La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XVII-607

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

Section XVII-607 - Application Content

A. The following minimum information required in §607 shall be submitted with a permit application to construct a new Class VI well or convert any existing well for Class VI service. The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate application form for any additional information that may be required. For information already on file with the office of conservation, the commissioner may accept the required information by reference provided they are current, readily available to the commissioner, and sufficiently identified to be retrieved.

B. Administrative information:

1. all required state application form(s);

2. the nonrefundable application fee(s) as per LAC 43:XIX. Chapter 7 or successor document;

3. the name and mailing address of the applicant and the physical address of the sequestration well facility;

4. the operator's name, address, telephone number, and email address;

5. ownership status, and status as federal, state, private, public, or other entity;

6. a brief description of the nature of the business associated with the activity;

7. the activity or activities conducted by the applicant which require the applicant to obtain a permit under these regulations;

8. up to four SIC Codes which best reflect the principal products or services provided by the facility;

9. a listing of all permits or construction approvals that the applicant has received or applied for under any of the following programs or which specifically affect the legal or technical ability of the applicant to undertake the activity or activities to be conducted by the applicant under the permit being sought:

a. the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Management;

b. this or any other underground injection control program;

c. NPDES program under the Clean Water Act;

d. prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) program under the Clean Air Act;

e. nonattainment program under the Clean Air Act;

f. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAPS) preconstruction approval under the Clean Air Act;

g. ocean dumping permit under the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act;

h. dredge or fill permits under section 404 of the Clean Water Act; and

i. other relevant environmental permits including, but not limited to any state permits issued under the Louisiana Coastal Resources Program, the Louisiana Surface Mining Program or the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Streams System;

10. acknowledgment as to whether the facility is located on Indian lands or other lands under the jurisdiction or protection of the federal government, or whether the facility is located on state water bottoms or other lands owned by or under the jurisdiction or protection of the state of Louisiana;

11. documentation of financial responsibility or documentation of the method by which proof of financial responsibility will be provided as required in §609.C Before making a final permit decision, final (official) documentation of financial responsibility must be submitted to and approved by the Office of Conservation;

12. names and addresses of all property owners within the area of review of the Class VI well or project.

C. Application Contents: An application submitted to construct a new Class VI well or convert any existing well to Class VI shall contain the following geological and technical information:

1. Maps and Related Information

a. map(s) showing property boundaries of the facility, the location of the proposed Class VI well, and the applicable area of review consistent with §615.B USGS topographic maps with a scale of 1:24,000 may be used. The map boundaries must extend at least two miles beyond the area of review and include as applicable:

i. the section, township and range of the area where the activity is located and any parish, city, municipality, state, and tribal boundaries.

ii. within the area of review, the map(s) must identify all injection wells, producing wells, abandoned wells, plugged wells or dry holes, deep stratigraphic boreholes, State- or USEPA-approved subsurface cleanup sites, surface bodies of water, springs, surface and subsurface mines, quarries, water wells, other pertinent surface features including structures intended for human occupancy, and roads.

iii. only information of public record is required to be included on the map(s), however, the applicant is required to make a diligent search to locate all wells not listed in the public record.

iv. for water wells on the facility property and adjacent property, submit a tabulation of well depth, water level, owner, chemical analysis, and other pertinent data. If these wells do not exist, submit this information for a minimum of three other wells in the area of review or a statement why this information was not included.

v. the protocol followed to identify, locate, and ascertain the condition of all wells within the area of review that penetrate the injection or confining zone.

b. information on the geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of the proposed sequestration site and overlying formations, to include:

i. geologic and topographic maps and cross-sections illustrating regional geology, geologic structure, and hydrology.

ii. maps and cross-sections to a scale needed to detail the local geology, geologic structure, and hydrology. The maps and cross-sections must extend at least two miles beyond the area of review;

iii. the location, orientation, and properties of known or suspected faults and fractures that may transect the confining zone(s) in the area of review and a determination that they would not interfere with containment;

iv. maps and stratigraphic cross-sections showing the general vertical and lateral limits of all USDWs, water wells and springs within the area of review, their position relative to the injection zone(s) and the direction of water movement, if known.

v. in areas with limited subsurface well control or where the subsurface geology is in doubt and cannot be described adequately, the commissioner may request the applicant to provide geophysical seismic data of the project area.

c. any other maps required by the commissioner to evaluate the proposed project.

2. Application Technical Information

a. data on the depth, areal extent, thickness, mineralogy, porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure of the injection and confining zone(s); including geology/facies changes based on field data which may include geologic cores, outcrop data, seismic surveys, well logs, and names and lithologic descriptions;

b. geomechanical information on fractures, stress, ductility, rock strength, and in situ fluid pressures within the confining zone(s);

c. information on the regions seismic history including the presence and depth of seismic sources and a determination that the seismicity would not interfere with containment; and

d. a tabulation of all wells within the area of review that penetrate the base of the USDW. Such data must include a description of each wells type, construction, date drilled, location, depth, record of plugging and/or completion, and any other information the commissioner may require;

e. baseline geochemical data on subsurface formations, including injection zones, confining zones and all USDWs in the area of review;

f. proposed operating data:

i. average and maximum daily rate and volume and/or mass and total anticipated volume and/or mass of the carbon dioxide stream;

ii. average and maximum injection pressure;

iii. source(s) of the carbon dioxide stream; and

iv. analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream.

g. proposed pre-operational formation testing program to obtain an analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the injection zone(s) and confining zone(s) and that meets the requirements at §617 B;

h. proposed stimulation program, a description of stimulation fluids to be used and a determination that stimulation will not interfere with containment;

i. proposed injection operation procedures;

j. schematics or other appropriate drawings of the surface (wellhead and related appurtenances) and subsurface construction details of the well;

k. injection well construction procedures that meet the requirements of §617 A;

l. proposed area of review and corrective action plan that meets the requirements under §615.B C;

m. demonstration, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant has met the financial responsibility requirements under §609 C;

n. proposed testing and monitoring plan required by §625;

o. proposed injection well plugging plan required by §631;

p. proposed post-injection site care and site closure plan required by §633.A 3;

q. at the commissioners discretion, a demonstration of an alternative post-injection site care timeframe required by §633.A 3;

r. proposed emergency and remedial response plan required (contingency plans for well failures or breaches) by §623;

s. a list of contacts, submitted to the commissioner for those states and tribes identified to be within the area of review based on information provided in §607.C.1.a i; and

t. any additional information required by the commissioner to evaluate the proposed project.

3. The commissioner shall notify in writing, any states or tribes within the area of review based on information provided by the applicant in §607.C.1.a i

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XVII-607

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 4760 (1/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq., 30:22 et seq., and 30:1101 et seq.