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BMP ID: 8905
Title: Use of Flare in Manual Well Blowdowns
Text: "21. Air quality. . . . (d) Plunger Lifts and Well Maintenance. . . If manual well blowdowns are utilized . . . . b) to the extent feasible, the operator shall flare the vapors associated with such maintenance activities. If a flare meeting the requirements of paragraph 21 (g) cannot be utilized for this purpose, a temporary flare with a lower efficiency may be utilized for vapors associated with well maintenance activities, notwithstanding paragraph 21(g)."
Source Publication Name: City and County of Broomfield Oil and Gas Operator Agreement, Sovereign, Extraction, Final, 2013
Citation Section: Appendix A
Citation Page: A-12, A-14
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: City and County of Broomfield
One DesCombes Drive
Broomfield, CO  80020  USA
Phone:(303)438-6300     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact: Thomas Metzger
Sovereign Operating Company, LLC
621 17th St., Suite 950
Denver, CO  80293-1501  USA
Phone:(303)297-0347     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Categories: Air Quality and Emissions
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: Local Government - Operator MOU
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2015-12-22 14:58 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-03-28 15:50 UTC