Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.36

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

Section 400-8-1-.36 - [Effective 1/11/2025] Injection Well Plugging

1. Prior to the well plugging, the storage operator shall flush each injection well with a buffer fluid, determine bottom hole reservoir pressure, and perform a final external mechanical integrity test.

2. The storage operator shall prepare, maintain, and comply with a plugging plan that is approved by the Board. The well plugging plan shall be submitted as part of the petition for approval of the storage facility and shall include the following:

a. Appropriate tests or measures for determining bottom hole reservoir pressure;

b. Appropriate testing methods to ensure external mechanical integrity;

c. The type and number of plugs to be used;

d. The placement of each plug, including the elevation of the top and bottom of each plug;

e. The type, grade, and quantity of material to be used in plugging. The material must be compatible with the carbon dioxide stream; and

f. The method of placement of the plugs.

3. The storage operator shall notify the Board in writing, at least sixty days before plugging a well. Any proposed amendments to the plugging plan are subject to the Board's approval after notice and hearing.

4. Within thirty days after plugging, the storage operator shall submit a plugging report to the Board. The report must be certified as accurate by the storage operator.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.36

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)