Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-5-15
Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 165:10-5-15 - Application for order or permit for simultaneous injection well(a)General.(1) Simultaneous injection of salt water without a valid permit from the Underground Injection Control Department (UIC Department) or Commission order may result in the assessment of a fine up to $5,000 per day of operation.(2) A simultaneous injection well shall be inspected by a representative of the Commission prior to operation.(b)Criteria for approval.(1) Simultaneous injection may be permitted if the following conditions are met and injection will not adversely affect offsetting production nor endanger treatable water: (A) Injection zone is located below the producing zone in the borehole.(B) Injection pressure is limited to less than the local fracture gradient.(C) A 1/4 mile plat will be required for all simultaneous injection well applications containing the information specified in OAC 165:10-5-5(b)(1)(A) and OAC 165:10-5-5(b)(1)(C). If unplugged or mud-plugged boreholes are located within the 1/4 mile radius, the operator of the proposed simultaneous injection well will be required to submit a corrective action plan in writing to the UIC Department to address such boreholes so as to protect treatable water prior to an order or permit being issued.(D) Simultaneous injectors must meet the requirements of OAC 165:10-3-4 as they apply to producing wells.(E) Class II fluids from other wells operated by the operator of a simultaneous injection well may be disposed of in such simultaneous injection well if the operator applies on Form 1015 and obtains the issuance of a new permit or order pursuant to the requirements in OAC 165:10-5-5 pertaining to authorization of noncommercial disposal wells. The filing fee specified in OAC 165:5-3-1(b)(1)(E) must accompany the Form 1015 application.(2) Required form and attachments. Each application for simultaneous injection shall be submitted to the UIC Department on Form 1015SI. The forms must be properly completed and signed. Attached to the application form shall be the following: (A) Affidavit of mailing a copy of the completed Form 1015SI to each operator of a producing lease within 1/2 mile of the subject well.(B) Schematic diagram of the well showing all casing and tubing strings, packers, perforations and pumps.(C) Representative open hole wire-line log for the well.(3) Monitoring, testing and reporting requirements for simultaneous injection wells. (A) Upon receiving an order or permit, the operator shall file a Form 1002A Completion Report or an amended Form 1002A Completion Report within 60 days of completion or recompletion of the well.(B) Mechanical integrity will be demonstrated by the operator performing a radioactive tracer survey on the well before the well is operated as a simultaneous injection well, and thereafter on an annual basis, reflecting that the injection fluids are going into the authorized zone(s). The radioactive tracer surveys must be submitted to the UIC Department within 7 days of the performance of the surveys, and the results of the surveys must be acceptable to the UIC Department before the well can be used as a simultaneous injection well.(C) Annual Report Form 1012 shall be submitted to the UIC Department by January 31 of each year for the previous calendar year.(4) If no protest is received within 15 days of the mailing of Form 1015SI, the application shall be submitted to the UIC Department for administrative review. If a protest is received within the protest period, the operator shall, within 30 days, set the application for hearing and give proper notice of a date for the hearing on the Pollution Docket before an Administrative Law Judge.(c)Expiration of the order or permit. The simultaneous injection well order or permit shall expire on its own terms if the operator fails to perform the initial radioactive tracer survey on the well and submit the results of the survey to the UIC Department within 18 months after the effective date of the order or permit.Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-5-15
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2381, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1949, eff 7-11-11Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 10/1/2022Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 10/1/2023