Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.19

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 3, December 31, 2024

Section 400-8-1-.19 - [Effective 1/11/2025] Approval to Inject

The storage facility operator shall present and the Board shall review all new data obtained during the construction, drilling, and testing of wells drilled in considering the petition for approval to inject. The storage facility operator shall submit the following information to the Board at the hearing of the petition for approval to inject:

1. Updated geologic modeling and site characterization;

2. Final storage facility area, area of review, and the corrective action plan;

3. Compatibility of carbon dioxide injections stream with the fluids and minerals in the injection zone;

4. Final injection well construction;

5. Demonstration of internal and external mechanical integrity;

6. Maximum operating injection pressures;

7. Any updates to the storage facility plan including but not limited to:

a. Storage facility area and area of review;

b. Corrective action plan;

c. Testing and monitoring plan;

d. Well plugging plan;

e. Post-injection site care and facility closure plan;

f. Emergency and remedial response plan;

8. A sworn statement that petitioner has obtained one hundred percent (100%) of the rights to store carbon dioxide within the storage facility area.

9. Other information that the Board may require.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.19

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 02, November 27, 2024, eff. 1/11/2025.

Author: S. Marvin Rogers

Statutory Authority: 9-17-150 et seq. of the Code of Alabama (1975)