N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.7.14

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 19.15.7.14 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON WELLS (Form C-103)

Form C-103 is a dual purpose form the operator files with the appropriate division district office to obtain division approval prior to commencing certain operations and to report various completed operations.

A. Form C-103 as a notice of intention.

(1) An operator shall file form C-103 and obtain the division's approval prior to:

(a) effecting a change of plans from those the division previously approved on form C-101 or form C-103;

(b) altering a drilling well's casing program or pulling casing or otherwise altering an existing well's casing installation;

(c) making multiple completions in a well;

(d) placing a well in approved temporary abandonment;

(e) plugging and abandoning a well;

(f) performing remedial work on a well that, when completed, will affect the well's original status (this includes making new perforations in existing wells or squeezing old perforations in existing wells, but does not apply to new wells in the process of being completed nor to old wells being deepened or plugged back to another zone when the division has authorized the recompletion by an approved form C-101, application for permit to drill, re-enter, deepen plug back or add a zone, nor to acidizing, fracturing or cleaning out previously completed wells, nor to installing artificial lift equipment); or

(g) downhole commingling in well bores, within pools or areas that the division has established as pre-approved pools or areas.

(2) In the case of well plugging operations, the notice of intention shall include a detailed statement of the proposed work including plans for shooting and pulling casing; plans for mudding, including the mud's weight; plans for cementing, including number of sacks of cement and depths of plugs; restoration and remediation of the location; and the time and date of the proposed plugging operations. The operator shall file a complete log of the well on form C-105 with the notice of intention to plug the well, if the operator has not previously filed the log (see 19.15.7.16 NMAC); the division shall not release the financial assurance until the operator complies with this requirement.

B. Form C-103 as a subsequent report.

(1) The operator shall file form C-103 as a subsequent report of operations in accordance with 19.15.7.14 NMAC as applicable to the particular operation being reported.

(2) The operator shall use form C-103 in reporting such completed operations as:

(a) commencement of drilling operations;

(b) casing and cement test;

(c) altering a well's casing installation;

(d) work to secure approved temporary abandonment;

(e) plugging and abandonment;

(f) plugging back or deepening within the same pool;

(g) remedial work;

(h) installation of artificial lifting equipment; or

(i) other operations that affect the well's original status but that are not specifically covered in 19.15.7.14 NMAC.

C. Report of commencement of drilling operations. Within 10 days following the commencement of drilling operations, the operator shall file a report of commencement on form C-103. The report shall indicate the hour and the date the operator spudded the well.

D. Report of results of test of casing and cement job; report of casing alteration. The operator shall file a report of casing and cement test within 10 days following the setting of each string of casing or liner. The operator shall file the report on form C-103 and include a detailed description of the test method employed and the results obtained by the test and any other pertinent information 19.15.16.10 NMAC requires. The report shall also indicate the top of the cement and the means by which the operator determined the top. It shall also indicate any changes from the casing program previously authorized for the well.

E. Report of temporary abandonment. The operator shall file a notice of work to secure approved temporary abandonment within 30 days following the work's completion. The report shall present a detailed account of the work done on the well, including location and type of plugs used, if any, and status of surface and downhole equipment and any other pertinent information relative to the well's overall status.

F. Report on plugging of well.

(1) The operator shall file a report of plugging operations within 30 days following completion of plugging operations on a well. The operator shall file the report on form C-103, which shall include the date the operator began plugging operations and the date the operator completed the work, a detailed account of the manner in which the operator performed the work including the depths and lengths of the various plugs set, the nature and quantities of materials employed in the plugging operations including the weight of the mud used, the size and depth of all casing left in the hole and any other pertinent information. (See 19.15.25 NMAC regarding plugging operations.)

(2) The division shall not approve a plugging report until the operator demonstrates compliance with Subsection B of 19.15.25.10 NMAC. The operator shall contact the appropriate division district office when the operator has restored the location in order to arrange for a division representative's inspection of the plugged well and the location.

G. Report of remedial work. The operator shall file a report of remedial work performed on a well within 30 days following the work's completion. The operator shall file the report on form C-103 and present a detailed account of the work done and the manner in which the operator performed the work; the daily production of oil, gas and water both prior to and after the remedial operation; the size and depth of shots; the quantity and type of crude, chemical or other materials the operator employed in the operation; and any other pertinent information. Among the remedial work an operator shall report on form C-103 are the following:

(1) report on shooting, fluid fracturing or chemical treatment of a previously completed well;

(2) report of squeeze job;

(3) report on setting of liner or packer;

(4) report of installation of pumping equipment or gas lift facilities; or

(5) report of any other remedial operations that are not specifically covered herein.

H. Report on deepening or plugging back within the same pool. An operator shall file a report of deepening or plugging back within 30 days following completion of the operations on a well. The operator shall file the report on form C-103 and present a detailed account of work done and the manner in which the operator performed the work. If the operator recompletes the well in the same pool, the operator shall also report the daily production of oil, gas and water both prior to and after recompletion. If the well is recompleted in another pool, the operator shall file forms C-101, C-102, C-104 and C-105 in accordance with 19.15.7.12 NMAC, 19.15.7.13 NMAC, 19.15.7.15 NMAC and 19.15.7.16 NMAC.

I. Other reports on wells. The operator shall submit reports on other operations that affect the well's original status but that are not specifically covered in 19.15.7.14 NMAC to the division on form C-103 10 days following the operation's completion.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.7.14

19.15.7.14 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.13.1103 NMAC, 12/1/08