## MEMORANDUM

TO: Record

FROM: Brent Ruminski, ERG

James K. O’Connell, ERG

DATE: February 1 8 , 2016

SUBJECT: Well Completion Reports Memorandum ( DCN SGE 0 1263 )

T his memorandum discusses oil and gas well completion reports and the information that ERG used from these reports in the Tec hnical Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Oil and Gas Extraction (TDD) ( DCN SGE01188) . Operators must compl ete these forms and submit them to the appropriate state oil and gas regulatory agency.

ERG reviewed well completion reports to determine what type of information operators must report to state agencies when they drill a new oil or gas well.

This memorandu m is organized into the following sections:

 Section 1.0 discusses the information reported on oil and gas well completion

reports.

 Section 2.0 describes ERG’s qua lity control procedures.

 Section 3.0 provides the attachments to this memorandum.

1.0 S TATE 

### O IL AND 

### G AS 

### W ELL 

### C OMPLETION 

### R EPORTS



### Table 1 presents a summary , by state, of the information reported on oil and gas well completion reports

. ERG only reviewed states that have oil and gas wells (3 3 states in total). The four Yes/No (Y /N) columns indicate whether or not the information is required on the reports in

each state

. For example, The Texas Railroad Commission requires the completion method and

formation n ame to be reported on their well completion report s , but not the permeabi lity, porosity, or r esource type (e.g., shale, tight) ( see Attachment 1, DCN SGE01263.A01). As

shown in Table 1 , all states require operators to submit information reg arding the geologic formation name (sometimes referred to as pool or reservoir) in which the well is completed and the vast majority of states (all except Florida) require information about the well completion method (e.g., hydraulic fracturing, acidizatio n).

The attachments to this memorandum (DCN SGE01263.A01 through DCN

SGE01263.A 37 ) include example well completion reports from each state reviewed and presented in Table 1

.

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Table 1

. State Oil and Gas Well Completion Reports

State Completion

Method (Y/N) Permeability

or Porosity (Y/N) Formation,

Reservoir,

or Pool Name (Y/N) Resource

Type a (Y/N) Comments Attachment

Number (DCN)

TX Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A01

KS Y N Y N Also has drilling fluid volume,

chloride content, and management method. SGE01263.A02

OK Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A03

LA Y (see comments) N Y N Wells that are hydraulically fractured must be reported to LA

on a form other than the completion report (see http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/O C/eng_div/WH

1_supplemental_page_3.docx) SGE01263.A04

IL Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A05

CA Y (see comments) N Y N Wells that are hydraulically fractured must be reported to CA

on a form other than the completion report (see http://www.conservation.ca.gov/ dog/Pages/IWST_disclaimer.asp x) SGE01263.A06

MI Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A07

NM Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A08

AR Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A09

MS Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A10

ND Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A11

PA Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A12

WV Y N Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas. SGE01263.A13

WY Y N Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas. SGE01263.A14

CO Y N Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas. There is

a second part to the well completion report that requires well completion method

information SGE01263.A 15;

SGE0 1 263.A16

OH Y N Y N

-- SGE01263.A17

IN Y N Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas

. SGE01263.A18

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Table 1

. State Oil and Gas Well Completion Reports

State Completion

Method (Y/N) Permeability

or Porosity (Y/N) Formation,

Reservoir,

or Pool Name (Y/N) Resource

Type a (Y/N) Comments Attachment

Number (DCN)

MT Y Y (see

comments) Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas

. Only porosity must be reported, not permeability. SGE01263.A19

UT Y N Y N SGE01263.A20

NE Y N Y N SGE01263.A21

AL Y N Y N Full details of well treatment are to be given on Form OGB

- 6 SGE01263.A22;

SGE01263.A23

KY Y N Y N SGE01263.A2 4

AK Y N Y N SGE01263.A2 5

SD Y N Y N SGE01263.A26;

SGE01263.A27

FL N N Y N SGE01263.A28

VA Y N Y N Only CBM wells are required to be specified; all other wells are designated as oil or gas

. SGE01263.A29

MO Y N Y N SGE01263.A30

NV Y N Y N SGE01263.A31

NY Y N Y N SGE01263.A32

AZ Y N Y N SGE01263.A33

MD Y N Y N SGE01263.A34

NC Y N Y N SGE01263A35;

SGE01263.A36

TN Y N Y N SGE01263.A37

a

– Resource type is a designation of tight oil, tight gas, shale oil, shale gas, etc.



### 2.0 Q UALITY 

### C ONTROL 

### P ROCEDURES



### All of the analyses presented in this memorandum adhered to the Environmental Engineering Support for Clean Water Regulations Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan (PQAPP) (DCN SGE00957) and the Unconventional Oil and Gas (UOG) Supplemental Quality

A ssurance Project Plan (SQAPP) (DCN SGE00958), including collecting, evaluating, and analyzing data and information related to oil and gas well completion reports

.

Specifically, ERG used the procedures described in Section 4 of the PQAPP to gather and

manag e existing data in support of the UOG rulemaking. ERG staff entered reference

information for relevant sources into the UOG Literature Review database. The ERG index keeper reviewed all reference information, assigned each reference a Document Control Numb er (DCN), imported the reference information into the UOG Project File Index database, and saved referenced files in the Electronic Project File folder.

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ERG also used the procedures described in Section 3 of the SQAPP when collecting existing data for use in the UOG proposed rulemaking. ERG used databases from state regulatory agencies such as departments of environmental protection and oil and gas

commissions.

3.0 A TTACHMENTS



### Table 2 lists the attachments to the memorandum including the corresponding state and the title of the well completion form.

Table 2 . List of Attachments

Attachment

Number (DCN) State Form Name

SGE01263.A01 TX Form G

- 1

SGE01263.A02 KS Well Completion Form

SGE01263.A03 OK Completion Report

SGE01263.A04 LA Well Completion or Recompletion Report

SGE01263.A05 IL Well Completion Report

SGE01263.A06 CA Well Summary Report

SGE01263.A07 MI Record of Well Completion

SGE01263.A08 NM Form C

- 105

SGE01263.A09 AR Form 3 Producer's Well Completion and Recompletion Report

SGE01263.A10 MS Original Well Completion and/or Recompletion Report and Well Log

SGE01263.A11 ND Well Completion or Recompletion Report

- Form 6

SGE01263.A12 PA Completion Report

SGE01263.A13 WV Well Operator’s Report of Well Work

SGE01263.A14 WY Form 1

SGE01263.A15 CO Drilling Completion Report

SGE01263.A16 Drilling Interval Report

SGE01263.A17 OH Well Completion Record (Form 8)

SGE01263.A18 IN Well Completion/Re

- completion Form

SGE01263.A19 MT Completion Report

SGE01263.A20 UT Well Completion Report and Log

- Form 8

SGE01263.A21 NE Well Completion or Re

- completion Report

- Form 5

SGE01263.A22 AL Well Record and Completion or Recompletion Report

- Form OGB

- 7

SGE01263.A23 Report of Well Treatment

- Form OGB

- 6

SGE01263.A24 KY Affidavit of Well Log and Completion Report

SGE01263.A25 AK Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log

SGE01263.A26 SD Well Completion or Recompletion Report

- Form 4

SGE01263.A27 Application for Permit to Drill

- Form 2

SGE01263.A28 FL Well Completion Report

- Form 9

SGE01263.A29 VA Completion Report

- Form DGO

- GO

- 15

SGE01263.A30 MO Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Well Log

- Form OGC

- 5

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Table 2 . List of Attachments

Attachment

Number (DCN) State Form Name

SGE01263.A31 NV Oil and Gas Well Completion Report

- Form 05

SGE01263.A32 NY Well Drilling and Completion Report

SGE01263.A33 AZ Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Well Log

- Form No.4

SGE01263.A34 MD Oil/Gas Well Completion Report

SGE01263.A35 NC Well Drilling Report: Form 12

SGE01263.A36 Well Stimulation Report: Form 18

SGE01263.A37 TN Well History, Work Summary, and Completion or Recompletion Report