Benzene detected at Texas gas well sites

Mr. Nash,

You submitted PIR requesting "all documents mentioning detected benzene at gas well sites in Texas."

Would you please contact me regarding this request for clarification.

I can be reached at 512-239-5900 or by replying to this email.

Mr. Nash,

We have been trying to determine an effective way to full fill your request without incurring a large cost in labor or copying charges for you.

Requested information : All documents mentioning detected benzene at gas well sites in Texas. (clarification: for the last 5 years)

Unfortunately, there is not currently a convenient mechanism for searching all TCEQ reports for "benzene" and "gas well head".

TCEQ Central Records files are organized by Regulated Entity (RN) number.

Each Regulated Entity (RN) file can contain several inches to several feet of material that would need to be pulled to find what you have asked for.

At 10 cents a page for copying, plus shipping and labor, the cost to pull this information together can go up fairly quickly.

The most recent reports related to gas well head monitoring for benzene are located at this publically accessible URL

http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/barnettshale

Could you please take a look and see if this site contains the type of information you are interested in?

If you do not find the information you are seeking at the web site, perhaps you know which Regulated Entities, or site locations, are of primary interest.

This kind of information can help narrow the search and decrease the cost to you substantially.

Via Email
Tom Nash
Email: requests@muckrock.com
TCEQ Public Information Request number - 13-11083-PIR.pdf
Area Description: All documents mentioning detected benzene at gas well sites in Texas. (clarification: for the last 5 years)

Mr. Nash,
Thank you for your Public Information Request dated February 4, 2013, and received by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on the same day.
Upon review of TCEQ documents, files have been located in connection with your request and the agency has determined that the information is publicly available, under the Texas
Public Information Act (the Act), Texas Government Code Chapter 552.

The most recent reports related to gas well head monitoring for benzene are located at this publically accessible URL

http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/barnettshale

Additional electronic files, considered responsive to your request, can be downloaded at this TCEQ publically accessible URL

ftp://ftp.tceq.texas.gov/pub/OCE/pir/PIR_11083/
48 Kb Update on Barnett Shale Activities 6-24.doc
20 Mb 5820784004FY1025-20100830-environ-Oil_Gas_Tank_Emission_Measurements-AuxDoc.zip
9 Mb 5820784004FY1025-20100830-environ-Oil_Gas_Tank_Emission_Measurements.pdf
22 Mb Region 9 ETC Data Only.pdf
20 Mb ETC0906(4A)BurlingtonGasWellheadEmissions.wmv
14 Mb ETC0906(8A)TBarXReaganWell3flange&filttingEmissions.wmv
7 Mb ETC0906(11A)TBarXCarletonWellflange&FittingEmissions.wmv

Please let me know when you have successfully retrieved the files, so I can delete them to recover the FTP server disk space.

There is not currently a convenient mechanism for searching all reports for "benzene" and "gas well head".
Air Compliance Central Records files and Regional Information copies are organized by Regulated Entity (RN) number.
Each Regulated Entity (RN) file can contain several inches to several feet of material that would need to be pulled to even determine if there are responsive documents.
Regulated Entities or site locations are needed to provide an accurate cost estimate.

The cost estimate to copy each foot (12 inches, approximately 3000 sheets) of public documentation,
which is potentially responsive to your request, is $ 345.00. ($ 300 for the copies and $ 45 labor)
This does not include postage and handling or possible delivery charge for off-site storage.

PIR 11083_Preliminary COST_ESTIMATE_worksheet.xls (attached) is the tool used to estimate the charges for this service.
If you are interested in pursuing these hardcopy records, please provide the specific Regulated Entities or site locations of interest.
Based on this information, an accurate cost estimate can be made.

If you accept the charges for the estimate, I will arrange to have an invoice generated for you to pay the TCEQ Cashier.
You may reduce the cost by inspecting the materials at our offices at no charge, during normal office hours.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (512) 239-6942 or by e-mail at ken.rozacky@tceq.texas.gov.