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<br /> <br />F~EPORT OF UNDESIRABLE EVENT <br />DATE/TIME OCCURRED: 1/6/98 00:30 AM DATE /TIME REPORTED BLM: 1/6/98 10:00 AM <br />LOCATION: SWI/4. SWl/4 QTR QTR, SEC. 26 T. /S R. 98W 6TH Meridian <br />County: Rio Blanco State: Colorado <br />WELL/FACII,ITY NUMBER: ~~-SHR OPERATOR: White River Nahcolite <br />SURFACE OWNERSHIP: ~Eelifra Indian Fee State <br />LEASE NUMBER: C-0118327 UNIT NAME/CA NUMBER: <br />TYPE OF EVENT: Blow out Fire Fatality Injury Property Damage <br />Oil Spill Saltwat~°r Spill Toxic Fluid Spill Gas Venting <br />OiUSaltwater Spi11 OiUToxic Fluid Spill <br />Other (specify): Sodium Ilicarbonate brine <br />CAUSE OF EVENT: During completion of injection well lA-4HI, communication was established and <br />pressure pushed brine from injection well to recovery well. <br />VOLUMES OF POLLUTANTS: Discharged/consumed: 3000 allons <br />Recovered: None, approximately 1000 gal. in reserve pit. 2000 <br />contained on pad. <br />TIME REQUIRED TO CONTROL EVENT (in hours) : 0.17 hours or 10 minutes <br />ACTION TAKEN TO CONTROL EVENT, DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE, CLEAN UP PROCEDURES <br />AND DATES: Pumps at IA-4HI were fumed off within 10 minutes of returns to ]A-SHR. Little standing <br />water was available at 0830 A.M. when spill was reported to site environmental manager. When trailers and <br />equipment are removed (- January 13, 1998) and again next spring, any evidence of spill will be removed to <br />reserve pit. <br />CAUSE AND EXTENT OF PERSONNEL INJURY: None <br />OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES NOTIFIED: Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geoloev <br />ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT' RECURRENCE: All flow from well heads will be directed to reserve pits <br />and more timely response with vacuum truck to remove standing water will be performed. <br />GENERAL REMARKS: <br />RECEIVED BY: <br />(name) and (title) <br />~i;~~ <br />Ed Baker <br />Envir/Safety Manager <br />DATE: <br />