Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-2-3-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 400-2-3-.03 - Approval Of Activities

(1) An operator shall obtain approval of the Supervisor for:

(a) Initiating drilling, converting, or reentering a well, see Rule 400-2-2-.01(2);

(b) Deepening, see Rule 400-2-2-.01(4);

(c) Directionally drilling or sidetracking, see Rule 400-2-2-.01(5);

(d) Change of operator, see Rule 400-2-2-.05;

(e) Plan of abandonment of a radioactive logging source, see Rule 400-2-4-.05(3);

(f) Plan of operation for reentering, converting, recompleting, or reworking a well containing a radioactive logging source, see Rule 400-2-4-.05(7);

(g) Radioactive surveys, see Rule 400-2-4-.06;

(h) Chemical treatment or fracturing, see Rule 400-2-4-.07;

(i) Disposal of tank fluids, see Rule 400-2-4-.10;

(j) Plugging and abandonment, see Rule 400-2-4-.11;

(k) Clearance of location, see Rule 400-2-4-.13;

(l) Initial request for temporary abandoned or shut-in status, see Rule 400-2-4-.14;

(m) Production testing, see Rule 400-2-5-.03;

(n) Temporary test allowables, see Rule 400-2-5-.04;

(o) Multiple completions, see Rule 400-2-5-.05;

(p) Recompletion or reworking, see Rule 400-2-6-.06(1);

(q) Fluid used for testing production casing, see Rule 400-2-6-.08(1)(a);

(r) Maximum pressure limit for casing annuli, see Rule 400-2-6-.08(1)(a);

(s) Abnormal casing pressure, see Rule 400-2-6-.08(2);

(t) Platform or fixed structure design features or structural modifications thereto, see Rule 400-2-6-.09(2);

(u) Construction, and operation of a sour gas production facility, see Rule 400-2-6-.10(1);

(v) Design, construction, and operation of a processing facility, see Rule 400-2-6-.10(2);

(w) Design, construction, and operation of a plant and placing a plant into service, see Rule 400-2-6-.10(3);

(x) Modifications to sour gas production facilities, processing facilities, and plants, see Rule 400-2-6-.10(4);

(y) Activation of low-pressure sensors on pressure vessels that operate at less than five (5) pounds per square inch, see Rule 400-2-6-.10(5);

(z) Transportation of oil, gas, condensate, or plant products, see Rule 400-2-7-.01;

(aa) Operations involving hydrogen sulfide, see Rule 400-2-8-.04(8)(c);

(bb) Modification of existing hydrogen sulfide operations or facilities, see Rule 400-2-8-.04(8)(e);

(cc) Hydrogen sulfide monitoring system and test equipment prior to initial test production, see Rule 400-2-8-.04(f);

(dd) Transportation of wastes, see Rule 400-2-8-.05(1)(a); and

(ee) Modification of transportation of wastes procedures, see Rule 400-2-8-.05(1)(b).

(2)Witness of Activities. The Supervisor may send a duly authorized representative to the location to witness activities in section (1) above.

Author: State Oil and Gas Board

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-2-3-.03

New Rule: Filed April 11, 2000; effective May 16, 2000.

Previous Chapter 400-2 (Rules 400-2-X-.01 through 400-2-X-.09) Repealed and New Chapters400-2-1 through 400-2-9adopted in lieu thereof: Filed April 11, 2000.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-17-1, etseq.