Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-3-27

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 165:10-3-27 - Deviation from the vertical

(a)Well location for purposes of well spacing. For purposes of the well spacing requirements of 165:10-1-21 and 165:10-1-24, the location of a well in a common source of supply is the closest point to the unit boundary where the wellbore intersects the common source of supply.

(b)Presumed bottom hole location. For purposes of review of Form 1000 applications, the Conservation Division may presume that the location in a common source of supply of a well without a horizontal drainhole is the same as the surface location for the well unless:

(1) The operator submits a bottom hole survey, if the well has been drilled; or

(2) The operator complies with (c)(1) of this Section.

(c)Permitted and prohibited locations.

(1)Off-pattern surface location; permitted subsurface location.

(A) The Conservation Division may approve a Form 1000 for a well to be commenced without a location exception at an off-pattern surface location for a common source of supply when:

(i) The Form 1000 lists a subsurface location which is a permitted location for the common source of supply.

(ii) Issuance of a Permit to Drill is conditioned on the operator running a bottom hole survey within 30 days after reaching total depth and on the operator submitting the survey to the Conservation Division within 45 days after the well reaches total depth.

(B) The well shall not receive an allowable for the common source of supply until a bottom hole survey shows that the well is at a permitted location or until the operator obtains a location exception order for the subsurface location.

(2)Off-pattern subsurface location.

(A) The Conservation Division may approve a Form 1000 for an off-pattern subsurface location for any well after a hearing for an emergency location exception order or an order on the merits for a location exception order prior to the issuance of any such order.Any such Permit to Drill is subject to and must conform with the final provisions of any such order.

(B) Issuance of a Permit to Drill under (1) of this subsection does not permit an operator to have, without a location exception order, an off-pattern subsurface location for a common source of supply, unless a Permit to Drill is approved after a hearing for an emergency location exception order or an order on the merits for a location exception order prior to the issuance of any such order. Any such Permit to Drill is subject to and must conform with the final provisions of any such order.

(d)Required directional and bottom hole surveys. For good cause, the Commission may order an operator to run directional and/or bottom-hole surveys for a common source of supply in a well:

(1) Upon application, notice, and hearing; or

(2) In any case involving the location of a well, upon motion of an affected party or upon the Commission's own motion.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-3-27

Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1784, eff 7-1-07

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 10/1/2022