Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62C - Division of Resource Management › Chapter 62C-29 - CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS: INJECTION WELLS, WELL WORKOVERS, AND ABANDONMENTS › Section 62C-29.002 - Injection Wells

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Permits, as
				specified in Rules  62C-25.006,
				 62C-26.003, F.A.C., and
				subsection (3) below are required prior to both spudding and operating a Class
				II well. Wells initially constructed for the production of oil or gas may be
				converted to injection wells but shall not be operated without an Operating
				Permit (Oil & Gas Form 14) issued by the Department. Wells drilled or
				converted for injection purposes are subject to the same requirements of
				plugging and site restoration as oil or gas wells. For information regarding an
				Application for Permit to Operate Well (Form 14) see Rules
				 62C-25.006,
				 62C-26.008, and 62C-28.016,
				F.A.C., and this section.
(2) No
				subsurface formation or zone will be approved for fluid disposal if total
				dissolved solids of the formation fluid do not equal or exceed 10, 000 ppm and
				chloride content does not equal or exceed 5, 000 ppm.
(3) As part of the application for a permit
				required by subsection (1), above, the operator shall submit to the Department
				a written application containing at least the following information:
(a) In the case of a well already drilled, a
				detailed plan for workover together with an appropriate well log of the well
				with the proposed zone marked and a statement giving the name of the disposal
				formation. In the case of undrilled wells, the name of the formation or zone to
				be used for injection and its approximate depth. In addition, any of the
				information required in paragraphs (b) through (h), below, may also apply,
				depending on well history and data available in the file.
(b) A plat showing the location of the
				proposed injection well and all wells within a one-half mile radius thereof
				which penetrated the formation proposed for injection if the formation is
				non-productive and all wells within a two-mile radius thereof if the proposed
				injection zone is productive of oil or gas within two miles.
(c) The following data are required for each
				well identified on the plat required in paragraph (b), above:
1. A description of well type, character and
				amount of material being injected.
2. A description of well
				construction.
3. Depth of the
				injection zone.
4. Record of
				completion and plugging activities.
5. Additional information may be required by
				the Department to properly evaluate environmental impacts on a site specific
				basis.
(d) A statement of
				estimated daily volume of saltwater to be injected, and of the injection
				pressure anticipated.
(e) A
				statement of other known instances in which the proposed disposal zone has been
				used for saltwater disposal.
(f) A
				chemical analysis of a sample of the formation waters of the zone proposed for
				brine injection. This sample may be taken from the proposed injection well or
				from any suitable well within two miles of the proposed injection well. When
				the well is drilled, well logs must be run over the proposed injection zone.
				These logs must indicate that contained chlorides are no less than 5, 000 parts
				per million (ppm).
(g) A statement
				that the proposed disposal well will be completed in a manner to insure that
				the disposal products are injected into the proposed injection zone and that
				provision has been made for adequate protection of freshwater aquifers and
				other zones of commercial value. A schematic diagram of the disposal well
				showing the casing and cementing program shall be attached together with an
				explanation thereof. Adequate provision must be made to insure that surface
				casing is set below the base of all underground sources of drinking
				water.
(h) All supporting
				interpretative geologic data shall be signed by a geologist licensed in Florida
				as required by Sections
				 492.111 and
				 492.116,
				F.S.