OOG Specs Farnsworth #1.docx

WEST VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS

COUNTY

OF

WIRT

NAME OF PROJECT

FARNSWORTH #1 PLUGGING PROJECT

API #47-105-80305

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS……………………………………………………………………4

Farnsworth #1 Well

PLUGGING PROJECT

API #47-105-80305

I. LOCATION / SITE DESCRIPTION

Located at 542 Goose Creek Road, Wirt County The GPS location is as follows: 477789.2E, 4358800.1N UTM17 NAD83 Directions to site:

From the Charleston Area:

Take I-77 N towards Parkersburg. Take Exit 174. At the bottom of the ramp turn left onto Route 47 east toward Freeport, go approximately 16 miles. Turn left off onto Goose Creek Road (County Road 2/1) travel north on Goose Creek 6/10 mile. The site is on the right. The entrance is at a green farmgate. From there the well is 3/10 mile.

Approaching from the Parkersburg Area:

Take I-77 S to exit 174 Staunton Ave/WV-Rte.47. Turn left on Rte. 47 E and follow the directions above to the well site.

2.0 Scope of Work

The successful bidder shall provide all equipment, materials, labor and professional services for the plugging of the oil and/or natural gas well(s) and the reclaiming of all land disturbed in association with the plugging operations in accordance with West Virginia Code § 22-6 http://code.wvlegislature.gov/22-6/. The General Performance Standards (GPS) shall apply to all items. The work necessary on this site will include the following items in the technical specifications.

The successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining the well plugging permit from the WV DEP, Office of Oil and Gas, to plug the well and purchase a single well bond in the amount of $5,000 or add to their existing blanket bond. In addition, the successful bidder will be responsible for obtaining a Right-of-Way (ROW) Encroachment permit, if needed, and any required bond associated with this permit.

II. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.0 Rig and Crew -Three (3) Man

Description The rig must be a mobile rig, capable of pulling 150 percent of the heaviest hook load anticipated. Rig shall have the ability to use both cable tools and rotary type equipment. Rig will be equipped with a walking beam and cable tools such as stinger, drill stem, jars, bailers of various sizes, an assortment of cable tool bits, a sinker bar, and well control devices as part of rig price per hour. Rig crew will consist of at a minimum, a rig operator, two hands, and a pickup truck. Hours charged will be for on-site work only. Daily transportation to and from the job site is included and will not be charged separately. Toilet facilities will be provided by the vendor but will not be a separate line item.

2.0 Mobilization & Demobilization

Description This bid will include all trucking of equipment, all tools and materials, to and from the site. Trucking rates will include operator with a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). This is to be bid as a lump sum.

3.0 Additional Labor

Description Additional labor is general labor performing tasks not included in the rig crew bid. This labor may be assisting by performing tasks the rig crew does not have time to complete or may be performing tasks not included in the actual well work. This will be bid per worker per hour. (if two people work two hours each, the billing will be four hours that day).

4.0 Vacuum Water Truck

Description The vacuum water truck will be used to deliver water to site, dispose of plugging fluids and may assist in controlling fluid returns from the well bore site. Must include all hoses and connections needed and operator. All trucks must be oil field equipped. Vacuum water truck to be bid per hour.

5.0 Heavy Equipment

Description Equipment shall be used in construction and reclamation of site and access road, and in the moving of tools and equipment during the plugging operations. Bulldozer must have winches and tilt blades and will be used for grading and the spotting of equipment. Excavator must be a tracked machine. Backhoe must be a rubber-tired machine. The hoe portion must be able to reach at least eighteen feet horizontally and be capable of digging fourteen feet in depth. Skid Steer will be used to move dirt, debris and equipment at the well site. Heavy Equipment to be bid per hour and includes operator. Note: horsepower and weight will be verified by reviewing the specifications of the model(s) selected by the vendor.

1. Bulldozer (minimum 85 horsepower and minimum weight 16,000 pounds.)

1. Excavator (minimum 85 horsepower and minimum weight 25,000 pounds.)

1. Backhoe (minimum of 90 horsepower and minimum weight 13,000 pounds.)

1. Skid Steer (minimum 24 HP, 700# rated capacity or equivalent)

6.0 Power Tongs

Description Power tongs are used to assemble and disassemble tubulars and casings. The following sizes may be needed for this project. Power tongs are bid at a per day rate.

a. 4 ½ inches or smaller

b. Over 4 ½ inches up to 8 5/8 inches

7.0 Pipe Cutting

Description Pipe cutting is the separation of tubing and casing found in the well bore. This may be accomplished in various ways. You may use cable tools with a knife, a log truck and shots, and rotary type cutting tools. The sizes listed below may be needed for this project. These are bid per cut.

a. 3 ½ inches or smaller

b. 4 1/2 inches to 8 5/8 inches

8.0 Casing and Tubing Purchase

Description The casing and tubing purchase is necessary when casing and tubing must be left in the well bore, and when casings need to be lengthened to nipple up. In these instances, we purchase these items at a per foot rate. Slips and elevators will be provided by the contractor. The following sizes may be needed.

a. 24- inch conductor casing

b. 8 1/4-inch casing

9.0 Casing, Tubing, and Pipe Rentals

Description The casing, tubing, drill pipe, and drill collar rentals are needed when tubing and casings may be used in the well bore and recovered in such instances. This will include various sizes that will be determined by the well bore. Slips and elevators will be provided by the contractor.

a. 1 ½ inches to 2 3/8 inches Tubing

b. PAC 50 or equivalent – Drill Pipe

c. 2 7/8 inches – Drill Collar

10.0 Tri-Cone Bit (Used)

Description A Tri-cone bit will be used to drill out fill-up found in the well bore. Tri-cone bit will be bid by each and will include bit sub and a float.

a. 4 ¾ inches to 6 1/4 inches

b. 6 ½ inches to 7 1/2 inches

11.0 Trash Pump

Description The trash pump must be three (3) inches and shall be of industrial grade with all hoses and fittings included. This is used to transfer water and other plugging fluids from place to place. Fresh water for this project will be pumped. The Trash Pump is bid at a per hour rate.

12.0 On-Site Water Storage Container(s)

Description The water storage container(s) must hold at a minimum one hundred (100) barrels and will be used for the storage of fresh water for use in the plugging operation. This will be bid as one (1) unit, and each unit will equal one hundred (100) barrels.

13.0 Disposal of Gel

Description There are instances where gel fluids from the plugging operations may need to be disposed of, in which case they should be hauled to a certified landfill and a copy of the scale ticket shall be provided to DEP. This will be bid per each barrel. Trucking will not be included in the price.

14.0 Disposal of Saltwater

Description There are instances where saltwater is returned to the surface due to the plugging operations and must be disposed of at an Underground Injection Control (UIC) well. The contactor will transport the saltwater to a UIC well for disposal, and shall provide a manifest and invoice to DEP. This will be bid per each barrel. Trucking will not be included in the price.

15.0 Solid Waste Disposal

Solid waste disposal will be the responsibility of the contractor. This will be bid by the ton and a scale ticket from a certified landfill will be provided to the DEP Contract Administrator. Trucking will be included in the price.

16.0 Aqua Gel

Aqua gel will have dual use, it will be used to increase the viscosity of the drill fluid and as spacers between the cement plugs. The Aqua Gel will be mixed, pumped, and delivered to site. This will be bid per each fifty (50) pound sack.

17.0 Cement

Description Cement will be mixed and pumped; and shall be used to cement casings and tubulars in the well bore and for cement plugs. Cement will be a Portland Class A cement with no other additives. Cement will be bid per each standard ninety-four (94) pound sack delivered to site.

18.0 Gravel

Description Gravel will be limestone and size will be determined by the application it is being used for. Gravel will be bid by the ton and will include trucking to site.

19.0 Steel Mud Pit

Description Steel mud pit will have a divider to expedite the settling of cuttings and debris flushed from the well bore. Steel mud pits may also be used to store plugging fluids from the well. The steel mud pit will be bid per each pit.

20.0 Site Reclamation

Description Site reclamation includes lime, fertilizer, seed and mulch used and applied in accordance to provisions contained in the West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual May 2012: https://dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/Documents/Erosion%20Manual%2004.pdf. All labor to complete this work is included under additional labor. The bid will be a lump sum for the materials needed to complete site reclamation.

21.0 Silt Fence

Description Silt Fence shall be with stakes pre-attached and will be installed prior to site construction. Silt fence will also be removed at the completion of reclamation. This will be bid per foot.

22.0 Monument

Description Monument will be a minimum of six (6) inches in outside diameter. The monument will be a minimum of thirty (30) inches above final grade and will have the well’s API Number attached.

23.0 Welder/Cutting Torch

Description The Contractor will provide all welding / cutting torch equipment on an hourly basis with an operator included in the bid price.

24.0 Oil Absorbent Supplies

Description Oil Absorbent Supplies are used to absorb and contain oil as directed by the DEP.

a. Booms will be bid per boom and must be a minimum of ten (10) feet in length.

b. Absorbent pads will be bid by the bundle, pads must be a minimum of two (2) feet by two (2) feet.

c. Peat sorb will be bid per fifty (50) pound bag.

d. Plastic roll - (100 feet by 50 feet), twenty (20) millimeter minimum thickness, bid per roll.

25.0 Sand Pump

Sand Pump four (4) inch to six (6) inch diameter is a syringe type tool use to pump sand and cuttings from the well bore. Well bore size will determine the size of the sand pump used and will be bid per well.

26.0 Cherry Picker

Description Cherry Picker four (4) inch to eight (8) inch Diameter is a tubular of four (4) feet in length with a tapered hole and a slot. This can be used to retrieve items from the well bore and is used to drill out wooden plugs. This tool is run on the stem and is used with jars. The well bore will determine the size of cherry picker and the bid will be per well.

27.0 Casing/Tubing Spear

Description Casing/Tubing Spear is a grapple tool that will go inside of tubing that is inside of the well bore. Size will be determined by tubing encountered. These will be bid per well.

a. Tubing Spear 1inch to 3 ½ inches

b. Casing Spear 4 ½ inches to 8 5/8 inches

28.0 Overshot

Description Overshot is a grapple tool used to fish tubular pipe and casing by going over the outside of item being fished. Size to be determined by the size of the fish. All grapples and working components must be included. This will be bid per well.

a. 1 inch to 3 1/2 inches

b. 4 ½ inches to 8 5/8 inches

29.0 Impression Block

The impression block must be a wax block that goes on the bottom of the fishing tools to give you an impression of what is in the hole, and to determine the best size fishing tool needed. Bid will be per well.

30.0 Subs

Description Additional Subs may be needed to change over to drill pipe or to retrieve casing from the well bore. These will be bid each sub.

31.0 Power Swivel

Description Power Swivel is the drive unit for the drill string and must be a minimum of a twenty-five (25) ton hydraulic unit. The Power Swivel must include the Power Unit with hoses and connections, also includes two Saver Subs (one for Drill Pipe and one for Drill Collars). This will be bid on a per hour basis.

32.0 Concave Mills

Description Mills will include subs needed and be bid by each mill used.

a. 4 3/4-inch mill

b. 6 5/8-inch mill

33.0 Cement Bond Log with Collar Locator

A Bond Log may be needed to find the Free Point when Free Point cannot be achieved using traditional methods; the bid price shall include total cost per each log ran. The free point is the top of cement for a string of casing.

34.0 Mud/Mixing Pump

Description This pump must have a minimum of five (5) inch diameter with a seven (7) inch stroke length or larger, be in good working condition, and able to supply adequate volumes and pressure as needed. It will include hoses and connections capable of handling the pump output. The Mud/Mixing pump will be bid by the hour.

35.0 Plat

Prepare and submit a plat on form WW-6 which meets the requirements listed in § 35-4-9. The form can be found at https://dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/GI/Forms/Pages/default.aspx. 35-4 can be found at https://dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/Impoundments/Documents/Impoundment%20Refern.