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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-116 - Multiple Zone Completions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Completions to include production from more than one common source of supply
				from a single well are prohibited except as authorized by the Commission after
				notice and hearing. After notice and hearing, the Commission shall maintain a
				list of zones or reservoirs, by fields, for which multiple completions have
				been authorized.
B. Operators shall
				file an application for multiple completion with the Commission and shall
				demonstrate the method to be used to keep the production streams separate. The
				application shall be accompanied by:
1. An
				electrical log or other acceptable log with tops and bottoms of formations or
				producing zones and perforated intervals shown and marked;
2. A diagrammatic sketch of the multiple
				completion installation indicating make, type, and setting depths of packer or
				packers;
3. A plat showing the
				location of the well and all offset wells and the names and addresses of
				operators of all leases offsetting acreage dedicated to applicant's well;
				and
4. Proof of mailing of
				application for multiple completion to all offset operators.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-117 - Artificial Stimulation of Oil and Gas Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An operator shall report the artificial
				stimulation of any well to the Commission in writing within 15 days of the
				stimulation showing the type of stimulation, the amounts and types of materials
				used, stimulation pressures applied, and the flow and pressure results before
				and after stimulation.
B. If the
				artificial stimulation of a well results in any damage to the producing
				formation, a freshwater formation, casing, or casingseat that permits
				communication between fluid-bearing zones, the operator shall immediately
				notify the Commission and proceed with diligence to correct the damage. If the
				artificial stimulation results in irreparable damage to the well, the operator
				shall plug and abandon the well pursuant to
				R12-7-127.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-118 - Operations in Hydrogen Sulfide Environments

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. When drilling, redrilling, deepening, or
				plugging back operations in areas where the formations to be penetrated are
				known to contain or are expected to contain hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) in
				excess of 10 ppm and in areas where the presence or absence or H2S is unknown,
				the operator shall contract the services of an approved H2S safety company to
				be on location at the known or expected depths.
B. A written contingency plan providing
				details of actions to be taken to alert and protect operating personnel and
				members of the public in the event of an accidental release of H2S gas shall be
				submitted to the Commission as part of the initial application for a permit to
				drill or as a sundry notice.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-119 - Wellhead and Lease Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The
				operator shall install and maintain valves, fittings, and wellhead connections
				that
1. Have a rated working pressure
				equivalent to at least 100% of the calculated or known surface pressure to
				which they may be subjected from the producing zone;
2. Allow well production, productivity,
				deliverability, and transient pressure tests;
3. Permit pressures to be obtained on both
				casing and tubing; and
4. Control
				the flow of the oil, gas, or geothermal resources on a flowing well.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-120 - Notification of Fire, Leaks, Spills, and Blowouts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each operator shall notify the Commission
				within 24 hours of any fire, break, leak, spill, overflow, or blowout that
				occurs at any oil, gas, or geothermal drilling, producing, or transportation
				facility, or at any injection, disposal, or storage facility.
B. Each operator shall file a final written
				report within 15 days of resolving incidents described in subsection (A) giving
				the location by quarter-quarter section, township, and range; date and time of
				occurrence; specific nature and cause of the incident; resultant damage; action
				taken to correct the situation and prevent its reoccurrence; and losses of
				hydrocarbons or geothermal resources.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-121 - Well Completion and Filing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An operator shall file a completion report
				with the Commission within 30 days after a well is completed. The completion
				report shall contain a description of the well and lease, the casing, tubing,
				liner, perforation, stimulation, and cement squeeze records, and data on the
				initial production. The operator shall submit other well data to the Commission
				within 30 days of the date the work is done, including any:
1. Lithologic, mud, or wireline
				log;
2. Directional
				survey;
3. Core description and
				analysis;
4. Stratigraphic or
				faunal determination;
5. Formation
				or drill-stem test;
6. Formation
				fluid analysis; or
7. Other similar
				information or survey.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-122 - Recompletion and Routine Maintenance Operations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. After a well has been completed, it shall
				not be deepened, redrilled, plugged back, reworked, or recompleted in a
				different zone, without prior approval by the Commission of a written
				application showing the character of the proposed work and the time it will
				begin. The Commission shall notify the applicant in writing whether the
				proposed work is approved or disapproved.
B. In the case of an emergency, an
				application may be made by electronic communication, and the Commission may by
				electronic communication authorize the work; however, written application
				required in subsection (A) shall be filed with the Commission within 10 days
				after emergency authorization is given, even though the work has already been
				commenced or completed. The Commission shall confirm the emergency
				authorization in writing upon receipt of the written application.
C. Written approval from the Commission is
				not required on acidizing, fracturing, and reperforating, or other routine well
				operations designed to restore or maintain production.
D. Within 15 days following the completion of
				any work described in this Section, the operator shall file a written report
				with the Commission identifying the well and fully describing the work
				performed. If the well is recompleted, a completion report shall be filed as
				required by
				R12-7-121.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-125 - Temporarily Abandoned and Shut-in Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. If drilling, injection, or production
				operations at a well are suspended, or have been suspended for 60 days, an
				operator shall plug the well under
				R12-7-127
				unless the Commission permits the well to be temporarily abandoned or shut-in.
				The Commission shall not classify a well as shut-in until the operator submits
				a completion report under
				R12-7-121.
B. An operator may temporarily abandon or
				shut-in a well for up to 5 years if the operator demonstrates to a quorum of
				the Commission a future beneficial use of the well and submits a Sundry Notice
				to the Commission containing the following information:
1. Evidence of casing integrity as required
				in R12-7-112 including a complete description of the current casing, cementing,
				and perforation record of the well;
2. The stimulation and cement squeeze record
				and complete data on the results of any well tests performed to date;
				and
3. All other well data required
				in
				R12-7-121(A).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-126 - Application to Plug and Abandon

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Before abandoning any well, the operator shall submit an application to plug
				and abandon to the Commission and obtain approval. The application shall set
				forth the name and location of the well, the mechanical condition of the well,
				the productive zone and latest production, and a complete description of the
				proposed work. The plan shall provide for the protection of all formations
				containing usable-quality water, oil, gas, or geothermal resources.
B. In the case of a drilling well or an
				emergency, the application may be made by electronic communication, and the
				Commission may by electronic communication authorize the work; however, the
				operator shall file a written application within 10 days after the emergency
				authorization is given even though the work has already been commenced or
				completed. The Commission shall confirm the emergency authorization in writing
				upon receipt of the written application.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-127 - Plugging Methods and Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Before abandoning any well, the operator
				shall submit an application to plug and abandon to the Commission for approval
				as required in
				R12-7-126.
				All down-hole plugging shall be conducted through drill pipe or tubing, unless
				otherwise approved by the Commission.
B. Open hole
1. A cement plug shall be placed to extend at
				least 50 feet below the bottom, except as limited by total depth or plugged
				back total depth, to 50 feet above the top of any zone containing fluid with a
				potential to migrate, any zone of lost circulation, and any zone containing
				potentially valuable minerals, including noncommercial hydrocarbons, coal, and
				oil shale.
2. All freshwater zones
				shall be plugged with a continuous cement plug which shall extend from at least
				50 feet below to at least 50 feet above the freshwater zone, or a 100-foot plug
				shall be centered across the base of the freshwater zone and a 100-foot plug
				shall be centered across the top of the freshwater zone.
3. Open hole below the shoe of cemented
				casing shall be plugged with cement which shall extend from at least 50 feet
				below to at least 50 feet above the shoe.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-128 - Stratigraphic, Core, and Seismic Holes

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Any hole drilled for stratigraphic, core,
				or seismic purposes shall comply with all rules in this Chapter pertaining to
				the drilling of a well except the spacing provisions of
				R12-7-107.
B. Each hole drilled for stratigraphic, core,
				or seismic purposes shall be plugged in accordance with
				R12-7-126
				and R12-7-127. The operator of a stratigraphic or core hole shall submit
				samples and cores and file a completion report in accordance with
				R12-7-121.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-129 - Wells to be Used As Water Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				The landowner, landowner's agent, or lessee may use any well or exploratory
				hole as a water well provided that:
1.
				Written approval is obtained from the Arizona Department of Water
				Resources;
2. The operator plugs
				the well in accordance with
				R12-7-127
				to a point immediately below the freshwater strata; and
3. The landowner, landowner's agent, or
				lessee assumes responsibility for the well and compliance with the provisions
				of A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2 in a signed and notarized water-well
				responsibility form provided by and filed with the Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-135 - Gas-oil Ratio and Potential Tests

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each operator shall conduct a gas-oil
				ratio test between 5 and 15 days after the completion or recompletion of any
				well located in a pool which contains both oil and gas. The average daily oil
				production, the average daily gas production, and the average gas-oil ratio
				shall be recorded.
B. The results
				of the gas-oil ratio test shall be reported in writing to the Commission within
				15 days after completion of the test.
C. Each operator shall conduct a potential
				test within 30 days following the completion or recompletion of any well for
				the production of oil. The results of this test shall be reported in writing to
				the Commission within 15 days after completion of the test.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-136 - Subsurface Pressure Tests and Reservoir Surveys

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each operator shall conduct a test, within
				30 days after completion, to determine the reservoir pressure on the discovery
				well of any new pool. The test shall be made after the well has been shut-in
				for at least 24 hours, and the results shall be reported in writing to the
				Commission within 15 days after the completion of the test.
B. The Commission may require subsurface
				pressure measurements on a number of wells in any pool to provide data to
				determine reservoir characteristics. The survey shall be made by the operator
				and shall provide a description of the test method and results including
				fluids, temperature, and pressure data and may require supervision by a
				qualified agent of the Commission. The results shall be reported in writing to
				the Commission within 15 days of the completion of the survey.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-137 - Commingling of Production from Pools

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Unless authorized by the Commission, each
				pool shall be produced as a single common reservoir, with the wells completed,
				cased, maintained, and operated as the producing media for that pool. Oil
				production from each pool shall at all times be segregated into separate,
				identified tanks. The commingling of production from different pools is
				prohibited, unless authorized by order of the Commission after notice and
				hearing.
B. The Commission may
				approve commingling of production upon demonstration by the applicant that such
				commingling shall not cause waste of reservoir energy or diminish recovery of
				the resource. Application for approval of commingling shall include the
				following:
1. Electric or porosity log with
				tops and bottoms of formations or producing zones and perforated intervals
				shown and marked;
2. Diagrammatic
				sketch of the proposed well structure, including make, type and setting depths
				of packers;
3. The reservoir
				pressure for each zone or formation pro posed for commingling, the specific
				gravity and BTU content of the gas if the zone produces gas, and the API
				gravity and gas-oil ratio of the oil if the zone produces oil;
4. Plat showing the location of the well and
				all offset wells, and a list of the names and addresses of operators of all
				leases offsetting the acreage dedicated to the applicant's well;
5. Waiver consenting to the proposed
				commingling from each offset operator, or in lieu thereof, copies of letters
				requesting such waiver; and
6.
				Proof of mailing of notice of application for commingling to all offset
				operators.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-138 - Casinghead Gas

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. All casinghead
				gas produced and sold or transported away from a lease, except amounts of flare
				gas, shall be metered and reported monthly in writing to the Commission in
				standard Mcf and gallons of liquids per Mcf. If the casinghead gas is sold as
				supply stock for a gasoline plant, the gallons of liquids per Mcf shall be
				reported. The operator of a lease shall not be required to measure the exact
				amount of casinghead gas produced and used for fuel purposes in the development
				and normal operation of the lease.
B. Pending arrangements for disposition of
				some useful purpose, all casinghead gas that is authorized to be vented shall
				be burned, and the estimated volume reported monthly as required by
				R12-7-161.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-139 - Use of Vacuum Pumps

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The use
				of any device for the purpose of putting a vacuum on any stratum containing
				oil, gas, or geothermal resources is prohibited unless authorized by the
				Commission.
B. The Commission may,
				after notice and hearing, authorize the use of vacuum pumps if the applicant
				can show that use of the vacuum will not create waste or infringe on
				correlative rights.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-140 - Pollution, Surface Damage, and Noise Abatement

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An operator of a well, production
				facility, gasoline plant, gas plant, or pipeline shall conduct operations in a
				manner that prevents surface or subsurface pollution.
B. An operator shall conduct operations in a
				manner that prevents oil, gas, salt water, fracturing fluid or any other
				substance from polluting any surface or subsurface waters.
C. During swabbing and bailing operations or
				when purging a well, all substances removed from the bore hole shall be placed
				in a pit or tank and shall not be allowed to pollute any surface or subsurface
				waters.
D. An operator shall
				maintain all wellhead connections, surface equipment, lease flow lines, and
				tank batteries at all times to prevent the escape of oil, gas, produced water,
				or any other substance.
E. An
				operator shall report any fire, leak, or blowout to the Commission in
				accordance with
				R12-7-120.
				An operator shall ensure that any pit is constructed and operated in accordance
				with
				R12-7-108.
F. An operator shall minimize noise when
				conducting air drilling operations or when the well is allowed to produce while
				drilling. An operator shall ensure that the welfare of the operating personnel
				and the public is not negatively affected by the noise created by the expanding
				gases.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-142 - Measurement of Oil

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Oil or condensate shall not be transported from a lease until
				  it has been measured. Each transporter shall file a monthly report of the
				  amount of oil or condensate transported from the lease as required by
				  R12-7-185.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-143 - Oil Tanks, Fire Walls, and Fire Hazards

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Oil shall not be stored or retained in an
				earthen reservoir or an open receptacle. The Commission may require dikes or
				fire walls to protect life, health, or property. All dikes or fire walls shall
				be erected and continuously maintained around all permanent oil tanks or
				batteries that are within the corporate limits of any city, town or village, or
				where such tanks are closer than 150 feet to any highway or inhabited dwelling,
				or closer than 1,000 feet to any school or church. The capacity of the dike or
				firewall shall be 1 1/2 times the capacity of the tank or tanks that it
				surrounds. The reservoir so formed within the dike shall be kept free from
				vegetation, water and oil.
B.
				Anything that might constitute a fire hazard, including potentially flammable
				items and reckless behavior such as smoking, shall be moved at least 150 feet
				from the well, tanks, separator, or other equipment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-150 - Capacity Tests of Gas Wells and Geothermal Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The operator of a producing gas well shall
				determine its open-flow capacity within 30 days following completion.
				Additional tests shall be taken as requested by the Commission. When a pipeline
				connection is available, gas wells shall not be tested by open-flow method, but
				the open-flow capacity shall be determined by the multipoint or single-point
				back-pressure test method.
B. The
				Commission may require tests to determine the quantity and quality of
				geothermal resources or reservoir energy.
C. The results of the tests required in this
				Section shall be reported in writing to the Commission within 15 days after the
				completion of the test.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-151 - Measurement of Gas from Gas Wells and Geothermal Resources

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. All gas produced for whatever purpose in
				gaseous form from gas wells shall be accounted for by metering as approved by
				the Commission. If the gas is sold, the purchaser shall report the volume
				purchased as required by
				R12-7-186.
				If the gas is delivered to a transportation facility, the transporter shall
				report the volume transported as required by R12-7-185. The operator shall
				report the volume produced as required by
				R12-7-161.
B. Each operator of a geothermal lease shall
				measure the quantity and quality of all production in accordance with the
				standard practices, procedures, and specifications generally used in the
				industry. The operator shall report the production as required in
				R12-7-161
				and the purchaser shall file a report as required in R12-7-186.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-152 - Utilization of Gas

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. No gas from
				any completed gas well shall be:
1. Permitted
				to escape into the air except for testing when no pipeline connection is
				available.
2. Used expansively in
				engines or pumps and then vented, or
3. Used to gas-lift in oil wells unless all
				gas produced from such gas-lift operations is processed in a gasoline plant,
				and the residue gas is used in the manufacture of carbon black or for some
				other profitable use.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-153 - Non-hydrocarbon Gas

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The rules of this Chapter shall also apply to helium, carbon
				  dioxide, and any other non-hydrocarbon gas.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-160 - Regulation of Production

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
If the Commission determines that oil, gas, or geothermal
				  resources production in the state is causing waste, the Commission shall limit,
				  allocate, and apportion the total amount of oil, gas, or geothermal resources
				  which may be produced.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-161 - Producer's Monthly Report

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each
				operator shall file a producer's monthly report for each producing lease for
				each calendar month, setting forth the operator's name, each well's lease name
				or number, well number, state permit number, the actual amounts of oil, gas,
				water, or geothermal resources produced, the number of days each well produced,
				and the disposition of the produced oil, gas, water, or geothermal resources.
				The report shall be filed on or before the 25th day of the next succeeding
				month.
B. If a well is off
				production for a period exceeding 30 days, the Commission shall be notified in
				writing with the reasons given.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-175 - Injection Wells Including Enhanced Recovery, Disposal, and Storage Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The following
				injection wells used for enhanced recovery, disposal, or storage shall require
				a permit from the Commission:
1. Class II
				injection wells
a. Saltwater disposal wells:
				wells used to return salt water associated with oil and gas production to the
				subsurface.
b. Enhanced oil
				recovery wells: wells used to inject salt water, gases, enhanced waters, and
				steam in order to maintain and extend oil production;
c. Hydrocarbon storage wells: wells used for
				the underground storage of crude oil, liquified petroleum gas (LPG), and other
				liquid hydrocarbon products in naturally occurring rock formations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-178 - Notice of Commencement, Discontinuance, and Transfer of Injection Operations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following provisions apply to all injection projects
				  defined in
				  R12-7-175:
1. The operator shall notify the Commission
				of the date that injection operations will begin.
2. The operator shall notify the Commission
				of the date that injection operations will cease and provide the reasons for
				discontinuing the injection operations.
a.
				The temporary abandonment of any injection well shall be in accordance with
				R12-7-125.
				Temporarily abandoned injection wells shall meet the testing requirements of
				R12-7-179(D).
b. All injection wells shall be plugged and
				abandoned, in accordance with
				R12-7-126
				and
				R12-7-127.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-179 - Testing and Monitoring of Injection Wells

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The operator of an injection well shall
				file a weekly sundry report with the Commission on all drilling, completion,
				recompletion, and workover operations.
B. The operator of an injection well shall
				monitor operations to ensure that injection pressure at the wellhead does not
				exceed the maximum pressure authorized in the permit, and that no injection
				shall cause movement of injection or formation fluids into an underground
				source of drinking water.
C. The
				operator shall keep accurate records of the amount of oil, gas, water, or
				geothermal resources produced, the volume of substances injected, the average
				and maximum pressure used for injection, and the nature of the injected fluid.
				The operator of an enhanced recovery or disposal well shall submit a report as
				required in
				R12-7-187.
				The operator of a storage well shall submit a report as required in
				R12-7-185.
D. The operator shall run the following
				pressure or monitoring tests on new injection wells to establish the mechanical
				integrity of the tubing, casing, and packer. Existing wells being converted to
				an injection well shall be tested in the same manner and shall maintain the
				same mechanical integrity as a new well.
1.
				The casing-tubing annulus above the packer shall be tested upon completion and
				at least once every 5 years, under the supervision of the Commission, at a
				pressure equal to the lesser of the maximum authorized injection pressure or
				1,000 psi, provided that no testing pressure shall be less than 300 psi.
				Documentation of the test shall be submitted to the Commission. Test pressures
				shall be applied for a period of 30 minutes. If a drop of more than 10% of the
				test pressure should occur, corrective measures shall be applied. If the
				tubing, casing, or packer cannot be brought up to standard, the well shall be
				plugged and abandoned in accordance with
				R12-7-126
				and
				R12-7-127.
2. The Commission may require the operator to
				run a tracer survey, a temperature log, or a noise log to demonstrate the
				absence of fluid movement in vertical channels adjacent to the injection
				well.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-180 - Supplementary Requirements for Storage Wells

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The application for a storage well as defined in
				  R12-7-175(B)(2)
				  shall be prepared in accordance with
				  R12-7-176
				  and shall contain the following, where applicable:
1. Information on any oil or gas production
				within 5 miles of each proposed well;
2. Information on the oil and gas reserves of
				each storage zone before starting injection, including calculations;
3. A comprehensive plan for disposition of
				brine and salt produced in the course of creating a solution-mined salt cavity.
				Cavities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
				R12-7-181;
a. Surface disposition shall be subject to
				the rules of the Department of Water Resources and the Department of
				Environmental Quality;
b. Saltwater
				disposal wells shall be permitted in accordance with
				R12-7-176;
c. Surface brine reservoirs used in the
				operation of the storage system and disposal reservoirs shall be designed to
				prevent the contamination of air, fresh water, and soil;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-181 - Design and Construction of Storage Wells and Cavities

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A. Before drilling a storage well for storing
				liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons, or any other substances under the jurisdiction
				of the Commission, in an underground cavity, the applicant shall demonstrate to
				the Commission that the proposed storage will preserve the structural integrity
				of the host rock, including halite, and the overlying sediments. The evidence
				presented shall include:
1. An investigation
				to determine the feasibility of a storage system at the particular site;
				and
2. An assessment of the
				stability of each proposed cavity design, particularly with regard to the size,
				shape and depth of the storage cavity, the amount of separation between storage
				cavities, and the amount of separation between the storage cavity and the
				periphery of the host rock.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-182 - Operation, Inspection, and Closure of Storage-well Systems

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A. The maximum and
				minimum operating pressures of a storage system shall be determined in
				consideration of the lithologic characteristics of the host rock. The maximum
				operating pressure at the shallower of the casing seat or cavity ceiling shall
				not exceed 0.9 psi per foot of depth.
1. The
				storage system shall not be subjected to pressures exceeding the maximum
				operating pressure even for short periods of time, including pressure pulsation
				peaks and abnormal operating conditions.
2. The wellhead, flowlines, valves, and all
				related connections shall have a test pressure rating equivalent to 125% of the
				maximum pressure which could be exerted at the surface. All valves shall be
				periodically inspected and maintained in good working order.
3. The wellhead and storage system shall be
				protected with safety devices to prevent pressures exceeding the maximum
				operating pressure from being exerted on the storage system and to prevent
				backflow of stored products in the event of flowline rupture.
4. Personnel shall be at either the well or
				other control sites for the well during injection or withdrawal from any
				storage well.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-183 - Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport

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A. Each producer or operator of any well
				shall execute under oath and file with the Commission an operator's certificate
				of compliance and authorization to transport oil, gas, or geothermal resources
				from lease provided by the Commission for each well.
B. The certificate, when properly executed
				and approved by the Commission, shall constitute authorization to the pipeline
				or other transporter to transport oil, gas or geothermal resources from the
				developed unit named. The Commission may provide written permission for the
				transportation of production in order to prevent waste, pending execution and
				approval of the certificate.
C. The
				certificate shall remain in full force and effect until:
1. The operating ownership of the developed
				unit changes, or
2. The transporter
				changes, or
3. The certificate is
				cancelled by the Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-184 - Recovered Load Oil

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Recovered load oil may be run from a lease on which it is
				  recovered only upon approval by the Commission of a certificate for load oil
				  credit and permit to transport recovered load oil showing the source and amount
				  of the load oil. Upon approval, the Commission shall forward one copy to the
				  designated transporter as authority to transport the oil. This rule applies
				  only to oil obtained from a source other than the lease on which it is
				  used.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-185 - Transporter's and Storer's Monthly Report

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A. Each transporter of oil and condensate
				shall furnish for each calendar month a report containing information and data
				respecting stocks of oil and condensate on hand and all movements within the
				state of oil and condensate by pipeline, trucks, or other conveyances except
				railroad, from leases to storers or refiners; movements between transporters
				within the state; movements between storers within the state; movements between
				refiners within the state; and movements between storers and refiners within
				the state.
B. Each storer of oil
				and condensate shall furnish for each calendar month a report containing
				information and data respecting the storage of oil and condensate within the
				state.
C. Each storer of natural
				gas, liquified petroleum gas, or other hydrocarbon or nonhydrocarbon gases in
				storage wells shall furnish for each calendar month a report containing
				information and data respecting the storage, including receipts and deliveries,
				of such products within the state.
D. Transporters and storers shall file
				reports required in this Section with the Commission on or before the 25th day
				of the next succeeding month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-186 - Gas or Geothermal Purchaser's Monthly Report

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each purchaser or taker of gas in gaseous
				form or geothermal resources from any well, lease, pool or proration unit shall
				file for each calendar month a report detailing acquisition and disposition of
				all gas in gaseous form or geothermal resources purchased or taken during that
				month.
B. Purchasers and takers
				shall file reports required in this Section with the Commission on or before
				the 25th day of the next succeeding month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-187 - Injection Project Report

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each
				operator of an injection project shall furnish for each injection well for each
				calendar month a report of injection project containing information and data
				including the lease and well number, the well's state permit number, average
				injection pressure during the month, amount of fluid in barrels injected during
				the month, the total amount of fluid injected to date, the source of the
				injected fluid, and the number of days the injection well was operated during
				the month.
B. Operators of
				injection projects shall file reports required in this Section with the
				Commission on or before the 25th day of the next succeeding month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-188 - Refinery Reports

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A. Each refiner
				of oil or condensate shall furnish for each calendar month a refinery monthly
				report containing information and data respecting oil, condensate and products
				involved in the refiner's operations during each month.
B. Refiners shall file reports required in
				this Section with the Commission on or before the 25th day of the next
				succeeding month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-190 - Gasoline Plant Reports

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each
				operator of a gasoline plant, cycling plant, or any other plant at which
				gasoline, butane, propane, condensate, kerosene, oil or other liquid products
				are extracted from gas shall furnish for each calendar month a gasoline plant
				or pressure maintenance plant monthly report containing information and data
				respecting gas and products involved in the operation of each plant during each
				month.
B. Operators shall file
				reports required by this Section with the Commission on or before the 25th day
				of the next succeeding month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-192 - Books and Records to Substantiate Reports

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Each operator, producer, transporter,
				storer, refiner, processor, gasoline or extraction or geothermal generating
				plant operator, and initial purchaser of oil, gas, or geothermal resources
				shall make and keep books and records covering operations in Arizona, from
				which are made and which will substantiate all reports required by the
				Commission.
B. Books and records
				required in this Section shall be available for inspection by the Commission
				for at least a six-year period.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 7 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section R12-7-194 - Organization Reports

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A. Before any
				person shall engage in any activity covered by this Chapter, that person shall
				file with the Commission an organization report that includes a statement under
				oath giving the following information:
1. The
				name under which the business is being operated or conducted;
2. The name and post office address of the
				person and the business or businesses engaged in;
3. The plan or organization, and, if a
				reorganization, the name and address of the previous organization;
4. The state where incorporated, if a foreign
				corporation, and the name and post office address of the Arizona agent,
				together with the date of permit to do business in Arizona; and
5. The names and addresses of the principal
				officers or partners and the names and addresses of the directors.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-102 - Permission to Enter or Remain in a State Park

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person who enters, remains in, or uses a
				state park shall comply with state law, including this Chapter.
B. A person who violates state law, including
				this Chapter, while in a state park shall leave the state park upon order of a
				Park Ranger or Park Officer.
C. A
				person who leaves a state park under subsection (B) shall not reenter the state
				park for at least 72 hours.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-103 - Vandalism

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Within a state park, a person shall not deface, injure,
				  destroy, remove, or use, without authority, any:
1. Public facility or property;
2. Wildlife, plant, or animal; or
3. Archaeological, geological, or historical
				object.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-104 - Hours of Use; Closure

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A. Camping
				areas are open to public use at all hours. Historic sites are open to the
				public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day use areas are governed by
				R12-8-105.
B. Day-use areas are
				open to the public during the hours posted.
C. The Director may temporarily restrict the
				hours of public use or close all or a portion of a state park in the interest
				of public safety or to protect the property.
D. The Director may modify the hours of use
				on a temporary basis to accommodate unusual or seasonal circumstances. The
				Director shall post any exception to usual hours of public use at the entrance
				to the state park.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-106 - Limited Services on Christmas

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
State park facilities are not staffed on Christmas except in
				  an emergency. On Christmas, caves, museums, contact stations, and visitor
				  centers are closed. Other state park areas are open for public use as
				  posted.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-107 - Litter and Waste

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Within a
				state park, a person shall not leave or discard trash, garbage, or human or
				animal waste unless the person:
1. Confines
				the trash, garbage, or human or animal waste in a sanitary manner;
				and
2. Deposits the trash, garbage,
				or human or animal waste in a facility specifically designated to receive
				it.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-108 - Payment of Fees

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A. Before entering,
				remaining in, or using a fee area, a person shall:
1. Pay the required fee,
2. Purchase a current state-park annual pass,
				or
3. Obtain permission from the
				Director.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 8 - ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R12-8-109 - Fees and Permits

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A. Annual fee
				review. The Board shall annually review and set fees for entrance, camping, and
				overnight parking at a state park. The Board shall base the fees upon an
				analysis of the following criteria:
1. Fee and
				permit charges of state park agencies in the 11 western states,
2. Fee and permit charges of entities with
				similar facilities within Arizona,
3. Operational and developmental costs of the
				Board,
4. Public demand for
				services, and
5. Public-use impacts
				upon park resources.