Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 35-8-11 - Reports11.1. Annual Reports of Natural Gas, Oil, Condensate, and Water Production 11.1.a. The operator shall file an annual report of natural gas, oil, condensate, and water production for each well on or before March 31 of the year succeeding the production. This report shall be on Form WR-39, "Report of Monthly Production," or in any other form approved by the Chief, and must identify the production from every oil and natural gas well not yet plugged and abandoned, regardless of the status of the well. Oil, condensate, and produced water shall be reported in barrels, and natural gas shall be reported in thousand cubic feet. The volume of condensate reported shall be the amount separated under the control of the well operator. For purposes of reporting condensate volume under this section, "condensate" means the light hydrocarbon liquid fraction that condenses from the produced gas stream at atmospheric or surface pipeline pressure and temperature and is separated at or near the well head by the well operator.11.1.b. Measurement of Oil and Condensate - The volume of oil and condensate production shall be determined through the standard practices in the industry. The report on the volume of oil and condensate shall be the same volume on which the royalty interest was determined.11.1.c. Measurement of Natural Gas 11.1.c.1. If a meter has been set for each well, the natural gas production for each well shall be reported, with each well identified by API number.11.1.c.2. If common or master meter measurement is in use, the wells subject to common measurement shall be identified by API number, and production estimated for each well shall be reported.11.1.c.3. If calculated value is in use and no measurement of natural gas is available for an individual well or group of wells, the calculated volume of natural gas production using accepted engineering methods shall be reported, the wells so measured shall be identified by API number, and the production estimate for each well shall be reported if estimates are made.11.1.d. Measurement of Produced Water - The volume of water produced shall be determined through the standard practices in the industry. For the purposes of reporting produced water volume under this section, "produced water" means any water originating from subsurface formations that is brought to the surface along with oil or natural gas. Flowback water volumes need not be included in this report. For the purpose of this section the definition of "flowback" is the definition found in Section 9.1.b.3.A.11.1.e. Failure to submit an annual report of natural gas, oil, condensate or water production as required by this rule or to provide proof of an existing use or a bona fide future use per 35 CSR 5 shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the well is abandoned by the operator.