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# NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT

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# Air Quality
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ur:,• ' healtM!)nd.goy Oil &GasWells Applicability Control of emissions from oil and gas well production facilities are outlined in Chapter 33· 15--20 of the North Dakota Air Pollution Control Rules. The provisions of this chapter apply to any oil or gas well production facility. This chapter includes requirements for control of production facility emissions, registration, reporting and permitting requirements. 1. Oil and Gas Production Facilities Permitting and Compliance Guidance-**.c:.u.c.~.tii::R.I::** to find documents relating to guidance and examples. 

### 2. Registration and Reporting Requirements An oil/gas production facility registration form CSFN 

### 14334) and an analysis ofany gas produced from the well must be submitted to the North Dakota Department of Health for any oil or gaswell. CLICK HERE forthe Department memo explaining the 

### $150filing fee beginning January 

### 1, 2013. 1. Any oil and gas well that is/was completed or recompleted on or afterJuly 

### 1, 1987. The registration form and packet must be submitted

to the Departmentwithin 

### 90days ofthe completion or recompletion ofthe well.



### 2. Any oil and gas well that has been completed or recompleted priorto July 

### 1. 1987, and that emits 

### 10 tons peryear or more ofsulfur (all

sulfur compounds expressed as sulfur).

3. The owner or operator of any oil or gas well shall inform the Department of any change to the information contained on the registration

form for a particular well and shall submit a new gas analysis ifthe composition or the volume of the gas produced from the well has changed from the previous analysis to cause an increase of 

### 10 tons per year or more of sulfur (all sulfur compounds expressed as sulfur). 3. NewSource PerformanceStandards (NSPS) and Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) Applicability Equipment at oil and gasfacilities may be subjectto rules and regulations under

### 40 CFR 

### 60 and 

### 40 CFR 

### 63.**_R_e_g_u_l_?ti<:>.~**..**~u_rlHT\~'Y·** 4. Prevention ofSignificantDeterioration (PSD) Applicability Any oil or gas well production facility that emits or has the potential to emit 

### 250 tons peryear or more of any air contaminant regulated under North Dakota Century Code Chapter 

### 23-25, as determined by the Department of Health must comply with the permitting requirements of Chapter**}3~1 G_~15**  (Prevention of Significant Deterioration ofAir Quality). Questions may be addressed to the North Dakota Department of Health at 

### 701.328.5188, or email Todd Peterson or Mark Dihle



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