S.D. Admin. R. 74:12:07:03

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 74:12:07:03 - Application requirements

The application for a permit to inject must contain the following complete information:

(1) Maps:

(a) For vertical wells, a one-half mile fixed radius area of review plat which shows the location of the injection well or wells, existing or proposed; the location of all oil and gas wells; the location of all water wells active and abandoned; the location of all other wells, including plugged and abandoned wells; abandoned locations; dry holes; current drilling locations; the names of operators; the surface and mineral owners; and each offset operator;

(b) For horizontal wells, a one-half mile fixed radius area of review plat extending in all directions from the horizontal well and any sidetracks. The plat must show the location of each injection well, existing or proposed; the location of all oil and gas wells; the location of all water wells active and abandoned; the location of all other wells, including plugged and abandoned wells; abandoned locations; dry holes; current drilling locations; the names of operators; the surface and mineral owners; and each offset operator;

(2) The formation or formations from which oil, gas, and water wells are producing or have produced;

(3) The name, stratigraphic and structural description, and depth of the receiving formation or formations and the overlying confining zone or formation;

(4) The well type, construction, spud date, total depth, formation tops, record of completion or recompletion, and plugging for all oil, gas, and injection wells within the area of review, and any additional pertinent information which the secretary determines is necessary to make an informed judgment on the issuance of a permit, including drill stem tests and well logs for all oil and gas wells identified in the area of review;

(5) Information on abandoned and active water wells, as follows:

(a) Abandoned water wells:

(i) The legal location;

(ii) Well name; and

(iii) Method of abandonment, if available;

(b) Active water wells:

(i) The legal location;

(ii) Well name;

(iii) An analysis of water quality, including information on total dissolved solids content, chlorides, sodium, sulfates, nitrates, and hydrocarbons;

(iv) The construction program, including casing size and type, if available;

(v) Depth of well, if available;

(vi) A geologic/driller's log, if available; and

(vii) The water level and pump type, if available;

(6) A description of the injection well's casing and the proposed casing program, and the proposed method for testing the casing for mechanical integrity before use as an injection well;

(7) The geologic name and the depth to and interval of all freshwater resources which may be affected by injection;

(8) The names and addresses of the operators of the project;

(9) Schematic drawings of the surface and subsurface construction details of the well with detailed drawings of the gauge connections;

(10) The source and nature of the substance or substances to be injected, its viscosity, its compatibility with the receiving formation, including stability indices, and the estimated average and maximum daily amounts to be injected. If the nature of the injected fluid is produced water, a water quality analysis must be submitted and must include information on total dissolved solids content, chlorides, sodium, sulfates, nitrates, and hydrocarbons;

(11) The average and maximum estimated injection pressure;

(12) A narrative description of any proposed production stimulation program, including a feasibility study, process description, and an explanation of how the data were determined, such as working calculations;

(13) A list of wells identified in subdivision 74:12:07:03(1) in need of corrective action or where corrective action has been performed, and a written justification describing how the corrective action will protect freshwater resources;

(14) The injection zone characteristics, including porosity, compressibility, and intrinsic permeability;

(15) The expected project life; and

(16) The surface owner's name, address, and telephone number.

The secretary may not process a permit application until the secretary considers the application complete.

All permits to inject are issued pursuant to the provisions of chapter 74:12:09.

S.D. Admin. R. 74:12:07:03

38 SDR 117, effective 1/12/2012.

General Authority: SDCL 45-9-11, 45-9-13, 45-9-73.

Law Implemented: SDCL 45-9-11, 45-9-13, 45-9-73.