La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XVII-3137

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

Section XVII-3137 - Monthly Operating Reports

A. The operator shall submit monthly waste receipts and operation reports to the Office of Conservation. Monthly reports are due no later than 15 days following the end of the reporting month.

B. The operator shall have the option of submitting monthly reports by any of the following methods:

1. the appropriate Office of Conservation supplied form;

2. an operator generated form of the same format and containing the same data fields as the Office of Conservation's form; or

3. electronically in a format meeting the Office of Conservation's requirements for electronic data submission.

C. Monthly reports shall contain the following minimum information:

1. name and location of the salt cavern waste disposal facility;

2. source and type of waste disposed;

3. wellhead pressures (PSIG) on all injection and withdrawal hanging strings;

4. wellhead pressure (PSIG) on the blanket material annulus;

5. density in pounds per gallon (PPG) of injected material;

6. volume in barrels (BBLS) and flow rate in barrels per minute (BPM) of injected material;

7. volume (BBLS) and disposition of all fluids withdrawn or displaced from the salt cavern;

8. chloride concentration in milligrams per liter (Mg/L) of injected materials including the carrier fluid;

9. changes in the blanket material fluid volume;

10. results of any monitoring program required by permit or compliance action;

11. summary of any test of the salt cavern well or salt cavern;

12. summary of any workover performed during the month including minor well maintenance;

13. description of any event which triggers an alarm or shutdown device and the response taken;

14. description of any event that exceeds operating parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure as may be specified in the permit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XVII-3137

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 29:934 (June 2003).

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