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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1760 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions are applicable to this
						subchapter:
(a) "Active gas pipeline"
					 means an in-service pipeline that carries gas in gaseous or vapor phase and may
					 contain fractional amounts of liquids, solids, and other non-hydrocarbon
					 gases.
(b) "Alteration" of a
					 production facility means any action that changes by more than ten percent the
					 total processing capacity, or storage volume of the production facilities
					 within a given secondary containment. "Alteration" does not include activities
					 such as maintenance, replacement, or minor modification of production
					 facilities, or installation of temporary production facilities.
(c) "Catch basin" means a dry sump that is
					 constructed to protect against unplanned overflow conditions.
(d) "Decommission" means to safely dismantle
					 and remove a production facility and to restore the site where it was located
					 in accordance with Sections
					 1775 and
					 1776(f).
(e) "Designated waterways" means any named
					 perennial or ephemeral waterways or any perennial waterways shown as solid blue
					 lines on United States Geological Survey topographic maps and any ephemeral
					 waterways that the Supervisor determines to have a direct impact on perennial
					 waterways.
(f) "Environmentally
					 sensitive" means any of the following:
(1) A
					 production facility within 300 feet of any public recreational area, or a
					 building intended for human occupancy that is not necessary to the operation of
					 the production operation, such as residences, schools, hospitals, and
					 businesses.
(2) A production
					 facility within 200 feet of any officially recognized wildlife preserve or
					 environmentally sensitive habitat that is designated on a United States
					 Geological Survey topographical map, designated waterways, or other surface
					 waters such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers, canals, creeks, or other water bodies
					 that contain water throughout the year.
(3) A production facility within the coastal
					 zone as defined in Section
					 30103(b)
					 of the Public Resources Code.
(4)
					 Any production facility which the Supervisor determines may be a significant
					 potential threat to life, health, property, or natural resources in the event
					 of a leak, or that has a history of chronic leaks.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1760.1 - Definitions

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(a) The following
					 definitions are applicable to this subchapter:
(1) "Aquifer" means a geological formation,
					 group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a
					 significant amount of water to a well or spring.
(2) "Aquifer exemption" means an aquifer
					 exemption proposed by the Division and approved pursuant to the Code of Federal
					 Regulations, title 40, section
					 144.7.
(3) "Hydrocarbon producing zone" means the
					 portion of an aquifer that is hydrocarbon producing, or can be demonstrated to
					 the Division's satisfaction to contain hydrocarbons that considering their
					 quantity and location are expected to be commercially producible.
(4) "TDS" means milligrams per liter of total
					 dissolved solids content.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1761 - Well Stimulation and Underground Injection Projects

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(a) The following definitions are applicable
					 to this subchapter:
(1) "Well stimulation
					 treatment" means a treatment of a well designed to enhance oil and gas
					 production or recovery by increasing the permeability of the formation.
(A) Well stimulation is a short term and
					 non-continual process for the purposes of opening and stimulating channels for
					 the flow of hydrocarbons. Examples of well stimulation treatments include
					 hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, and acid matrix stimulation.
(i) Except for operations that meet the
					 definition of "underground injection project" under Section
					 1761(a)(2), a
					 treatment at pressure exceeding the formation fracture gradient shall be
					 presumed to be a well stimulation treatment unless it is demonstrated to the
					 Division's satisfaction that the treatment, as designed, does not enhance oil
					 and gas production or recovery by increasing the permeability of the
					 formation.
(ii) Except for
					 operations that meet the definition of "underground injection project" under
					 Section 1761(a)(2), a
					 treatment that involves emplacing acid in a well and that uses a volume of
					 fluid equal to or greater than the Acid Volume Threshold for the operation
					 shall be presumed to be a well stimulation treatment unless it is demonstrated
					 to the Division's satisfaction that the treatment, as designed, does not
					 enhance oil and gas production or recovery by increasing the permeability of
					 the formation. For the purpose of determining whether a treatment is greater
					 than the Acid Volume Threshold, the volume of fluid used in a treatment does
					 not include the volume fluid used for a pre-flush that does not use acid or an
					 overdisplacement that does not use acid.
(iii) The searchable index maintained by the
					 Division under Section
					 1777.4(e) will
					 clearly indicate each submission for a treatment that exceeds the formation
					 fracture gradient or emplaces acid in the well and exceeds the Acid Volume
					 Threshold, and such submissions shall include the Division's determination that
					 the treatment is not a well stimulation treatment and the basis for the
					 determination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765 - Scope and Purpose. [Suspended; See Section 11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this article is to implement and make
						specific the provisions of Public Resources Code, Division 3, Chapter 1,
						Article 4.6 (commencing with section
						3280), to accomplish the purposes
						of Article 4.6 as declared in Statutes of 2022, chapter 365, section
						1 (SB 1137).
1. New
						article 2.5 (sections
						1765-1765.10) and section filed
						1-6-2023 as an emergency; operative 1-6-2023 (Register 2023, No. 1). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-2025 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. The effectiveness of this section was suspended on 2-3-2023
						following the Secretary of State's qualification of a referendum staying the
						effectiveness of the underlying statutes until and unless those statutes are
						enacted by the voters in the November 2024 general election (Register 2023, No.
						8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013,
						  3106
						  and
						  3288,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3011,
						  3106,
						  3280,
						  3281,
						  3281.5,
						  3284
						  and
						  3285,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.1 - Definitions. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

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(a) For the purpose of this article, "area"
					 means surface area, and all measurement of distances is on the surface of the
					 land.
(b) For the purpose of this
					 article, "Health Protection Zone" means the area within 3,200 feet of a
					 sensitive receptor. The measurement shall be made from the property line of the
					 receptor unless the receptor building is more than 50 feet set back from the
					 property line, in which case the measurement shall be made from the outline of
					 the building footprint to 3,200 feet in all directions.
(c) For the purposes of this article, a
					 "sensitive receptor" means any of the following:
(1) A residence, including a private home,
					 condominium, apartment, and living quarter.
(2) An education resource, including a
					 preschool, school maintaining transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any
					 of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, daycare center, park, playground, university, and
					 college. Where a university or college is the only sensitive receptor within
					 3,200 feet of the operator's wellheads or production facilities, the university
					 or college is not a sensitive receptor if the operator demonstrates to the
					 Division's satisfaction that no building with nominal daily occupancy on the
					 university or college campus is located within 3,200 feet of the operator's
					 wellheads or production facilities.
(3) A community resource center, including a
					 youth center.
(4) A health care
					 facility, including a hospital, retirement home, and nursing home.
(5) Live-in housing, including a long-term
					 care hospital, hospice, prison, detention center, and dormitory.
(6) Any building housing a business that is
					 open to the public.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.2 - Measuring Distances. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For the purposes of this article
					 distances shall be measured in feet as horizontal distance.
(b) When distance from a sensitive receptor
					 is measured from the property line, the measurement shall be from the property
					 line directly between the sensitive receptor and the wellhead or production
					 facility and from the point on the property line that is nearest to the
					 wellhead or production facility.
(c) Distances from production facilities may
					 be measured from the geometric center of the location of the production
					 facility, except if precise measurement from the edge of the production
					 facility nearest a sensitive receptor would result in a finding that the
					 production facility is within a Health Protection Zone.
(d) When latitude and longitude coordinates
					 are required under this article, the coordinate shall be provided in decimal
					 degrees with an accuracy of plus or minus ten feet using the geodetic datum
					 North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
1. New
						section filed 1-6-2023 as an emergency; operative 1-6-2023 (Register 2023, No.
						1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-2025 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. The effectiveness of this section was suspended on 2-3-2023
						following the Secretary of State's qualification of a referendum staying the
						effectiveness of the underlying statutes until and unless those statutes are
						enacted by the voters in the November 2024 general election (Register 2023, No.
						8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013,
						  3106
						  and
						  3288,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3011,
						  3106,
						  3280,
						  3281
						  and
						  3285,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.3 - Additional Requirements for a Notice of Intention. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If
					 a notice of intention submitted under Public Resources Code section
					 3203
					 is for a well with a wellhead that is not within a Health Protection Zone, then
					 the operator shall provide a statement to that effect and all the supporting
					 information and explanation described in Section
					 1765.9, subdivision (a), upon
					 which the operator based its determination. The Division will not approve the
					 notice of intention unless the Division has verified the wellhead location is
					 not within a Health Protection Zone.
(b) If a notice of intention submitted under
					 Public Resources Code section
					 3203
					 is for a well with a wellhead that is within a Health Protection Zone, then the
					 operator shall include the following:
(1)
					 Identification of the sensitive receptor nearest to the wellhead location.
					 Information regarding the sensitive receptor shall be provided in a sensitive
					 receptor inventory in accordance with Section
					 1765.7 and a sensitive receptor
					 map in accordance with Section
					 1765.8.
(2) Identification of the type, purpose, and
					 size of production facilities that will be constructed or operated in
					 association with the notice of intention, including any production facilities
					 that are planned to be newly constructed or operated in association with notice
					 of intention.
(3) A statement of
					 the basis for approving the notice of intention under Public Resources Code
					 section
					 3281,
					 subdivision (a), or Public Resources Code section
					 3281.5,
					 as applicable.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.4 - Water Sampling and Testing. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b)
					 and (c), operators shall not commence any work that requires a notice of
					 intention under Public Resources Code section
					 3203
					 in a Health Protection Zone unless notice requirements under Public Resources
					 Code section
					 3284
					 have been met and until at least five working days after providing the
					 following to the Division:
(1) The declaration
					 of completion of notice required under Section
					 1765.4.1, subdivision
					 (a)(8).
(2) For each water source
					 where an owner or tenant has requested water quality testing under Public
					 Resources Code section
					 3284,
					 the date that the baseline sampling and testing was performed. If the operator
					 was unable to do the requested testing because the property owner or tenant was
					 unable to provide the necessary access, then a description and timeline of the
					 efforts made by the operator to obtain access to the water
					 source.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.5 - Required Notice for New Production Facilities. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
					 provided in subdivision (c), operators shall submit a New Production Facility
					 Notice containing information specified in Section
					 1765.5.1 to the Division prior to
					 new construction or operation of any of the following, even if construction and
					 operation of the new production facility is on a temporary basis:
(1) Tanks, including wash tanks, produced
					 water tanks, oil storage tanks, stock tanks, waste oil tanks, skim tank,
					 recirculation tanks, reject tanks, and chemical tanks.
(2) Pressure vessels, including separators,
					 test separators, gas scrubbers, vent scrubbers, compressor scrubbers, pressure
					 filters, and free water knockouts.
(3) Fired pressure vessels or boilers,
					 including heater treaters, steam generators, and glycol reboilers.
(4) Compressors, including sales gas
					 compressors, booster compressors and vapor recovery compressors.
(5) Water treatment equipment, including
					 reverse osmosis or produced water filtration units, clarifiers, and gas
					 floatation cells such as air or gas sparger units.
(6) Gas treatment equipment, including
					 hydrogen sulfide removal, sulfa-treat, iron sponge, dehydration units, glycol
					 units, and dew point control units.
(7) Pipelines, including above ground
					 pipelines and plant piping, underground pipelines and underground plant piping,
					 flowlines, gathering lines, trunk lines, production lines, headers, manifolds,
					 pig launchers, pig receivers, and pipeline vaults.
(8) Pits or sumps, whether open or covered,
					 and including catch basins.
(9)
					 Pumps, including surge pumps, recirculating pumps, boost pumps, charge pumps,
					 transfer pumps, shipping pumps, produced water injection pumps, and wastewater
					 injection pumps.
(10) Flares, open
					 vent filters and vapor control systems.
(11) Production safety systems, including
					 instrumentation, alarms, shutdowns, and detection equipment.
(12) Any other equipment that would increase
					 production capacity associated with the oil field.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.5.1 - Contents of a New Production Facility Notice. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The requirements for a New Production
					 Facility Notice required under Section
					 1765.5, subdivision (a), are as
					 follows:
(1) The operator shall provide an
					 accurate point location for the proposed new production facility including
					 latitude and longitude coordinates. If the proposed new production facility is
					 a pipeline, then the operator shall provide the longitude and latitude
					 coordinates for one or more point locations of the pipeline that are near
					 enough to a sensitive receptor to establish that the pipeline is within a
					 Health Protection Zone.
(2) If the
					 new production facility will be within a Health Protection Zone, then the
					 operator shall identify the sensitive receptor nearest to where the production
					 facility will be. Information regarding the sensitive receptor shall be
					 provided in a sensitive receptor inventory in accordance with Section
					 1765.7 and a sensitive receptor
					 map in accordance with Section
					 1765.8.
(3) If the new production facility will not
					 be within a Health Protection Zone, then the operator shall provide
					 verification from the Division in accordance with Section
					 1765.9 that the location is not
					 within a Health Protection Zone.
(4) If the new production facility is
					 associated with a notice of intention that was approved by the Division under
					 Public Resources Code section
					 3281,
					 subdivision (a), then the operator shall provide the API number for the well
					 and the date that the notice of intention was approved by the
					 Division.
(5) If the operator
					 believes that the new production facility is necessary to protect public health
					 and safety, then the operator shall provide a statement as to how the
					 production facility is necessary to protect public health and safety with
					 supporting documentation, data, or studies.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.6 - Annual Submission of Sensitive Receptor Inventory and Map. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 For purposes of the annual submission of a sensitive receptor inventory and a
					 sensitive receptor map as required under Public Resources Code section
					 3285,
					 an operator shall submit all of the following:
(1) A sensitive receptor inventory consistent
					 with Section
					 1765.7 that includes all of the
					 operator's wellheads and production facilities located in a Health Protection
					 Zone.
(2) One or more sensitive
					 receptor maps consistent with Section
					 1765.8 that include all of the
					 operator's wellheads and production facilities located in a Health Protection
					 Zone.
(3) For each of the
					 operator's wellheads and production facilities determined by the operator not
					 to be located within a Health Protection Zone, a statement to that effect and
					 all the supporting information and explanation described in Section
					 1765.9, subdivision (a), upon
					 which the operator based its determination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.7 - Content and Format Specifications for Sensitive Receptor Inventories. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A sensitive receptor inventory submitted
					 by an operator to satisfy the requirements of this article shall conform to the
					 following content specifications.
(1) The
					 scope of the inventory shall encompass the following:
(A) If the inventory is submitted in
					 connection with a notice of intention under Public Resources Code section
					 3203,
					 then the scope of the inventory may be limited to identification of sensitive
					 receptors based on the location of the wellheads or proposed wellheads
					 associated with that notice of intention.
(B) If the inventory is submitted in
					 connection with a New Production Facility Notice under Section
					 1765.5, then the scope of the
					 inventory may be limited to identification of sensitive receptors based on the
					 location of the production facilities or proposed production facilities
					 associated with that New Production Facility Notice.
(C) If the inventory is submitted in
					 connection with an annual inventory submission under Public Resources Code
					 section
					 3285,
					 then the scope of the inventory shall include identification of sensitive
					 receptors based on the location of all of the operator's wellheads and
					 production facilities, consistent with Section
					 1765.6.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.8 - Content and Format Specifications for Sensitive Receptor Maps. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
					 sensitive receptor map submitted by an operator to satisfy the requirements of
					 this article shall conform to the following content specifications.
(1) The scope of the map shall encompass the
					 following:
(A) If the map is submitted in
					 connection with a notice of intention under Public Resources Code section
					 3203,
					 then the scope of the map may be limited to identification of sensitive
					 receptors based on the location of the wellhead or proposed wellhead associated
					 with that notice of intention.
(B)
					 If the map is submitted in connection with a New Production Facility Notice
					 under Section
					 1765.5, then the scope of the map
					 may be limited to identification of sensitive receptors based on the location
					 of the production facility or proposed production facility associated with that
					 New Production Facility Notice.
(C)
					 If the map is submitted in connection with an annual map submission under
					 Public Resources Code section
					 3285,
					 then the scope of the map shall include identification of sensitive receptors
					 based on the location of all of the operator's wellheads and production
					 facilities, consistent with Section
					 1765.6.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.9 - Determination that a Location is Not Within a Health Protection Zone. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Operators seeking to demonstrate that a location is not within a Health
					 Protection Zone shall provide a statement to the Division that adheres to the
					 following requirements:
(1) The statement
					 shall identify all of the following features located within 3,200 feet of the
					 location:
(A) All buildings, including all
					 permanent, installed, rigid-walled structures;
(B) All parks, including all areas open to
					 the public for outdoor recreation; and
(C) Any site that the Division has identified
					 as a potential sensitive receptor.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.10 - Underground Gas Storage Facilities in the Health Protection Zone. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Underground gas storage wells and attendant production facilities are not
					 subject to this article.
(b) For
					 the purposes of this article and Public Resources Code section
					 3281,
					 subdivision (d), underground gas storage wells and their attendant production
					 facilities include:
(1) All wells associated
					 with an underground gas storage facility operator under Public Resources Code
					 section
					 3403.5
					 including all wells associated with an underground gas storage facility except
					 those that have been plugged and abandoned; and
(2) All elements of an underground gas
					 storage project as defined in Section
					 1726.1, subdivision
					 (a)(6).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 2.5 - Health Protection Zones. [Suspended; See Section 1765.11] › Section 1765.11 - Regulations Suspended Pending Referendum Vote

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Because the Secretary of State has certified that a
						referendum against Senate Bill 1137 (Gonzalez, Chapter 365, Statutes of 2022)
						has qualified for the ballot, and because the effectiveness of Senate Bill 1137
						(enacting Public Resources Code, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 4.6 (commencing
						with section
						3280) is stayed accordingly,
						Sections 1765 through
						1765.10 are suspended effective
						February 3, 2023, unless and until a majority of voters approve Senate Bill
						1137 at the required election.
1. New
						section filed 2-23-2023 without regulatory effect pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2023, No. 8); operative 2-3-2023. On 2-3-2023, the
						Secretary of State certified that a referendum against Senate Bill 1137
						(Gonzalez, Chapter 365, Statutes of 2022) qualified for the November 2024
						ballot. Senate Bill 1137 is, therefore, stayed until and unless a majority of
						voters approve Senate Bill 1137 in the November 2024 general
						election.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3106,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3011
						  and
						  3106,
						  Public Resources Code; Sections
						  9 and
						  10, Article II, California
						  Constitution; Assembly of State of Cal. v. Deukmejian (1982) 30 Cal.3d 638,
						  655-657.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770 - Oilfield Sumps

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Location. Sumps for the collection of waste water or oil shall not be permitted
					 in natural drainage channels. Contingency catch basins may be permitted, but
					 they shall be evacuated and cleaned after any spill. Unlined evaporation sumps,
					 if they contain harmful waters, shall not be located where they may be in
					 communication with freshwater-bearing aquifers.
(b) Construction. Sumps shall be designed,
					 constructed, and maintained so as to not be a hazard to people, livestock, or
					 wildlife including birdlife.
(1) To protect
					 people, sumps in urban areas shall be enclosed in accordance with Section
					 1778 (a) or (e) and
					 (c).
(2) In non-urban areas, to protect people and
					 livestock and to deter wildlife, an enclosure shall be constructed around sumps
					 in accordance with Section
					 1778 (b) or
					 (e).
(3) Any sump, except an operations or
					 drilling sump, which contains oil or a mixture of oil and water shall be
					 covered with screening to restrain entry of wildlife in accordance with Section
					 1778(d).
(4) A sump need not be individually fenced if
					 the property or the production facilities of which the sump is a part is
					 enclosed by proper perimeter fencing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770.1 - Oil Sumps of Immediate Danger to Wildlife. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						Sections 1770.1-1770.5 filed 8-5-74;
						effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 32).
2.
						Repealer filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3782,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770.2 - Oil Sumps Hazardous to Wildlife. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3782,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770.3 - Compliance. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3782,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770.4 - Appeal. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3782,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1770.5 - Injunction. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3782,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1771 - Channels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Open unlined channels and ditches shall not be used to
						transport waste water which is harmful to underlying freshwater deposits. Oil
						or water containing oil shall not be transported in open unlined channels or
						ditches unless provisions are made so that they are not a hazard as determined
						by the Supervisor.
1. New
						NOTE filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						43).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3106,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3106,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772 - Idle Well Inventory and Evaluation

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(a) Operators shall submit an Idle Well
					 Inventory and Evaluation to the Division that provides all of the following
					 information for each of the operator's idle wells:
(1) API number and name of the idle
					 well;
(2) Date the well was
					 spudded;
(3) Identification of any
					 surface obstacles or impediments on the surface preventing access to an idle
					 well, including but not limited to buildings or structures, surface-use
					 activities, irrigation systems, roads, terrain, or restricted access;
(4) Results of the most recent mechanical
					 integrity testing for the idle well, including the type of test, the date of
					 the test, the results of the test, and a description of any remediation of the
					 well subsequent to the test;
(5)
					 Whether the idle well penetrates freshwater;
(6) Whether it has been demonstrated to the
					 Division that the idle well does not penetrate a USDW;
(7) Identification of the current tubing and
					 casing pressures for the idle well, or indication that the well is open to the
					 atmosphere;
(8) Whether the idle
					 well is a critical well, is in an urban area, or has an environmentally
					 sensitive wellhead;
(9) Whether the
					 idle well is located in an area of known geologic hazard, such as subsidence,
					 landslides, or a history of damage to wells in the area from
					 seismicity;
(10) Indication of
					 known downhole issues with the idle well that would make it difficult to either
					 reactivate the well or plug and abandon the well, such as known holes in
					 casing, collapsed casing, stuck rods, packer, or fish; and
(11) Whether the idle well is partially
					 plugged in accordance with Section
					 1752.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772.1.1 - Pressure Testing Parameters

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(a) Pressure Testing. Pressure testing
					 conducted to satisfy the requirements of Sections
					 1752,
					 1772.1, or
					 1772.5 shall be conducted
					 according to the following parameters:
(1)
					 Pressure testing shall be conducted with a liquid unless the Division approves
					 pressure testing with gas.
(2) If
					 pressure testing will be conducted with a liquid that contains additives other
					 than brine, corrosion inhibitors, or biocides, then the operator shall consult
					 with the Division regarding the contents of the liquid prior to commencing
					 testing.
(3) The wellbore shall be
					 filled with a stable column of fluid that is free of excess gasses.
(4) Pressure tests shall be recorded and a
					 calibrated gauge shall be used that can record a pressure with an accuracy
					 within one percent of the test pressure. Pressure shall be recorded at least
					 once per minute during testing. If an analog gauge is used, then the test
					 pressure shall be within the mid-range scale of the gauge. The pressure test
					 results shall be submitted to the Division in digital tabular format within 60
					 days of the date the test is conducted. The charts or digital recording of the
					 pressures during testing shall be provided to the Division upon
					 request.
(5) Pressure tests shall
					 be conducted at an initial pressure of at least 200 psi above surface
					 pressure.
(6) A pressure test is
					 successful if the pressure gauge does not show more than a three percent change
					 from the initial test pressure over a continuous 30-minute period, except that
					 if the well is within the area of review for a cyclic steam injection well or a
					 steamflood injection well, then an increase in pressure of as much as 10
					 percent is a successful test.
(7)
					 The Division may modify the testing parameters specified in this subdivision on
					 a case-by-case basis if, in the Division's judgement, the modification is
					 necessary to ensure an effective test of the integrity of the
					 casing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772.1.2 - Engineering Analysis for 15-Year Idle Wells

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(a) By the end of the month in which an idle
					 well has been idle for 15 years, the operator shall provide the Division with
					 an engineering analysis demonstrating to the Division's satisfaction that it is
					 viable to return the well to operation in the future. The engineering analysis
					 shall document that the well could be used to access potential oil and gas
					 reserves and that it has mechanical integrity as demonstrated by pressure
					 testing and a clean out tag as required under Section
					 1772.1(a)(2) and
					 (a)(3).
(b) The engineering analysis required under
					 subdivision (a) shall include the following information for the purpose of
					 demonstrating the well could be used to access potential oil and gas reserves:
(1) API number and name of the idle
					 well.
(2) Statement of the
					 potential future use for the idle well.
(3) Identification of each reservoir unit
					 that might be accessed and the reservoir characteristics of each of the
					 identified reservoir units.
(4) A
					 representative electric log to a depth below the deepest producing zone,
					 identifying all geologic units, formations, USDWs, freshwater aquifers, oil or
					 gas zones, and each reservoir unit to be utilized.
(5) Structural contour map drawn on a
					 geologic marker at or near the top of each reservoir unit to be utilized
					 indicating faults, other lateral containment features, and areal extent of the
					 productive zone.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772.1.3 - Casing Diagrams

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(a)
					 Casing diagrams submitted under the requirements of Section
					 1772.1.2, subdivision (c), shall
					 include all of the following data:
(1)
					 Operator name, lease name, well number, and API number of the well;
(2) Date the well was spudded;
(3) Ground elevation from sea
					 level;
(4) Reference elevation
					 (i.e., rig floor or Kelly bushing);
(5) Base of freshwater;
(6) Base of the lowermost USDW penetrated by
					 the well;
(7) Sizes, grades,
					 connection type, and weights of casing;
(8) Depths of shoes, stubs, and liner
					 tops;
(9) Depths of perforations
					 and perforation intervals, open-hole completions, water shutoff holes, cement
					 ports, cavity shots, cuts, type and extent of casing damage, type and extent of
					 junk or fish, and any other feature that influences flow in the well or may
					 compromise the mechanical integrity of the well;
(10) Information regarding equipment such as
					 subsurface safety valves, packers, and gas lift mandrels;
(11) Diameter and depth of hole for all
					 drilled intervals;
(12)
					 Identification of cement plugs inside casings, including locations of the top
					 and bottom of cement plugs;
(13)
					 Identification of cement fill behind casings, including locations of the top
					 and bottom of cement fill;
(14)
					 Type and weight (density) of fluid between cement plugs; and
(15) Depths and names of the formations,
					 zones, and markers penetrated by the well, including the top and bottom of both
					 the injection zone and confining layer(s) for the underground injection
					 project(s), if applicable.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772.1.4 - Idle Well Testing Compliance Work Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding the timeframes specified
					 in Section
					 1772.1(a)(2) and
					 (a)(3), for all wells that are idle wells as
					 of April 1, 2019, the operator shall conduct a pressure test and clean out tag
					 as described under those subdivisions by April 1, 2025, unless the well is
					 plugged and abandoned, partially plugged and abandoned, or scheduled for
					 plugging and abandonment under an approved Idle Well Management Plan or Testing
					 Waiver Plan. By June 1, 2019, the operator shall provide the Division with a
					 Testing Compliance Work Plan that schedules completion of this testing over the
					 six-year period in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(b) The operator's Testing Compliance Work
					 Plan shall schedule a pressure test and a clean out tag, as described in
					 Section 1772.1(a)(2) and
					 (a)(3), for each well that is an idle well as
					 of April 1, 2019, but the Testing Compliance Work Plan shall exclude any well
					 scheduled for plugging and abandonment under an approved Idle Well Management
					 Plan or Testing Waiver Plan. The Testing Compliance Work Plan shall include the
					 following required annual benchmarks:
(1)
					 Testing shall be completed on at least 5 percent of all of the wells covered by
					 the Testing Compliance Work Plan by April 1, 2020.
(2) Testing shall be completed on at least 15
					 percent of all of the wells covered by the Testing Compliance Work Plan by
					 April 1, 2021.
(3) Testing shall be
					 completed on at least 30 percent of all of the wells covered by the Testing
					 Compliance Work Plan by April 1, 2022.
(4) Testing shall be completed on at least 50
					 percent of all of the wells covered by the Testing Compliance Work Plan by
					 April 1, 2023.
(5) Testing shall be
					 completed on at least 75 percent of all of the wells covered by the Testing
					 Compliance Work Plan by April 1, 2024.
(6) Testing shall be completed on all of the
					 wells covered by the Testing Compliance Work Plan by April 1, 2025.
(7) At least one well shall be scheduled for
					 testing in each year until initial testing is completed on all wells covered by
					 the Testing Compliance Work Plan.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 3 - Requirements › Section 1772.2 - Idle Well Testing Waiver Plan

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(a) A Testing Waiver Plan is a schedule for
					 plugging and abandonment of idle wells that extends up to but not more than
					 eight years into the future. If an idle well is scheduled to be plugged and
					 abandoned as part of a Testing Waiver Plan that has been approved by the
					 Division, and the operator is in compliance with the plan, then the operator is
					 not required to meet the requirements of Sections
					 1772.1,
					 1772.1.1, or
					 1772.1.2 for that well.
(b) A Testing Waiver Plan is subject to
					 approval by the Division, and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The plan shall include a list of idle
					 wells to be plugged and abandoned under the plan, and the following information
					 for each of the wells listed:
(A) The API
					 number and name of the well;
(B)
					 The date by which the well is scheduled to be plugged and abandoned;
					 and
(C) Any known wellbore
					 integrity deficiencies in the well, including an explanation of the deficiency,
					 when it became known, and a description of any prior attempts to remediate or
					 abandon the wellbore.