2 Colo. Code Regs. § 404-1-406

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 2 CCR 404-1-406 - GENERAL OIL AND GAS LOCATION CONSTRUCTION RULES

a. Operators will construct Oil and Gas Locations in conformance with the approved Form 2A and all applicable and approved Form 4s.

b.Requirement to Provide Construction Notice. An advance notice will be provided to the Director on a Form 42 - Notice of Construction or Major Change no less than 2 business days prior to commencement of operations with heavy equipment for the construction of an Oil and Gas Location. The Form 42 will include an estimated duration for the proposed construction activity, which may be expressed as a range. The Commission will provide prompt electronic notice of such intention to the Relevant and Proximate Local Government and to CPW.

c.Requirement to Post Location Assessment at the Location. A copy of the approved Form 2A, and any Form 4 modifying the approved Form 2A, will be posted in a protected and conspicuous place on location upon commencement of operations with heavy equipment until the conclusion of interim Reclamation.

d.Location Signage. The Operator will, concurrent with the Rule 412 Surface Owner notice, post a sign not less than 2 feet by 2 feet at the intersection of the lease road and the public road providing access to the Oil and Gas Location, with the name of the proposed Well or Oil and Gas Location, the legal location thereof, and the estimated date of commencement of construction. Such sign will be maintained until Well completion operations and construction operations at the Oil and Gas Location are concluded.

e.Conductors.

(1) An Operator will secure conductors and cellars to prevent accidental access by people, livestock, or wildlife when active work on that conductor is not occurring.

(2) If artesian flows are encountered when a conductor is preset, the Operator will isolate the conductor with cement from the base of the conductor to the anticipated bottom of the cellar by the pump and plug or displacement method. The Operator will file a Form 4 - Report of Work Done, Other: Conductor Artesian Flow for the Oil and Gas Location to document the artesian flow and cementing operation.

(3) If the Operator has not drilled the Well for which the conductor was set within 30 days after setting the conductor, or after rig demobilization and move off (whichever is later), the Operator will have 15 days to comply with the following safety standards for maintaining a preset conductor:

A. Weld a plate on the top of the conductor pipe that remains in place until the conductor is opened for drilling;

B. Cover and fence all rat holes, mouse holes, and cellars with materials sufficient to prevent accidental access by people, livestock, or wildlife and;

C. Maintain all fencing and covers.

(4) If the Operator has not drilled the Well within 3 months of setting the conductor on Crop Land locations or within 6 months on rangeland then the Operator will plug the conductor and perform Reclamation as follows:

A. Cut the conductor pipe four feet below ground level;

B. Fill the conductor pipe with material that is clean, inert, and free from contaminants;

C. Seal the conductor pipe with either a cement plug and a screw cap or a cement plug and a welded steel plate, and backfill the hole to ground level;

D. Remove the cellar ring;

E. Within 30 days of the plugging, submit a Form 4 - Report of Work Done, Other: Plugged Conductor for the Oil and Gas Location, to report the plugging of the conductor(s), that includes photo documentation demonstrating compliance with Rules 406.e.(4).A-D, above; and

F. Perform Reclamation pursuant to either Rule 1003 or Rule 1004.

2 CCR 404-1-406

37 CR 16, August 25, 2014, effective 9/30/2014

38 CR 01, January 10, 2015, effective 2/14/2015

38 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/2/2015

38 CR 07, April 10, 2015, effective 4/30/2015

38 CR 16, August 25, 2015, effective 9/14/2015

39 CR 04, February 25, 2016, effective 3/16/2016

41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 4/1/2018

41 CR 06, March 25, 2018, effective 5/1/2018

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018

42 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/2019

42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 9/30/2019

42 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/2020

43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 9/30/2020

43 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 11/2/2020

43 CR 24, December 25, 2020, effective 1/15/2021

45 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 4/30/2022

45 CR 09, May 10, 2022, effective 5/30/2022

45 CR 13, July 10, 2022, effective 7/30/2022