La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-317

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-317 - Requirements for Class II Community Saltwater Injection Wells and Systems

A. General Provisions

1. Community Saltwater Disposal Wells and Systems. The use of a legally permitted saltwater disposal well and system for community saltwater disposal purposes is prohibited unless the disposal well system operator submits a statement of noncommercial operation and the information requested in §317.B below to the Office of Conservation. Such statement must indicate that the operators using the community saltwater disposal system share only in the cost of operating and maintaining the well and related storage tanks and equipment (system).

2. Community Enhanced Oil Recovery Injection Wells and Systems. The use of a legally permitted enhanced oil recovery injection well for community saltwater injection purposes is prohibited unless the injection well operator submits a statement of noncommercial operation and the information requested in §317.B below to the Office of Conservation.

B. The operator of an existing or proposed community saltwater injection well and system must submit the following information to the Office of Conservation:

1. the name of the community saltwater injection system including the injection well name(s) and number(s), serial number(s), field, and section, township, and range;

2. a list of the operators using the community saltwater injection system;

3. a list of the producing wells (well name, number, and serial number) from which saltwater going into the community saltwater system is generated;

4. the approximate number of barrels per month of saltwater received from each producing well;

5. the method of transportation of the saltwater to the community system (i.e., truck, pipeline, etc.).

C. Within six months of the effective date of this amendment and annually thereafter, the operator of an existing community saltwater injection system shall report the information required in §317.B above to the Office of Conservation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-317

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 26:2806 (December 2000), Amended LR 4971 (1/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.