Current through September 2, 2024
Section 37.03.04.040 - INJECTION WELLS01.Construction. The owner of a proposed injection well or series of injection wells shall provide the Director with such information he deems necessary for evaluation of the impact of such injection on the geothermal reservoir and other natural resources. Such information shall include existing reservoir conditions, method of injection, source of injection fluid, estimates of daily amount of material medium to be injected, zones or formations affected, and analysis of fluid to be injected and of the fluid from the intended zone of the injection. Such information shall be on a form approved or provided by the Director.02.Surveillance.a. When an owner proposes to drill or modify an injection well or convert a producing or idle well to an injection well, he shall be required to demonstrate to the Director by means of a test that the casing has complete integrity. This test shall be conducted in a method approved by the Director.b. To establish the integrity of the annular cement above the shoe of the casing, the owner shall make sufficient surveys within thirty (30) days after injection is started into a well to prove that all the injected fluid is confined to the intended zone of injection. Thereafter, such surveys shall be made at least every two (2) years or more often if necessary. The Director shall be notified forty-eight (48) hours in advance of such surveys in order that a representative may be present if deemed necessary. If in the Director's opinion such tests are not necessary, he may grant a waiver excepting the operator from such tests.c. Department personnel may inspect the well site periodically after the well has been placed on injection. The Director may notify the operator or owner if any remediation work is necessary. Any remediation work must be performed within ninety (90) days of notification by the Director. The Director may rescind approval of the injection well for failure to perform necessary work.Idaho Admin. Code r. 37.03.04.040