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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 7 - LEASES; MINING OPERATIONS › Section 13-183-61 - Diligent operations required

Current through June, 2024
The lessee shall be diligent in the exploration or
					 development of the geothermal resources on the leased lands. Failure to perform
					 diligent operations may subject the lease to termination by the board. Diligent
					 operations mean exploratory or development operations on the leased lands,
					 including without limitation geochemical surveys, heat flow measurements, core
					 drilling, or drilling of a well for discovery, evaluation, or production of
					 geothermal resources.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 7 - LEASES; MINING OPERATIONS › Section 13-183-62 - Records and reports

Current through June, 2024
(a) Lessee shall at
				  all times maintain full and accurate records of production and payments
				  relating to lessee's operations and activities upon and in connection with the
				  leased lands. All books and records of lessee pertaining to or necessary in
				  determining royalty payments shall be open to inspection at all reasonable
				  times by the authorized representatives of the department.
(b) The lessee shall furnish to the board for
				  its confidential use, copies of all physical and factual exploration results,
				  logs, and surveys which may be conducted, well test data, and other data
				  resulting from operations under the lease. The information shall be kept
				  confidential as a trade secret for a period of one year from date of receipt,
				  or longer at the discretion of the board.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 7 - LEASES; MINING OPERATIONS › Section 13-183-63 - Restoration of premises

Current through June, 2024
Upon the revocation, surrender, or expiration of any
					 mining lease, the lessor or surface owner may require the lessee to restore the
					 lands covered by the lease to their original condition insofar as it is
					 reasonable to do so within ninety days thereof, except for the roads,
					 excavations, alterations or other improvements which may be designated for
					 retention by the surface owner, the board or any state agency having
					 jurisdiction over the affected lands. When determined by the board or the state
					 agency, cleared sites and roadways shall be replanted with grass, shrubs, or
					 trees by the lessee.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-64 - Designation of agent

Current through June, 2024
Any person who has drilled, is drilling, or proposes to
					 drill any geothermal well shall designate on forms provided by the department
					 an agent who shall be a resident of the State and upon whom may be served all
					 orders, notices, and processes of the department or any court of law. Every
					 person appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of any
					 agency, notify the chairperson in writing of the termination, and unless
					 operations are discontinued, shall appoint a new agent. All changes in the
					 address of an agent shall be recorded with the chairperson within five days of
					 the change of the address.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-65 - Applications for permit to drill, modify, modify use, or abandon wells; permits

Current through June, 2024
Prior to drilling, modifying, modifying use, or abandoning
					 of any well, the operator of the well shall file with the chairperson an
					 appropriate application for a permit to any work and shall obtain approval
					 thereof. Each application for a permit shall be made on forms provided by the
					 department and shall contain the following:
(1) Name, signature and address of the
				  applicant, the owner of the mining rights and the land owner if the applicant
				  is not the land owner.
(2) The
				  number or other designation by which the well shall be known. The number or
				  designation shall be subject to the chairperson's approval.
(3) A plot plan showing the tax map key, site
				  elevation, and well location reference to established property corners. A
				  survey by a Hawaii licensed surveyor may be required by the department, if
				  deemed necessary.
(4) A statement
				  by applicant of the purpose and extent of the proposed work and an estimate of
				  the depths between which discovery, production, injection, or plugging will be
				  attempted.
(5) A description of the
				  proposed drilling and casing program; and a plan or drawing showing the
				  proposed work and vertical section of the well.
(6) A statement by applicant agreeing to file
				  a bond meeting the requirements of § 13-183-68 with the chairperson within
				  ten calendar days after notification that the application has been
				  approved.
(7) A statement by
				  applicant to perform the work and thereafter to operate and maintain the well
				  in accordance with these rules and all other federal, state and county
				  requirements.
(b) Applications for a permit
				  shall be reviewed and acted upon by the chairperson within sixty calendar days
				  after receipt.
(c) Permits shall be
				  valid for a period of 365 calendar days from date of issuance, but may be
				  renewed for an additional period of 180 calendar days at the discretion of the
				  chairperson.
(d) A permit may be
				  suspended or revoked by the chairperson. If it appears that any drilling or
				  well work for which a permit has been issued is not being done in accordance
				  with conditions of the permit or these rules, the chairperson shall notify the
				  permittee to appear before him at a time and place designated in the notice to
				  show cause why the permit should not be suspended or revoked and the well be
				  plugged and abandoned or put in proper condition by the permittee. The notice
				  shall state the grounds for suspension or revocation. After the hearing, the
				  chairperson shall give an order of revocation, suspension or continuation of
				  the permit. The order shall be subject to appeal as provided in §
				  13-183-5.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-66 - Supplementary applications

Current through June, 2024
A supplementary application shall be filed with the
					 chairperson if there is any contemplated change in the original approved
					 application. Written approval of the change shall be received from the
					 chairperson before the change of work is started. In an emergency or when
					 deemed necessary by the chairperson, the chairperson may give verbal approval
					 to the operator to carry out the intent and purpose of these
					 rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-67 - Filing fees

Current through June, 2024
Each application for a permit to drill, modify, modify use
					 or abandon a well shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee in the
					 amount of $100.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-68 - Bonds

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any person who engages in the drilling,
				  redrilling, deepening, maintaining, operating, or abandoning of any well shall
				  file with the chairperson prior to the activity, an indemnity bond in the
				  amount set by the board to protect the interests of the State, but in no case
				  shall the amount be less than $50,000 for each well or a blanket bond of
				  $250,000 for any number of wells. The amount of bond set by the board shall
				  include the cost of plugging and abandoning the well or wells in accordance
				  with subchapter
				  11 should it be necessary. The bond
				  shall be executed by the person, as principal, and by a surety company
				  qualified to do business in the state, as surety, conditioned that the
				  principal named in the bonds shall faithfully comply with these rules. The
				  bonds shall inure to and indemnify the state and surface owners against all
				  losses, charges, expenses and claims for damages or injuries caused or
				  resulting from the drilling and operation of the wells.
(b) Bonds shall remain in force for the life
				  of the well or wells and may not be released until the well or wells are
				  properly abandoned as determined by the chairperson or another valid bond is
				  substituted therefor. Any person who acquires the ownership or operation of any
				  well or wells shall within five days after acquisition file with the
				  chairperson a new indemnity bond or a consent by the surety to the change in
				  principal under the existing bond.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-69 - Set-back and well spacing

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any well
				  drilled for the discovery or production of geothermal resources or for
				  injection of geothermal resources shall be located more than one hundred feet
				  from the outer boundary of the parcel of land on which the well is situated, or
				  more than one hundred feet from a public road, street, or highway dedicated
				  prior to the commencement of drilling unless modified by the chairperson upon
				  request. Where several contiguous parcels of land under one or more ownerships
				  are operated as a single geothermal resources operating unit, the term "outer
				  boundary line" means the outer boundary line of the lands included in a
				  unit.
(b) The chairperson shall
				  approve proposed well spacing programs or prescribe the modifications to the
				  programs deemed necessary for the proper development and conservation of
				  geothermal resources, considering such factors as:
(1) Topographic characteristics of the area,
				  hydrologic, geologic, and reservoir characteristics of the area;
(2) The number of wells that can be
				  economically drilled to provide the necessary volume of geothermal resources
				  for the intended use;
(3)
				  Minimization of well interference;
(4) Unreasonable interference with multiple
				  use of lands; and
(5) Protection of
				  the environment.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-70 - Directional drilling

Current through June, 2024
(a) Where the
				  surface of a parcel of land is unsuitable for drilling, a directionally drilled
				  (other than a vertical direction) well may be located upon another parcel which
				  may or may not be contiguous. The location of a well shall be not less than
				  twenty-five feet from the outer boundary of the parcel of which it is located
				  and not less than twenty-five feet from an existing street or road. The
				  production or injection interval of a well shall be not less than one hundred
				  feet from the outer boundary of the parcel into which it is drilled.
				  Directional well surveys shall be filed with the department for all wells
				  directionally drilled.
(b) No well
				  shall be intentionally deviated from the vertical without the chairperson's
				  approval.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-72 - Mud return temperature logging

Current through June, 2024
The temperature of the return drilling mud shall be
					 monitored continuously during drilling of the surface casing portion of the
					 drill hole. Either a continuous temperature monitoring device shall be
					 installed and maintained in a working condition, or the temperature shall be
					 installed and maintained in a working condition, or the temperature shall be
					 read manually. Return mud temperatures shall be entered into the log book after
					 each joint of pipe has been drilled down (about every thirty
					 feet).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-73 - Electric well logging

Current through June, 2024
All wells, except observation wells, shall be logged with
					 an induction electrical log, or other approved log from total depth to the
					 bottom of the conductor pipe before installing casing, except in the case where
					 air is used as the drilling medium. This requirement may vary from area to
					 area, depending upon the amount of subsurface geological or hydrological data
					 available and may not be required from total depth of the well under certain
					 conditions, subject to the approval of the chairperson.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-74 - Blowout-prevention equipment

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Blowout-prevention equipment ("BOPE") capable of shutting-in the well during
				  any operation shall be installed on the surface casing tested and shall be
				  maintained ready for use at all times. BOPE pressure tests may be observed by
				  the chairperson or his designated representative on all exploratory wells prior
				  to drilling out the shoe of the surface casing. The decision to require and
				  observe BOPE pressure tests on other types of wells shall be made on a
				  well-to-well basis. The chairperson shall be contacted in advance of a
				  scheduled pressure test to allow time for travel to the well site to witness
				  the test.
BOPE installations shall include high temperature-rated
					 packing units and ram rubbers if available and shall have a minimum
					 working-pressure rating equal to or greater than the lesser of:
(1) A pressure equal to the product of the
				  depth of the BOPE anchor string in feet times one psi per foot;
(2) A pressure equal to the rated burst
				  pressure of the BOPE anchor string; or
(3) A pressure equal to 2,000 psi.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-75 - Well completion

Current through June, 2024
A well is considered to be completed thirty days after
					 drilling operations have ceased and the well is capable of producing a
					 geothermal resource, or thirty days after it has commenced to produce a
					 geothermal resource, unless drilling operations are resumed before the end of
					 the thirty-day period. For the purpose of filing well records, the time limit
					 of sixty days begins either when the well commences production or injection,
					 the drilling operations are suspended for more than thirty days, or the well is
					 abandoned.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 8 - DRILLING; WELLS GENERALLY › Section 13-183-76 - Well tests

Current through June, 2024
(a) The chairperson shall require the well
				  tests or remedial work as necessary to prevent and minimize damage to life,
				  health, property, natural resources, geothermal resources, ground water
				  resources, and the environment. Tests may include casing tests, cementing
				  tests, directional tests, or equipment tests.
(b) All casing strings shall be pressure
				  tested after cementing and before commencing any other operations on the well.
				  Minimum casing test pressure shall be approximately one-third of the
				  manufacturer's rated internal yield pressure; provided that the test pressure
				  shall not be less than six hundred pounds per square inch and greater than 1500
				  pounds per square inch. In cases where combination strings are involved, the
				  above test pressures shall apply to the lowest pressure-rated casing used. Test
				  pressures shall be applied for a period of thirty minutes. If a drop of more
				  than ten percent of the test pressure should occur, the casing or cement job
				  shall be considered defective and corrective measures shall be taken before
				  commencing any further operations on the well.
(c) If the cementing of any casing appears to
				  be defective, or if the casing in any well appears to be defective or corroded
				  or parted, or if there appears to be any underground leakage for whatever other
				  reason which may cause or permit underground waste, the operator shall proceed
				  with diligence to use the appropriate method or methods to eliminate the
				  hazard. If the hazard of waste cannot be eliminated, the well shall be plugged
				  and abandoned in accordance with a plugging program approved by the
				  chairperson.
(d) All wells shall be
				  tested to determine the deviation from the vertical at maximum intervals of
				  five hundred feet or less.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 9 - DRILLING; MODIFICATION OF WELL FOR INJECTION USE › Section 13-183-77 - Injection wells

Current through June, 2024
Injection wells are those wells used for disposal of
					 geothermal waste fluids, for the augmentation of geothermal reservoir fluids,
					 for maintenance of reservoir pressures, or for any other purpose authorized by
					 the chairperson. New wells may be drilled or old wells may be modified for
					 injection purposes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 9 - DRILLING; MODIFICATION OF WELL FOR INJECTION USE › Section 13-183-78 - Permit required

Current through June, 2024
Prior to modification of existing wells for injection
					 purposes, an appropriate application for permit shall be filed with the
					 chairperson together with filing fee, as required in §
										13-183-65. Modification work shall
					 not commence until a permit has been issued by the chairperson.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 9 - DRILLING; MODIFICATION OF WELL FOR INJECTION USE › Section 13-183-79 - Surveillance of injection wells

Current through June, 2024
(a) Surveillance of
				  injection wells shall be necessary in order to establish that all injection
				  effluent is confined to the intended zone of injection. When an owner or
				  operator proposes to drill a new well or modify an existing well the owner or
				  operator shall be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
				  chairperson that the casing has complete integrity by approved test
				  methods.
(b) To establish the
				  integrity of the annular cement above the shoe of the casing, the operator
				  shall make sufficient surveys, within thirty days after injection is started
				  into a well, to demonstrate that all the injected fluid is confined to the
				  intended zone of injection. Surveys shall thereafter be made at least every two
				  years, or as often as the chairperson may order. All the surveys shall be
				  witnessed by the chairperson.
(c)
				  After the injection well has been put into service, the chairperson may visit
				  the well site periodically. At these times, surface conditions shall be noted
				  and if any unsatisfactory conditions exist, the operator shall be notified of
				  needed remedial work. If this required work is not performed within ninety
				  days, the permit issued for the well by the chairperson shall be rescinded. If
				  it is determined that damage is occurring, the chairperson may order that the
				  repair work be done immediately.
(d) Injection pressures shall be recorded and
				  compared with the pressure reported on the appropriate forms. Any discrepancies
				  shall be rectified immediately by the operator. A graph of pressures and rates
				  versus time shall be maintained by the operator. Reasons for anomalies shall be
				  promptly ascertained. If these anomalies demonstrate that damage is being done,
				  the permit issued by the chairperson may be rescinded and injection shall
				  cease.
(e) At the discretion of the
				  chairperson, when an injection well has been left idle for a period of two
				  years or longer, the operator shall be informed by letter that the permit
				  issued for use of the well for injection purposes has been rescinded. In the
				  event the operator intends again to use the well for injection purposes, the
				  operator shall be required to file a new application for permit and demonstrate
				  to the satisfaction of the chairperson by means of surveys that the injected
				  fluids will be confined to the intended zone of injection.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 10 - DRILLING; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE › Section 13-183-80 - Well operation and maintenance

Current through June, 2024
(a) All wells and
				  their appurtenances such as well head, separators, pumps, mufflers, scrubbers,
				  manifolds, valves, and pipelines shall be operated and maintained by the
				  operator in good working condition in order to prevent unacceptable pollution,
				  waste and the loss of or damage to life, health, property, natural resources,
				  and environment. The well head and appurtenances of all wells shall meet a test
				  pressure of at least one and a half times the calculated or known pressure of
				  the geothermal reservoir tapped or to be tapped by the well.
(b) Periodic corrosion surveillance of any
				  well and appurtenances may be conducted by the chairperson or authorized
				  representative and any leakage, waste, or hazard shall be promptly corrected by
				  the operator.
(c) The operator of
				  any well shall notify the chairperson of any blowout, break, leak, or spill of
				  any well or appurtenant facilities. The notification to the chairperson shall
				  consist of a written report submitted within ten days after discovery of the
				  incident.
(d) The chairperson shall
				  notify the operator of any well not being operated or maintained in accordance
				  with these rules to take whatever steps may be necessary to remedy the defect
				  at the operator's expense within the period of time specified in the notice. If
				  the operator fails to comply with the notice and remedy the defect within the
				  specified period, the chairperson may do the work as maybe necessary to plug
				  and abandon the well or put it in proper condition at the expense of the
				  operator or the surety and the chairperson may take necessary action to enforce
				  the penalty provided in these rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 11 - DRILLING; ABANDONMENT OF WELLS › Section 13-183-81 - Notice of intent to abandon; permit; filing fee

Current through June, 2024
The operator of any well proposed to be abandoned shall
					 file with the chairperson an application for permit to abandon, prior to the
					 abandonment. The operator's proposed plans for abandonment shall be subject to
					 approval and revision prior to the issuance of a permit by the chairperson.
					 Each application to abandon a well shall be accompanied by a non-refundable
					 filing fee of $100.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 11 - DRILLING; ABANDONMENT OF WELLS › Section 13-183-82 - General requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) The operator of
				  any well shall promptly plug and abandon any well that is deserted, not in use,
				  is deemed not to be potentially useful, is wasting geothermal or ground water
				  resources, or is irreparably damaged.
No well shall be plugged and abandoned until the manner
					 and method of plugging have been approved or prescribed by the
					 chairperson.
(b) Before any
				  work is commenced to abandon any well, notice shall be given by the operator to
				  the chairperson, which notice shall show the condition of the well and the
				  proposed method of abandonment. Unless otherwise specified in the plan of
				  operation, no well may be abandoned except as prescribed herein. The operator
				  of a lease shall promptly plug and abandon any well that is deserted or not
				  used or deemed useful by the board. No well capable of producing in commercial
				  quantities may be abandoned until receipt of written approval by the
				  chairperson. Equipment shall be removed and premises at the well site shall be
				  restored as near as reasonably possible to its original condition immediately
				  after plugging operations are completed on any well except as otherwise
				  authorized by the chairperson. When drilling operations have been temporarily
				  suspended drilling equipment shall not be removed from any well without taking
				  adequate measures to close the well and protect subsurface resources. Failure
				  of lessee to comply with any requirements under this rule shall authorize the
				  chairperson to cause the work to be performed at the expense of lessee and the
				  surety.
(c) Good quality, heavy
				  drilling fluid approved by the chairperson shall be used to replace any water
				  in the hole and to fill all portions of the hole not plugged with
				  cement.
(d) Subsequent to plugging
				  and abandonment operations in the hole, casing shall be cut off at least six
				  feet below the surface of the ground, all concrete cellars and other structures
				  shall be removed, and the surface location restored, as near as practicable, to
				  original conditions.
(e) A history
				  of the well shall be filed within sixty days after completion of abandonment;
				  provided that in the case of an exploratory well the report shall be filed
				  within six months after abandonment.
(f) Any bond or rider thereto covering the
				  well shall remain in full force and effect until the well is properly abandoned
				  and the surface properly restored. Written approval of the abandonment shall be
				  obtained from the chairperson before any bond is released.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 11 - DRILLING; ABANDONMENT OF WELLS › Section 13-183-83 - Cementing requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Cement used to
				  plug any well, except that cement or concrete used for surface plugging, shall
				  be placed in the hole by pumping through drill pipe or tubing. The cement shall
				  contain a high temperature resistant admix unless this requirement is waived by
				  the chairperson the particular circumstances existing in that well or area. All
				  open annuli shall be filled solid with cement to the surface.
(b) One hundred lineal feet of cement shall
				  be placed straddling the bottom of the conductor pipe and at the shoes of all
				  casings.
(c) Cement shall be placed
				  solidly across geothermal zones and extending one hundred lineal feet above and
				  below the zones, whether in uncased or cased (perforated) hole, except as
				  follows:
(1) One hundred lineal feet of
				  cement shall be placed straddling casing stubs and laps. If unable to enter
				  casing stubs or laps, one hundred lineal feet of cement shall be placed above
				  the top of the stubs or laps.
(2)
				  If casing is collapsed, etc., cement shall be placed solidly in geothermal
				  zones or perforated sections of casing and extending one hundred lineal feet
				  above the zone or perforated section by squeezing with a retainer or braden
				  head.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 12 - DRILLING; RECORDS AND REPORTS OF WELLS › Section 13-183-84 - Well records

Current through June, 2024
(a) The operator of
				  any geothermal well shall keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate
				  log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well, including:
(1) Lithology and depths of formations
				  encountered;
(2) Cores;
(3) Water-bearing and geothermal heat-bearing
				  strata and their depths, pressures and temperatures; and
(4) Other well surveys and logs of
				  temperature, chemical, radioactive, and electrical characteristics of the
				  well.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 12 - DRILLING; RECORDS AND REPORTS OF WELLS › Section 13-183-85 - Reports to be filed

Current through June, 2024
Within six months after the completion of any well or
					 completion of any deepening, redrilling, plugging, altering, or abandonment
					 work, the operator shall file with the department of land and natural resources
					 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the following well reports on forms provided by the
					 department:
(1) Drilling log and core
				  report. The drilling log and core report shall show the lithologic
				  characteristics and depths of formations encountered, the depths and
				  temperatures of ground water-bearing and geothermal resources-bearing strata,
				  and the temperatures, chemical compositions, and other chemical and physical
				  characteristics of fluids encountered from time to time, so far as ascertained.
				  The report shall show the depth, lithologic character and fluid content of
				  cores obtained, so fas as determined.
(2) Well history report. The well history
				  report shall describe in detail the chronological order on a daily basis all
				  significant operations carried out and equipment used and shall be submitted
				  upon completion of drilling, testing, completion, recompletion and abandonment
				  of a well.
(3) Well summary report.
				  The well summary report shall show data pertinent to the condition of a well at
				  the time of completion of work done. Well locations shown on this form shall be
				  surveyed by a licensed surveyor.
(4) Supplementary notice. Reports on any
				  other operations not specifically mentioned herein which affect the previous
				  reported status of a well shall be reported on the supplementary notice
				  form.
(5) All reports shall be the
				  property of the state with the right to utilize the same.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 12 - DRILLING; RECORDS AND REPORTS OF WELLS › Section 13-183-86 - Monthly production and injection reports to be filed

Current through June, 2024
The operator of any well which is producing geothermal
					 resources or by-products or is being used for injection purposes shall file
					 with the chairperson on or before the thirtieth day after the end of each month
					 a report on the amount of geothermal resources produced, sold, and used, and
					 the amount of fluid injected for that month as the case may
					 be.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 183 - RULES ON LEASING AND DRILLING OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Subchapter 13 - DRILLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 13-183-87 - Environmental protection

Current through June, 2024
(a) Protection of
				  the environment includes responsibility of the operator of any well to:
(1) Conduct exploration, drilling, and
				  development operations in a manner deemed necessary by the chairperson to
				  provide maximum protection of the environment;
(2) Rehabilitate disturbed lands;
(3) Take all precautions deemed necessary by
				  the chairper son to protect the public health and safety; and
(4) Conduct operations in accordance with the
				  intent and objectives of these rules and all other applicable federal, state,
				  and county environmental legislation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 13-184-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines and
					 procedures for the designation and regulation of geothermal resource subzones
					 for the exploration, discovery, development, and production of geothermal
					 resources for electrical energy production and distribution within
					 conservation, agricultural, rural, and urban districts. These guidelines and
					 procedures are intended to assist in designating areas which have potential for
					 geothermal resource development for electrical energy production and which have
					 an acceptable balance of the relationships of geothermal development to uses
					 allowed in the land use classifications, to present uses of surrounding lands,
					 to potential benefits and impacts.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 13-184-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Appropriate county authority" means the county planning
					 commission unless some other agency or body is designated by ordinance of the
					 county council.
"Board" means the board of land and natural
					 resources.
"Chairperson" means the chairperson of the board of land
					 and natural resources or a designated representative.
"Department" means the department of land and natural
					 resources.
"Geothermal development activities" means the exploration,
					 development, or production of electrical energy from geothermal
					 resources.
"Geothermal resources" means the natural heat of the
					 earth, the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth present in,
					 resulting from, or created by, or which may be extracted from such natural
					 heat, and all minerals in solution or other products obtained from naturally
					 heated fluids, brines, steam and associated gases, in whatever form, found
					 below the surface of the earth.
"Geothermal resource subzone" means any area designated by
					 the board as provided in this chapter for use of geothermal resource
					 exploration, development, or production, of electrical energy from geothermal
					 resources in addition to those uses permitted in each land district under
					 chapter
					 205 of the Hawaii Revised
					 Statutes.
"Operator" means any person as defined herein engaged in
					 drilling, maintaining, operating, producing or managing any geothermal well and
					 appurtenances, geothermal research facility, and geothermal production or
					 utilization facility including electric power plant.
"Geothermal mining lease" means a State lease approved and
					 issued by the board in accordance with chapter
					 182, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and
					 chapter
					 183 of title 13, Administrative Rules
					 entitled "Rules on Leasing and Drilling of Geothermal Resources".
"Special use permit" means a permit issued by the county
					 planning commission for certain unusual and reasonable uses within agricultural
					 and rural districts other than those for which the district is
					 classified.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 13-184-2.1 - Geothermal resource subzones

Current through June, 2024
Geothermal resource subzones may be designated within the
					 urban, rural, agricultural and conservation land use districts established
					 under section
					 205-2,
					 Hawaii Revised Statutes. Only those areas designated as geothermal resources
					 subzones may be utilized for geothermal development activities in addition to
					 those uses permitted in each land use district under chapter
					 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
					 Geothermal development activities may be permitted within urban, rural,
					 agricultural, and conservation land use districts in accordance with chapter
					 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, rules
					 of the appropriate county authority, and these administrative rules.
The board shall have the responsibility for designating
					 areas as geothermal resource subzones, except that the total area within an
					 agricultural district which is the subject of a geothermal mining lease
					 approved by the board, and any part or all of which area is the subject of a
					 special use permit issued by the county for geothermal development activities,
					 on or before May 25, 1984, is hereby designated as a geothermal resource
					 subzone for the duration of the lease.
The authority of the board to designate geothermal
					 resource subzones shall be an exception to those provisions of chapter
					 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and of
					 section
					 46-4, Hawaii
					 Revised Statutes, authorizing the land use commission and the counties to
					 establish and modify land use districts and to regulate uses therein.
The provisions of these administrative rules shall not
					 abrogate nor supersede the provisions of chapters
					 182, entitled "reservation and
					 disposition of government mineral rights" and 183, entitled "forest
					 reservations, water development, zoning", Hawaii Revised Statutes, and chapter
					 183 of title 13, department administrative rules entitled "rules on leasing and
					 drilling of geothermal resources".
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL › Section 13-184-3 - Subzone objectives

Current through June, 2024
The establishment and regulation of geothermal resource
					 subzones is intended to facilitate geothermal development activities in those
					 areas of the State where such activities will serve, in overall perspective,
					 the best interest of the State, premised upon the criteria set forth in section
					 13-184-6. The major objectives
					 are:
(1) To allow geothermal
				  development activities to help achieve the State's goal of energy
				  self-sufficiency and broaden the State's economic base through development of a
				  natural resource;
(2) To allow
				  geothermal development activities in areas where such activities would be of
				  greater benefit to the State than the existing or future use of such areas;
				  and
(3) To allow geothermal
				  development activities in areas of the State which best demonstrate an
				  acceptable balance among the criteria set forth in § 13-184-6.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 2 - DESIGNATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Section 13-184-4 - Board initiated subzone designation

Current through June, 2024
Beginning in 1983, and prior to the designation of any
					 area as a geothermal resource subzone, the board shall first make or cause to
					 be made a county-by-county assessment of those areas within the State which
					 have potential for geothermal development activities. The methods to be used
					 for making the assessments shall be left to the discretion of the board,
					 provided that the board shall as a minimum consider the criteria set forth in
					 section 13-184-6. The board may in its
					 discretion base its methods for assessment on currently available public
					 information. Where applicable, the board shall consider the objectives,
					 policies and guidelines set forth in part I of chapter
					 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and
					 the provisions of chapter
					 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The initial county-by-county assessments of areas with
					 geothermal potential shall be revised or updated by the board at least once
					 every five years beginning in 1988, or at any lesser interval of years at the
					 discretion of the board.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 2 - DESIGNATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Section 13-184-5 - Landowner initiated subzone designation

Current through June, 2024
In addition to designations initiated by the board, any
					 property owner, State mining lease applicant, geothermal mining lessee, or
					 person with an interest in real property may initiate an application for
					 designation of any area with geothermal potential as a geothermal resource
					 subzone by specifying the area to the board. The application and three copies
					 shall be accompanied by the following information:
(1) Names and addresses of the applicant,
				  operator, owner of the geothermal mineral rights, landowner if not the same as
				  the applicant, and the geothermal lease number, if applicable;
(2) Evidence that the applicant is qualified
				  to submit such a petition;
(3) An
				  accurate description and map of the area desired to be designated as a
				  geothermal resource subzone;
(4) A
				  statement by applicant of the purpose, justification, and need for designation;
				  and
(5) An assessment report based
				  on the criteria set forth in section 13-184-6 and any other information to
				  support the proposed designation.
Applications for geothermal resource subzones shall be
					 submitted to the department for approval by the board. Each application shall
					 be accompanied by a filing fee of $100.00. The chairperson shall review the
					 application for completeness and may request additional information deemed
					 necessary to process the application for board approval. The chairperson shall
					 notify the applicant in writing of the acceptance of the completed application.
					 Within 180 days of the written notification of acceptance of the application,
					 the board shall publish notice of and hold public hearings and render a
					 decision on designating any part or all of the area requested for designation
					 as a geothermal resource subzone. If the request for geothermal resource
					 subzone is denied, the board shall state its reason for its decision. If the
					 board fails to hold a hearing and render a decision within 180 days after
					 issuance of the notice of acceptance of the application, the application is
					 deemed approved subject to the conditions of section
					 13-184-11.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 2 - DESIGNATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Section 13-184-6 - Criteria for designation of subzones

Current through June, 2024
The board, in designating an area as a geothermal resource
					 subzone, shall be guided by the selection of those areas that can demonstrate
					 an acceptable balance among the criteria set forth below:
(1) That the area has potential for
				  geothermal development activities;
(2) That there is a known or likely prospect
				  for the utilization of geothermal resources for electrical energy
				  production;
(3) That any potential
				  geologic hazards to geothermal production or use in the proposed area are
				  examined;
(4) That any
				  environmental or social impacts of the development of geothermal resources
				  within the proposed area be considered;
(5) That the compatibility of development and
				  utilization of geothermal resources within the proposed area is considered with
				  other allowed uses within the area and within the surrounding lands;
				  and
(6) That the potential benefits
				  to be derived from geothermal development and utilization in the proposed area
				  be in the interest of the county or counties involved and the State as a
				  whole.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 184 - DESIGNATION AND REGULATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Subchapter 2 - DESIGNATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE SUBZONES › Section 13-184-7 - Environmental impact statement not required

Current through June, 2024
An environmental impact statement as defined under chapter
					 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not be required in assessing any area
					 proposed for designation as a geothermal resource subzone.