Treaty Energy Corp. (fka TECO)

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New Enforcement action against John Bell... The guy Treaty just hired as Field Operations Manager and the same guy that defrauded the TRRC.

108. O&G 6E-0277264: Bell, John F., Sole Proprietor, Glade Operating Co., (Operator No. 307603) enforcement action regarding the Phillips, W. (06747) Lease, Well Nos. 1, 3, 6 and 11, East Texas Field, Gregg County, Texas. Violation of 16 TAC §§3.8(d)(1), 3.14(b)(2), 3.17 and 3.21(I).

http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/pubomquery$omquery.queryview?P_OM_ID=159367&Z_CHK=33088



RULE §3.8 Water Protection

3.8 (d) (1)

(d) Pollution control.

(1)Prohibited disposal methods. Except for those disposal methods authorized for certain wastes by paragraph (3) of this subsection, subsection (e) of this section, or §3.98 of this title (relating to Standards for Management of Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste), or disposal methods required to be permitted pursuant to §3.9 of this title (relating to Disposal Wells) (Rule 9) or §3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid Injection into Productive Reservoirs) (Rule 46), no person may dispose of any oil and gas wastes by any method without obtaining a permit to dispose of such wastes. The disposal methods prohibited by this paragraph include, but are not limited to, the unpermitted discharge of oil field brines, geothermal resource waters, or other mineralized waters, or drilling fluids into any watercourse or drainageway, including any drainage ditch, dry creek, flowing creek, river, or any other body of surface water.

RULE §3.14 Plugging

3.14 (B) (2)

(b) Commencement of plugging operations, extensions, and testing.

(2) Plugging operations on each dry or inactive well shall be commenced within a period of one year after drilling or operations cease and shall proceed with due diligence until completed unless the Commission or its delegate approves a plugging extension under §3.15 of this title (relating to Surface Equipment Removal Requirements and Inactive Wells).

RULE §3.17 Pressure on Bradenhead

(a) All wells shall be equipped with a Bradenhead. Whenever pressure develops between any two strings of casing, the district office shall be notified immediately. No cement may be pumped between any two strings or pipe at the top of the hole, except after permission has been granted by the district office.
(b) Any well showing pressure on the Bradenhead, or leaking gas, oil, or geothermal resource between the surface and the production or oil string shall be tested in the following manner. The well shall be killed and pump pressure applied through the tubing head. Should the pressure gauge on the Bradenhead reflect the applied pressure, the casing shall be condemned and a new production or oil string shall be run and cemented. This method shall be used when the origin of the pressure cannot be determined otherwise.

RULE §3.21 Fire Prevention and Swabbing

(i) Any rubbish or debris that might constitute a fire hazard shall be removed to a distance of at least 150 feet from the vicinity of any well, tank, or pump station. All waste shall be burned or disposed of in such manner as to avoid creating a fire hazard.