Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.45

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

Section 400-8-1-.45 - [Effective 1/11/2025] Reporting Requirements

1. The storage operator shall file with the Board all reports, submittals, notifications, and any other information that the Board requires.

2. The storage operator shall give notice to the Board as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted storage facility or any other planned changes in the permitted storage facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.

3. Reports of compliance or noncompliance with, or any progress reports on, interim and final requirements contained in any compliance schedule of this permit shall be submitted no later than thirty days following each schedule date.

4. The storage operator shall file with the Board quarterly, or more frequently if the Board requires, a report on the volume of carbon dioxide injected into or withdrawn since the last report, the average injection rate, average composition of the carbon dioxide stream, wellhead and down-hole temperature and pressure data or calculations, or other pertinent operational parameters as required by the Board.

5. The storage operator shall submit copies of all required report, submittals, and notifications sent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the Board.

6. The quarterly report is due thirty days after the end of the quarter. The report must:

a. Describe any changes to the physical, chemical, and other relevant characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream from the proposed operating data;

b. State the monthly average, maximum, and minimum values for injection pressure, flow rate and volume, and annular pressure;

c. Describe any event that exceeds operating parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure specified in the permit;

d. Describe any event which triggers a shutoff device and the response by the storage operator.

e. State the monthly volume and mass of the carbon dioxide stream injected over the reporting period and the volume injected cumulatively over the life of the project to date;

f. State the monthly annulus fluid volume added; and

g. State the results of monitoring.

7. The storage operator shall file with the Board an annual report that summarizes the quarterly reports and that provides updated projections of the response and storage capacity of the storage reservoir. The projections must be based on actual reservoir operational experience, including all new geologic data and information. All anomalies in predicted behavior as indicated in permit conditions or in the assumptions upon which the permit was issued must be explained. The annual report is due forty-five days after the end of the year.

8. The storage operator shall report, within thirty days, the results of:

a. Periodic tests of mechanical integrity;

b. Any well workover; and

c. Any other test of the injection well conducted by the storage operator if required by the Board.

9. The storage operator shall report the following, within twenty-four hours:

a. Any evidence that the injected carbon dioxide stream or associated pressure front may cause an endangerment to an underground source of drinking water;

b. Any noncompliance which may endanger health and safety of persons or cause pollution of the environment, including:

i. Any monitoring or other information which indicates that any contaminant may cause an endangerment to underground sources of drinking water; or

ii. Any noncompliance with a permit condition or malfunction of the injection system which may cause fluid migration into or between underground sources of drinking water shall be provided verbally within twenty-four hours from the time the storage operator becomes aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within five days of the time the storage operator becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times; and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.

c. Any triggering of a shutoff system (e.g., down-hole or at the surface);

d. Any failure to maintain mechanical integrity; or

e. Any release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

10. The storage operator shall notify the Board in writing thirty days in advance of:

a. Any planned well workover;

b. Any planned stimulation activities, other than stimulation for formation testing conducted;

c. Any other planned test of the injection well conducted by the storage operator; and

d. The conversion or abandonment of any well used or proposed to be used in a geologic storage operation.

11. The storage operator shall retain the following records until project completion:

a. All data collected for the applications of the storage facility permit, injection well permit, and operation of injection well permit;

b. Data on the nature and composition of all injected fluids collected. and

c. All records from the closure period, including well plugging reports, post-injection site care data, and the final assessment.

d. Upon project completion, the storage operator shall deliver any records required to the Board.

12. The storage operator shall retain the following records for a period of at least ten years from the date of the sample, measurement, or report:

a. Monitoring data collected, and

b. Calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by the storage facility permit.

c. This period may be extended by request of the Board at any time.

13. The storage operator shall report all instances of noncompliance under this section relating to reporting.

14. The storage operator shall report all releases of carbon dioxide.

15. When the storage operator becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Board, such facts or information shall be promptly submitted to the Board. Failure to do so may result in revocation of the approval of the storage facility, depending on the nature of the information withheld.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.45

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)