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NAPP2400381857 2023 MINOR AAA FLAR @ 0

General Incident Information


[fAPP2126637631] DIMENSION 6 CTB & CGL
[16696] OXY USA INC
Amended C-129 Accepted, Operator required to follow Monthly/Annual Waste Rule reporting requirements
Flare

Artesia
Minor

Eddy (15)

C-06-24S-29E      0 FNL      0 FEL
32.25122,-104.02444 NAD83


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Event Dates

12/19/2023
09:30 AM

12/19/2023
10:50 AM
1/3/2024

 

Incident Dates

Type Action Received Denied Approved
Amended C-129 Report [318524] 02/28/2024 02/28/2024
Initial C-129 Report [299737] 01/03/2024 01/03/2024
Notification [299737] 01/03/2024 01/03/2024

Compositional Analysis of Vented and/or Flared Natural Gas

Date Methane
(CH4) %
Nitrogen
(N2) %
Hydrogen Suffide
(H2S) PPM
Carbon Dioxide
(CO2) %
Oxygen
(O2) %
Natural Gas Analysis 01/03/2024 77 1 0 0 0

Incident Materials

Cause Source Material Volume Units
Unk. Released Recovered Lost
Other Other (Specify) Natural Gas Flared 300 0 300 MCF
 
The concentration of dissolved chloride in the produced water >10,000 mg/l:           Yes           No        

Incident Events

Date Detail
02/28/2024 Additional Details provided by the operator: Gas Flare Meter
02/28/2024 Corrective actions provided by the operator: Oxy is unable to take any corrective actions to eliminate the cause and potential reoccurrence of a downstream third-party owned and operated gas plant’s issues, as this is downstream of Oxy’s custody transfer point and out of Oxy’s control to foresee, avoid, prevent from happening or reoccur. San Mateo will have issues which may reoccur from time to time and may trigger a spike in the gas line pressure, which in turn, directly impacts Oxy’s ability to send gas to them. When San Mateo has equipment issues or greatly struggles to handle the volume of gas being sent to them by Oxy, San Mateo then restricts Oxy’s ability to send gas, which then prompts Oxy to route all its stranded gas not pushed into the San Mateo’s gas pipeline, to flare. OXY makes every effort to control and minimize emissions as much as possible. The only actions that Oxy can take and handle that is within its control, is to continually communicate with San Mateo personnel, who operate the sales gas pipeline, when possible, during these types of circumstances.
02/28/2024 Primary Equipment identified by the operator (Other (Specify), with additional details: Emergency Flare > Third Party Downstream Activity > San Mateo > Equipment Issues)
02/28/2024 Steps taken to prevent waste provided by the operator: It is OXY's policy to route its stranded gas to a flare during an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency or malfunction, that is beyond Oxy's control to avoid, prevent or foresee, to minimize emissions as much as possible as part of the overall steps taken to limit duration and magnitude of flaring. The flare at this facility has a 98% combustion efficiency to lessen emissions as much as possible. In this case, San Mateo, third party operated downstream pipeline operator, suddenly and unexpectedly restricted their gas flow intake from OXY due to equipment issues on their end, which in turn caused high line pressure to occur, which then triggered a flaring event. This event could not have been foreseen, avoided or prevented from happening as each flaring instance which occurred, did so with no advance notice or warning. As soon as flaring was triggered, field personnel engaged in Oxy’s third party pipeline operation curtailment reactive stratagems and assisted with ensuring field area’s mitigation optimizers cut injection rates to wells in the field to reduce injection and sales gas across the area. This event is out of OXY's control, yet OXY made every effort to control and minimize emissions as much as possible.
02/28/2024 Incident updated by the operator, upon the submission of a amendment for flaring of natural gas report.
02/28/2024 The (02/28/2024, C-129A) application [318524] was assigned to this incident.
01/03/2024 The (01/03/2024, C-129) application [299737] was assigned to this incident.
01/03/2024 Additional Details provided by the operator: Gas Flare Meter
01/03/2024 Corrective actions provided by the operator: Oxy is unable to take any corrective actions to eliminate the cause and potential reoccurrence of a downstream third-party owned and operated gas plant’s issues, as this is downstream of Oxy’s custody transfer point and out of Oxy’s control to foresee, avoid, prevent from happening or reoccur. San Mateo will have issues which may reoccur from time to time and may trigger a spike in the gas line pressure, which in turn, directly impacts Oxy’s ability to send gas to them. When San Mateo has equipment issues or greatly struggles to handle the volume of gas being sent to them by Oxy, San Mateo then restricts Oxy’s ability to send gas, which then prompts Oxy to route all its stranded gas not pushed into the San Mateo’s gas pipeline, to flare. OXY makes every effort to control and minimize emissions as much as possible. The only actions that Oxy can take and handle that is within its control, is to continually communicate with San Mateo personnel, who operate the sales gas pipeline, when possible, during these types of circumstances.
01/03/2024 Primary Equipment identified by the operator (Other (Specify), with additional details: Emergency Flare > Third Party Downstream Activity > San Mateo > Equipment Issues)
01/03/2024 Steps taken to prevent waste provided by the operator: It is OXY's policy to route its stranded gas to a flare during an unforeseen and unavoidable emergency or malfunction, that is beyond Oxy's control to avoid, prevent or foresee, to minimize emissions as much as possible as part of the overall steps taken to limit duration and magnitude of flaring. The flare at this facility has a 98% combustion efficiency to lessen emissions as much as possible. In this case, San Mateo, third party operated downstream pipeline operator, suddenly and unexpectedly restricted their gas flow intake from OXY due to equipment issues on their end, which in turn caused high line pressure to occur, which then triggered a flaring event. This event could not have been foreseen, avoided or prevented from happening as each flaring instance which occurred, did so with no advance notice or warning. As soon as flaring was triggered, field personnel engaged in Oxy’s third party pipeline operation curtailment reactive stratagems and assisted with ensuring field area’s mitigation optimizers cut injection rates to wells in the field to reduce injection and sales gas across the area. This event is out of OXY's control, yet OXY made every effort to control and minimize emissions as much as possible.
01/03/2024 New incident created by the operator, upon the submission of a flaring of natural gas report.
12/19/2023 The flaring of natural gas discovered by the operator.

Incident Severity
Major release as defined by 19.15.29.7(A) NMAC?
Yes No

Incident Corrective Actions






Orders No Orders Found


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