### Kent Wilkins Assistant Chief of Planning and Management

OK Water Resources Board Shale Play Water Management 2014

November 20, 2014

# Presentation Summary
 Water Appropriation Law in Oklahoma
 Identification of Available Water using OK Comprehensive Water Plan – Regional Reports
 Water Mapping and Drought Tools
 Innovative Solutions for Drought Resilience – Case Studies

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# Water Permitting Process
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### Applications required (except for domestic use)  

### Follow Administrative Procedures Act process  

### Notice of application (mailed & published)  

### Hearing if protested  

### Applications are approved/denied by the OWRB 9 - member Board

# Permit Types Long-term Permits :  GW- Permits indefinite; based on basin yield/land owned  SW- Permits subject to forfeiture for non - use; interference 90 - day Provisional Temporary Permits : Granted at discretion of Director. Subject to cancellation. No notice or hearing requirements – Only easement. Other Options : Can purchase water from existing permit holder as long as O&G is listed as authorized use on permit.

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# OK Groundwater Law

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### Fresh water under the surface, outside the cut banks of a definite stream  

### Ownership tied to overlying land owner (1890 O.T. 

### statute)... yes, it’s severable!  

### Use subject to reasonable regulation  

### Maximum annual yield/equal proportionate share 

### as determined by OWRB

# Groundwater Law Requirements 1. The applicant owns or leases the land from which the water will be withdrawn 2. The dedicated land overlies a groundwater basin 3. The water will be put to a beneficial use 

### 4. Waste of the water will not occur

# Oklahoma’s Groundwater  23 major groundwater aquifers store 320 million acre - feet of water

# OK Stream Water Law  

### Water inside a natural channel, within the cut bed and banks, including ponds and lakes  

### Public Water - Owned by everyone, owned by no one (res communes in Roman law)  

### Use subject to appropriation ; can be lost  

### Priority by date, not by use

# Oklahoma’s Surface Water  34 major reservoirs store 13 million acre- feet of water  4,300 public/private & watershed protection lakes

# Long- Term Water Permits Statewide

1 acre - foot = 325,851 gallons 

### Type Number Amount (AFY) Groundwater 10,815 3,760,126 Surface 

### Water 2,034 2,591,411 Total 12,849 6,351,537

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## Active 90 - Day Provisional - Temporary Permits13 

## Provisional - Temporary Permits (2014)14

90 - Day Provisional Temporary Permits for Oil & Gas Production 2007 – Oct. 201215 

### Provisional Temporary (90 day) Permits for Oil & Gas Usage (1992 - 2014)16 

# Water Usage in Perspective

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000

Woodford

Shale Well Corn Circle

Avg (126-ac)* OKC Daily

Avg** Earlywine

G.C. (2011)*** 7,518 57,480 90,000 143,705 Thousands of Gallons

Water Usage (x 1,000 gallons) * Agricultural Issues & Recommendations, OWRB, June 2011, p. 6 ** www.okc.gov/utilities *** http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article - 13296 -water- hogs.html

# Total Water Demands (2010 - 2060) Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan

# 2060 Statewide Water Demand Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan

# Growth by Water Use Sector (2010 - 2060)
M&I = 28% Irrigation = 25%
Thermoelectric = 31%

Oil/Gas = 12% Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan20 Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan 

## Largest Water Demand Sector Growth (2010 - 2060)

# 2060 Permit Availability

21 Groundwater Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan

# 2060 Permit Availability

22 Surface Water Oklahoma Comprehensive Water PlanBasins with Greatest Potential to Offset Fresh Water Use with MQ Water 

# Innovative Solutions

# Mapping Tool for Water Rights

# Watershed Modeling Tool

## Drought Monitoring Tools• Off Stream Storage Reservoir

• Long- Term Permits VS 90 Day Permits

• Company Purchased Water Rights

• Permits on Year Round Flowing Streams

• Combination Groundwater and Stream Water Permitted Sites 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudiesPrivate Landowner Permit for 1760 Ac - Ft of Groundwater for Oil & Gas Usage 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyOil & Gas Company Permit for 640 Ac - Ft – (Must own or lease land) 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyLandowner Groundwater Permit for 592 Ac- Ft – Owner has applied for Stream Water Right at Same Site 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyPrivate Landowner Permit for 1280 Ac - Ft for Oil & Gas Usage 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyPrivate Landowner Permit for 10,507 Ac - Ft of Groundwater for Oil & Gas Usage 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyOil & Gas Company Stream Water Permit on Federal Reservoir – 1500 Ac- Ft Utilizing Storage 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyWater Supply Company Permit for Oil & Gas Use – 1400 Ac- Ft per year 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyPrivate Diversion on River with Off

Stream Storage Site – 1354.7 Ac - Ft for Oil and Gas 

# Innovative Solutions – Case StudyCompany Stream Water permit with off Stream Storage

– 1624 Ac - Ft for Oil & Gas Use 

# Innovative Solutions – Case Study20,000 Ac - Ft Long- Term Permitted GW- SW Sites for Oil & Gas Usage Across State (since 2012) 

# Innovative Solutions39 Kent Wilkins, Assistance Chief of Planning and Management Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 North Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118

Ph: 405.530.8800 Em: kent.wilkins@owrb.ok.gov

www.owrb.ok.gov