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Montana DEQAir Resources Management
Bureau
Registration Section
Montana Petroleum AssociationAnnual MeetingAugust 27, 2008Billings, Montana
Presented By: Mark Ewanic
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Outline• Introduction
– History– Office & Staff
• Registration/Deregistration– Submittal Process– New/Updated Registrations– Backlogged Registrations– Deregistrations
• Compliance Monitoring– Compliance Determination– Inspection Zones– Field Approach
• Providing Compliance Assistance– Registered Facilities– Unregistered Facilities– Common Compliance Issues
• Current Status and Path Forward
• Contact Information
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Introduction
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History
Before January 2006– Department had 600+ MAQP applications from
oil or gas well facilities– Majority of facilities already
constructed/operating without MAQP– Not feasible to utilize existing Department staff
to issue the MAQPs within statutory time frames
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January 2006• ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 16
– Oil or gas well facilities can construct/operate prior to issuance of MAQP
– Must comply with requirements of Subchapter 16
– Must have submitted application prior to January 3, 2006, or within 60 days after well completion date (whichever was later)
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Jan 06 – Subchapter 16
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April 2006• ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 17
– Allow oil or gas well facilities to register with the Department in lieu of obtaining MAQP
• Supply requested registration information• Follow fee, operating, emission control, inspection and
repair, and recordkeeping and reporting requirements
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Jan 06 – Subchapter 16
Apr 06 – Subchapter 17
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October 2007• Air Quality Registration Section
– Office established and staffed– Began acknowledging backlog– Acknowledge new registration/deregistration
requests– Identify/contact facilities that may be required
to be either permitted or registered but have not submitted an application
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Jan 06 – Subchapter 16
Apr 06 – Subchapter 17
Oct 07 – Registration Section
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June 2008• Initial Field Inspections and Verifications
– Compliance inspections on Registered facilities– Verify status of unregistered facilities that may
require MAQP or registration– Provide compliance assistance
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Jan 06 – Subchapter 16
Apr 06 – Subchapter 17
Oct 07 – Registration Section
June 08 – Field Insp/Verif
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Present Day• Ongoing Work
– Inspection reports– Contact companies with unregistered facilities– New registration/deregistration requests– Backlog– Evaluate/improve process
• Subchapter 17 rule change
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Jan 06 – Subchapter 16
Apr 06 – Subchapter 17
Oct 07 – Registration Section
June 07 – Initial Facility Inspections
WE ARE HERE
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Purpose of Registration• Provide oil or gas well facilities with an
alternative to MAQP– More operational flexibility
• Register 60-days after well completion• Notify within 15-days after change
– Reduced administrative burden• No application• No public notice• No BACT analysis• No notification prior to change
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Reg. Section Office & Staff• Office - Butte, Montana• Staff
– 1 Supervisor• Dave Aquirre
– 3 Full-Time Staff• Mark Peterson• Eileen Steilman• Mark Ewanic
– 2 Student Interns• Karen Gillespie• Whitney Walsh
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Registration&
DeregistrationProcesses
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Registration Submittal Process
• Facility Eligibility
• Registration Form– Inventory of emitters– Quantify emissions
• Registration & Operation Fees
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Oil or Gas Well Facility Eligibility
• Meets definition of oil or gas well facility– 75-2-103(13), MCA
• Subject to requirements of ARM 17.8.743– PTE > 25-tpy any airborne
pollutant– Modified after 11/23/68
and PTE increase >25-tpy
• NOT subject to ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 12 (Title V Source)
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Registration Form
• Available online– (http://deq.mt.gov/AirQuality/airForms.asp)
• Owner & Facility Information– Contact– Location– Emitting Units– Emission Controls– Uncontrolled/Controlled Emissions
• Electronic or hard copies
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Registration & Operation Fee
• Registration Fee– $500 per newly
registered facility– Registration request is
incomplete until fee is paid
• No fee when submitting facility update
• Annual Operation Fee– $600 per registered
facility
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Registration Acknowledgement
• Completeness Review
• Compliance Review Desk Audit
• Acknowledgment Letter
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Completeness Review
• Facility is eligible for registration?
• Registration Process and Information is complete?
• Registration Fee has been received?
• Department requests additional information if necessary
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Compliance Review Desk Audit
• Completed prior to registration acknowledgement
• Does not delay registration– Potential compliance issues
identified– Provides compliance
assistance
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Acknowledgement Letter
• New facilities – Within 30-days of receiving completed Registration Form
• Backlog - 25% each calendar year beginning in 2008
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Deregistration Request• Letter to Department
– Justification for deregistration• Department may request additional
information– Quantify all emissions (e.g., fugitives)– Emission calculations using more appropriate
software– Source specific inputs
• Updated production• Separator temperature and pressure• Site specific oil and/or gas analytical data
• Plan Ahead– Submit in time to deregister by March 1– Be aware of issues that my delay
acknowledgement
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Deregistration Acknowledgement
• Review similar to compliance review desk audit
• Respond to deregistration requests within 30-days of receiving completed request
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ComplianceMonitoring
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Compliance Determination• Initial compliance review desk audit
– Completed when Registration is acknowledged
• Field inspection– Standardized field observations sheet– Compliance review desk audit upon
return to office
• Documentation– Standardized inspection reports– Supplemental CD
• Digital photos• Video from IR camera
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Inspection Zones
• Divided counties with oil or gas well facilities
• Full-time staff members assigned zones– Complete field inspections – Registered– Complete field verifications –
Unregistered
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Inspection Zones - Inspectors
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Inspection Zones - Facilities
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Inspection Zones – Richland County
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Current Field Approach• Focusing on
companies/facilities that did not comply with the ARM– Focus on unregistered
facilities potentially needing to be registered
– Conduct compliance field inspections on registered sources in same area
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ProvidingComplianceAssistance
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Registered FacilitiesField
Comp. Insp.
Comp. Desk Audit
Issue Insp. Rpt.
30-Days
In Compliance
No Further Action
YES
NO
Phone Call Followed By
Report
Warning or Violation
Letter
Possible Enforceme
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Company Responds
YES
NO
Resolution, More
Time, etc.
60-Days
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Unregistered Facilities
Review DNRC Data
???PTE >25-tpy
???
Phone Call Followed By
Letter
No Further Action
Company Responds
Site Verificatio
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NO
YES
60-Days
NO YES
Possible Enforceme
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Request Add. Time
Submit Registration
Submit Info. For Not
Registering
Review Submittal
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Common Compliance Issues• Controlling emissions
– Tank emissions not controlled• Flare, VRU, etc.
– Flare not working properly (i.e., combusting produced gas and/or tank gas)
– Leaks detected
• H2S detected– Strong odor but no air quality analysis– Must comply with ARM 17.8.210
• Notification of change(s) to registration information– Addition of emitter– Change to emission controls
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ThermCAMTM GasFindIR Camera
• Detect hydrocarbon emissions– Cost savings to industry
• Leaks in produced gas line• Leaks in vapor recovery unit
– Assistance with site maintenance
• Leaking thief hatches (faulty seal)
• Flares not operating
• Repair leaking VOC equipment (ARM 17.8.1712)
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Current Statusand
Path Forward
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Registration Activity (8/26/08)Total Registrations Submitted: 727
Total Registered Facilities: 621
Reg. Facilities Acknowledged: 135/67 (Backlog/New)
Reg. Updates Acknowledged:145
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Inspection/Verification Activity
Facility Inspections:75
Facility Verifications: 130
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• Emission Inventory– Send out in December– Report actual 2008 emissions– Return to Department by February
Upcoming Activity• Rule Changes – Subchapter 17
– Addition of BACT requirements for larger internal combustion engines
– Emission control requirements of Subchapter 16 match Subchapter 17
– Notification requirements
• Registration Form Format– Working on ExcelTM version– Link calculation sheets
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Things To Remember• Not required to register in
lieu of MAQP• No fee for submitting an
update• Registering by facility
versus by well• PTE should reflect
maximum potential production
• March 1 deadline for deregistration
And when in doubt...
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ContactInformation
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DEQ ARMB Registration Section
Butte, Montana Office49 N Main, Suite BButte MT 59701
Tel: (406) 782-2689Fax: (406) 782-2701Web: http://deq.mt.gov/