area will be removed. The owner, Equity O & G plans to plug and abandoned this well this spring. I also traveled to the well location today and photographed the entire access road from County Road 5 to the well just in case there were any future complaints by the landowner on this weeks activities.
1355456945 2012-12-13 Production Wells No Violations Follow up to 1352915610. Craig Ross, contractor for Equity O & G and his crew arrived to perform preliminary restoration and cleanup of contamination at this well site . The contractor was trying to lessen the impact on the access road to placate the landowner of the road. Instead of moving heavy equipment over the rain soaked access road we opted for a less intrusive approach that would control the contamination at the site and not tear up the road. The first part of this activity was to pump oil and water in the containment area around the two poly tanks located near the wellhead into one of these tanks. The contractor planned to empty the fluid from the full 1500 gallon tank into the 2100 gallon tank and then pump the oil and water from the containment area into the empty 1500 gallon. Unfortunately there was already fluid in the 2100 gallon tank so not all of the fluid in the 1500 gallon could be transferred. And Equity was reluctant to mix the oil from the containment area with the oil in these tanks because of debris in the containment oil. The second objective was to remove as much of the contaminated soil around the containment area after removal of the fluid. Unfortunately Equity did not plan for the disposal of this soil. I gave them my contact at the Rumple Landfill in Wellston, Jackson County, so they could go through the process of filling out their Waste Characteristic form to allow Equity to dispose of their contaminated soil. As a result of this set back the cleanup and removal of liquids at this well site is delayed until Equity obtains the permit number to dispose of the soil next week. At that time they now plan to bring in a dozer and van truck to remove the liquid in the tanks and recycle the oil, dig up the contaminated soil and have Rumple remove it in a roll off container to their landfill, smooth the surface of the excavated area and bioremediation the soil, remove the tanks, prepare a pad to stage the service rig and cement truck
1363358902 2013-03-08 Production Wells No Violations Checked on any progress to the condition of this well and access road issues. Work was apparently performed and product on the water was less in the diked area than last reported. Well tender placed some adsorbent material around the diked area and placed an absorbent boom to help contain any potential future contaminant. The boom is saturated and needs to be replaced. Water in the containment area is once again high and near the freeboard of the diked wall. Well tender has cleared the area to allow equipment access this well. Most of the access road from the gate onto the forest service property is cleared to the wellhead. The downed tree has been cut up and removed from the road. I will contact well tender and inquire with Equity o & g THEIR TIMING TO PLUG THIS WELL THIS SPRING.
1377526736 2013-08-12 Plug / Plug Back No Violations John Murphy, Equity O & G, called me to inform me that Craig Ross worked at this well site on the weekend to prep it before Berry Well Services arrival scheduled today. Also John Murphy called off Berry Well Services from mobilizing today to this site due to last nights rain in the area. John also wanted to know what the penalty was for dropping trees on Forest Service property which Craig Ross moved to provide more room at the well site. For any trees measuring 6-inches or greater in diameter 4-feet above the ground surface there will be a charge, but at this time we do not know what the charge will be for these trees. Apparently Jim Ross, contractor for Enervests Greasy Ridge ERP field, will bring his track hoe to dig a pit and remove contaminated soil where the containment area for the poly tanks were staged at the site. John Murphy also told me Huffman and Bowers water truck was mobilized to remove oil from the poly tanks and containment area. I tried to contact Eric Best, the landowner, that there will be a lot of traffic on his portion of the access road to this site this week.
1377631418 2013-08-16 Plug / Plug Back No Violations Commenced drilling with 1-1/2 inch tubing and small bit. Drilled to approximately 2400 feet and hit a zone that was causing the drill bit to torque up. Circulated bottoms up to see if we could determine what the bit encountered. Examination of cuttings from the bottom of the hole indicated black Ohio Shale and brown quartz or quartzite cuttings with clay clumps. Talked to Pat Shreve about the situation and what we should do at this point. It was obvious with the equipment at the site, drilling was not going to continue. The concern was whether the 4-1/2 inch casing had parted somehow. If that was the scenario then what could happen if we continue to drill through this material with a different drill assembly. The concern would be that if we were able to drill deeper beyond this point the drill string might get stuck which would give us a worse scenario of not being able to cement this additional opening below where the obstruction occurred. Pat and I agreed that the prudent thing would be to assume that the Clinton was plugged with clay up to where this break occurred. It was agreed that the 1-1/2 inch tubing would be removed. Then Berry was going to try to see if the 4-1/2 inch casing was free and pull on it. It was not free. They then used their ripping knife to telegraph a free point in the 4-1/2 inch casing to determine the point to rip the casing apart. The hope was this point would be close to the where drilling with the small bit had stopped at approximately 2400-feet. It was close at 2363-feet. They ripped the 4-1/2 inch casing at that point and elected to shut down for the weekend and set the bottom hole cement plug at the point where the casing separated. They also planned to use the 4-1/2 inch casing to spot this plug. I called Pat Shreve to inform him of our progress and determine how much we would need to plug since the parting occurred at the bottom of the Ohio Shale according to the well record. The plan is to cover the Ohio Shale and
1377695012 2013-08-19 Plug / Plug Back No Violations The plan is to set the bottom cement plug from the rip point on the 4-1/2inch casing at 2363-feet to below the bottom of the surface casing at 1723 feet. In the official plugging report I submitted to Steve Riley, I referred to this plug as the Ohio Shale Interval. Formation Cement and Berry Well Service used the 4-1/2 inch casing to spot the cement plug. Formations Cement truck arrive with approximately 105 sacks of cement for this job. Calculation of total linear feet for cement in the projected borehole size of 6-1/2 inches in diameter is 500-feet which puts the top of the cement at 1863. This will not be enough to put a complete plug over the entire Ohio Shale as planned and no cement is scheduled for the rest of the day. After the cement was spotted Berry Well Service began to retrieve the 4-1/2 inch casing before the cement set. Called Pat Shreve to report progress but no answer. Pulled 76 stands of 4-1/2 inch casing out of the hole. We had one minor incident where one of the joints came loose from the elevators after it was unscrewed from the down hole casing string. It fell and stabbed a hole on the side of the pit liner. At the time the oil fluid level was below this hole so was not a problem. After the casing was removed, Berry Well Service tried to see if they could raise the 6-5/8 inch casing. It became apparent to them that the assembly on top of this string of casing was inadequate to support the lift of the casing. Its weight was estimated at about 30,000 lbs. They needed a welder to come in and remove the current top joint on a stand of pipe and weld a new fitting suitable to facilitate lifting this casing. I tried to contact Jim Ross, Enervest Contractor, on my way home but he was not back from an errand. He called me later while I was on the road that he has a neighbor who is a welder and has welded in Hot environments for Columbia Gas. Jim said he will be at the well site tomorrow with his neighbor. I contacted Donny with Berry W
1377779085 2013-08-20 Plug / Plug Back No Violations Berry crew tagged the top of the cement plug from yesterday at 1827-feet. Calculated top was 1863-feet, thirty-six feet lower, based on amount of cement used in the bottom plug, Top portion of the Ohio Shale is still uncovered from 1827 to 1740-feet. Bob Newland, Hot-Work Welder, arrived to cut off original welded collar on top of the 6-5/8 inch ID surface casing and replace it with a better collar capable of holding the calculated 30,000 lbs of this casing when Berry gets ready to determine if this pipe string, 1723-feet long, is free and can be removed before the next plug. The welder also removed about a foot of 13-inch conduit casing to gain easier access for him and the Berry Service crew. Over night oil in the pit leaked through the hole in the liner created when one of the 4-1/2 inch joints being removed yesterday slipped from the elevators after it was unscrewed from the remaining down hole assembly and stuck in the pit. The leak was minor. There was only a small flow from beneath the earthen wall of the pit. The Berry crew put adsorbent pads down to stop the oil from migrating off site. The Huffman-Bowers water truck was on location and vacuumed to remove all the fluid in the pit. A new lined pit was constructed for future use on the uphill side of the Berrys service truck. After new collar was installed, Berry tried to pull on the 6-5/8 inch ID casing but it would not budge after applying almost 60,000 lbs of pull. Berry lowered their knife and pulled it to surface from 1723-feet to determine if their was a telegraph point in this casing. Didnt detect a telegraphed free point until 274-feet below ground surface. I called Pat Shreve and discussed with him the problem of not being able to remove the 6-5/8 inch ID casing and no telegraphed free point until 274-feet below ground surface. We agreed to cement the rest of the Ohio Shale up to the base of the 6-5/8 casing and then to the surface. This should ensure no migration of oil from the Ohio
1377783771 2013-08-21 Plug / Plug Back No Violations Berry lowered their 1-1/2 inch tubing with a mud joint to the top of the last plug at 1827-feet. Waiting on Formation Cement to bring the cement and pump truck. They arrived at 1630 hours. Rigged up and started circulation water pushing the accumulated oil to the new pit once circulation was established began pumping a mixture of class A cement (219 sacks), 2% gel (450 lbs), 200 lbs CaCl2 Accelerator and LCM (100 lbs Cottonseed Hulls) and did it in two stages to facilitate the removal of the 1-1/2 inch tubing after the first stage. At the end as Berry was removing the last 600-feet of the last stage of tubing, cement was pouring out of the tubing after each disconnection. Apparently the slots in the mud joint plugged at the end of pumping the last barrel of cement into the casing. Formation tried to push the remaining cement in this tubing but the cement would not move.
1558934348 2004-06-02 Production Wells No Violations Well still be ing produced by J. Murphy. At one time leaked oil but does not appear to be doing so presently.
1728472087 2012-10-12 Production Wells No Violations Follow up to 1352915610. Surface casing is leaking at the top surface collar into the open annulus of the surface conduit and this casing string. Plastic flow line from well head empties into a 1500-gallon capacity plastic tank full of oil and possibly water. The lid on the man way to this tank is missing. Liquid level in this tank is almost at the top of the man way. It apparently leaked into the containment area around this tank and another 2100-gallon capacity tank which appears to contain water. Liquid level with oil at the top possibly floating on water is 1-foot below the freeboard of this dike wall around this containment area. It appears that the fluid in the 1500-gallon has leaked in to the containment area. Well has no identification sign. Well must have identification such as well owner, lease name, well number, permit number, county, and emergency telephone number.
1777348222 2013-08-14 Plug / Plug Back No Violations When I arrived at the site, Rumpke had delivered the 25 ton roll off and Jim Ross, contractor for the Greasy Ridge ERP Field in Lawrence County, mobilized his Track hoe to excavate all soil from the containment area. After he mixed peat moss and clean soil with the oil and water in this area to solidify this liquid for easier handling, he loaded it into the lined roll off. There was still at least one load of soil to be removed but could not get another roll off until tomorrow. The decision was made to clear the remaining soil from the containment area and stage it on a shelf excavated in the hillside next to the containment area. The shelf was lined with visqueen and the soil was excavated using the track hoe and staged on this shelf to be removed tomorrow. This provided plenty of room for Berry Service equipment including service rig, 300 barrel tank, flat bed truck with 1-1/2 inch tubing, and the lined reserve pit to facilitate fluid handling and located on the downhill side of the wellhead. After they setup the service rig, they dismantled the well head and then lowered a sand pump on a wire line to determine how much open hole was available inside the 4-1/2 inch casing. They hit an obstruction at 491 feet. When the tool was extracted they found white clay on the bottom suggesting a clay plug inside the casing. Tomorrow, they will use Formation Cement Pump Truck to provide high hydraulic pressure when they begin to ream and drill out the clay. Talked to Pat Shreve about the situation and the clay plug inside the 4-1/2 inch casing. It was important to drill out the clay to reach the bottom to set a cement plug over the Clinton formation and then cement plug over the Ohio Shale, Berea, the water bearing zone predicted to be at 450-feet below ground surface, and any other zone that might be producing.
1902171126 2014-04-23 Final Restoration No Violations Restoration approved by inspector LJ Parkins.
2072219293 2014-04-23 Final Restoration No Violations Upon inspection, it was observed that all production equipment had been removed from this site, and all previously disturbed land surfaces had been stabilized with a permanent vegetative cover. This satisfies the requirements for the final restoration.
2130719872 2013-08-22 Plug / Plug Back No Violations I called Pat Shreve in the morning to inform him on the plugging progress from activities yesterday. Discussed the plan for todays plugging. He was comfortable with us plugging to surface from the top of cement placed yesterday. I told him Berry is planning to rip the 6-5/8 inch casing some point above 274-feet from surface. Berry ripped the casing at 243. Tally of length on eight casing joints removed totaled 238.85-feet. Berry was no comfortable in trying to reenter the 6-5/8 inch casing to set the last plug to surface. Called Pat Shreve and we discussed whether we should place the surface plug at the point the casing was ripped, or try to advance the tubing into the casing to start the plug at the top of the last plug at 636-feet from the surface. Pat wanted Berry to try and reenter the casing. They attempted to do this but the tubing apparently went down the annular space between the 6-5/8 inch casing and the original borehole. The 13-inch surface conduit was only 80-feet in length. I stopped them after I observed that the 1-1/2 inch tubing was not riding with the elevators as they were lowered. Started to cement from 238 to the surface using Class A cement (138 sacks), 3% Gel(450lbs), and LCM (80 lbs Cottonseed Hulls. Top of cement reach to 6-feet below ground surface and stayed.
310206503 2013-8-15 0:00: PB No Violations 10.50
482841265 2013-3-8 0:00:0 PW No Violations 3.20
812313324 2012-11-13 0:00 PW No Violations 3.50
931215713 2012-10-15 0:00 AM No Violations 0.50

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Violation Code Violation Comments
1352915610 US-OH-110201 2013-01-03 Well operation causing pollution and contamination
1352915610 US-OH-110202 2013-01-03 Well insufficiently equipped to prevent escape of oil and gas
1352915610 US-OH-110203 2013-01-03 Failure to legibly identify well
1352915610 US-OH-110204 2013-01-03 Nonproduction; well shall be plugged or placed in temporary inactive status
1352915610 US-OH-110205 2013-01-03 Statement of annual production not filed

For data sources see[4]

References