Biow-Moore #3-1 (API Number 001-08775)
Well Plugging and Site Decommissioning
Adams County
CO State Hwy 7 (160th Ave.) West of Havana, Brighton, Colorado
The Biow-Moore #3-1 well was an Orphaned Well in an area being developed for residential housing.
The work involved plugging the well and removing process equipment and flowlines for off site disposal and salvage.
COGCC claimed the former operator's plugging bond for a variety of violations at a Commission Hearing on April 18, 2016.
The well last produced from the Sussex Formation at a depth of about 5,000 feet below ground level.
COGCC removed the pump jack, flowlines, tanks, and process equipment for off site disposal and salvage. The equipment was old and in poor condition, and as a result, used equipment dealers were not interested in purchasing the equipment. The midstream gas company also removed their gas gathering lines and equipment.
Process equipment, plugged and marked flowline, and gathering line before the work.
COGCC witnessed our contractor plug the well.
Welded plate on top of casing.
Trench with flowline removed.
Flowlines ready for off site disposal.
Dismantling the pump jack.
Tank interior during cleaning.
Securing tank for hauling and and off site salvage.