An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation. The details are as follow:
Applicant:
BlueCrest Energy, Alaska Operating, LLC
3301 C St., Ste 202
Anchorage, AK 99503
Proposed Activity:
Review of a major amendment application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan that is required to commit adequate resources to meet all planning requirements for prevention and response for a realistic maximum discharge from the operations of BlueCrest Energy, Alaska Operating, LLC’s Hansen Production Facility (HPF). The site is regulated as a crude oil production and terminal facility. Operations covered by the plan include drilling new wells; workover of existing wells; separation and processing of produced fluids into sales quality crude oil; storage of crude oil, oil-based drilling fluids, and produced water; and transfer of sales quality crude oil to contracted tanker trucks for transport to the Marathon refinery in Nikiski.
This amendment to the plan adds back drilling operations removed during the 2021 plan renewal. The amendment also increases the production facility response planning standard (RPS) from 900 barrels to 5,100 barrels of oil discharged from the maximum producing well at the facility. The production facility response scenarios in the plan were revised to account for the increased discharge.
Location:
The facility is located at 2855 Pathfinder Road in Anchor Point, on private leased property. The site is approximately 5 ½ miles north of Anchor Point and ½ mile west of the Sterling Highway. The western site boundary is approximately 500 feet from mean high tide of the open waters of Cook Inlet.=
Potential Results:
A potential risk exists of oil spills entering the lands or waters of the state as a result of this operation.
Activity identified as:
State Contingency Plan Number 21-CP-5245
Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so electronically at this site https://spar.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=ZFKTd . If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Mike Evans, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, 907-269-7541 (phone), 907-269-7687 (fax), or mike.evans@alaska.gov . The full contents of all submitted comments are considered public records and will be posted online in full during the public comment period. Comments submitted in writing directly to the Plan Reviewer will be uploaded to the public comment site. It is preferable for commenters to submit directly through the public comment site.
The public comment period for this application begins on December 22, 2022 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on January 25, 2023. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on January 25, 2023. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that facsimile and email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
Copies of the application package are available for public review at the following locations: the department's office at 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501; and the department’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview .
The department will hold a public hearing on the plan application if it determines that good cause exists. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a public hearing by writing to the Department of Environmental Conservation, at the above address prior to January 10, 2023. The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need an accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Nancy Sutch at (907) 465-3794 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to January 15, 2023 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.