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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-5 - TESTING AND ALLOWABLE › Section 400-2-5-.09 - Permissible Tolerance In Production Volumes Allowed For Oil Wells

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Daily
				Tolerance.
It is recognized that oil wells located on units capable of
				producing their daily allowable may overproduce one day and under produce
				another. No unit, except for the purpose of testing in the process of
				completing or recompleting a well and for tests made for the purpose of
				obtaining scientific data, shall produce during any day more than one hundred
				twenty-five percent (125%) of the daily allowable assigned the unit, or ten
				(10) barrels above the daily unit allowable, whichever is greater. Subject to
				the foregoing, any underproduction may be made up by production from the same
				unit within the same month and overproduction shall be adjusted by
				underproduction.
(2)
Monthly
				Tolerance.
No unit shall produce in any one (1) month more than its
				monthly allowable plus a tolerance equal to three (3) days' allowable
				production. The allowed monthly tolerance of overproduction shall be adjusted
				during the following month by underproduction. Overproduction within the
				permitted tolerance shall be considered as oil produced against the allowable
				assigned to the unit for the following month.
(3)
Production in Excess of Monthly
				Allowable Plus Tolerance.
In instances where production in excess of the
				monthly allowable plus tolerance occurs from error, mechanical failure,
				testing, or other cause reasonably beyond the control of the operator, a report
				of such excess production shall be filed in writing with the Board and the
				transporter within fifteen (15) days after occurrence. Such report shall
				contain the number of barrels of excess production and the plan of adjustment.
				Such excess production shall be considered as oil produced against the
				allowable assigned to the unit for the following month and such may be
				transported from the tanks only as the unit accrues daily allowable to offset
				such excess production.
(4)
General.
The tolerance permitted on a daily or monthly basis shall
				not be construed to increase the allowable of a production unit or to grant
				authority to any operator to market or to any transporter to transport any
				quantity of oil in excess of the unit's allowable. The possession of a quantity
				of oil in storage at the end of any month in excess of three (3) days'
				allowable plus any untransported allowable oil shall be construed as a
				violation of this rule unless reported as provided in (3) above.
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-5 - TESTING AND ALLOWABLE › Section 400-2-5-.10 - Permissible Tolerance In Production Volumes Allowed For Gas Wells

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Daily
				tolerance.
Although gas wells may overproduce their daily allowable one
				day and under produce another, no unit, other than for the purpose of testing
				in the process of completing or recompleting a well and for the purpose of
				testing to obtain scientific data, shall produce, during any one day, more than
				two hundred percent (200%) of the daily allowable assigned for the unit.
				Subject to the foregoing, any underproduction may be made up by production from
				the same unit within the same month and overproduction shall be adjusted by
				underproduction.
(2)
Monthly
				tolerance.
No unit shall be allowed to produce, in any one (1) month,
				more than the monthly allowable for such unit plus a tolerance equal to five
				(5) days' allowable production. The allowed monthly tolerance of overproduction
				shall be adjusted during the following month by underproduction. Overproduction
				within the permitted tolerance shall be considered as gas produced against the
				allowable assigned to the unit for the following month.
(3)
Production in Excess of Monthly
				Allowable Plus Tolerance.
In instances where production in excess of the
				monthly allowable plus tolerance occurs from error, mechanical failure,
				testing, or other cause reasonably beyond the control of the operator, a report
				of such excess production shall be filed in writing with the Board and the
				transporter within fifteen (15) days after occurrence. Such report shall
				contain the number of cubic feet of excess production and the plan of
				adjustment. Such excess production shall be considered as gas produced against
				the allowable assigned to the unit for the following month.
(4)
General.
The tolerance
				permitted on a daily or monthly basis shall not be construed to increase the
				allowable of a production unit or to grant authority to any operator to market
				or to any transporter to transport any quantity of gas in excess of the unit's
				allowable.
Previous Chapter 400-2 (Rules 400-2-X-.01 through
					 400-2-X-.09)
Repealed and New Chapters
400-2-1 through
					 400-2-9
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed April 11, 2000.
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.01 - General

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The design and construction of all wells and production
				  facilities shall be based on sound engineering principles and must take into
				  account the composition of the well stream, maximum pressures, and other
				  pertinent engineering data and information. All flowing wells shall be produced
				  through tubing anchored by a packer and shall be equipped with a master valve
				  and adequate chokes or beans to properly control the flow thereof. The
				  Supervisor may approve alternative procedures for properly controlling well
				  flow, upon request by the operator.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.02 - Protection Of Oil And Gas

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Before any oil or gas well is completed as a producer, the
				  producing horizons shall be sealed or separated in order to prevent their
				  contents from passing into another stratum. Except for test purposes approved
				  by the Supervisor, no well shall be permitted to produce oil or gas
				  simultaneously from different strata through the same string of casing, without
				  the permission of the Board after notice and hearing.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.03 - Initial Bottom Hole Pressure Survey

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise specified by the Supervisor, an operator
				  completing a well in a new oil or gas pool(s) shall perform an initial bottom
				  hole pressure survey on said pool(s) prior to receiving a temporary allowable
				  from the Supervisor. The bottom hole pressure survey shall be performed with a
				  bottom hole pressure gauge and results of the survey shall be reported to the
				  Supervisor. The bottom hole pressure survey shall be conducted for at least
				  twenty-four (24) hours and in accordance with industry standards.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.04 - Pressure-Volume-Temperature Analysis

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise specified by the Supervisor, an operator
				  completing a well in a new oil or gas-condensate pool at a measured depth of
				  six thousand (6,000) feet or greater shall perform a
				  pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) analysis on a subsurface sample or recombined
				  surface sample of hydrocarbon fluids from said well prior to receiving a
				  temporary allowable from the Supervisor. The analysis shall be performed in
				  accordance with industry standards and the results shall be reported to the
				  Supervisor.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.05 - Procedures For Multiple Completions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Information shall be submitted to the
				Supervisor for approval showing the top and bottom of all zones proposed for
				completion, including a partial electrical log and a diagrammatic sketch
				showing such zones and equipment to be used.
(2) If zones approved for multiple completion
				become intercommunicated, the operator shall, after obtaining approval from the
				Supervisor, immediately repair the well so as to separate such zones.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.06 - Recompletion Or Reworking

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
				Prior to commencing recompletion or reworking operations, approval shall be
				obtained from the Supervisor. Unless an exception is granted by the Supervisor,
				a proposed workover or recompletion procedure shall be submitted to the
				Supervisor in writing. Unless an exception is granted by the Supervisor, an
				operator shall submit with such procedure statements addressing the following:
				the reason for the workover, calculated bottom hole pressure in the well,
				method of controlling pressure, expected hydrogen sulfide concentrations of the
				well stream, blow-out preventer arrangements, and the testing requirements for
				blow-out preventers to be used during the operations. If the workover or
				recompletion is being performed on a well which contains hydrogen sulfide and
				the work being performed requires that the wellhead be removed, then Form
				OGB-24, Operator's Certificate of Compliance for Operations Involving Hydrogen
				Sulfide, shall accompany the workover or recompletion procedure. If the
				workover or recompletion is being performed on a well which contains hydrogen
				sulfide, then the hydrogen sulfide gas shall not be vented.
(2) If, after recompletion or reworking
				operations have begun, unexpected wellbore conditions are encountered the
				operator may, at his own risk, proceed with appropriate remedial action. As
				soon as practical, the Supervisor must be notified of such remedial action.
				Within thirty (30) days of recompletion or reworking operations, the operator
				shall submit a revised Form OGB-6, OGB-7, OGB-8, and OGB-9 where applicable,
				and one (1) copy of any additional logs.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.08 - Wellhead Equipment And Testing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Wellhead equipment.
(a) All completed wells shall be equipped
				with casing heads, wellhead fittings, valves and connections with a rated
				working-pressure greater than the surface shut-in pressure of the well. Prior
				to production, the production casing shall be tested to the shut-in tubing
				pressure with a fluid approved by the Supervisor. When the wellhead is
				installed, the tree shall be equipped so that the pressures on all annuli can
				be continuously monitored. Each casing annulus shall have an established
				maximum pressure limit, which shall be approved by the Supervisor. The maximum
				allowable pressure for each casing annulus shall be posted near the casing or
				wellhead. The Supervisor shall be notified if the pressure exceeds, by ten
				percent (10%), the maximum pressure set for the casing string. Positive
				pressure shall be maintained on all annuli while producing the well. This
				pressure may be maintained by repressuring the casing with an approved fluid or
				inert gas such as nitrogen. All casing annuli pressures shall be continuously
				monitored and the pressures recorded. The pressure on each casing annulus shall
				be recorded daily and the maximum pressure each casing annulus reaches during
				the calendar month shall be reported to the Supervisor quarterly. Connections
				and valves shall be designed to permit fluid to be pumped between any two
				strings of casing, unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor. Two master
				valves shall be installed on the tubing in wells with a surface shut-in
				pressure in excess of five thousand (5,000) pounds per square inch (psi). All
				wellhead connections shall be assembled and tested prior to installation by a
				fluid pressure, which shall be equal to the rated working pressure of the
				fitting to be installed.
(b) In the
				event of prolonged operations such as drilling, milling, fishing, jarring, or
				washing over that could damage casing, the casing shall be pressure-tested,
				calipered, or otherwise evaluated every thirty (30) days, while operations are
				ongoing, and the results submitted to the Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.09 - Platforms And Fixed Structures

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) General. The location, design, and
				installation of all platforms and fixed structures shall include consideration
				of such factors as shallow hazards on and immediately underlying the waters
				floor, water depths, soil conditions, wave and current forces, wind forces,
				total equipment weight, and other pertinent geological, geographical,
				environmental, and operational conditions.
(2) Design Features. At least thirty (30)
				days prior to installing any platform or fixed structure, the operator shall
				submit for approval by the Supervisor design features applicable to the exact
				location and primary intended use or uses of such platform or fixed structure
				including a certification and plats showing:
(a) Platform dimensions (plan view and two
				elevations);
(b) Nominal size and
				thickness range of piling;
(c)
				Nominal size and thickness range of jacket column leg;
(d) Nominal size and thickness range of deck
				column leg;
(e) Design piling
				penetration;
(f) Maximum bearing
				and lateral load per pile in tons;
(g) Number and location of well
				slots;
(h) Water depths;
				and
(i) Plat showing the location
				of living quarters, evacuation routes, boat landings, heliports, and
				cranes.
(j) The following
				certification signed and dated with the title of the company representative:
				"(Operator) certifies that the design of (platform or structure and
				identification number) has been approved by a registered professional engineer
				having a specialty in structural engineering or registered civil engineer
				specializing in structural design."
(k) Any structural modification to a platform
				or fixed structure shall be submitted for approval by the Supervisor prior to
				making such modification. The operator shall recertify the modified
				structure.
(l) Additional
				information when required by the Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-2-6-.10 - Production Facilities, Processing Facilities, And Offshore Plants

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Onshore facilities processing hydrocarbons produced from
				  submerged offshore lands are subject to this rule. All offshore production
				  facilities, processing facilities, and offshore plants shall be designed,
				  installed, and maintained in a manner which provides for efficiency, safety of
				  operation, and protection of the environment. All information required for the
				  Supervisor's approval in this rule shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days
				  prior to installation.
(1)
Production Facilities.
(a) All
				production equipment shall be designed, installed, and maintained in accordance
				with generally accepted industry practices or standards.
(b) A generalized process schematic flow
				diagram showing all equipment with size, capacity, and design working pressure
				of separators, flare scrubbers, treaters, storage tanks, compressors, line
				pumps, metering devices, and other hydrocarbon-handling vessels, and the
				location of safety and pollution control equipment shall be submitted to the
				Supervisor for approval.
(c) Prior
				to construction and operation of a sour gas production facility, approval must
				be obtained from the Supervisor. Application for permission to construct and
				operate a sour gas production facility shall be considered a two-step process.
1.
Step 1.
An operator seeking
				the Supervisor's approval for the construction and operation of a sour gas
				production facility shall submit in duplicate the information listed below:
(i) A generalized schematic flow diagram
				showing all equipment on location with size, capacity, and design working
				pressure of separators, flare scrubbers, treaters, storage tanks, compressors,
				line pumps, metering devices, and other hydrocarbon-handling vessels, and the
				location of safety and pollution control equipment.
(ii) A description and schematic diagram
				showing hydrogen sulfide safety and monitoring equipment specified in Rule
				400-2-8-.04 relating to
				Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide.
2.
Step 2.
Prior to placing
				equipment in service, the following information shall be submitted:
(i) The following certification signed and
				dated with the title of the company representative: "(Operator) certifies that
				the (Production Facility) has been designed, installed and will be operated in
				accordance with generally accepted industry practices or standards for such
				facilities."
(ii) In accordance
				with Rule
				400-2-8-.04 relating to
				Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, an Operator's Certificate of Compliance
				for Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide on Form OGB-24 for the facility, and
				associated wells, shall be submitted to the Supervisor.
(d) Additional information when
				required by the Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-7 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 400-2-7-.01 - Certificate Of Compliance, Authorization To Transport

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No transporter shall transport oil, gas, or condensate from
				  any production facility or plant products from any plant, until the operator
				  thereof shall furnish to the transporter an approved Operator's Certificate of
				  Compliance and Authorization to Transport Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well,
				  Form OGB-12, and, if required, an approved Operator's Certificate of Compliance
				  and Authorization to Transport Products from Plant, Form OGB-13. If oil, gas,
				  or condensate is being transported from multiple wells, and there is a common
				  transporter and a common purchaser for each of the wells, then an operator may
				  submit a single Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to
				  Transport Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well, Form OGB-12, listing the permit
				  number, well name and number, and field name for each well. Such certificates
				  shall certify that the conservation laws of the State have been complied with,
				  and that such transporter is authorized by the operator to transport oil, gas,
				  or condensate from such facility or plant products from any plant. Unless
				  otherwise authorized by the Supervisor, Form OGB-12 or OGB-13 must be approved
				  prior to transporting first production.
J. H. Massingill
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-7 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 400-2-7-.02 - Revocation Of Certificate Of Compliance

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Whenever the operator of any oil or gas production facility
				  or plant shall have failed to comply with all applicable laws and applicable
				  rules and regulations of the Board, with respect to such facility or plant, the
				  applicable Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport
				  Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well, Form OGB-12, and, if required, the
				  applicable Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport
				  Products from Plant, Form OGB-13, shall be revoked. The Supervisor or Board
				  shall provide written notice to the operator and transporter of revocation, and
				  the transporter moving oil, gas, condensate, or plant products from such
				  facility or plant, shall immediately discontinue transporting oil, gas,
				  condensate, or plant products until further notice from the Supervisor or
				  Board.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Previous Chapter 400-2 (Rules 400-2-X-.01 through
					 400-2-X-.09)
Repealed and New Chapters
400-2-1 through
					 400-2-9
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed April 11,
					 2000.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-8 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-2-8-.01 - Survey Of Shallow Hazards

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor, an operator
				  shall conduct a survey of shallow hazards, natural and manmade, within a
				  one-quarter- (1/4-) mile radius of the proposed installation or operation of
				  any mobile drilling facility, platform, or fixed structure. Unless otherwise
				  approved by the Supervisor, such survey shall include a magnetic survey, a
				  sub-bottom profile, and a sparker or shallow seismic survey. The purpose of
				  this survey is to document the location of specific areas on, and immediately
				  underlying the waters floor that would not support a drilling or production
				  facility; that may contain shallow hydrocarbons; and other conditions that
				  could be a potential safety hazard. For this reason, the operator shall submit
				  a summary report with drawings on eight-and-one-half (8 1\2) inch X eleven (11)
				  inch plats showing water depths and the location and aerial extent of all
				  shallow hazards, including pipelines and other developments, with respect to
				  the proposed operation. The report shall also include a listing of safety
				  measures to accommodate any identified potential safety hazards that may occur
				  as a result of the proposed operation. Two (2) copies of the shallow hazards
				  report shall be submitted to the Supervisor with the application for a drilling
				  permit as required by section (2) of Rule
				  400-2-2-.01,relating to
				  Permitting of Wells, or in accordance with section (3) of Rule
				  400-2-6-.09, relating to
				  Platforms and Fixed Structures, whichever is appropriate. If a new installation
				  or operation is proposed in an area where an existing survey of shallow hazards
				  has been conducted, then the Supervisor may require a new survey of shallow
				  hazards.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-8 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-2-8-.02 - Notification Of Fire Or Blow Out

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The Supervisor shall be notified
				immediately of a fire or blow out that occurs at or is related to the operation
				of any well, production, processing, storage, or Class II injection facility,
				underground storage facility, offshore plant, used in operations including but
				not limited to drilling, completing, testing, recompletion or reworking,
				producing, processing, storing, injecting, or metering.
(2) Such report shall be made immediately to
				the Board and shall contain information pertaining to a description of the
				incident; location by offshore tract or section, extent of damage to life and
				environment, and corrective action taken.
(3) If deemed necessary by the agent of the
				Board upon investigation, Form OGB-27, Notification of Fire, Spill, Leak or
				Blow Out Incident Report, shall be submitted to the Board within ten (10)
				days.
(4) The operator shall
				immediately take the appropriate action to extinguish fires and bring blow outs
				under control. Additionally, the operator shall notify other appropriate
				governmental agencies of the incident.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-8 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-2-8-.03 - Pollution Prevention And Control

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The operator shall conduct oil and gas
				operations so as not to pollute in any way that would harm the environment,
				including plant and animal life and water resources. If pollution occurs, the
				operator shall immediately take the appropriate action to control and
				effectively remove the pollutant. Additionally, the operator shall notify other
				appropriate governmental agencies of the incident. If the waters are polluted
				by the drilling or production operations conducted by or on behalf of the
				operator, and such pollution threatens human life, wildlife and aquatic life,
				or damages public or private property, the control and effective removal of the
				pollutant shall be at the expense of the operator. Upon failure of the operator
				to control and remove the pollutant, the Supervisor shall have the right to
				accomplish the control and removal of the pollutant in accordance with any
				established contingency plan for combating oil spills or by other means at the
				cost of the operator. Such action shall not relieve the operator of any
				responsibility as provided herein.
(2) The operator's liability to third
				parties, other than for cleaning up the pollutant in accordance with section
				(1) of this rule shall be governed by Section
				9-17-19 of the
Code of
				Ala. 1975
.
(3) No
				liquid or solid substances resulting from any oil or gas drilling or production
				operation shall be discharged into the waters until seven (7) days after two
				(2) copies of appropriate permit(s) and written statement(s) of agreement with
				the appropriate governmental agencies approving such discharge(s) have been
				filed with the Supervisor.
(4)
Rubbish and Debris.
(a)
				Materials, equipment, tools, containers, and other items used in offshore
				waters, which are of such shape, or configuration that they are likely to snag
				or damage fishing devices shall be handled and marked as follows:
1. All loose material, small tools, and other
				small objects shall be kept in a suitable storage area or a marked container
				when not in use and in a marked container before transport over offshore
				waters;
2. All cable, chain, or
				wire segments shall be recovered after use and securely stored until suitable
				disposal is accomplished;
3.
				Skid-mounted equipment, portable containers, spools or reels, and drums shall
				be marked with the owner's name prior to use or transport over offshore waters;
				and
4. All markings must clearly
				identify the owner and must be durable enough to resist the effects of the
				environmental conditions to which they may be exposed.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-8 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-2-8-.04 - Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
This rule shall apply to all operations that encounter or
				  could reasonably expect to encounter oil or gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
				  Preventative measures shall be taken to control the effects of hydrogen sulfide
				  (H2S) at all operations where hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the system are
				  equal to one hundred (100) parts per million (ppm) or more. Such operations
				  shall include, but may not be limited to drilling, completion, recompletion or
				  reworking, testing, producing, metering, cleansing, processing, storing,
				  transporting, and injecting.
(1)
Operator Responsibility.
(a) Each
				operator shall conduct operations in accordance with section (2) through (7),
				and (10) below. Section (8) requires each operator to file a Certificate of
				Compliance for each operation that encounters or could reasonably be expected
				to encounter oil or gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
(b) Any person or persons submitting an
				application for a change of operator pursuant to Rule
				400-2-2-.05 for an existing sour
				gas well or platform shall comply with the requirements of this rule.
(c) Exemptions to section (2) through (7) may
				be obtained by filing a Certificate of Compliance with the Supervisor as
				directed under section (9) below.
(d) Variances to or waivers from the
				specifications of this rule may be granted by the Supervisor upon showing a
				good cause by the operator.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-8 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-2-8-.05 - Transportation Of Wastes Associated With Oil And Gas Operations

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(1)
Certificate of Eligibility to
				Transport Wastes.
(a) No transporter
				shall transport wastes from a site until a Transporter's Certificate of
				Eligibility to Transport Wastes, Form OGB-25, has been approved by the
				Supervisor and an Organization Report, Form OGB-5, as prescribed in Rule
				400-2-2-.04, has been filed with
				the Board. Said approval of a Transporter's Certificate shall be for a two-
				(2-) year period, but may be renewed every two (2) years by filing a new
				Organization Report, Form OGB-5.
(b) If any transportation procedures are
				modified, then an amended Transporter's Certificate of Eligibility to Transport
				Wastes, Form OGB-25, shall be submitted for approval by the
				Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-9 - REPORTS › Section 400-2-9-.01 - Reports

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Operators of oil and gas and Class II injection wells,
				  storage wells, plants, and transporters of oil, condensate, or gas or storage
				  operators shall make reports of their operations. The following reports shall
				  be filed with the Supervisor by the twenty-eighth (28th) day of the month
				  subsequent to the period for which the report is made, or at such other time as
				  prescribed by the Supervisor. Any person conducting operations that fall within
				  the classification of operator, transporter, processor, or storage operator
				  shall prepare and file the following reports applicable to his
				  operations:
(1) Operator's Monthly
				Report from Oil Wells, Form OGB-14;
(2) Operator's Monthly Report from Gas Wells,
				Form OGB-15;
(3) Transporter's and
				Storer's Monthly Report, Form OGB-16;
(4) Monthly Report of Fluids Injected, Form
				OGB-17;
(5) Monthly Report of Gas
				Injected/Withdrawn for Natural Gas Storage Facilities, Form OGB-17-D;
				and
(6) Monthly Report for Products
				from Processing, Cleansing, or Extraction Facilities, Form OGB-18.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Previous Chapter 400-2 (Rules 400-2-X-.01 through
					 400-2-X-.09)
Repealed and New Chapters
400-2-1 through
					 400-2-9
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed April 11,
					 2000.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.01 - Authority

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The following rules and regulations shall govern coalbed
				  methane gas operations. These rules explicitly exclude and except operations of
				  coal mining where it is necessary for safety or efficient operations of the
				  mine to vent coalbed methane gas and where capture and sales of coalbed methane
				  gas is not a part of the operations.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
See history note at end of
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.02 - Application Of Other Rules

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In addition to the rules and regulations governing coalbed
				  methane gas operations set forth in Rule
				  400-3-1-.01
et
seq
., the following rules
				  shall apply to coalbed methane gas operations:
(1) Rules and Regulations of the State Oil
				and Gas Board of Alabama Governing Class II Underground Injection Control
				Operations, Rule
				400-4-1-.01,
et
seq
., and
(2) Rules and Regulations of the State Oil
				and Gas Board of Alabama Governing Practice and Procedure and Forced
				Integration or Forced Pooling, Rule
				400-7-1-.01,
et
seq
.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
See history note at end of
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.03 - Repealed Rules, Special Field Rules, And Orders

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All rules and regulations governing the conservation of oil
				  and gas in Alabama which have been heretofore promulgated by the Board under
				  the authority of Act No. 1, approved May 22, 1945, General Act of Alabama,
				  Regular Session 1945, are hereby repealed, rescinded, and superseded by these
				  rules and regulations; provided, however, no special field rules or other
				  orders of the Board are so repealed, rescinded, or superseded. Special field
				  rules and orders will be issued when required and shall prevail over these
				  rules and regulations, where in conflict therewith.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
See history note at end of
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.04 - Authority

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Rules, regulations, special field rules, orders, changes,
				  renewals, or extensions thereof, shall be adopted in accordance with the
				  requirements of Section
				  9-17-1
et
seq
. of the
Code of Ala.
				  1975
.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.06 - Forms

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(1) The Supervisor
				may prescribe and require such forms within the rules and regulations of the
				Board as he reasonably deems advisable. The content of such forms and
				instructions for their completion may be such as the Supervisor may deem
				advisable, including the changes of such from time to time. Such forms
				applicable to coalbed methane gas operations shall be known and designated as:
(a) OGB-1 Application for Permit to Drill,
				Deepen, Convert, or Amend;
(b)
				OGB-1A Application to Reenter;
(c)
				OGB-1B Application for Permit to Directionally Drill;
(d) OGB-1C Application for Permit to Inject
				Fluids;
(e) OGB-1E Application for
				Change of Operator;
(f) OGB-2
				Affidavit of Ownership or Control;
(g) OGB-2C Affidavit of Ownership or Control,
				Underground Injection Control;
(h)
				OGB-3 Bond (Single Well);
(i) OGB-4
				Bond (Blanket);
(j) OGB-5
				Organization Report;
(k) OGB-6
				Report of Well Treatment;
(l) OGB-7
				Well Record and Completion or Recompletion Report;
(m) OGB-8 Electric Log, Sample, and Core
				Record;
(n) OGB-9 First Production
				or Retest Report;
(o) OGB-11 Report
				of Well Plugging;
(p) OGB-12
				Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport Oil, Gas,
				or Condensate from Well;
(q) OGB-15
				Operator's Monthly Report from Gas Wells;
(r) OGB-16 Transporter's and Storer's Monthly
				Report;
(s) OGB-17 Monthly Report
				of Fluids Injected;
(t) OGB-19 No
				Form;
(u) OGB-20 No Form;
(v) OGB-25 Transporter's Certificate of
				Eligibility to Transport Wastes;
(w) OGB-26 Wastes Manifest;
(x) OGB-27 Notification of Fire, Spill, Leak,
				or Blow out Incident Report; and
(y) OGB-28 Master Electronic Filing
				Certification.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.07 - Determining And Naming Fields And Pools

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When discoveries of oil and gas are made and sufficient
				  geologic, geophysical, engineering, and other data become available, then a
				  petition shall be filed with the Board in accordance with its rules of practice
				  and procedure for establishment of fields and pools. In naming fields,
				  preference shall be given to common usage and geographic names. Each pool
				  within the same field shall preferably be named according to the producing
				  horizon.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.08 - Authority Of Supervisor

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The Supervisor may appoint an agent or agents under such
				  names as he may desire and may delegate to such agent or agents the authority
				  to perform any acts authorized by these rules and regulations to be performed
				  by the Supervisor. The Supervisor may grant verbal approval for actions
				  requiring Supervisor's approval if in his opinion it is necessary and justified
				  to do so. Verbal approval so granted does not preclude the necessity of the
				  operator filing all required forms and reports to obtain written approval as
				  soon as possible.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.09 - Appeal From Decision Of Supervisor

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Any person aggrieved and affected by a decision of the
				  Supervisor, as provided herein by these rules and regulations, may, within
				  thirty (30) days after such decision by the Supervisor, petition the Board for
				  a hearing
de novo
requesting the Board to consider and rule
				  upon such decision by the Supervisor
de novo
and the Board
				  shall make a decision upon the same, in the same manner as upon other
				  petitions, and such petition shall set forth such decision by the Supervisor,
				  the pertinent rule or rules and laws, the date of such decision by the
				  Supervisor and the reasons petitioner alleges that such decision was wrongful
				  and such petition shall be in compliance with the Rules and Regulations
				  Governing Practice and Procedure as set forth in Rule
				  400-7-1-.01,
et
				  seq
.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.10 - Agents To Have Access

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All operators of oil and gas wells, Class II injection wells,
				  drilling or workover rigs, injection facilities, storage facilities, and
				  gathering lines are required to allow and assist the agents of the Board in
				  making any and all inspections that may be required by the Board. The agents of
				  the Board shall have access to all well, production, injection, and transport
				  records and shall be permitted to come upon any property to inspect well
				  records and to inspect and gauge any and all wells, drilling or workover rigs,
				  injection facilities, storage facilities, and gathering lines referred to
				  herein at all times.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.11 - Order Closing Down Operations

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In addition to the penalties and provisions provided for
				  herein, the Board may order the closing of all or any part of the drilling,
				  production, injection or other operations of any person in this State for the
				  failure of such person, or the agents of such person, to comply with any rule,
				  regulation, or order of the Board or with the laws of the State of Alabama and
				  such operations shall not begin again until authorized by further order of the
				  Board.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.12 - Supervisor's Order Closing Down Operations

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In addition to the provisions provided for herein, the
				  Supervisor, or any duly authorized agent may order the closing of all or any
				  part of the drilling, production, injection or other operations of any person
				  in this State for the failure of such person to comply with any rule,
				  regulation or order of the Board or with the laws of the State of Alabama where
				  the continuance of such failure to comply shall be dangerous to the public or
				  where substantial pollution is occurring or is in imminent danger of occurring.
				  Such operations shall not begin again until authorized by subsequent order of
				  the Board or by further order of the Supervisor.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-3-1-.13 - Exceptions To Rules

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The Supervisor may approve exceptions such as the use of new
				  or alternative techniques, procedures, equipment, or activities other than
				  those prescribed in the regulations, if such exceptions afford a degree of
				  protection, safety, or performance either equal to or exceeding that intended
				  to be achieved by the regulations, or when such exceptions are necessary for
				  the proper control of a well, the efficient development and conservation of
				  natural resources, or the protection of life (including fish and other aquatic
				  life), property, or the marine, coastal, or human environment.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Previous Chapter 400-3 (Rules 400-3-X-.01 through
					 400-3-X-.08)
Repealed and New Chapters
400-3-1 through
					 400-3-6
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed August 7, 1984.
Previous Chapter 400-3-1 (Rules
					 400-3-1-.01 through
					 400-3-1-.04)
Repealed and
					 New Chapters
(Rules
					 400-3-1-.01 through 400-3-1-.13)
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed April 11,
					 2000.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING COALBED METHANE GAS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-3-2 - PERMITING OF WELLS › Section 400-3-2-.01 - Well Permit

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(1)
Activities Requiring Permits.
The following activities require
				permits:
(a) Drilling of any well in search
				of oil or gas;
(b) Drilling a Class
				II injection well or converting any well to a Class II injection well for
				enhanced recovery or for the disposal of salt water and other wastes produced
				in association with oil or gas operations; or
(c) Reentry of a plugged and abandoned
				well.