020-24 Wyo. Code R. § 24-15

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 24-15 - Reporting requirements

(a) The owner or operator must, at a minimum, provide the following reports to the administrator, for each permitted Class VI well:

  • (i) Semi-annual reports containing:
    • (A) Any changes to the physical, chemical and other relevant characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream from the proposed operating data;
    • (B) Monthly average, maximum and minimum values for injection pressure, flow rate and volume, and annular pressure;
    • (C) A description of any event that exceeds operating parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure as specified in the permit;
    • (D) A description of any event that triggers a shutdown device required pursuant to Section 12(g), and the response taken;
    • (E) The monthly volume of the carbon dioxide stream injected over the reporting period and project cumulatively;
    • (F) Monthly annulus fluid volume added; and
    • (G) The results of monitoring prescribed under Section 14.
  • (ii) Report, within 30 days the results of:
    • (A) Periodic tests of mechanical integrity;
    • (B) Any other test of the injection well conducted by the permittee if required by the administrator; and
    • (C) Any well workover.
  • (iii) Report, within 24 hours:
    • (A) Any evidence that the injected carbon dioxide stream or associated pressure front may cause an endangerment to a USDW;
    • (B) Any noncompliance with a permit condition, or malfunction of the injection system, which may cause fluid migration into or between USDWs;
    • (C) Any triggering of a shut-off system (i.e., down-hole or at the surface);
    • (D) Pursuant to compliance with the requirement at Section 14(b)(x) of this chapter for surface air/soil gas monitoring or other monitoring technologies, if required by the administrator, any release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or biosphere.
  • (iv) Owners or operators must notify the administrator in writing 30 days in advance of:
    • (A) Any planned well workover;
    • (B) Any planned stimulation activities, other than stimulation for formation testing conducted under Section 5 of this chapter; and
    • (C) Any other planned test of the injection well conducted by the permittee.

(b) Reports required by the permit shall be submitted to the administrator within 30 days following the end of the period covered in the report.

(c) Owners or operators must submit all required reports, submittals, and notifications to both the administrator and to EPA, in an electronic format acceptable to the EPA.

(d) The permittee shall submit a written report to the administrator of all remedial work concerning the failure of equipment or operational procedures that resulted in a violation of a permit condition, at the completion of the remedial work.

(e) For any aborted or curtailed operation, a complete report shall be submitted within 30 days of complete termination of the discharge or associated activity.

(f) The permittee shall retain all monitoring records required by the permit for a period of ten (10) years following facility closure. The administrator may require the owner or operator to deliver the records to the administrator at the conclusion of the retention period.

020-24 Wyo. Code R. § 24-15

Amended, Eff. 7/25/2016.