Section 43-02-05-12 - Reporting, monitoring, and operating requirements1. The operator of an injection well shall meter or use an approved method to keep records and shall report monthly to the director, the volume and nature, i.e., produced water, pit water, makeup water, etc., of the fluid injected, the average operating and maximum injection pressures, the maximum injection rate, and such other information as the director may require. The operator of each injection well shall, on or before the fifth day of the second month succeeding the month in which the well is capable of injection, file with the director the aforementioned information for each well in a format provided by the director.2. Immediately upon the commencement or recommencement of injection, the operator shall notify the director of the injection date verbally and in writing.3. The operator shall place accurate gauges on the tubing and the tubing-casing annulus. Accurate gauges shall also be placed on any other annuluses deemed necessary by the director.4. The operator of an injection well shall keep the well, surface facilities, and injection system under continuing surveillance and conduct such monitoring, testing, and sampling as the director may require to verity the integrity of the surface facility, gathering system, and injection well to protect surface and subsurface waters. Prior to commencing operations, the saltwater disposal injection pipeline must be pressure tested. All existing saltwater disposal injection pipelines where the pump and the wellhead are not located on the same site are required to be pressure tested annually.5. The operator of an injection well shall report any noncompliance with regulations or permit conditions to the director verbally within twenty-four hours followed by a written explanation within five days. The operator shall cease injection operations if so directed by the director.6. Within ten days after the discontinuance of injection operations, the operator shall notify the director of the date of such discontinuance and the reason therefor.7. Upon the completion or recompletion of an injection well or the completion of any remedial work or attempted remedial work such as plugging back, deepening, acidizing, shooting, formation fracturing, squeezing operations, setting liner, perforating, reperforating, tubing repairs, packer repairs, casing repairs, or other similar operations not specifically covered herein, a report on the operation shall be filed with the director within thirty days. The report shall present a detailed account of all work done, including the reason for the work, the date of such work, the shots per foot and size and depth of perforations, the quantity of sand, crude, chemical, or other materials employed in the operation, the size and type of tubing, the type and location of packer, the result of the packer pressure test, and any other pertinent information or operations which affect the status of the well and are not specifically covered herein.8. Annular injection of fluids is prohibited.N.D. Admin Code 43-02-05-12
Effective November 1, 1982; amended effective May 1, 1992; May 1, 1994; July 1, 1996; May 1, 2004.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 376, April 2020, effective 4/1/2020.General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04(2)
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-08-04(2)