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Reclamation Done Right by Brian Free, Business Development Manager, Pennington Seed
Vegetation is the most effective and cost-efficient management practice to control erosion and reduce sediment loss from construction sites. A permanent vegetative cover on disturbed soil is required to receive a NOT (Notice of Termination) necessary to close out permitted sites. Vegetation establishment on oil and gas field projects can be very challenging to say the least. Many of these sites are remotely located with limited access and cross multiple landowners’ property lines. Successful reclamation plans must provide details for several factors including: post-reclamation land use objectives; soil mitigation to address pH, fertility and percent organic matter; seed bed preparation; seed selection; time frames for seeding; seeding rates; acceptable planting methods; and soil stabilization materials. Many well pad and pipeline vegetation specifications default to the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing their construction permits. Often the seed components are forage-type grasses, forbs, and legumes suitable
for grazing by livestock or wild life. Land agreement negotiations can be simplified and viewed favorably by the land owner by selecting a seed mix that is comprised of acceptable species which are viewed as beneficial by both farmers and wild life enthusiasts. Examples of common species in cool-season growing regions include: orchardgrass, timothy, annual ryegrass, cereal grains, weeping lovegrass, white clover, red clover, and birdsfoot trefoil. A soil test should be taken prior to seeding. Soil test results should include values for pH, percent organic matter, and inherent fertility. Many soil testing facilities will make lime and fertilizer recommendations based on the soil test data and the vegetation being grown. Different sources for nutrient delivery and lime exist, so it is important to know the materials with which you are working. The real take away message for soils is, “Don’t guess…soil test”.
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FOCUS ENVIRONMENT Choosing the right seed species and their appropriate ratios for your reclamation mix is extremely important. Nurse crops comprised of annual species can be used to aid in the establishment of long-lived, perennial species. A good rule of thumb is to not exceed 15% of annual crop seed in the mix or limit the application of annuals to one half their straight seeding rate. Clearly defining what seed to use, application rates, and when it should be seeded is crucial. Make sure to choose the appropriate species for the region in which you are working and for the time of year the seeding will be done. Seed bed preparation, planting methods and stabilization materials are critical to successful vegetation establishment. Once we have our soil test results and the recommended soil amendments we are ready to prepare the seed bed. The equipment used to prepare soils varies depending upon the application or what is regionally available. Always track seed beds perpendicular to slopes and avoid working on frozen or saturated soils. Planting methods often dictate the stabilization materials used. Hydro mulch, blankets, and straw are common stabilization materials. These vary greatly in performance and cost so it is important to choose the right product for your project. Material selection for soil stabilization should be based upon: soil erodibility, topography, climate and season.
Vegetation establishment on most any site is possible when all parameters are addressed. Pennington Seed has been actively involved in many oil and gas projects nationwide and has the expertise to assist with vegetation establishment and soil stabilization on your next project. When profits and reputation are on the line, it’s no wonder ONG contractors and specifiers rely on Pennington Seed for industry-leading support, innovative technology and a proven track record of success.
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Pioneering Environmental Technology by Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group Edited By: Tejas Gosai, Editor, Shale Media Group Images From: TEEMCO TEEMCO, Total Energy and Environmental Management Company, is a mission-driven employee owned enterprise, dedicated not only to the oil and gas industry, but also the environment. A common misconception among the general public is that you can’t be pro oil and gas and pro-environment. TEEMCO CEO, Greg Lorson, states, “The two interests don’t have to be in opposition.”
The professional environmental engineering firm provides sole source solutions to oil and gas, agriculture and marine industries. By sole source, the company incorporates everything from cradle to grave, including: engineering, design construction, supply remediation and spill response. As for the engineering aspect, TEEMCO creates all types of emergency re-
sponse plans, air analysis, paperwork, groundwork, facility construction and/or tear down and secondary containment. In addition, they have accredited labs in all 50 states. They could be hired to alleviate any potential problems before the fact or to deal with any environmental ramifications after a problem occurs. The oil and gas industry is where the company began its core market, in particular, the upstream oil and gas sector. What sets TEEMCO apart, is its considerable environmental technological advances. TEEMCO is a finalist for six environmental stewardship awards this year and as of press time, waiting to hear the results. In addition, they won the Environmental Initiative of the Year Award in 2012, which recognizes technological developments or projects that aid in the alleviation of environmental impact from the oil and gas industry. Their 2012 win was associated with both hardware and software management systems that they designed to assist clients with regulatory compliance. Each program, TECAT, ENVITE, TAM and TWIN, is stand-alone, but they also all work together. The first program, TECAT, is a type of risk analysis. The program develops a risk management plan by first having basic information about a company’s operations and facility, including location, entered in the system. Then TECAT analyzes the operations, looks for regulations and plots out a course of action. The second program, ENVITE, is an environmental management compliance dashboard. It provides a searchable, storable interface to all technology and is also a computative program. It is a working tool that sees the database of the facility and creates emergency response plans. Lorson explained, “The past practice of creating static plans involved an inspector going to the field, where they would fill out a form, which would be transcribed into an engineering spreadsheet. The math would be calculated and then asserted back into the document.” Every document would need to be done this way.
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FOCUS ENVIRONMENT Lorson says, “Unlike any other program, ENVITE does word processing and engineering spreadsheet all in the same software. Once the data is entered into the form on the computer and submit is pressed, 99% of the work is complete. It is completely automated. It just needs to be reviewed for input accuracy.” ENVITE eliminates transcription error and redundant steps and speeds up the entire work process, which is more cost effective. In other words, once the static plan is created, the user could make one universal change in the software, as opposed to having to populate each and every static plan. Plus, the user is able to get into all documents and see everything. “We created the ENVITE program and wrote all of the code. We didn’t set out to do this, but we looked everywhere and it didn’t exist anywhere,” stated Lorson.
The third program, TAM (TEEMCO Air Model), focus on air pollutants and emissions inventory. Safe air quality is a national priority and highly regulated. The Clean Air Act requires oil and gas companies to comply with various emissions regulations. For instance, a company needs to know if they are polluting or not and to what extent. If a regulatory threshold is exceeded, the offending company may need to reduce emissions, buy equipment, obtain a permit and/or produce a track report, which would be similar to an annual tax report. However, Lorson explained, “A problem in the industry is that the majority of the software overstates emissions. If you have 1,000 locations, it’s impractical for an oil and gas company to meter, measure and know every site. The law allows those companies to utilize air modeling software and extrapolate the inventory for all 1,000 facilities. As a result, the emissions are overestimated, while the true numbers aren’t really known. Our TAM modeling software was tested at a sealed facility by an independent Texas agency. Measurements were taken and compared to our air model. The TAM was right on target. Tests revealed our software was the most accurate, 1300% more accurate, and right on the bulls eye of the actual emissions.” The fourth and final program, TWIN, is a wireless integrated network that is a combination of hardware monitoring both hardware and software. TEEMCO installs sensing devices that measure every moving part, from RPM to fluid level to line pressure, at a facility. TWIN collects and tracks those readings in real time and wirelessly communicates them to a module and servers. Lorson says, “Remote monitoring isn’t new, but what is new
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berms, but these typically are rather expensive. TEEMCO designed a metal berm for the same cost as an earth berm to offer the best protection for the same cost.
Some measurements are required on an ongoing basis. For example, some companies need to know at any given minute what emissions are. The software could also create daily, weekly and monthly averages to help a company stay in compliance and optimize production. “If a company is above emissions, it could ratchet back production or change out a piece of equipment. If they are below, they can ratchet up production. In addition, predictive maintenance could be applied. For instance, a belt may go around a pump track and wears out after one million strokes. The old way was to just keep an eye on it. If it went out, it would leak oil and shut the well down. Now preventative maintenance can be scheduled right before it reaches that millionth stroke, thus making maintenance more routine instead of reactive, and protecting the environment from the oil spill in the process,” explained Lorson. TEEMCO’s environmental philosophy even carries over to their offices. TEEMCO recently purchased the Gold Dome Building in Oklahoma City off of the legendary Route 66, which is based on Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome (think Epcot, but a dome instead of a sphere). The architecturally historic building (the third geodesic dome building built in the world) is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Lorson chose the building because it is modeled off of the structure of the universe and is the strongest structure there is. “To us, the building not only makes a statement, but it also about preserving the environment, whether it is natural or manmade. We want the building to show the value of man's positive impact on our environment by representing the coming together and preservation of nature, physics, history, art, culture and technology,” explained Lorson. TEEMCO is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK and has offices in Edmond, OK, Pittsburgh, PA, Houston, TX, Midland, TX, Pittsburg, KS, Golden, CO, and Washington, DC. The company employs around 100 consultants and an additional 150 lab and manufacturing employees.
TWIN also detects potential problems such as a sudden drop in pressure. A dispatcher would know there is a problem within seconds and be able to respond within hours. The alternative to this is manual checks. If manual checks are taking place, well tankers or pumpers follow a work route. In some cases it can be up to a week before they repeat that route. If there is a leak one hour after they leave that facility, there could be a potentially larger problem. “We are a very technology driven company. We take a lot of pride in bringing state of the art technology to the table. We have a saying: 21st century technology for 21st century regulations. We create not only higher quality, but also the most efficient products that also reduce costs and improve compliance,” expressed Lorson. Even after winning awards for programs like TECAT, ENVITE, TAM and TWIN, TEEMCO continues to work with environmental innovations across the spectrum. A low technology project that the company completed was designing a new berm system for secondary containment, which is required by law. Often earth berms that are built could grow plants, whose roots could compromise or weaken an earth berm. In addition, heavy rainfall could washout portions of some earth berms. Some companies have switched over to metal
Whether working with high or low technology, the company will continue to tackle environmental issues, while helping the oil and gas industry produce energy in a socially responsible manner. For more information on TEEMCO or their environmental innovations, go to their website, www.theteemco.com.
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Personal Protective Equipment Focus – Safety Footwear In the Oil and Gas industry, as well as in all other industrial settings, it is important to be educated on, and remember to always use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Making sure to have everything from the appropriate safety glasses to the right style of hard hat should be considered as it could make a huge difference in the event of an accident. For the next few safety articles I write for ONG, I will be focusing on one piece of PPE and discussing what to consider when trying to select what’s best for you. For my first installment, I have decided to focus on protective footwear and have also included some tips for taking good care of your feet.
After purchasing new protective footwear, and before wearing new shoes or boots on the job, wear them at home until you’re sure they fit well. Keep them clean until it is decided they fit and you are keeping them, that way there should not be a problem exchanging them for a different size or style. Always check the store’s return policy prior to purchasing footwear. Important things to know about Safety Footwear • If you are at risk for foot injury at your workplace, you should always wear protective footwear. • If foot protection is required in your workplace, supervisors should implement a complete foot safety protection program including selection, fit testing, training, maintenance, and inspection of all worker’s footwear. • Safety footwear is designed to protect feet against a wide variety of injuries including, but not limited to, impact, compression, punctures, and injuries resulting from a slip.
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Protective footwear worn in the workplace is designed to protect the foot from physical hazards such as falling objects, stepping on sharp objects, heat and cold, wet and slippery surfaces and exposure to corrosive or otherwise dangerous chemicals. As a supervisor or a worker, you should know the specific hazards in your workplace or specific work area, and should consider these facts when selecting footwear for yourself or your employees. Hopefully this article will be a good start for selecting the appropriate protective footwear, but The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z41-1999 “Personal Protection – Protective Footwear” and the ANSI Z41 User guide will also be a great help in making your selection. When purchasing new protective footwear, it is important to get the right fit so that you do not develop calluses, ingrown toenails, blisters or simply tired feet that are common among workers who spend most of their time standing or walking. Although these may not be considered occupational injuries, they can have serious consequences for health and safety in the workplace causing discomfort, pain and fatigue. Fatigue cannot only cause injury to muscles and joints, it can also cause a worker to be less alert to their surroundings which could result in an accident.
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• When trying on shoes or boots in the store, lace them fully to ensure comfort before purchasing.
• Choose footwear according to the specific hazards in the work environment. • Ensure that the footwear you select has a sole properly designed for the working conditions, i.e. slip resistant or reinforced metal soles.
Care: • Apply a protective coating to make footwear water-resistant.
• Keep in mind that use of metatarsal protection (top of the foot between the toes and ankle) may be required where steel-toed boots will not suffice.
• Inspect footwear regularly for damage or wear. • Repair or replace worn, damaged or defective footwear mediately.
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What Built-In Protection Features Come In Safety Footwear? • High-cut shoes or boots provide ankle support and keep sparks, molten metals, and chemicals from getting into the footwear.
Foot Care:
• Reinforced safety toe, reinforced toecap, or steel toe footwear will absorb the blow if a heavy object falls on the foot.
Feet are subject to a variety of skin and toenail disorders. Workers can avoid many of them by following a few simple rules of foot care.
• Metatarsal boots will offer more protection for the whole foot than steel-toe boots or shoes.
• Wash feet daily with soap, rinse thoroughly and dry, especially between the toes.
• Reinforced metal soles and steel midsoles protect feet from puncture wounds.
• Trim toenails straight across, and remember not to cut them too short. Do not cut into the corners, as this could result in fungus or infection.
• Non-slip footwear prevents the wearer from slipping on certain types of surfaces. • Insulated footwear provides protection in cold, and sometimes hot, environments.
• Wear clean, dry socks and change them daily. It is also helpful to have spare socks available in the event that your foot becomes wet. • Use foot powder.
Are There Special Shoes and Boots for Special Working Conditions? • Metal-Free footwear is recommended when working with electricity. Composite materials are available from several manufacturers. • Footwear with rubber or wooden soles is recommended for traction on wet floors. • Treated footwear is available and recommended when the environment calls for chemical resistance.
Hopefully this article has shed some light on what to look for in and how to determine what type of protective footwear you and/or your workers should be wearing. As I mentioned above, ANSI, OSHA and NIOSH provide several other tools for promoting foot safety, as well as more in-depth information on how to develop and implement a foot safety protection program. More information can also be found by visiting www.SunnySideSupply.com.
What to Know About Fit and Care of Safety Footwear
By Chris Chadwick, Safety Products Coordinator at SunnySide Supply, Inc. www.SunnySideSupply.com
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• Walk in new footwear to ensure fit and comfort. • Shoes and boots should have ample toe room. Toes approximately ½” from the front of the boot is recommended. • Make allowances in sizing for socks and arch supports if necessary. • Shoes and boots should fit snugly around heel and ankle when laced.
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“Going Green” In the Restoration and Reclamation from Natural Gas and Oil Extraction by Lisa Van Houten, Marketing Coordinator Consultant for Hy-Tech Mushroom Compost, Inc.
The government and the natural resource extraction industries publish a plethora of facts and figures surrounding natural gas and oil 1,2 . It is not the subject of this paper to recapitulate those facts or figures. Rather this paper hopes to present the efforts of the oil and natural gas industries specifically, towards restoration and reclamation. Due to numerous laws, much time, effort and money has been expended over the decades to address the restoration and reclamation of oil and natural gas recovery. It is the last activity required to release the bonding for the drilling and pipeline companies. It is also based on visual, subjective interpretation. Every state reclamation plan is different. There are basic similarities: remove and store the topsoil, extract the natural resource or install the pipeline, replace the overburden into the disturbed area, cover with the saved topsoil, seed, fertilize and pray something grows to “70% coverage”. What is 70% coverage? Who makes that decision? How consistent and sustainable is it? One of the problems of restoration and reclamation is the topsoil has been so degraded it requires excessive use of fertilizer to sustain vegetation. Moreover synthetic fertilizer is being used less, so as to address the nutrient management programs (NMP) of states to reduce nutrient runoff into streams and creeks. Without a nutrient infusion, vegetation is retarded and the 70% coverage is questionable. So what’s the oil and natural gas industry to do? Simply put – “Go organic”. With society’s ever increasing waste production, efforts are being made to remove the organic matter from landfills. For instance grass clippings, leaf and brush debris are no longer allowed in many landfills, and townships are implementing compost centers. Likewise many universities and some cities are initiating food waste composting 3 efforts. Finally, the mushroom industry produces over 2 million cubic yards of compost per year 4.
These organic debris sources are ideal soil amendments for use in land restoration and reclamation. Once composted they offer a high C:N ratio, organic slow soluble NPK and micro nutrients required for root growth. Incorporating compost into the degraded top soil provides such benefits as improving and increasing the organic matter, reducing soil compaction, retaining moisture, building the soil flora and reducing the need for synthetic fertilizer. Compost material should be adequately composted so not to resemble the original material. It should be weed free and pathogen free in accordance with CFR Title 40 Part 503. Such testing should be performed by a US Compost Council certified laboratory 5. Having this information prior to initiating the planned reclamation activity allows both the landowner, oil/natural gas company, pipeline company and local Townships to work together to present facts and processes to State and Federal authorities for approval. Much time, effort, expense and pride goes into the restoration and reclamation portion of a drilling and pipeline operation. Utilization of compost facilitates a green cottage industry in a time when the natural gas and oil industry is under intense pressure to “do it right”. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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About the author – Lisa Van Houten is the Marketing Coordinator Consultant for Hy- Tech Mushroom Compost, Inc. She has a BS degree in chemistry. In this capacity she works with Community organizations, individuals, farmers, government representatives and the mining/natural gas/oil industry to assess proper use and application of pasteurized mushroom compost. She can be contacted at 610- 331- 1849 or by email at Lisa@HyTechMushroom.com.
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From Contaminated to Clean By: Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group Tejas Gosai, Editor, Shale Media Group Images Provided by Justin Wells, Ohio Soil Recycling Years ago, if an industry wanted to get rid of waste, they often dumped it in a river or the ground—not really thinking of the consequences. Over the years court cases and movies, like Erin Brockovich, brought some of these ill-fated decisions to light. Now waste disposal is regulated by organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
water collection system associated with our treatment process includes reusing the water for dust control, making our microbe solutions and reapplying it to the cuttings and soil through a spray system that keeps the correct moisture in our treatment piles.” Elliott started the involved process of getting an Ohio EPA permit about a year and a half ago. This new technology was just recently approved and permitted by the Ohio EPA. Elliott explained, “Companies haven’t been very successful in finding alternative solutions for drill cuttings. Part of proving that we were capable was doing a pilot study. We were able to remediate the worst of the worst horizontal drill cuttings that Chesapeake Energy provided in about five-months. We were one of the first companies to prove this.”
Ohio Soil Recycling is based in Columbus, Ohio and has been around for 12 years. For years the business centered around remediating contaminated soil. A few years ago, Chris Elliott, President of Ohio Soil Recycling, recognized that the oil and natural gas industry was significantly affecting northeast Ohio. When oil or natural gas is extracted from the ground, it is obtained by drilling a borehole, which is a deep, narrow hole. The broken pieces of earth that are removed from the borehole are called drill cuttings. These drill cuttings are considered contaminated, but not hazardous.
“Until now, a landfill was the only option in Ohio for drill cuttings. This process now provides a green solution and alleviates potential liability for oil and gas producers 20 or 30 years down the line,” replied Elliott. Plus, this eliminates a huge volume of material in a landfill over the course of 10 to 15 years. A beneficial reuse has also been found for the remediated cuttings. Back in 1970 a landfill in the Columbus area wasn’t capped. Fast forward to today, after the cutting remediation, the end product was used as a modern day cap for that landfill. Not only is this process more environmentally friendly, but also cheaper. With new technology and proper regulation, projects like this one will create a safer environment for generations to come.
Jim Samuel, Capitol Integrity Group Founder, explained that in Ohio these cuttings get landfilled. “In terms of waste streams, almost everyone focuses on water. However with drill cuttings, if there is a problem years later at a landfill, the liability could come back on the oil or natural gas company,” explained Samuel. Elliott realized that the drill cuttings were a ‘good fit’ for his company as they’re similar in nature to the contaminated soil that his company works with. He started running tests on the drill cuttings. Using enhanced bioremediation, the process allows naturally occurring microbes and algae, along with oxygen and nutrients in the soil, to eat away at the contamination through a natural process. The remediation is done on a pad with a liner. They are able to collect all of the water and recycle it through the process. Elliott explains, “The
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First Permit For Beneficial Reuse: Drill Cutting Use In Asphalt Road Base by Steve Gridley of United Environmental Group, Inc.
Drill Cutting a Asphalt Paving
In August of 2013, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP) issued a beneficial use permit that allows natural gas generated drill cuttings to be used in the manufacturing of asphalt road base material. The permit, obtained by Steve Gridley of United Environmental Group, Inc. (UEG), Horseheads, New York, offers gas companies a cost competitive alternative to landfill disposal of drilling waste. Mr. Gridley developed a comprehensive approved proprietary process and has been working with mix design engineers with an upstate New York asphalt and paving company to develop asphalt mix designs using a proprietary emulsion. The mix designs are able to utilize up to 25% drill cuttings in the road base material. This process will build roads through the beneficial use of a waste stream that has plagued our industry; will reduce dependency on limited landfill space; and offer a viable alternative to questionable land farming practices. Both air and oil base drill cuttings have been bench tested. The asphalt samples produced to date have passed both PaDEP analytical regulatory requirements and physical properties tests. The recycling facility will initially be located in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. Future plans include mobile pugmills to be used on individual well pads. UEG is currently pursuing similar permits in several other states and Canada. A pilot test is planned for this fall.
Mr. Gridley, an environmental geoscientist, has 12 years experience in the Marcellus shale well field. Mr. Gridley, who kept a low profile in the industry, has solved sensitive environmental and geological issues, advised on regulatory process, and acted as liaison with regulatory agencies for international gas and service companies, attorneys, and government agencies. For additional information, Mr. Gridley can be reached at (607) 731-0145 or at geowetlands@aol.com. Currently, Mr. Gridley’s associations include Lake Country Frackwater. Using advanced technology and customized modular systems, O&G wastewater and oily water can be treated on-site - back to fresh water if required.
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