Non?Compliance History 2012

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Information compiled for a meeting with Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) on January 14, 2013.
Date Non-Compliance Location AOGCC Comments
Action 
April 2012 Missing SVS tests; Failure Westside CI No action taken Numerous efforts by AOGCC to obtain SVS test
to notify AOGCC for test since some of results for IRU, PCU, LRU, Stump Lake; some
witness testing was missing SVS between 5/2011 and 2/2012; some
Chevron failure to notify AOGCC for Opportunity to witness
re5ponsibility tests
5/8/2012 Missing Kill Line Valve Swanson River NOV BOPE test; in3pector observed missing kill line valve
Aurora Rig #1 at kill line inlet to stack (2 required); AOGCC closed
out 5/25/12
9/17/2012 Choke Manifold Valves Swanson River 21-25 Correct actions; Rig crew performing choke manifold test greased and
cheated closed during (Aurora Rig con?rm had to cheat choke manifold valves closed to pass
BOPE test manufacturer pressure test
recommendation
10/2/2012 Notice of Meter Happy Valley Send schedule; AOGCC has not received notice of meter calibration
Calibrations provided for Happy Valley custody transfer meter for at least as
10/9/12 long as Hilcorp has been responsible
10/18/2012 Incorrect BOPE Test Soldotna Ck 44-33 See 10/23/ 12 When ?nally tested BOPE after use (10/1 8/ 12), tested
Pressure (Doyon Rig enforcement to wrong pressure (4000psi instead of 5000psi)
Failure to notify of changes Notice of Hilcorp failed to follow well drilling procedures
to approved permit Preposed approved in PTD by failed to notify
Enforcement AOGCC of changes to well plan; failed to maintain
Soldotna Ck 44-33 . - . . . 
10/23/2012 (Doyon Rig Penalty) well in overbalanced condition, lack gt of change
Well control; Failure to test Hilcorp failed to test BOPE used in well control
BOPE after use operations prior to ?rst wellbore entry following use;
AOGCC preparing ?nal decision
10/26/2012 Failure to Test BOPE Granite Pt 32-13RD i Denied request

 

within 7 days

 

(Crane 

for delaying
BOPE test

 

Test due 10/26/12, started running completion
1500hrs on 10/26 without making any attempt to get
test extension (working daylight hours only); landed
pipe high, had to trip pipe; request extension 10/27/ 12

 

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10/31/2012 Improper gauge on IA TBU I none Hilcorp self reported that gauge was pegged out;
2000psi alarm set. 1000psi gauge; well SI by Hilcorp

 

 

 

11/29/2012 Missing well control Happy Valley NOV Missing top drive valve(s) on 10/10/12 and again
equipment (Aurora Rig 11/18/12; reviewing Hilcorp response rec?d 12/1 1/ 12
11/29/2012 Incorrect BOPE test Granite Point #50 NOV Sundry 312-439 required BOPE rams, valves to test to
pressure (Schlumberger 4500psi; Hilcorp tested to 3500psi
12/6/2012 Conduct of operations TBU G-32 NOV Violation found 11/7/12 as part of rig inspection! and
(Williams 404) BOPE test witness; hazardous conditions; wellbore

?uids on deck; equipment placement; lack of
winterization; reviewing Hilcorp response rec?d

 

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12/16/2012 Winterization; Conduct of TBU (3-32 Ordered rig ops Inspector arrived 12/ 15/12 for BOPE test; unable to
Operations (Williams 404) shut down test due to ?uids covering stack well cellar (similar to
pending issued noted in 12/6/ 12 returned 12/ 16/ 12 to
resolution of test BOPE unable to test BOPE (frozen choke
winterization manifold, top drive valves, ?oor safety valves, choke

issues AOGCC and kill lines along with everything else not in heated
inSpection and enclosure

passing BOPE
test; rig ops
allowed to
restart 12/31/12

 

12/ 16/2012 Commence production w/o Nikolaevsk Unit (Red Reviewing; 12/1 8/ 12 Hilcorp contacts AOGCC with notice of
approved LACT meter pad) action TBD SVS testing; AOGCC determined by questioning

. status that well commenced production 12/ 6/ 12;
application for LACT meter rec?d 1/9/ 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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