Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.53

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

Section 400-8-1-.53 - [Effective 1/11/2025] Abandonment of Wells

1. Notwithstanding the definition of abandoned well, the removal of injection equipment or the failure to operate an injection well for one year constitutes abandonment of the well. An abandoned well must be plugged in accordance with the plugging plan and the well site must be restored and reclaimed.

2. On written request by the storage facility operator, the Board may grant a one-year temporarily abandoned status. This status may only be given to wells that are to be used for purposes related to the geologic storage of carbon dioxide. In order for temporarily abandoned status to be approved, the Board may require that the well's perforations have been isolated, the well's casing has integrity, and the casing is sealed at the surface, all in a manner approved by the Board. The Board may extend a well's temporarily abandoned status beyond one year only after notice and hearing on a petition. The storage operator shall pay a filing fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each request or petition for temporarily abandoned status.

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)