### Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oil & Gas Conservation Division RBDMS Field Inspection Module

Bob G. Griffith Sr. B.S. Information Systems Services Coordinator

## OKLAHOMA  

### Regulated by Oklahoma Corporation Commission  

### Approximately 500 , 000 wells drilled  

### More than 25 years ago, the Commission established ability to request/require reports and records on hydraulic fracturing/chemical treatment on any well  

### Cross references to rules regarding hydraulic fracturing ( 2010 )  

### 24 hours advance notice of hydraulic fracturing required to the Conservation Division District Office or field inspector ( 2011 ) Modified to 48 hours (March 12 )  

### Horizontal wells hydraulically fractured on or after January 1 , 2013 and other wells hydraulically fractured on or after January, 2014 required to be filed with FracFocus Registry ( 2012 )

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## OKLAHOMA OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY  

# Active wells (2012): 65,500 Natural gas 117,000 Oil 10,800 Injection/disposal 193,300 Total active wells  

### ~350,000 plugged and abandoned wells  

### ~500,000 wells drilled in Oklahoma history  

### ~3,050 active operators of oil and gas wells (04/2013)  

### ~41,000 miles of gathering/transmission pipelines  

### ~58 Field Inspectors to cover 76 counties

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# Statewide OCC Well Completions All OCC/IHS Wells 01/01/11 - 05/31/13

# Oklahoma Corporation Commission Horizontal Wells 01/01/10 - 05/31/13

## All Active Injection Wells Permitted at Greater Than 30,000 Bls /day

## DISPOSAL WELL APPLICATIONS (2012)
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### Non - Commercial 1015 Applications: 390 Permits or orders issued: 305
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### Commercial 1015 Applications: 90 Permits or orders issued: 56
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### Injection Enhanced Recovery 1015 Applications: 312 Permits or orders issued: 22810,789 10,371 10,107 9,581 9,155 8,631 8,120 7,600

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 

## Non - Commercial Disposal Wells

11 OEIAF 06/13/1312 

# Water Usage in Perspective

* Agricultural Issues & Recommendations , OWRB, June 2011, p. 6 ** www.okc.gov/utilities *** http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article - 13296 - water - hogs.html

## MARCH 12 RULES (B rief Summary) Chapter 10 – Oil and Gas Conservation  Flow back water pits > 50 , 000 Bbls and new Form 1014 F OAC 165 : 10 - 7 - 16 et seq . (Also allows temporary use by another operator)  Disposal wells and Form 1015 OAC 165 : 10 - 5 - 5 Notice Non - commercial
– < 5 , 000 Bbls /day to each operator of producing unit or well within 1⁄2 mile radius ; > 5 , 000 Bbls 1 mile radius Commercial
– to each operator of a producing unit or well within 1 mile radius and to each surface owner or surface lessee adjacent and contiguous to the site
. Additional surety requirements based upon proposed or existing facilities
.  Land application (soil farming) OAC 165 : 10 - 7 - 10 , et seq . $ 50 , 000 surety 13 OEIAF 06/13/1314 14 0 10,000,000 20,000,000 30,000,000 40,000,000 50,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000

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### Water Volumes Injected in Commercial Disposal Wells

Out of State In State Arkansas Texas Kansas Out of State Water 3rd Qtr. FY2013 Arkansas Texas Kansas New Mexico Colorado Barrels of Water

Total Volume:

1,133,072 bbls

OEIAF 06/13/13

# OCC OIL AND GAS REGULATION
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## Prevent waste and safeguard mineral rights  

## Protect the environment  

## Ensure public safety (H 2 

## S)UIC Disposal Well Inspection

Tracking Out of State WaterMonthly Injection VolumesMIT screen

Thing s that are captured For a MIT.H2S Inspection Screen

Add comments here.Well Site InspectionUIC WELL PLUGGED

# REGULATORY ELEMENTS

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## Rules  

## Registrations, permits, and approvals  

## Complaint procedures  

## Inspections and investigations  

## Enforcement2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Shale 2,066,935 11,890,546 70,350,638 190,063,391 304,555,882 Coal 71,824,429 77,722,800 80,276,359 82,702,855 75,618,991 Conventional 1,360,091,094 1,378,001,936 1,365,492,077 1,379,493,804 1,280,318,777 Total 1,433,982,458 1,467,615,282 1,516,119,074 1,652,260,050 1,660,493,650

# FOCUS OF RECENT RULEMAKING
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## Guide to hydraulic fracturing rules  

## Drilling and completion of horizontal wells  

## Storage and recycling of flow
- back water

# GUIDE TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RULES
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## 165:10
- 3
- 10  

### (a) Longstanding prohibition on pollution by fracturing or acidizing operations  

### (b) New rule reference guide on hydraulic fracturing  

## Used STRONGER guidelines in development of (b)

# CASING AND CEMENTING
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## Surface casing  

### BTW maps  

### Depth specified on ITD  

### Notice to field inspector  

### Completion report

BTW = base of treatable water ITD = intent to drill

# WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
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## Multi
- stage hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells  

## Increasing demand on water resources  

## New rules to facilitate recycling of flow
- back water

# PITS 

# FOR STORING FLOW - BACK WATER  

## Pits in Oklahoma fall into three categories with different permitting procedures:

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### On
- site pits (Form 1000)  

### Off
- site pits (Form 1014)  

### Commercial pits (Commission order)

# ON -SITE PITS
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## Reserve pits are authorized on the permit to drill (Form 1000)  

## Small frac jobs can be handled by designing reserve pits to handle flow
- back water

# OFF -SITE PITS

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## Off
- site pits used to store water for hydraulic fracturing are permitted on Form 1014  

## Pits are typically used for more than one well  

## Size of pits have grown in recent years to over 100,000 bbl

# NEW RULE (165:10 - 7 - 16(F))
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## Flow
- back water pits in excess of 50,000 bbl  

## Rule covers the permitting, construction, operation, and closure requirements for any pit used for temporary storage of flow
- back water that is to be reused for hydraulic fracturing of wells

# CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
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### Earthwork compacted to achieve 90% standard proctor density  

### Slope of berm may not be steeper than 3:1 on the inside and 2.5:1 on the outside  

### Liner must have minimum thickness of 30 mil  

### UV protection for intended life of pit  

### Maximum fluid level 3 ft below top of berm  

### Width of crown must be minimum of 8 ft

# CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS (CONT.)  

## Additional requirements for Hydrologically Sensitive Areas (HSA)  

### Minimum 60 mil liner, OR 30 mil liner with a leachate collection system  

### Monitor wells required

# OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
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## Vegetative cover must be established on all areas of earth fill on outside slopes  

## Pit must be enclosed by a fence  

## Site must be secured by a locked gate

# CLOSURE
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## Topsoil must be stockpiled for cover  

## Bond or other financial security to cover closure costIncident Data EntryIncident Resides with the Well RecordOCC RBDMS Data Mining WebsiteOperator Well InventoryWell Gas Production

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