Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-5-7

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 165:10-5-7 - Monitoring and reporting requirements for wells covered by 165:10-5-1

(a)Scope. This Section applies to:

(1) Notice of Initial Commencement of Disposal Operations.

(2) Report of Injection Projects, disposal wells and LPG storage wells on Form 1012 or Form 1012C.

(3) Notice of Voluntary Termination of Operations on Form 1072.

(4) Notice of mechanical failure or down-hole problems on Form 1075.

(b)Notice of initial commencement of disposal operations. The operator of a well permitted as a disposal well in the Arbuckle formation shall give at least 48 hours notice by electronic mail or facsimile to the Manager of the Underground Injection Control Department regarding the time when initial disposal operations will begin.

(c)Report of injection projects, disposal wells and LPG storage wells.

(1)Submit Form 1012. Each operator of a disposal well, LPG storage well or an authorized waterflood, pressure maintenance project, gas repressuring project, or other enhanced recovery project shall submit a Form 1012 for every well to the Conservation Division by January 31 for the previous calendar year for all noncommercial wells.

(2)Submit Form 1012C. Each operator of a commercial disposal well shall submit a Form 1012C for every well to the Conservation Division by January 31 and July 31 for the previous six-month period.

(3)Failure to submit Form 1012 or Form 1012C. Any operator who fails to submit the report on Form 1012 or Form 1012C as required by (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this Section may be fined up to $500.00 and:

(A) Injection into the project is prohibited until the operator submits Form 1012 or Form 1012C for each injection or disposal well.

(B) The order or permit is subject to termination.

(4)Required monitoring.

(A) On a monthly basis, the operator of each injection well and disposal well and LPG storage well shall monitor and record the injection rate and surface injection pressure for the well.

(B) On a daily basis, the operator of each well authorized for disposal into the Arbuckle formation shall monitor and record the volumes, the casing tubing annulus pressure and the surface injection pressure for the well. The operator must maintain the information required by this subparagraph for a minimum of three years. This information shall be produced upon request by an authorized representative of the Commission.

(5) Requested monitoring and reporting within areas of interest regarding seismicity or potentially critical environmental or public safety impacts. Upon request by the Manager of the Induced Seismicity Department, the following actions must be performed and the information provided to the Manager of the Induced Seismicity Department:

(A) Operators shall monitor on a daily basis volumes and pressures for wells authorized for disposal within areas of interest designated by the Oil and Gas Conservation Division regarding seismicity or potentially critical environmental or public safety impacts. The information shall be submitted on Form 1012D at a minimum on a weekly basis or as designated by the Manager of the Induced Seismicity Department.

(B) Operators of wells authorized for disposal within areas of interest designated by the Oil and Gas Conservation Division regarding seismicity or potentially critical environmental or public safety impacts shall supply bottom hole pressure data using a method approved by the Manager of the Induced Seismicity Department.

(6)All UIC wells. Information regarding disposal wells, injection wells and storage wells shall be reported on Form 1012 or Form 1012C individually according to the order or permit authorizing disposal.

(d)Monitoring requirements for commercial disposal well.

(1) The operator of a commercial disposal well shall monitor and record the casing tubing annulus pressure and the injection pressure on a daily basis.

(2) The operator of a commercial disposal well shall make available upon request of the Commission a log of all loads of Class II fluids disposed at the well. The log shall be kept on file for a period of at least five (5) years. The log of record shall include at a minimum, the date and time the load was received, the volume, the legal description of the well and/or source, and the operator and/or owner of the source of the Class II fluids.

(e)Notice of voluntary termination.

(1) If an operator permanently terminates injection into a well, the operator shall submit to the Conservation Division Form 1072 within 30 days after termination of injection. Form 1072 shall include:

(A) The legal description of the well.

(B) The reason for termination.

(C) Monthly data for daily average pressure rate and total monthly volumes injected for that portion of the calendar year the operator has operated the well prior to submitting the Form 1072 or Form 1003 to the Conservation Division.

(2) If a well has been plugged, the operator is required to filea Form 1072 and a Form 1003 Plugging Record with the Conservation Division.

(3) Submission of Form 1072 to permanently terminate injection or a Form 1003 Plugging Record shall terminate the authority under the order.

(f)Notice of mechanical integrity problem.

(1) Notice of mechanical failure or down-hole problem. When a mechanical problem occurs, then:

(A) The well operator shall notify the Field Inspector for the Conservation Division within 24 hours after discovery of the problem.

(B) Within five days after discovery of the problem, the well operator shall submit to the Manager of the Underground Injection Control Department written notice of the failure and a plan to repair and/or retest the well.

(C) The well must be brought into compliance within ninety days after discovery of the problem.

(D) Repair shall be reported on the Form 1012 or Form 1012C for the well.

(E) Any operator failing to timely notify the Commission or bring the well into compliance may be fined up to $1,500.00.

(2)Notice of unreported repairs. Any prior unreported repair of the well shall be reported on the next Form 1012 or Form 1012C to be submitted to the Manager of the UIC Department.

(g)Shutdown or other action.

(1)Administrative shutdown or other action regarding a well. The Conservation Division may shut down or take other action, including the issuance or execution of administrative agreements, regarding a well pursuant to 17 O.S. § 52, 52 O.S. §139(D)(1) and other applicable authority, to address matters including, but not limited to, seismic activity, or if a mechanical failure or down-hole problem indicates that injected substances are not or may not be entering the injection interval authorized by order or permit of the Commission.

(2)Request for technical conference. If an operator objects to the shutdown or other action regarding its well by the Conservation Division, the operator shall submit a written request for a technical conference to the Director of the Conservation Division or designee within five business days of the date of the shut down notice or other Conservation Division action regarding the well. If a resolution of the shutdown or other action regarding the well is not reached by the operator and the Conservation Division after a technical conference occurs, then the provisions of paragraph (5) below are applicable.

(3)Failure to request a technical conference. Except for good cause shown, if an operator fails to timely submit a written request for a technical conference pursuant to paragraph (2) above, such failure shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by the operator to the shutdown or other Conservation Division action regarding the well.

(4)Administrative authority to recommence injection. After receiving a written request for a technical conference from an operator pursuant to paragraph (2) above, the Conservation Division may consider, but not be limited to, the following in determining whether the operator will be authorized to recommence injection into the well:

(A) the mechanical integrity of the well for injection; and

(B) if construction of the well demonstrates the injected substances are going into and are confined to the permitted injection interval.

(5)Resolution of disputes by order of the Commission. In the event of a dispute between the Conservation Division and the operator as to the suitability of a well for injection, the operator or the Conservation Division may seek relief by order of the Commission. Upon application, notice, and hearing pursuant to OAC 165:5-7-1 and other applicable Commission rules, the Commission may issue an order determining whether or not the well should be used for further injection.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-5-7

Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2295, eff 6-25-92 ; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3691, eff 7-11-94 ; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2381, eff 7-1-96 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2498, eff 7-11-09 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2128, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1949, eff 7-11-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1041, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 23, August 15, 2016, eff. 8/25/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 21, July 15, 2019, eff. 8/1/2019

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 10/1/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 10/1/2023