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632-010-0012 Modifications to Drilling Permits Proposed modifications to a drilling permit must be approved by the department prior to taking effect. (1) Modification to a permit involving depth, casing, or location within the same drilling or spacing unit must be submitted on an application form provided by the department, along with the applicable fee. (2) A modification of location to a different drilling or spacing unit requires a new application and fee, and may constitute a significant modification for land use purposes. (3) The Permittee may not transfer the permit without written approval from the department. The department may transfer a permit to a new owner or operator if the following items are provided to the department: (a) A completed application signed by the original permittee and the new permittee; (b) A bond or alternative form of security acceptable to the department in the name of the new permittee; and (c) -A new organization report. (4) Deepening: A permittee must obtain written approval from the department before a well may be drilled to a depth below the maximum depth specified in the permit. To obtain approval, the permittee must file a written application that describes the present condition of the well, including the complete casing record, and the proposed work, including the plan for sealing off any oil, gas, brine, or fresh-water strata to be found or expected to be found in the deepening, and the new proposed total depth. If the method set forth is satisfactory and the permittee is not in violation of ORS chapter 520, the board’s rules implementing that chapter or the orders of the board, the department, the department may approve a permit modification. The permittee may not begin the actual deepening of the well until the modified permit has been posted at the well location. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 2, f. 6-20-55
632-010-0016 Enclosure and Identification of Wells, Tanks, and Other Oil Measuring Devices (1) The permittee must identify every well, tank, sump, or other oil-measuring device. Identification must include a sign posted in a conspicuous place near the well, tank, sump, or device with the following information: (a) Name of permittee; (b) Name of lessee; (c) Section, township, and range; (d) The department’s phone number and web page address; (e) A 24-hour emergency telephone number; and (f) In addition, for wells, the API number must also be included. (2) The department may require that a well or sump be fenced or walled to a minimum height of 8 feet. Such an enclosure is to be kept locked to protect life, wildlife, and property. Identification signs described in (1) of this rule must be prominently displayed. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0017 Well Records (Logs) (1) During the drilling, redrilling, deepening, or reworking of a well (except seismic, core, or other shallow wells drilled solely for geological data), the permittee must keep a detailed and accurate record of the well and have it available at the well site for review by the department. The well record is to progressively describe the strata, water, and oil or gas (or both) encountered. All additional information collected shall be made available to the department, including but not limited to the following: pressures, test results, caving strata, casing record, perforating, chemical treatment, and other pertinent information usually recorded in the normal procedure of drilling, provided that information submitted to the department need not include findings, interpretations, or conclusions derived from such data. This shall also include, if available, formation water chemistry analysis and hydrocarbon analysis including BTU content. All well records must include the exact surface location of the well. A copy of the records must be furnished to the department within 30 days after the completion, suspension, or decommission of any well. (2) All well logging must be recorded. One digital copy and one paper copy is to be submitted to the department within 30 days after completion, suspension, or decommission. (3) A complete set of cuttings, washed and dried, and correctly labeled and identified as to depth, must be filed with the department within 30 days after completion, suspension, or decommission. Core samples, if taken, would be made available to the department 30 days after analysis is completed. (4) Well logs, electric logs, cuttings, and cores will be kept confidential by the State for a period of 2 years from the date of completion, suspension, or decommission of the well. (a) This period of time may be extended by the department for the protection of the economic interests of the permittee of the well upon written request by the permittee showing good cause in the opinion of the department. The written request must be received by the department at least 30 days before the expiration of confidentiality. The request must include a proposed length of extension and reasons for such extension. (b) A permittee may authorize the department to release records before the end of the 2-year confidentiality period by providing a written release from an officer of the company or its attorney-in-fact. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 DGMI 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-99 GMI 1-1991, f. 9-5-91, cert. ef. 9-6-91 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85
632-010-0018 Organization Reports Every person acting as principal, agent for another, or independently engaged in drilling for, producing, or storing oil or gas in Oregon, must immediately file with the department an organization report on a form provided by the department. A supplementary report shall be filed immediately after any change occurs as to the facts stated in the original report. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 2, f. 6-20-55
632-010-0020 Surface Equipment Meter fittings of adequate size to measure the gas efficiency for the purpose of obtaining gas-oil ratios must be installed on the gas vent-line of every separator. Wellhead equipment must be installed and maintained in good operating condition so that static bottom hole pressure may be obtained at any time by the duly authorized agents of the board or the department. Valves must be installed so that pressures can be readily obtained on both casing and tubing. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0128 Boiler or Light Plant No open flame or source of sparks may be placed nearer than 150 feet from any producing well, hydrocarbon storage, or other flammable source. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0130 Rubbish or Debris Any rubbish or debris that might constitute a fire hazard must be removed to a distance of at least 150 feet from the vicinity of wells, tanks, and pump stations. All waste must be removed from the site upon completion, suspension, or decommission of the well and disposed of in such a manner as to avoid creating a fire hazard or contaminating streams and freshwater strata and in compliance with state and federal law, including any necessary permits. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0132 Tubing All wells must be equipped with tubing. Production must be exclusively through tubing, unless otherwise approved by the department. The bottom of tubing on flowing wells may not be higher than 100 feet above the top of the producing horizon, or as otherwise approved by the department. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 1-1981, f. & ef. 2-26-81 GMI 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0134 Chokes All free-flowing wells must be equipped with chokes or beans adequate to control the flow thereof. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0136 Separators All wells flowing oil and gas must be produced through an oil and gas separator. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0138 Fire Walls Every permanent oil or condensate tank, or battery of tanks, must be surrounded by a dike or firewall with a capacity of one and one-half times that of the tank or battery of tanks. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0140 Reserve Pits, Sumps, and Above-Ground Tanks (1) Materials or any fluid necessary to the drilling, production, or other operations by the permittee must be discharged to or placed in pits, sumps or above-ground tanks approved by the department and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The permittee must provide pits, sumps, or tanks of adequate capacity and design to retain all materials. Under no circumstances are the contents of a pit or sump allowed to: (a) Contaminate streams, artificial canals or waterways, groundwater, lakes, rivers, or other water bodies; or (b) Adversely affect the environment, including but not limited to, persons, plants, fish, and wildlife and their populations. (2) When no longer needed, and within one year of completion of drilling operations, fluid in pits, sumps, or tanks must be disposed of in a manner approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. In addition, sumps must be filled and covered and the premises reclaimed. Restoration is not required if arrangements are made with the surface owner to leave the site suitable for a secondary beneficial use that is compatible with the applicable local comprehensive plan and land use regulations. The permittee must notify the department to inspect the site reclamation. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82 GMI 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0144 Report of Perforating or Well Stimulation Treatment Within 60 days after either the perforating or well stimulation treatment of a well, the permittee must file a report with the department describing the perforation or stimulation procedures used and the results obtained. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0146 Vacuum Pumps Prohibited The use of vacuum pumps or other devices for the purpose of putting a vacuum on any gas- or oil-bearing stratum is prohibited, unless approved by the department. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0148 Production Practice Naturally flowing wells must be produced at a continuous uniform rate as far as is practical, in keeping with the current allowable, unless the board specifically permits stop-cocking to reduce the gas-oil ratio. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0150 Removal Of Casing No person may remove a casing, or any portion of a casing, from a well without first giving advance written notice and obtaining written approval from the department. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0151 Notification of Fire, Breaks, Leaks, or Blowouts (1) All persons controlling or operating any well, receiving tank, storage tanks, or receiving and storage receptacle where crude oil is produced, received, or stored must immediately notify the local fire marshal and the department, giving full details concerning all fires that occur at such oil or gas wells or tanks or receptacles on their property, and immediately report any breaks in tanks or receptacles and pipelines where oil or gas is escaping or has escaped. (2) In all reports of fires, breaks, leaks, or escapes, or other accidents of this nature, the following information must be provided: (a) The location of the well, tank receptacle, or line break by section, township, range, tax lot, and latitude/longitude, as well as the name of the landowner, so that the exact location can be readily located on the ground; (b) The steps that have been taken, or are in progress, to remedy the situation reported; and (c) The quantity of oil or gas lost, destroyed, or permitted to escape. (3) In case any tank or receptacle is overfilled, the escape must be reported as in the case of a leak. (4) Notify the department of all blowouts. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0152 Multiple Completion of Wells Neither oil or gas may be produced from different strata through the same tubing without the prior approval of the department. The approval of the department will require evidence of adequate and complete separation as ascertained by pressure or circulated tests conducted at the time the packers are set. Subsequently, if packer leakage is suspected, the department may require the permittee to provide proof of adequate and complete separation of the pools involved in the completion, or perform a packer leakage test. The permittee must notify the department prior to performing a packer leakage test so that a representative may be on site to observe. The department may also require the permittee to demonstrate the operation of multiple completion of a well. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-25-79 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0154 Determining and Naming Fields and Pools (1) Field names and boundaries are determined by the board after establishment of evidence acceptable to the board that geologic, geographic, or other conditions warrant the assignment of a new field designation. (2) Wells are classified by the pool from which they produce, and pools are named by the department. (3) A permittee making new field or pool discoveries may recommend names to the department. (4) Any person dissatisfied with a new field designation or a well or pool classification or determination may request in writing a reconsideration by the board. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0156 Spacing Units, Notification (1) Immediately upon the discovery of any pool, or at any time after the effective date of this rule, the board may prescribe spacing units for each pool and specify the size, shape, and location and establish field limits and special rules. (2) Before establishing spacing units, field limits, and special rules, the board will schedule and hold a hearing. Notification will be provided to mineral owners in the area surrounding the discovery well according to the following: (a) In areas of the state with surveyed sections, and where the top of the productive interval in the well is at a depth of less than 7,000 feet below the surface, the department will notify mineral owners in the 160-acre quarter section where the well is located. If the top of the productive interval is located within 250 feet from any 160-acre quarter section line, the department will notify mineral owners in the affected adjacent quarter sections; (b) In areas of the state with surveyed sections, and where the top of the productive interval in the well is at a depth of 7,000 feet or greater below the surface, the department will notify mineral owners in the 160-acre quarter section where the well is located and in the eight surrounding quarter sections; (c) In areas of the state that are without surveyed sections, the department will notify mineral owners located within the boundary of a superimposed 640-acre section, with the well being in the center of the section, and the superimposed section will be oriented north-south. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0157 Exceptions to Special Rules (1) The board may grant exception to special rules after holding a hearing, when necessary, on the basis of geology, productivity, topography, or environmental protection. (2) Before granting an exception for a well proposed within the setback distance set forth in a special rule, the department will notify mineral owners in the spacing unit where the well is proposed to be drilled and in the adjacent spacing unit(s) within the setback distance. A mineral owner may request a hearing by the board to consider the application. The owner must request hearing within 20 days of the date of the department notice or waive the right to one. If no written request for a hearing is made, the department may issue a permit for the proposed well. If the applicant is the only mineral owner in the adjacent spacing units, or has leased the right to drill from the mineral owner(s) in the adjacent spacing units, and has obtained a written waiver from these mineral owners to allow the drilling, the department may approve the application immediately. (3) If a mineral rights owner submits a written request for a hearing, it will be held within 30 days of receipt of request, provided the request is made within the 20-day period specified in section (2) of this rule. A mineral owner must request hearing within 20 days or waive the right to one. Any order by the department or board granting an exception to special rules under this rule will include provisions to prevent the production from the proposed well in excess of its just and equitable share of oil and/or gas in the pool. (4) If a permittee proposes to change the planned location of a well, such that it will not comply with the setback distances in a special rule, an exception necessary for the permit to remain valid may be granted according to the process above. (5) Whenever a uniform spacing plan has been prescribed for any pool, exceptions may be permitted if the board finds, after notice and hearing, that conditions within the pool are such that the special rules would be impracticable. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 516.090, 520.095, 522.019, 522.305, 522.405, 522.434 & 522.545 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95
632-010-0159 Underground Reservoirs for Natural Gas Storage Rules providing for well spacing and proration of gas do not apply to gas storage wells, injection wells, or monitor wells. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 3-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80
632-010-0162 Illegal Production No purchaser, producer, operator, permittee, or any other person may produce any crude oil, natural gas, or waste oil from any spacing unit or pool in this state except in accordance with the rules, regulations, and orders of the board. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0163 Limitation of Production In the absence of unitization, whenever the board, after notice and hearing, finds that waste as defined in ORS 520.005 is occurring or is imminent in any oil or gas field or pool, and that the production of oil or gas from such field or pool should be limited to prevent waste, then the board must issue an order limiting production from the field or pool and specify rules for the allocation or distribution of allowable production as provided for in ORS 520.005(11) and 520.015. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 3-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80
632-010-0164 Commingling of Production Prohibited The production from one pool must not be commingled with that from another pool in the same well before delivery to a purchaser, unless otherwise approved by the board. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54
632-010-0165 Allocation of Gas Pursuant to Special Pool Rules Whenever the full production from any pool producing natural gas is in excess of the market demand for gas from that pool, any permittee or interest owner, pursuant to ORS 520.115, may petition the board for a hearing and an order establishing a method of determining the market demand from the pool and of distributing that demand among the producing wells. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 3-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80
632-010-0166 Reports by Purchasers and Producers (1) Purchasers: Each purchaser or taker of any oil or gas from any well, lease, or pool must, on or before the last day of each month succeeding the month in which the purchasing or taking occurs, file with the department, on a form furnished by the department, a signed report of all oil or gas purchased or taken from any such well, lease, or pool during the preceding month. (2) Producers: The producer or permittee of a well or spacing unit must, on or before the last day of each month succeeding the month in which the production occurs, file with the department, on a form furnished by the department or other form acceptable to the department a signed report of all production made by each well. (3) If the purchaser and the producer are the same, only one report need be submitted. (4) Information submitted in accordance with sections (1), (2), and (3) of this rule shall not be confidential. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 520 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 520.095 History: DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef 3-21-13 DGMI 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-99 GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95 GMI 6-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-5-90 GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85 GMI 1, f. 1-27-54