Mo. Code Regs. tit. 10 § 50-2.080

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 21, November 1, 2024.
Section 10 CSR 50-2.080 - Record Retention and Reporting

PURPOSE: This amendment consolidates all record retention and reporting requirements previously contained in various rules within 10 CSR 50, removes gas metering reporting requirements, removes repetitive language, improves readability, clarifies requirements, and removes unnecessary language pursuant to Executive Order 17-03 and the Red Tape Reduction Initiative.

(1) Record Retention.
(A) For all wells, each operator shall maintain legible documentation of the cementing operations across all strata and provide this documentation to the state geologist upon request. The documentation may consist of invoices, job logs, job descriptions, or other similar service company reports.
(B) Each operator of an injection well shall keep current, accurate, and legible records of the amount and kind of fluid injected into the injection well and preserve these records for five (5) years.
(C) Each operator of an observation well shall keep current, accurate, and legible records of the data collected and preserve these records for five (5) years.
(2) Monthly Reporting. Each operator shall prepare in full the following monthly reports on a form provided by the department and submit to the state geologist no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the end of each calendar month:
(A) Well status of each open well in a unit;
(B) Well production, which may be presented for each unit unless requested otherwise by the state geologist or the council;
(C) Disposal of produced water, including the amount, type, and method of disposal of all fluids produced from oil wells, gas wells, or underground gas storage reservoirs; and
(D) The monthly gas well status and production reports may be waived by the state geologist upon application by the operator of the well when production from the well is for the owner's sole and non-commercial use.
(3) Annual reporting. Each operator shall submit an annual report completed in full on a form provided by the department for the following:
(A) An annual injection well monitoring report for the previous calendar year, submitted to the state geologist on or before March 1 of the following year;
(B) A complete inventory report of all open wells as of December 31, submitted to the state geologist on or before January 31; and
(C) An annual financial assurance report providing documentation of sufficient financial assurance for all open wells, pursuant to Chapter 259, RSMo, and implementing regulations, submitted to the state geologist on or before January 31 of each year and including a signed and notarized statement from any applicable surety or issuer of a letter of credit or certificate of deposit documenting that the referenced instruments are valid and in full force.
(4) All monthly and annual reports will be on file at the office of the state geologist and will be retained and available for at least five (5) years.

10 CSR 50-2.080

AUTHORITY: sections 259.060 and 259.070, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Oct. 11, 1966, effective 10/21/1966. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 1973, effective 9/22/1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective 12/22/1975. Amended: Filed Oct. 14, 1981, effective 2/11/1982.
Amended by Missouri Register February 1, 2016/Volume 41, Number 03, effective 3/31/2016
Amended by Missouri Register January 15, 2019/Volume 44, Number 2, effective 2/28/2019

*Original authority: 259.060, RSMo 1965, amended 1972 and 259.070, RSMo 1965, amended 1972.