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Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.18-002 - Proposed revision of the Special Policies and Procedures for Secondary Technical Centers

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SPECIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SECONDARY TECHNICAL
	 CENTERS
I.
Application/Approval
A.
Secondary Technical Center Approval
1. An application for a new secondary
  technical center must be submitted to the Office of Skills Development (OSD)
  Associate Director (ARCareerEd) on or before
October 1,
prior to
  the school year in which the center is scheduled to open. Guidelines and
  application for a new secondary technical center may be obtained online at
http://arcareered.org
. Questions may
  be directed to the Office of Skills Development at (501) 683-1152.
2. Priority shall be given to the following:
* a region that is currently not being served by a center
* program alignment with state and regional economic development
	 strategies and workforce priorities.
A center will not be approved within 25 miles of an existing center
	 unless it can be demonstrated that the creation of a new center will not
	 adversely impact adjoining centers.
3. A sponsoring institution/entity (public
  high school, postsecondary technical institute, two-year college, or education
  service cooperative) that has been approved by the Career Education and
  Workforce Development Board (CEWDB) as a secondary technical center must begin
  operation with
three occupational specific programs. Only occupational
  specific programs will be eligible for secondary technical center
  funding.
4. A secondary
  technical center or satellite that is approved by the CEWDB must serve multiple
  high schools in order to qualify for secondary technical center
  funding.
5. A secondary technical
  center that closes and desires to resume operation must submit a new
  application to the CEWDB for approval. A center that is approved by CEWDB for
  start-up but fails to begin operation within a two-year period shall be
  considered null and void and must reapply.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 172 - Department of Career Education › Rule 172.00.97-004 - Rules and Regulations Associated with Employer Income Tax Credits for Youth Apprecenticeships/Work - Based Learning Programs

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1.00 REGULATORY
  AUTHORITY
1.01 These regulations shall be
  known as the rules and regulations pertaining to tax credits for youth
  apprenticeship/work-based learning programs that are not registered with the
  Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
1.02 Sections 2.00 through 5.00 of these
  regulations are promulgated pursuant to the State Board of Workforce Education
  and Career Opportunities' authority under Arkansas Code Annotated
  6-51-213
  and Section 1 of Act 1168 of 1997 to set forth the criteria by which the
  Department of Workforce Education may qualify/certify eligible
  programs.
1.03 Sections 6.00
  through 9.00 are promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration
  pursuant to Section 6 of Act 1168 of 1997 in order to carry out the purposes of
  this act.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 175 - Arkansas Tobacco Control Board › Rule 175.00.05-001 - Proposed Amendments to its Rules and Regulations

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RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD
PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO ARK. CODE ANN. & 26-57-256
SECTION 1
- GENERAL
1.1
Meeting of Board
The Board shall meet at least two (2) times each year, time and place to be designated by the Chairman of the Board in his official call of such meetings. However, additional regular, special or emergency meetings may be held at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board, or at the written request of two (2) members of the Board.
1.2
Quorum
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and if a quorum is not present at the time of such called meeting, same may be adjourned to a later date to be designated by the Chairman.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 175 - Arkansas Tobacco Control Board › Rule 175.00.07-001 - SECTION 15 - Unfair Cigarette Sales

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SECTION 15 - Unfair Cigarette Sales
15.1
WHOLESALERS' COST OF DOING BUSINESS
A. COST OF DOING BUSINESS
1. The cost of doing business is presumed to be four percent (4%) of the basic cost of cigarettes to the wholesaler unless a different cost of doing business is determined by a cost study conducted by the director.
2. Unless approved for a lower cost of doing business or meeting competition, as provided by this regulation and the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, or falling within the statutory exceptions in A.C.A. & 4-75-703, the wholesaler may not advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes to a retailer at less than the basic cost of the cigarettes involved to the wholesaler, plus the wholesaler's statutorily presumed four percent (4%) cost of doing business, if the wholesaler does so with the intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition. Evidence of advertisement, offering to sell, or sale of cigarettes at a price less than the cost of the cigarettes involved to the wholesaler, plus the wholesaler's cost of doing business shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure competitors and destroy or substantially lessen competition.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 175 - Arkansas Tobacco Control Board › Rule 175.00.08-001 - SECTION 14 - Payment of Fines

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SECTION 14
- PAYMENT OF FINES
14.1
Due Date for Payment of Fines (Accepted Offers of Settlement)
Fines issued to and accepted by a permit holder or other person or entity shall be paid no later than thirty (30) days from the date the Board approves said acceptance unless other written arrangements are made and approved by the Director.
14.2
Due Date for Payment of Fines (Hearings or Defaults)
Fines issued to a permit holder or other person or entity after a hearing or a finding that said permit holder or other person or entity is in default
,
shall be paid no later than fifteen (15) days after said permit holder's or other person or entity's time for filing an appeal to Circuit Court has run. Due date for payment of fines after an appeal is taken is thirty (30) days from the date of entry of a final order.
14.3
Penalty for Non-Payment (Permit Holders)
If a permit holder fails to pay their fine when due and has either failed to file a timely appeal to Circuit Court or more than thirty (30) days has passed since the entry of a final order on appeal, the Director may immediately and without further notice temporarily suspend the permit holder's retail, vending or wholesale cigarette and tobacco permit until a hearing is held to show cause why the permit holder should not be found in contempt of the Board's Orders and their suspension continued for a period of time determined by the board, be fined up to $1000.00, have their permit suspended or revoked or any combination thereof.
14.4
Penalty for Non-Payment (Non-Permit Holders)
If a person or entity other than a permit holder fails to pay their fine when due and has either failed to file a timely appeal to Circuit Court or more than thirty (30) days has passed since the entry of a final order on appeal, the Director may immediately and without further notice confiscate or seal any and all cigarettes and other tobacco products on said person or entity's business premises until a hearing is held to show cause why the person or entity should not be found in contempt of the Board's Orders and their confiscated inventory be destroyed, be fined up to $1000.00 or any combination thereof.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 175 - Arkansas Tobacco Control Board › Rule 175.00.10-001 - Section 17: Tobacco Forfeiture; and Sections 18, 19 and 20

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SECTION 17
- TOBACCO FORFEITURE
17.1 Section 17 is promulgated pursuant to A.C.A. & 26-57-247(j)(6).
17.2 For purposes of forfeiture tracking, each law enforcement agency seizing property pursuant to A.C.A. & 26-57-247 shall be assigned a unique numeric identifier.
17.3 FORM ATC-C10 is hereby adopted as standardized confiscation report form to be used by all law enforcement agencies when forfeitable property is confiscated pursuant to A.C.A. & 26-57-247 as follows:
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17.4 A report number for each seizure shall be assigned by ATC and recorded on the FORM ATC-C10 that will be completed by the seizing law enforcement agency.
17.5 The report number shall consist of the calendar year, the LEA numeric identifier, and the sequential confiscation number for that calendar year. (e.g. 2010001001)
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 177 - Assessment Coordination Department › Rule 177.00.06-002 - Changes to Department Rules

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RULE 2.03
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ADVISORY
		  BOARD
A
There is hereby created an Administrative Hearing Board
		  (hereinafter called the Hearing Board) which shall consist of (7) members
		  appointed by the director of the ACD as follows:
* *
Four Appraisal Managers. One
			 representing each congressional district;
* *
One member representing
			 public education;
* *
One at-large member that is a
			 property owner and a resident of the state of Arkansas representing
			 taxpayers;
______
* *
One Assessor who has an ACD
			 Level 4 Designation.
B.
Each Hearing Board
		  member will serve for three years except for the first year when the members
		  will draw lots to initiate the necessary staggered terms system. The first
		  working year shall begin immediately upon adoption of this rule and last until
		  the 2nd Monday in January, 2008 when the second year
		  shall begin and each year shall continue in a like manner
		  thereafter.
C.
At the first meeting
		  of the Hearing Board each year after the new appointees to the Board have taken
		  office, the Board shall elect a Chairman and a Secretary for that
		  year.
D.
Appointment to the Board shall be made by the Director of
		  the ACD, after seeking nominations from organizations or individuals
		  representing each of the required sectors.
E.
A board member may be
		  dismissed by the chairman if they cease to meet eligibility requirements herein
		  or fail to attend 3 consecutive meetings without justification, or for other
		  reasonable cause.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.15-005 - Rule A3: Additional Requirements for Specific Types of Hearings

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RULE A-3:
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
			 TYPES OF HEARINGS
a) Abandoned Well and Emergency Response
		  Hearings
1) Unless otherwise specified below,
		  General Rule A-2 shall apply to all abandoned well and emergency response
		  hearing proceedings pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 15-72-217.
2) The Director shall only provide notice to
		  the permit holder named in the application, in accordance with General Rule A-2
		  (b) (2).
3) The Director shall have
		  the burden of proof at the hearing. A decision shall be supported by a
		  substantial evidence standard.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.11-004 - Amendments to General Rule A-5: Enforcement Procedures; General Rule H1: Class II Disposal and Class II Commercial Disposal Well Permit Application Procedures

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RULE A-5
ENFORCEMENT
			 PROCEDURES
a)
		  Definitions:
1) "Commission" shall mean the
		  Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, on which the Director serves as secretary, but
		  is a non-voting member.
2)
		  "Director" shall mean the Commission Director of Production and
		  Conservation.
3) "Regulated Entity"
		  shall mean all operators, owners, producers or persons subject to Commission
		  regulatory authority.
4) "UIC"
		  shall mean the Underground Injection Control program of the Federal Safe
		  Drinking Water Act.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.09-005 - Rule B-2: Proof of Financial Responsibility Required to be Furnished

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RULE B-2
PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
			 REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED
a. For purposes of this rule, the person,
		  operator, producer, or owner designated by the Director of Production and
		  Conservation or his designee as the party responsible for compliance, and whom
		  is the entity required to hold the permit to drill, produce, dispose or inject
		  will be referred to as the permit holder.
b. Financial Assurance is required to be
		  submitted with the following applications:
1.
		  An application to drill an oil and/or gas well, Class II disposal well,
		  injection well, brine production well. Class V brine disposal well, water
		  supply well or other type of exploratory hole(s) or well(s); or
2. An application to transfer ownership or
		  operations of any existing oil and/or gas well. Class II disposal well,
		  injection well, brine production well. Class V brine disposal well, water
		  supply well or other type of exploratory hole(s) or well(s) to another permit
		  holder.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.18-001 - General Rule B-3 Spacing of Wells

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RULE B-3:
SPACING OF
			 WELLS
a. For
		  purposes of this rule and with respect to all established field rules,
		  exploratory drilling units, wildcat wells, and in uncontrolled areas, the term
		  well location shall be defined as follows:
(1)
		  For the purpose of well drilling permit issuance, well location is defined as
		  the proposed bottom hole location in a vertical or directionally drilled well
		  or the estimated productive portion of a lateral in a horizontal well,
		  projected to the surface. For purposes of assigning an API number the well site
		  location shall be considered the actual surface location of the well.
(2) For the purpose of well setback
		  provisions, except in uncontrolled areas, well location is defined as the
		  actual physical location of the completed interval in the well, projected to
		  the surface, as follows:
A. In a vertically
		  drilled well without a directional survey, the well location is the surface
		  location. In a vertically drilled well, the well location is the location of
		  the perforated interval of the well bore, projected vertically to the
		  surface;
B. In a directionally
		  drilled well, the well location is the location of the midpoint of the
		  perforated interval of the producing formation, as calculated from the
		  directional survey, projected vertically to the surface;
C. In a horizontally drilled well, the well
		  location is the entire perforated length of the lateral section of the well
		  bore, as shown on a directional survey, projected vertically to the
		  surface.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.18-004 - General Rule B-4 Application to Transfer a Well

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RULE B-4
APPLICATION TO TRANSFER A WELL
a) Definitions
1) "Current Permit Holder" means the person
		  required to hold the permit or to whom the permit was issued and who is the
		  owner of the right to drill, produce and/or operate said well(s), possesses the
		  full rights and responsibilities for operating the well(s) in accordance with
		  applicable Arkansas law and/or rule, regulation, or order of the Commission,
		  and has the current obligation to plug said well(s), who is the assignor,
		  transferor or seller (whether voluntary or involuntary) of the
		  well(s).
2) "Deepen" for a cased
		  well means an operation whereby a well is drilled to a measured depth below the
		  cement casing shoe. For an open hole completion, "Deepen" means an operation
		  whereby a well is drilled below the original measured depth of the
		  well.
3) "Drill" means the
		  commencement of an operation to either set conductor pipe or the moving in a
		  drilling rig capable of drilling to a depth to set the requisite amount of
		  surface casing and spudding the well, if conductor pipe is not used.
4) "New Permit Holder" means person acquiring
		  the well(s) and the right to drill, produce, and/or operate said well(s), who
		  obtains the full rights and responsibilities for operating the well(s) in
		  accordance with applicable Arkansas law and/or rule, regulation, or order of
		  the Commission, whom will obtain the obligation to plug said well(s), and who
		  as owner or operator in accordance with applicable Arkansas law and/or rule,
		  regulation, or order of the Commission is required to hold the
		  permit.
5) "Re-enter" means an
		  operation whereby surface access to the wellbore is established.
6) "Transfer" means any assignment, devise,
		  release, transfer, takeover, buyout, merger, sale, conveyance, or other
		  transfer of any kind, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
7) "Well" means a production well as defined
		  by General Rule B-1.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.18-002 - General Rule B-7 When Wells Shall Be Plugged and Abandoned and Notice of Intention to Plug and Abandon Wells

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RULE B-7:
WHEN WELLS SHALL BE PLUGGED AND
			 ABANDONED AND NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PLUG AND ABANDON
			 WELLS
a) The
		  current permit holder is responsible for plugging wells as defined in this
		  rule. In the case of leaking wells, plugging responsibility is in accordance
		  with General Rule B-26 (k) and (l).
b) All new wells drilled for liquid
		  hydrocarbons, natural gas, or brine exploration, or brine production, water
		  supply or injection purposes, except such holes as are described in Rule B-10,
		  regardless of depth are required to be either properly cased with production
		  casing or the uncased well or dry hole shall be plugged and abandoned in
		  accordance with applicable commission rules, unless an extension of time to
		  plug is granted in accordance with subparagraph (c) below.
c) Uncased wells and dry holes
1) Any well in which production casing is not
		  set and cemented shall be plugged in accordance with applicable commission
		  rules, prior to the time that the equipment used to drill said well is released
		  from the drilling operation. In the case of "staged" drilling operations, where
		  multiple drilling rigs are used to drill the well over a period of time,
		  production casing shall be set and cemented within 180 days after setting of
		  the surface casing or the well shall be plugged, unless an extension of time to
		  plug is granted in accordance with subparagraph 2) below.
2) The Director however, may grant an
		  extension of time to plug an uncased well. In determining whether to grant an
		  extension and in determining the length of an extension, the Director may
		  consider:
A) The permit holders specific
		  plans for further wellbore utilization,
B) The total depth of the well,
C) The depth of surface and any intermediate
		  casing,
D) A description of the
		  current condition of the hole including a description of the type of drilling
		  fluids currently in the well,
E)
		  The location of the well.
3) If the Director determines that the
		  uncased well presents a risk of contamination to the environment or a risk to
		  public safety the Permit Holder shall be required to repair, case, plug or
		  perform other remediation measures to the well, as determined by the Director,
		  within twenty four (24) hours after notification by the Director.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.15-001 - B-9: Dry Gas Well Plugging Methods and Procedures

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RULE B-9:
DRY GAS WELL PLUGGING METHODS AND
			 PROCEDURES
a)
		  Definitions:
1) "Cased Well" means a well in
		  which production casing has been set and cemented.
2) "Cement" means a class A or H neat cement
		  with a minimum weight of 14.5 pounds per gallon, unless the cement contains
		  additives which improve the ability of the cement to provide necessary
		  protection and which maintains a minimum compressive strength of 500 PSI after
		  72 hours.
3) "Circulation Method"
		  means placement of cement used in plugging a well by circulating cement by
		  positive pressure displacement through tubing set at a specified depth in the
		  well.
4) "Dump Bailer Method" means
		  placement of cement used in plugging a well by using a dump bailer on a wire
		  line.
5) "General Oilfield Waste"
		  means oily rags, chemical containers including any unused chemicals, oil
		  filters and gaskets, used motor oil, lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids, diesel
		  fuels, paint and solvent wastes and other similar wastes generated during
		  drilling, completion, production, workover and plugging activities and which
		  are not exempt from the provisions of Subtitle C of the Federal Resource
		  Conservation Recovery Act of 1976.
6) "Mud" means only a fresh-water based
		  drilling mud with a minimum weight of 9 pounds per gallon with a minimum
		  viscosity of 45 seconds using API Full Funnel Method. Mud may contain water
		  (fresh or brine), Bentonite, Attapulgite or other additives if they do not
		  reduce the weight or viscosity below the required minimum.
7) "Plugging Fluid Waste" means plugging
		  fluids, including cement, that are generated from the well during plugging
		  activities.
8) "Uncased Well" means
		  a well in which production casing has not been set or is set, but not
		  cemented.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.12-002 - Rule B-11: Domestic Natural Gas Wells and Conversion of permitted Oil & Natural Gas Wells for Use as Domestic Natural Gas or Fresh Water Supply Wells

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RULE B-11
DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS WELLS AND CONVERSION OF
			 PERMITTED OIL AND NATURAL GAS WELLS FOR USE AS DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS OR FRESH
			 WATER SUPPLY WELLS
a) Domestic
		  Natural Gas Wells
1) Any well drilled by
		  persons for use as a domestic, livestock or agriculture natural gas source, is
		  not under the jurisdiction of the Commission and is not subject to permitting
		  or regulation by the Commission, provided such natural gas is not sold or
		  gathered for sale to others. Such wells may be subject to other applicable
		  State laws.
2) If the gas produced
		  from a well operating as a domestic use well is gathered for resale to others,
		  that well is under the jurisdiction of the Commission and shall be subject to
		  all applicable regulatory requirements of the Commission and any other
		  applicable state laws regarding the production, gathering and distribution of
		  natural gas for use by consumers.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.08-011 - General Rules B-13: Organization Reports, B-44: Establishment of Drilling Units for Gas Production From All Sources of Supply Occurring in Certain Producing Areas in Franklin, Logan, Scott, Sebastian And Yell Counties, D-7: Natural Gas to be Metered, D-18: Authority to Commingle and E-3: Exploration and Production Fluid Gathering Handling and Transportation

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RULE B-13
ORGANIZATION
			 REPORTS
a) Every
		  person or entity engaged in any operation or activity regulated by the
		  Commission, shall file with the Commission an organization report on a form
		  prescribed by the Director, prior to engaging in the operation or activity. At
		  a minimum, the form shall include:
1) Name of
		  person or entity and type of operation(s) being conducted;
2) An official mailing address to which all
		  correspondence from the Commission is to be sent. If the official mailing
		  address is to be sent to a registered agent for the person or entity, then the
		  name of the registered agent must also be included;
3) A list of official telephone number(s),
		  facsimile number(s), and e-mail address(es) for which contact by the Commission
		  may be made;
4) The type of entity,
		  and a list of all persons authorized to submit required forms, reports, and
		  other documents for the entity;
5)
		  A statement that the person or entity is authorized to conduct business within
		  the State; and
6) Any other
		  information deemed necessary by the Director.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.06-007 - B-15 - Casing Requirements

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RULE B-15
CASING REQUIREMENTS
a. In all established fields, casing
		  requirements shall be governed by the specific field rules for that field, and
		  are not superceeded by this rule.
b. All fresh water sands shall be fully
		  protected by the setting and cementing of surface casing to prevent the fresh
		  water sands from becoming contaminated with oil, gas, or salt water. Surface
		  casing shall be set and cement circulated to surface utilizing the pump and
		  plug method. Cement shall be allowed to set a minimum of twelve (12) hours.
1) The minimum surface casing requirements
		  for wildcat wells or wells not covered by field rules, in the counties of
		  Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada,
		  Ouachita, and Union, are as follows:
TVD of well
Amount of Surface Casing
0'- 3,000'
100'
3,001'- 4,000'
160'
4,001'- 5,000'
300'
5,001'- 6,500'
500'
6,501'- 7,500'
750'
7,501'- 8,500'
1,000'
8,501'-10,500'
1,250'
10,501 & below
1,500'
2) The
		  minimum surface casing requirements for wildcat wells or wells not covered by
		  field rules, in the counties of Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison,
		  Pope, Scott, Sebastian, Washington, and Yell, are as follows:
TVD of Well
Amount of Surface Casing
0'- 1,500'
100'
1,501'- 3,000'
200'
3,001'- 6,500'
500'
6,501'-10,000'
800'
10,001 & below
1,000'
3. The
		  minimum surface casing requirements for wildcat wells or wells not covered by
		  field rules, in the counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence,
		  Jackson, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, and White, shall be to a depth of 500 feet
		  or the top of the Paleozoic age rock sequence, whichever is greater.
4. The minimum surface casing requirements
		  for wildcat wells or wells not covered by field rules, in the counties of
		  Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, and Woodruff, shall be to a depth of 1,250
		  feet.
5. The minimum surface casing
		  requirements for wildcat wells or wells not covered by field rules, in the
		  counties of Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips and St. Francis, shall be to a
		  depth of 2,000 feet.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.06-011 - B-16 - Blow Out Prevention

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RULE B-16
BLOW-OUT PREVENTION
All proper and necessary precautions shall be taken for keeping
			 the well under control during drilling operations, including but not limited to
			 the use of blow-out preventers and high pressure fittings attached to properly
			 anchored and cemented casing strings or maintain mud-laden fluid of sufficient
			 weight to provide proper well control. Blow-out preventers shall be tested at
			 regular intervals to insure proper operation.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.17-001 - Rule B-19: Requirements for Well Completion Utilizing Fracture Stimulation

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RULE B-19:
REQUIREMENTS FOR WELL COMPLETION
			 UTILIZING FRACTURE STIMULATION
a) Definitions
1) "ADEQ" means the Arkansas Department of
		  Environmental Quality.
2)
		  "Additive" means any substance or combination of substances, including
		  proppant, having a specified purpose that is combined with a Hydraulic
		  Fracturing Fluid.
3) "AOGC" means
		  the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.
4) "Chemical Abstract Service" or "CAS" means
		  the chemical registry that is the authoritative collection of disclosed
		  chemical substance information.
5)
		  "Chemical Constituent" means a discrete chemical with its own specific name or
		  identity (such as, but not necessarily, a CAS number) that is contained in an
		  additive.
6) "Chemical Family"
		  means a group of elements in the Periodic Table or, more commonly, compounds
		  that share certain physical and chemical characteristics and have a common
		  name.
7) "Hydraulic Fracturing
		  Fluid" means the base fluid type utilized in a particular Hydraulic Fracturing
		  Treatment.
8) "Hydraulic Fracturing
		  Treatment" means stimulating a well by the application of Hydraulic Fracturing
		  Fluids and Additives with force in order to create artificial fractures in the
		  formation for the purpose of improving the capacity to produce
		  hydrocarbons.
9) "RCRA" means
		  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et.
		  seq.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.06-012 - B-23 - Tubing

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RULE B-23
TUBING
a) All oil wells shall be equipped with, and
		  produced through tubing. Bottom of tubing on flowing wells shall not be higher
		  than top of producing interval. If tubing is perforated, the perforations shall
		  not extend above the top of the producing interval.
b) All dry gas wells are not required to
		  produce through tubing, provided surface casing has been set in the well in
		  accordance with applicable rules. If multiple gas zones are produced in the
		  well, authority to commingle in accordance with General Rule D-18 shall be
		  required.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.19-002 - General Rule B-26 General Lease Operating Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE B-26:
GENERAL LEASE OPERATING
			 REQUIREMENTS
a)
		  Definitions for purposes of this rule
1)
		  "ADEQ" means the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
2) "Crude Oil Tank Battery" means crude oil
		  storage tanks and other vessels commonly used in the production and temporary
		  storage of crude oil.
3) "Director"
		  means the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Director of Production and
		  Conservation.
4) "EPA" means the
		  United States Environmental Protection Agency
5) "Gas Well Produced Fluids Storage Tanks"
		  means tanks or other vessels commonly used for the temporary storage of fluids,
		  produced with natural gas, prior to disposal.
6) "Lease" means a tract of land under
		  agreement by an owner or person, for the purpose of producing oil and or gas
		  and allocating that production for himself or the owners of the oil and gas
		  rights under that tract of land.
7)
		  "Permit Holder" shall mean the operator or person, who is duly authorized to
		  develop a lease or unit as owner or through agreement and has the right to
		  drill and produce from any field or reservoir and to appropriate the production
		  for himself or others.
8) "Produced
		  Fluids" shall mean those fluids produced or generated during the crude oil
		  production and separation process and shall include crude oil, crude oil bottom
		  sediment and shall include all waters regardless of chloride content associated
		  with production of oil and or gas.
9) 'Oil Well Produced Fluids Storage Tanks"
		  means tanks or other vessels commonly used for the temporary storage of fluids
		  produced with crude oil prior to disposal.
10) 'Oil Well Produced Fluids Storage Tanks"
		  means tanks or other vessels commonly used for the temporary storage of fluids
		  produced with crude oil prior to disposal.
11) "RCRA" means Subtitle C of the Federal
		  Resource Conservation Recovery Act of 1976.
12) "USDW" means Underground Source of
		  Drinking Water which is defined as an aquifer or its portion which:
A) supplies any public water system;
		  or
B) contains a sufficient
		  quantity of groundwater to supply a public water system and currently supplies
		  drinking water for human consumption or contains fewer than 10,000 mg/l total
		  dissolved solids; and
C) Which is
		  not an exempted aquifer (see 40 CFR).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.07-004 - Rule B-34: Notice of Fire, Breaks, or Blow-outs and Remediation of Associated Spills of Crude Oil and Produced Water

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE B-34
NOTICE OF FIRE, BREAKS, OR BLOW-OUTS
			 AND REMEDIATION OF ASSOCIATED SPILLS OF CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCED
			 WATER
a)
		  Definitions for purposes of this rule
1)
		  "Permit Holder" shall mean the operator or person, who is duly authorized to
		  develop a lease or unit as owner or through agreement and has the right to
		  drill and produce from any field or reservoir and to appropriate the production
		  for himself or others.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.06-008 - B-38 - Establishment of Field Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE B-38
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES
a) An application for public hearing for the
		  purpose of establishing field rules, regulations, and well spacing and drilling
		  units for a new reservoir or pool, except within the covered lands specified in
		  General Rule B-43, shall be submitted to the Commission within six months after
		  the initial completion of the discovery well in a pool or reservoir or after
		  the drilling of three wells, whichever occurs first. Prior to receipt of an
		  application, no further permits to drill more than three wells in the same
		  source of supply in the exploratory area as defined by the Director shall be
		  issued.
b) Upon receipt by the
		  Commission of an application for public hearing to establish field rules,
		  regulations, well spacing, and drilling units for a reservoir, additional
		  permits beyond the initial three wells may be issued to that reservoir or pool,
		  provided the well permit applications comply with the drilling unit size and
		  well location provision as contained in the application. Permits may continue
		  to be issued until a hearing is held and a decision rendered.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.08-010 - Rule B-40: Authorization for Director of Production and Conservation to Administratively Approve Applications for Exceptional Well Locations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE B-40
AUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECTOR OF
			 PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE APPLICATIONS FOR
			 EXCEPTIONAL WELL LOCATIONS
a) The Director of Production and
		  Conservation or his designee is authorized to issue a Drilling Permit for a
		  well proposed to be drilled, is being drilled, or has been drilled, but prior
		  to commencement of production, at a location within an established drilling
		  unit, which fails to conform to the drilling unit setback distance requirements
		  as measured from the approximate center of the wellbore to unit boundary lines
		  under applicable field rules or Commission general rules. This rule is only
		  applicable:
(1) To dry gas wells drilled
		  vertically or directionally and does not apply to any type of dry gas well
		  drilled as a wildcat well, as defined in General Rule B-3, or for dry gas wells
		  drilled in Exploratory Units established by Commission order; or
(2) To oil or gas condensate wells drilled in
		  standard drilling units from which the well setbacks are defined by distance
		  from a drilling unit boundary defined by a legal land description and does not
		  apply to drilling units where well setbacks are established by other methods,
		  or for wildcat wells or for wells in Exploratory Units established by the
		  Commission; or
(3) To oil wells
		  located in uncontrolled fields where the standard well setback as specified in
		  General Rule B-3, apply to lease lines rather than drilling unit
		  lines.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.08-004 - Rule B-42: Seismic Rules and Regulations; Rule B-43: Establishment of Drilling Units for Gas Production from Conventional and Unconventional Sources of Supply Occurring in Certain Prospective Areas Not Covered by Field Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE B-42
SEISMIC RULES AND
			 REGULATIONS
(a)
		  Definitions:
1. "Field Seismic Operations"
		  shall mean any geophysical method performed on the surface of the land
		  utilizing certain instruments operating under the laws of physics respecting
		  vibration or sound to determine conditions below the surface of the earth which
		  may contain oil or gas and is inclusive of but not limited to the preliminary
		  line survey, the acquisition of necessary permits, the selection and marking of
		  shot-hole locations, necessary clearing of vegetation, shot-hole drilling,
		  implantation of charge, placement of geophones, detonation and backfill of
		  shot-holes.
2. "Seismic Shoot"
		  shall mean a specific project during which field seismic operations shall be
		  conducted with due diligence, not to exceed or substantially vary from those
		  seismic operations indicated in the original permit application.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.08-003 - Rule B-44 - Establishment of Drilling Units for Gas Production

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
GENERAL RULE B-44
ESTABLISHMENT OF DRILLING
			 UNITS FOR GAS PRODUCTION FROM ALL SOURCES OF SUPPLY OCCURING IN CERTAIN
			 PRODUCING AREAS IN FRANKLIN, LOGAN, SCOTT, SEBASTIAN AND YELL
			 COUNTIES
(a)
		  Definitions:
(1) "Unconventional Sources of
		  Supply" shall mean those common sources of supply that are identified as the
		  Fayetteville Shale, the Moorefield Shale, and the Chattanooga Shale Formations,
		  or their stratigraphic shale equivalents, as described in published
		  stratigraphic nomenclature recognized by the Arkansas Geological Survey or the
		  United States Geological Survey.
(2) "Conventional Sources of Supply" shall
		  mean all common sources of supply that are not defined as unconventional
		  sources of supply in section (a)(1) above or the Middle Atoka as defined in
		  section (a)(4) below, or a tight gas formation as defined in section (a) (3)
		  below.
(3) "Tight Gas Formation"
		  shall mean tight gas formation as defined in Ark. Code Ann. (1987) §
		  26-58-101.
(4) "Middle Atoka" shall
		  mean the tight gas formation that is the stratigraphic equivalent, from the top
		  of the Basham Formation to the base of Borum Formation, which includes the
		  Hartford Series, within the covered lands specified in section (b)
		  below.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.09-009 - Rule D8 - Monthly Natural Gas Production Reports; Rule D16 - Back Pressure Tests for Natural Gas Production Allowable Determination

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE D-8
MONTHLY NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
			 REPORTS
a) All
		  natural gas produced and sold from oil wells and from gas wells within the
		  State of Arkansas, except natural gas taken into a gasoline, cycling or other
		  extraction plant gathering system, which is required to be reported in
		  accordance with the provisions of Rule F-3, shall be reported by the operator
		  monthly in a form prescribed by the Director. In cases where gas is sold by any
		  person other than the operator, the operator shall remain responsible for
		  reporting all production sold, unless the operator notifies the Director in
		  writing of the name and address of the person other than the operator who has
		  sold gas, the specific month or months for which the person other than the
		  operator who sold gas has failed to report the necessary information to the
		  operator and the approximate well ownership percentage of the person other than
		  the operator who has sold gas. Any person other than the operator who sold gas
		  and failed to report the necessary information to the operator shall then be
		  responsible for reporting the monthly production sold, not otherwise reported
		  by the operator, to the commission.
b) Monthly reports specifying the amount of
		  natural gas produced and sold are required to be filed for each individual
		  producing zone or approved commingled producing zones within a well, regardless
		  of whether or not there was natural gas produced and sold during the month. The
		  reports shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Director and shall be filed
		  with the commission sixty (60) days after the end of each month. Reports for
		  inactive wells shall continue to be submitted until such time as the commission
		  determines monthly reports are no longer required in accordance with applicable
		  commission rules and regulations.
c) Where natural gas is delivered to a
		  gasoline extraction plant, cycling plant or any other plant at which butane,
		  propane condensate, kerosene, oil, or other liquid products are extracted from
		  natural gas, such gas shall be reported in accordance with General Rule
		  F-3.
RULE D-16
BACK PRESSURE TESTS FOR NATURAL GAS
			 PRODUCTION ALLOWABLE DETERMINATION
a) Applicability
All natural gas wells defined as dry gas wells are subject to
			 this rule, unless the well has received temporary abandonment status in
			 accordance with General Rule B-7. Wells producing natural gas in conjunction
			 with crude oil or condensate are not subject to the provisions of this
			 rule.
b) Definitions
(1) AOF shall mean absolute open flow at a
		  pressure of 14.65 psia and slope of 45 degrees (n=1).
(2) "PRU" means production reporting unit,
		  and for purposes of this rule is either an individual producing zone or
		  approved commingled producing zones within a well.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.07-003 - Rule D16- Backpressure Test for Natural Gas Well

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE D-16
BACK PRESSURE TESTS FOR NATURAL GAS WELLS FOR
			 PRODUCTION ALLOWABLE DETERMINATION
a) Definitions
(1) AOF shall mean absolute open flow at a
		  pressure of 14.65 psia and slope of 45 degrees (n=1).
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.09-006 - Rule D-18 - Authority to Commingle

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULE D-18
AUTHORITY TO
			 COMMINGLE
a) This
		  rule authorizes the Director of Production and Conservation, or his designee,
		  to approve certain commingle requests as detailed in this rule. This rule is
		  applicable for administrative approval of commingling of multiple common
		  sources of supply on an individual well basis only, and includes previously
		  completed and/or uncompleted sources of supply in a well, with no restriction
		  on rate of production. The rule is not applicable on a field-wide
		  basis.
b) All common sources of
		  supply classified by the Commission as uncontrolled, are exempt from the
		  provisions of this rule and are permitted to be commingled without application,
		  only when commingled with other uncontrolled sources of supply. Upon completion
		  of the commingling activities, reporting in accordance with Rule B-5 is
		  required.
c) All common sources of
		  supply previously approved and commingled in wells before the effective date of
		  this rule are allowed to continue in effect for the life of the well.
d) Commingling is permitted without
		  application for the Middle Atoka, as defined by General Rule B-44 (a) (4). Upon
		  completion of commingling activities, reporting in accordance with Rule B-5 is
		  required.
e) Requests for the
		  commingle of common sources of supply with a well, or at the surface of a well
		  in the following well categories, are not subject to the administrative
		  approval process set forth in this rule, and must be brought before the
		  Commission for approval following proper notice and hearing:
1) A wildcat well; or
2) A well located within an exploratory unit
		  established by Commission Order; or
3) A well in which the commingling of
		  multiple common sources of supply will result in an unapproved additional
		  completion within the drilling unit; or
4) A well in which the primary reservoir
		  drive mechanism for a requested zone to be commingled is a water drive;
		  or
5) A well in which the ownership
		  between the commingled zones is not common, unless all owners, as defined in
		  Ark. Code. Ann. (1987) § 15-72-102(9), in the well agree in writing;
		  or
6) A well in which spacing
		  requirements are different between commingled zones.
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.06-003 - Rule D-19 - Additional Completions Within Common Sources of Supply Within a Drilling Unit

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
D-19
ADDITIONAL COMPLETIONS WITHIN COMMON SOURCES OF SUPPLY
			 WITHIN A DRILLING UNIT
a) This
		  rule is applicable for administrative approval, by the Director of Production
		  and Conservation, of additional completions, within common sources of supply,
		  within established drilling units located in fields covered by field
		  rules.
b) This rule is not
		  applicable on a field-wide basis, or within Exploratory Units.
c) Application for additional completions
		  shall be submitted to the Director of Production and Conservation on a form
		  prescribed by the Director, and contain the following information:
1) The location of the unit;
2) The location of all well(s) showing the
		  productive zones in each well within the unit for which the additional
		  completions are requested;
3)
		  Initial and current pressure(s) and current rates and, cumulative production
		  for each completion within a common source of supply;
4) A structure and isopach map of the common
		  source of supply;
5) A unit
		  cross-section, including the wells for which the additional completion is
		  requested;
6) A statement as to
		  whether there is common ownership within the wells producing from the common
		  source of supply within the unit; and
7) If applicable, the drainage
		  characteristics for each well within the common source of supply;
Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 178 - Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission › Rule 178.00.11-003 - Rule D-20: Noise Level Requirements for Non-Wellhead Compressor Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
GENERAL RULE D - 20
NOISE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
			 FOR NON-WELLHEAD COMPRESSOR FACILITIES
a) Applicability:
1) The provisions of this rule apply to all
		  non-wellhead compressor facilities or stations used in the production process,
		  as defined in Ark Code Ann. § 15-71-110 as amended, or whose owner is not
		  affiliated with an Arkansas natural gas public utility and the majority owner
		  is either a production company or an affiliate of a production
		  company.
2) All non-wellhead
		  compressor facilities in operation as of the initial effective date of this
		  rule shall be in compliance with the provisions of this rule by July 1,
		  2012.
3) All non-wellhead
		  compressor facilities that become operational after the initial effective date
		  of this rule shall be in compliance with the provisions of the rule within one
		  year of commencing compressing operations.