Proposed Rule: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Subpart W

Meeting Documentation: Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain
States (IPAMS) 5/27/10

Date	Staff Contact Information (Name, email, phone #)	Name of
Organization (Attach list of all attendees names and emails if possible)
	Summary of Discussion (e.g., applicability, reporting requirements,
etc.)	Written Comments Provided?

Did they also submit to Docket?	Date sent to EPA- CCD



5/27/10

	

Roger Fernandez

Akachi Imegwu

Kate Cardamone

Ragan Tate

Sandy Seastream, ICF 

	Katie Schroder, Bjork Lindley Little

Gabriel Graham and Heidi Handy,

Beatty & Wozniak

Patrick Flynn, Resolute Energy

Daniel Pringand and Doug Henderer, Buys & Associates

Rick Matar, Jim Tangeman and Sarah Bartlett, 

Williams

Brad Rogersand Mike Pontiff, Newfield

John Jacusand and Todd Weaver, DavisGraham & Stubbs

Dan Ryan, Andrea Dvorak, Catherine Fontainne and Craig Brown, 

Questar

Jagadeesan Sethuraman, Clay Taylor, Tom Gibbons, and Elvera Berryman,

Whiting

Brian Lockard, Noble Energy

Peg Young, 

Bill Barrett Corp.

Kathleen Sgamma, IPAMS

	See following pages   	Written comments were submitted prior to the
meeting, see below



	

From:       Kathleen Sgamma <KSgamma@ipams.org>                        
                                                      

                                                                        
                                                       

  To:         Roger Fernandez/DC/USEPA/US@EPA                           
                                                       

                                                                        
                                                       

  Date:       05/25/2010 10:55 AM                                       
                                                       

                                                                        
                                                       

  Subject:    Re: Meeting Confirmation                                  
                                                       

                                                                        
                                                       

Roger

Here's a proposed outline for the call. We look forward to speaking with
you.

Kathleen

1)      Affect on Industry

2)      Definitions:

a)      “Facility” (“Reporting Area”)

b)      “Natural Gas Processing Plant”

c)      Well Types (“conventional” and “unconventional”)

3)      Sources:

a)      Gathering Pipeline Fugitives (flow or intra-facility gas
lines)

b)      Component Counts

c)      Reciprocating Compressor Rod Packing

d)     Dissolved CO2 in Liquids (EOR)

e)      Portable Combustion Sources

f)       Standby Equipment

g)      Contracted Sources

4)      Development of Screening Levels and Screening Tool

5)      Data Gathering:

a)      Direct Monitoring and Measurement

b)      Sampling Frequency

c)      Best Available Monitoring Methods

6)      Reporting:

a)      Data Reporting Area (§98.236 requires reporting for each
field in the basin)

b)      Use Data Gathered in First Year – Emission Factor
Development for Subsequent Years

7)      Costs

8)      Effective Date

Kathleen



API / IPAMS Meeting

Teleconference

May 27, 2010 3:00 pm EDT

List of Issues Discussed

EPA should reconsider the short timeframe for implementation of subpart
W 

EPA should reconsider the definition of natural gas plants

EPA’s cost for subpart W is too low

EPA’s sampling requirements are too costly

EPA should exclude gathering pipeline fugitives

EPA should allow more emission factors and engineering methods

EPA’s inclusion of portable combustion sources is unreasonable

