OCD Permitting

NAB1726257962 FOREHAND RANCH 22 STATE #008H @ 30-015-43555

General Incident Information
FOREHAND RANCH 22 STATE #008H
[30-015-43555] FOREHAND RANCH 22 STATE #008H

[331569] 3R Operating, LLC
Remediation Plan Approved, Pending submission of Remediation Closure Report from the operator
Oil Release

Artesia
Major
State
Eddy (15)

K-22-23S-27E      2310 FSL      2080 FWL
32.289568,-104.180084 NAD83

Notes

Industry Rep





Referred to Environmental Inspector








Contact Details

Event Dates

09/01/2017

9/18/2017

11/13/2018  

Incident Dates

Type Action Received Denied Approved
Remediation Closure Report Extension 08/15/2018 08/15/2018
Sampling Notice [455019] 04/23/2025 04/23/2025
Sampling Notice [453231] 04/17/2025 04/17/2025
Sampling Notice [448042] 04/02/2025 04/02/2025
Deferral Request [473143] 06/11/2025 06/13/2025
Remediation Plan 11/30/2017 11/30/2017
Site Characterization [473143] 06/11/2025 06/13/2025
Initial C-141 Report 09/18/2017 09/18/2017
Notification 09/01/2017 09/01/2017

Compositional Analysis of Vented and/or Flared Natural Gas

No Compositional Analysis Found


Incident Materials

Cause Source Material Volume Units
Unk. Released Recovered Lost
Fire Tank (Any) Crude Oil 152 0 152 BBL
 
The concentration of dissolved chloride in the produced water >10,000 mg/l:           Yes           No        

Incident Events

Date Detail
06/13/2025 The (06/13/2025, C-141) application [473143] was rejected by OCD. The operator was emailed with details of this event.
06/13/2025 Deferral denied for the following reasons: 1) Pursuant to 19.15.29.12(C)2 NMAC, a “deferral may be granted so long as the contamination is fully delineated and does not cause an imminent risk to human health, the environment, or groundwater.” This site is located in a high karst potential occurrence zone and OCD has recently reevaluated karst potential zones and will not approve deferrals in these areas as high karst may cause an imminent risk to groundwater. The operator may choose to have karst surveys performed by a BLM approved karst/cave contractor, in order to determine if karst features are present at the site. A desktop survey, aerial/pedestrian survey, AND a geophysical survey must be performed. If no karst features are located during any of the surveys AND the geophysical survey shows no other indications of unstable ground, the closure criteria can be based on Table 1 Closure Criteria found in 19.15.29 NMAC. Sites located on BLM or State Land Office (SLO) owned surface will need surface owner approval. A certified civil engineer will need to evaluate the soil type and provide the minimum distance the excavation(s) needs to be from the tanks and how deep the excavation(s) can be prior to requesting a deferral. This document must be stamped by the engineer. 2) Under the Site Characterization portion of the C-141 application, the minimum distances to the following are incorrect and should be updated upon application resubmission and within the report: any other significant watercourse (1-5 miles N), any playa lake (500-1000 ft SW), an occupied permanent residence (1/2-1 mile E), a private domestic fresh water well used by less than five households for domestic or stock watering purposes (1/2-1 mile E), a 100-year floodplain (1-5 miles W). Submit updated report by 9/11/25.
06/13/2025 An application [473143] was submitted to OCD for review. It was submitted, indicating that it was an: [C-141] Application for administrative approval of a release notification and corrective action The operator was emailed confirmation of this event.
06/11/2025 The (06/13/2025, C-141) application [473143] was assigned to this incident.
04/23/2025 The (04/23/2025, C-141N) application [455019] was assigned to this incident.
04/17/2025 The (04/17/2025, C-141N) application [453231] was assigned to this incident.
04/02/2025 The (04/02/2025, C-141N) application [448042] was assigned to this incident.
09/19/2017 2RP-4395 C-141 received 9/18/2017 for release 9/01/2017. Cause listed as, “200 bbls wee in the tank. A fire started and burned 152 bbls in the tank. 48 bbls were vacuumed out of the tank after the fire was suppressed. Cause is under investigation. ” The area affected listed as, “6 tanks damaged within the Forehand Ranch 22-8H & 9H central battery. Fire department controlled and suppressed fire within containment. Seen secured. Evidence on seen being preserved for investigation. ”

Incident Severity
Major release as defined by 19.15.29.7(A) NMAC?
Yes No 		From paragraph A. Major release determine using:
        (1) an unauthorized release of a volume, excluding gases, of 25 barrels or more;
        (2) an unauthorized release of a volume that:
                (a) results in a fire or is the result of a fire.

Incident Corrective Actions
No initial response data was found for this incident.

No site characterization data was found for this incident.

No remediation plan data was found for this incident.

No active remediation deferral request was found for this incident.

No remediation closure report data was found for this incident.

No reclamation report data was found for this incident.

No re-vegetation report data was found for this incident.

Orders
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2RP-4395-0

[249099] CAZA OPERATING, LLC
Tony B. Sam
Crystal Weaver

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Processing Dates

09/18/2017
09/19/2017

09/19/2017






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