AOGCC schedules CD1 gas release hearing
Petroleum News
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Sept. 20 that it is calling a public hearing to address the release of natural gas from ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Alpine CD1 drillsite.
The hearing will be Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. in the commission’s Anchorage offices; audio call-in information is 907-202-7104 conference ID 617 160 570#.
In a hearing notice Commissioner Jessie Chmielowski said the AOGCC has conducted an internal investigation into the gas release discovered on the CD1 drillsite March 4. ConocoPhillips said in an Incident Investigation Report that the gas originated from Colville River unit well WD-03 during drilling operations. The company identified findings and causal factors.
Following AOGCC’s internal investigation, Chmielowski said, the hearing will address:
*Casing and cementing program for the well “as it relates to confining fluids to the wellbore, preventing the migration of fluids form one stratum to another and protecting significant hydrocarbon zones.”
*Gas disposition from the drillsite as it relates to waste of resources.
*Conduct of operations for the well as it relates to ConocoPhillips’s internal section plan for the well and communication of pressure limits.
*Well safety valve systems related to producing natural gas up the outer annulus of the well.
*Change of an approved program related to an Application for Sundry Approvals form following oral approval from AOGCC.
Written comments may be submitted to AOGCC at 333 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501 or to [email protected] and must be received no later than the conclusion of the Oct. 25 hearing.
- Petroleum News
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