N.M. Admin. Code § 19.11.4.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.11.4.9 - PERMITTEE'S NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL TO DIVISION

A permittee shall notify the division with:

A. a written notice of intent to engage in any one of the following activities:

(1) make a minor change in the operation of the well (minor changes include changing capillary tubing, pulling or replacing a pump or any other change the division considers a minor change);

(2) conduct a spinner, pressure or temperature survey test or another test that does not modify the well structure;

(3) conduct a flow test on a production well;

(4) perform routine maintenance on a well;

(5) removal of fluids from on-site pits or closed-loop systems per Paragraph (3) of Subsection D of 19.11.4.17 NMAC; or

(6) change in location of a well that is within the approved area of a geothermal well or facility permit (this will require the permittee to apply for a minor permit modification pursuant to Subparagraph F of 19.11.2.10 NMAC so that the permit will reflect the new location).

B. a written notice of intent and request for approval for any one of the following activities:

(1) activities not specifically approved or exempted under an existing permit;

(2) activities that do not require a permit application per 19.11.2.10 NMAC;

(3) tracer tests;

(4) mechanical integrity tests;

(5) increasing depth of a well;

(6) conduct a flow test on an injection well;

(7) entering or opening a plugged well;

(8) shooting, acidizing or fracturing a well;

(9) abandoning and plugging a well;

(10) directional drilling (drilling in a direction not intended to be vertical);

(11) changing the construction of a hole or well, except for injection wells, including placing a plug in the hole or well and recovering or altering the casing;

(12) conducting a major workover or cleaning of a well; or

(13) any other activity for which the division conducts a field inspection or evaluates information or documentation regarding the construction of a hole or well.

C. The director may determine, based on the notices submitted under Subsections A or B of 19.11.4.9 NMAC, that the permittee is required to apply for a permit modification in accordance with 19.11.2.10 NMAC.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.11.4.9

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 04, February 27, 2018, eff. 2/27/2018