N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 559.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 559.1 - Applicability and special definitions(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, this Part applies only to a "Bass Island" well. Each person who intends to drill, drills, or operates such a well must comply with this Part's requirements and with those contained in Parts 550 through 558, inclusive, of this title that have not been specifically superseded by provisions of this Part.(b) Section 559.6 of this Part applies to: (1) a well to be drilled below the Tully horizon in an area determined by the department to have the potential to be an extension of a field of "Bass Island" pools;(2) a well for which the operator designates a "Bass Island" pool as the primary target; and(3) a well to be drilled into a pool lying below the Tully horizon and above the base of the lowest Salina Group Salt horizon whose primary permeability results from faults or natural fractures and which is expected to produce nonassociated gas with or without condensate.(c) As used in this Part: (1) A "Bass Island" well is an oil and gas well completed in a "Bass Island" pool that has daily production of more than 60,000 standard cubic feet of gas or of more than 10 barrels of oil measured at the stock tank, or both.(2) A "Bass Island" pool is a pool lying below the Tully horizon and above the base of the lowest Salina Group Salt horizon whose primary permeability results from faults or natural fractures, other than one in the Devonian shales as the department determines and other than one producing nonassociated gas with or without condensate, which is located in any of the following counties: Allegany
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Erie
Genesee
Livingston
Steuben
Wyoming
(3) A "Bass Island" wildcat well is the first "Bass Island" well completed in a "Bass Island" pool, or is a "Bass Island" well drilled one mile or more from any existing "Bass Island" well.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 559.1