California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection › Article 4 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 1783 - Application for Permit to Perform Well Stimulation Treatment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A well stimulation treatment or repeat
					 well stimulation treatment shall not commence without a valid permit approved
					 by the Division and shall be done in accordance with the conditions of the
					 Division's approval. All well stimulation treatment permits approved by the
					 Division shall include the condition that the well stimulation treatment shall
					 not commence until the State Water Board or the Regional Water Board has
					 provided written approval that the well stimulation treatment is covered under
					 Water Code section
					 10783.
(b) An application for a permit to conduct
					 well stimulation operations shall include all of the information listed in
					 Section 1783.1 and shall be submitted
					 electronically to the Division on a digital form specified by the Division and
					 available on the Division's public internet Web site at
					 http://www.conservation.ca.gov/DOG/Pages/Index.aspx.
(c) Upon receipt of a complete application
					 for a permit to conduct well stimulation treatment, the Division will provide a
					 copy of the permit application, including information in the application
					 designated as trade secret or confidential, to the Regional Water Board, the
					 Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Air Resources Board, and the local
					 air district where the well stimulation treatment may occur, provided that the
					 manner and timing of providing copies of permit applications has been specified
					 in a written agreement between the Division and the receiving agency.
(d) The operator shall notify the Division at
					 least 72 hours prior to commencing well stimulation so that Division staff may
					 witness. Between three and fifteen hours prior to commencing, the operator
					 shall confirm with the Division that the well stimulation treatment is
					 proceeding. Upon receipt of 72-hour notice from an operator, the Division will
					 relay the notice to the Regional Water Board, the Department of Toxic
					 Substances Control, the Air Resources Board, and the local air district where
					 the well stimulation treatment may occur, provided that the manner and timing
					 of relaying the notice has been specified in a written agreement between the
					 Division and the receiving agency.
(e) If a well is drilled, redrilled, or
					 reworked after the Division approves a permit for a well stimulation treatment
					 on the well, then, when providing the 72-hour notice under subdivision (d), the
					 operator shall indicate what, if any, variance there was from the original
					 notice of intent to drill, redrill, or rework the well.
1. New
						section filed 12-30-2014; operative 7-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code
						section
						3161(a),
						as amended by SB 4, Stats. 2014, c. 313 (Register 2015, No. 1). For prior
						history, see Register 2014, No. 26.
2. Editorial correction of
						section heading and HISTORY 1 (Register 2017, No.
						24).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3160,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3106
						  and
						  3160,
						  Public Resources Code.