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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-305 - Permit Requirements

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A.
				  Applicability. No person shall construct, convert, or operate a hydrocarbon
				  storage well or cavern without first obtaining written authorization (permit)
				  from the Office of Conservation.
B.
				  Application Required. Applicants for a hydrocarbon storage well or cavern,
				  permittees with expiring permits, or any person required to have a permit shall
				  complete, sign, and submit one original application form with required
				  attachments and documentation and an electronic copy of the same to the Office
				  of Conservation. The commissioner may request additional paper copies of the
				  application if it is determined that they are necessary. The complete
				  application shall contain all information necessary to show compliance with
				  applicable state laws and these regulations.
C. Who Applies. It is the duty of the owner
				  or proposed owner of a facility or activity to submit a permit application and
				  obtain a permit. When a facility or activity is owned by one person and
				  operated by another, it is the duty of the operator to file and obtain a
				  permit.
D. Signature Requirements.
				  All permit applications shall be signed as follows.
1. Corporations. By a principal executive
				  officer of at least the level of vice-president, or duly authorized
				  representative of that person if the representative performs similar policy
				  making functions for the corporation. A person is a duly authorized
				  representative only if:
a. the authorization
				  is made in writing by a principal executive officer of at least the level of
				  vice-president;
b. the
				  authorization specifies either an individual or position having responsibility
				  for the overall operation of a hydrocarbon storage facility, such as the
				  position of plant manager, superintendent, or position of equivalent
				  responsibility. A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
				  individual or any individual occupying a named position; and
c. the written authorization is submitted to
				  the Office of Conservation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-307 - Application Content

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A. The
				  following minimum information shall be required for each permit application.
				  The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate application form for any
				  additional information that may be required.
1. For Class II hydrocarbon storage wells
				  being dually permitted for Class III solution mining, a single consolidated
				  submittal containing both applications may be accepted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-311 - Permitting Process

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A.
				  Applicability. This Section has procedures for issuing and transferring permits
				  to operate a hydrocarbon storage well and cavern. Any person required to have a
				  permit shall apply to the Office of Conservation as stipulated in
				  §305 The
				  Office of Conservation shall not issue a permit before receiving an application
				  form and any required supplemental information showing compliance with these
				  rules and regulations, and that is administratively and technically complete to
				  the satisfaction of the Office of Conservation.
B. Notice of Intent to File Application
1. The applicant shall make public notice
				  that a permit application for a hydrocarbon storage cavern or caverns, or an
				  area permit, is proposed for filing with the Office of Conservation. A notice
				  of intent shall be published at least 30 days but not more than 180 days before
				  filing the permit application with the Office of Conservation. Without
				  exception, the applicant shall publish a new notice of intent if the
				  application is not received by the Office of Conservation within the filing
				  period. If the applicant is dually permitting a well for both Class III
				  solution mining and Class II hydrocarbon storage the public notice of intent
				  for both applications may be combined.
2. The notice shall be published once in the
				  legal advertisement sections in the official state journal and in the official
				  journal of the parish of the proposed project location. The cost for publishing
				  the notices is the responsibility of the applicant and shall contain the
				  following minimum information:
a. name and
				  address of the permit applicant and, if different, the facility to be regulated
				  by the permit;
b. the geographic
				  location of the proposed project;
c. name and address of the regulatory agency
				  to process the permit action where interested persons may obtain information
				  concerning the application or permit action; and
d. a brief description of the business
				  conducted at the facility or activity described in the permit
				  application.
3. The
				  applicant shall submit the proof of publication of the notice of intent when
				  submitting the application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-313 - Site Assessment

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A.
				  Applicability. This Section applies to all applicants, owners, or operators of
				  hydrocarbon storage wells and caverns. The applicant, owner, or operator shall
				  be responsible for showing that the hydrocarbon storage operation shall be
				  accomplished using good engineering and geologic practices for hydrocarbon
				  storage operations to preserve the integrity of the salt stock and overlying
				  sediments. In addition to all applicants showing this in their application, as
				  part of the compliance review found in subsection
				  §309 K, the
				  commissioner shall require any owner or operator of a hydrocarbon storage well
				  to provide the same or similar information required in this Section. This shall
				  include, but not be limited to:
1. an
				  assessment of the engineering, geological, geomechanical, geochemical,
				  geophysical properties of the salt stock;
2. stability of the salt stock and overlying
				  and surrounding sediments;
3.
				  stability of the cavern design (particularly regarding its size, shape, depth,
				  and operating parameters);
4. the
				  amount of separation between the cavern of interest and adjacent caverns and
				  structures within the salt stock; and
5. the amount of separation between the
				  outermost cavern wall and the periphery of the salt stock;
6. an assessment of well information and oil
				  and gas activity within the vicinity of the salt dome which may affect the
				  hydrocarbon storage cavern.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-315 - Cavern Design and Spacing Requirements

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A. This Section provides general standards
				  for design of caverns to ensure that project development can be conducted in a
				  reasonable, prudent, and a systematic manner and shall stress physical and
				  environmental safety. The owner or operator shall continually review the design
				  throughout the construction and operation phases taking into consideration
				  pertinent additional detailed subsurface information and shall include
				  provisions for protection from damage caused by hydraulic shock. If necessary,
				  the original development and operational plans shall be modified to conform to
				  good engineering practices.
B.
				  Cavern Spacing Requirements
1. Property
				  Boundary
a. Existing Hydrocarbon Storage
				  Caverns. No part of a hydrocarbon storage cavern permitted as of the date these
				  regulations are promulgated shall extend closer than 100 feet to the property
				  of others without consent of the owner(s). Continued operation without this
				  consent of an existing hydrocarbon storage cavern within 100 feet of the
				  property of others may be allowed as follows.
i. The operator of the cavern shall make a
				  good faith effort to provide notice in a form and manner approved by the
				  commissioner to the adjacent property owner(s) of the location of its
				  cavern.
ii. The commissioner shall
				  hold a public hearing at Baton Rouge if a non-consenting adjacent owner whose
				  property line is within 100 feet objects to the cavern's continued operation.
				  Following the public hearing the commissioner may approve the cavern's
				  continued operation upon a determination that the continued operation of the
				  cavern has no adverse effects to the rights of the adjacent property
				  owner(s).
iii. If no objection from
				  a non-consenting adjacent property owner is received within 30 days of the
				  notice provided in accordance with
				  §315.B.1.a.i above,
				  then the commissioner may approve the continued operation of the cavern
				  administratively.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-317 - Well Construction and Completion

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A. General Requirements
1. All materials and equipment used in the
				  construction of the hydrocarbon storage well and related appurtenances shall be
				  designed and manufactured to exceed the operating requirements of the specific
				  project. Consideration shall be given to depth and lithology of all subsurface
				  geologic zones, corrosiveness of formation fluids, hole size, anticipated
				  ranges and extremes of operating conditions, subsurface temperatures and
				  pressures, type and grade of cement, and projected life of the hydrocarbon
				  storage well, etc.
2. All
				  hydrocarbon storage wells and caverns shall be designed, constructed,
				  completed, and operated to prevent the escape of injected materials out of the
				  salt stock, into or between underground sources of drinking water, or otherwise
				  create or cause pollution or endanger the environment or public safety. All
				  phases of design, construction, completion, and testing shall be prepared and
				  supervised by qualified personnel.
a. Where
				  the hydrocarbon storage well penetrates an underground source of drinking water
				  in an area subject to subsidence or catastrophic collapse, an adequate number
				  of monitoring wells shall be completed into the USDW to detect any movement of
				  injected fluids, process by-products or formation fluids into the USDW. The
				  monitoring wells shall be located outside the physical influence of the
				  subsidence or catastrophic collapse.
b. The following criteria shall be considered
				  in determining the number, location, construction, and frequency of monitoring
				  of any monitor wells:
i. the population
				  relying on the USDW affected or potentially affected by the injection
				  operation;
ii. the proximity of the
				  hydrocarbon storage operation to points of withdrawal of drinking
				  water;
iii. the local geology and
				  hydrology;
iv. the operating
				  pressures and whether a negative pressure gradient is being
				  maintained;
v. the nature and
				  volume of the injected fluid, the formation water, and the process by-products;
				  and
vi. the injected fluid
				  density.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-319 - Operating Requirements

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A. Cavern
				  Roof. Without exception or variance to these rules and regulations, no cavern
				  shall be used for hydrocarbon storage if the cavern roof has grown above the
				  top of the salt stock. The operation of an already permitted storage cavern
				  shall cease and shall not be allowed to continue if information becomes
				  available that shows this condition exists. The Office of Conservation may
				  order the hydrocarbon storage well and cavern removed from storage service
				  according to an approved closure and post-closure plan.
B. Remedial Work. No remedial work or repair
				  work of any kind shall be performed on the hydrocarbon storage well or cavern
				  without prior authorization from the Office of Conservation. The provision for
				  prior authorization shall also extend to doing mechanical integrity pressure
				  and leak tests, sonar caliper surveys, and all logs, including casing
				  inspection logs and through tubing logs; however, a work permit is not required
				  in order to conduct routine interface surveys. The owner, operator, or its
				  agent shall submit a valid work permit request form (Form UIC-17 or successor).
				  Before beginning well or cavern remedial work, the pressure in the cavern shall
				  be relieved, as practicable.
C.
				  Well Recompletion-Casing Repair. The following applies to hydrocarbon storage
				  wells where remedial work results from well upgrade, casing wear, or similar
				  condition. For each paragraph below, a casing inspection log shall be performed
				  on the entire length of the innermost cemented casing in the well before doing
				  any casing upgrade or repair. Authorization from the Office of Conservation
				  shall be obtained before beginning any well recompletion, repair, upgrade, or
				  closure. A hydrocarbon storage well that cannot be repaired or upgraded shall
				  remain out-of-service and be closed according to an approved closure and
				  post-closure plan.
1. Liner. A liner may be
				  used to recomplete or repair a well with severe casing damage. The liner shall
				  be run from the well surface to the base of the innermost cemented casing. The
				  liner shall be cemented over its entire length and shall be successfully
				  pressure tested.
2. Casing Patch.
				  Internal casing patches shall not be used to repair severely corroded or
				  damaged casing. Casing patches shall only be used for repairing or covering
				  isolated pitting, corrosion, or similar localized damage. The casing patch
				  shall extend a minimum of 10 feet above and below the area being repaired. The
				  entire casing shall be successfully pressure tested.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-321 - Safety

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A. Emergency Action
				  Plan. An Emergency Action Plan containing emergency contact telephone numbers,
				  procedures and specific information for facility personnel to respond to a
				  release, upset, incident, accident, or other site emergency shall be kept at
				  the facility and shall be reviewed and updated as needed. An outline of the
				  plan, including emergency contact telephone numbers, shall be prepared and
				  submitted as part of the permit application or compliance review.
B. Controlled Site Access. Access to
				  hydrocarbon storage facilities shall be controlled by fencing or other means
				  around the facility property. All points of entry into the facility shall be
				  through a lockable gate system.
C.
				  Personnel. Personnel shall be on duty at the storage facility 24 hours a day.
				  During periods of stored product injection or withdrawal, trained personnel
				  shall be stationed at the storage well, facility's onsite local control room,
				  or other facility control location at the storage site. If the storage facility
				  chooses to use an offsite monitoring and control automated telemetry
				  surveillance system, approved by the commissioner, provisions shall be made for
				  trained personnel to be on-call at all times and 24 hours a day staffing of the
				  facility may not be required.
D.
				  Wellhead Protection and Identification
1. A
				  barrier shall be installed and maintained around the storage wellhead as
				  protection from physical or accidental damage by mobile equipment or
				  trespassers.
2. An identifying sign
				  shall be placed at the wellhead of each storage well and, at a minimum, shall
				  include the operator's name, well/cavern name and number, well's state serial
				  number, section-township-range, and any other information required by the
				  Office of Conservation. The sign shall be of durable construction with all
				  lettering kept in a legible condition.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-323 - Monitoring Requirements

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A. Pressure
				  Gauges, Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors
1.
				  Pressure gauges or pressure sensors/transmitters that show pressure on the
				  fluid injection string, fluid withdrawal string, and any other string in the
				  well shall be installed at each wellhead. Gauges or pressure
				  sensors/transmitters shall be designed to read gauge pressure in 25 PSIG
				  increments. All gauges or pressure sensors/transmitters shall be properly
				  calibrated and shall always be maintained in good working order. The pressure
				  valves onto which the pressure gauges are affixed shall have 1/2 inch female
				  fittings.
2. Pressure sensors
				  designed to actuate the automatic closure of all emergency shutdown valves in
				  response to a preset pressure (high/low) shall be installed and properly
				  maintained for all fluid injection, withdrawal, and any other appropriate
				  string in the well.
3. Flow sensors
				  designed to actuate the automatic closure of all emergency shutdown valves in
				  response to abnormal changes in cavern injection and withdrawal flow rates
				  shall be installed and properly maintained on each hydrocarbon storage
				  well.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-327 - Well and Cavern Mechanical Integrity Pressure and Leak Tests

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A. The operator of
				  the storage well and cavern shall have the burden of meeting the requirements
				  for well and cavern mechanical integrity. The Office of Conservation shall be
				  notified in writing at least seven days before any scheduled mechanical
				  integrity test. The test may be witnessed by Office of Conservation personnel,
				  but must be witnessed by a qualified third party. Generally accepted industry
				  methods and standards shall apply when conducting and evaluating the tests
				  required in this Rule.
B. Frequency
				  of Tests
1. Without exception or variance to
				  these rules and regulations, all hydrocarbon storage wells and caverns shall be
				  tested for and satisfactorily demonstrate mechanical integrity before beginning
				  storage activities.
2. All
				  subsequent demonstrations of mechanical integrity shall occur at least once
				  every five years. Additionally, mechanical integrity testing shall be done for
				  the following reasons regardless of test frequency:
a. after physical alteration to any cemented
				  casing or cemented liner;
b. after
				  performing any remedial work to reestablish well or cavern integrity;
c. before returning the cavern to hydrocarbon
				  storage service after a period of salt solution-mining or washing to purposely
				  increase storage cavern size or capacity;
d. before well closure, except when the
				  cavern has experienced mechanical failure;
e. whenever leakage into or out of the cavern
				  system is suspected;
f. whenever
				  the commissioner determines a test is warranted.
g. Repealed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-329 - Cavern Configuration and Capacity Measurements

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A. Sonar caliper surveys shall be performed
				  on all storage caverns. With prior approval of the Office of Conservation, the
				  operator may use another similar proven technology designed to determine cavern
				  configuration and measure cavern capacity as a substitute for a sonar
				  survey.
B. Frequency of Surveys.
				  For liquid hydrocarbon storage caverns, a sonar caliper survey of the entire
				  cavern, or other approved survey, shall be performed at least once every 5
				  years and must include horizontal shots beginning just below the deepest
				  cemented casing shoe. At least once every 10 years a sonar caliper survey, or
				  other approved survey, shall be performed that logs the roof of the cavern
				  using uptilted shots. For natural gas storage caverns, a sonar caliper survey,
				  or other approved survey, shall be performed at least once every 5 years and
				  must include horizontal shots beginning just below the deepest cemented casing
				  shoe. At least once every 15 years a sonar caliper survey, or other approved
				  survey, shall be performed that logs the roof of the cavern using uptilted
				  shots. For natural gas storage caverns engaging in simultaneous storage and
				  salt solution mining or washing, a sonar caliper survey, or other approved
				  survey, shall be performed in accordance with this article or in accordance
				  with LAC 43:XVII.3329, whichever requires the more frequent survey. For storage
				  caverns of a small size, stable configuration, and favorable positioning within
				  the salt stock, the commissioner may approve partial sonar caliper surveys in
				  fulfillment of the required surveys excepting the required survey at least once
				  every 15 years to log the roof of the cavern. Additional surveys as specified
				  by the Office of Conservation shall be performed for any of the following
				  reasons regardless of frequency:
1. before
				  commencing cavern closure operations;
2. whenever leakage into or out of the cavern
				  system is suspected;
3. before
				  returning the cavern to storage service after a period of salt solution-mining
				  or washing to purposely increase storage cavern size or capacity;
4. after completion of any additional mining
				  or salt washing for caverns engaging in simultaneous storage and salt
				  solution-mining or washing;
5.
				  after completion of any additional mining or salt washing for caverns engaging
				  in simultaneous storage and salt solution mining or washing;
6. whenever the Office of Conservation
				  determines a survey is warranted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-331 - Inactive Caverns

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A. The
				  following minimum requirements apply when a hydrocarbon storage cavern is
				  removed from storage service and is expected to remain out of service for one
				  year or more:
1. notify the Office of
				  Conservation in writing within seven days of the well or cavern becoming
				  inactive (out-of-service). The notification shall include the date the cavern
				  was removed from service, the reason for taking the cavern out of service, and
				  the expected date when the cavern may be returned to service (if
				  known);
2. disconnect all flowlines
				  for injection to the well;
3.
				  maintain continuous monitoring of cavern pressures, fluid withdrawal, and other
				  parameters required by the permit;
4. submit quarterly reports on the
				  appropriate Form (Form UIC-50 or successor) in accordance with
				  §333;
5. maintain and
				  demonstrate well and cavern mechanical integrity if storage operations were
				  suspended for reasons other than a lack of mechanical integrity;
6. maintain compliance with financial
				  responsibility requirements of these rules and regulations; and
7. any additional requirements of the Office
				  of Conservation to document the hydrocarbon storage well and cavern shall not
				  endanger the environment, or the health, safety, and welfare of the public
				  during the period of cavern inactivity;
8. no inactive hydrocarbon storage cavern may
				  be returned to service without first submitting a written request with Form
				  UIC-17 to the Office of Conservation and obtaining approval of the
				  commissioner.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-333 - Operating Reports

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A. The operator
				  shall submit quarterly operation reports to the Office of Conservation. Reports
				  are due no later than 15 days following the end of the reporting
				  period.
B. Reports shall be
				  submitted electronically on the appropriate Form (Form UIC-50 or successor) and
				  reference the operator name, well name, well number, well state serial number,
				  salt dome name, and contain the following minimum information acquired weekly
				  during the reporting quarter:
1. maximum
				  wellhead pressures (PSIG) on the hanging string;
2. maximum wellhead pressure (PSIG) on the
				  hanging string/casing annulus;
3.
				  pressure releases from inactive caverns;
4. description of any event resulting in
				  noncompliance with these rules that triggered an alarm or shutdown device and
				  the response taken;
5. description
				  of any event that exceeds operating parameters for annulus pressure or
				  injection pressure as may be specified in the permit.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-335 - Record Retention

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A. The owner or
				  operator shall retain copies of all records, data, and information concerning
				  the design, permitting, construction, workovers, tests, and operation of the
				  well and cavern. Records shall be retained throughout the operating life of the
				  well and cavern and for five years following conclusion of any post-closure
				  care requirements. Records, data, and information shall include, but shall not
				  be limited to the permit application, cementing (primary and remedial),
				  wireline logs, drill records, casing records, casing pressure tests, well
				  recompletion records, well/cavern mechanical integrity tests, cavern capacity
				  and configuration surveys, surface construction, closure, post-closure
				  activities, corrective action, sampling data, etc. Unless otherwise specified
				  by the commissioner, monitoring records obtained pursuant to
				  §323.
				  B shall be retained by the owner or operator
				  for a minimum of five years from the date of collection. All documents shall be
				  available for inspection by agents of the Office of Conservation.
B. When there is a change in the owner or
				  operator of the well and cavern, copies of all records shall be transferred to
				  the new owner or operator. The new owner or operator shall then have the
				  responsibility of maintaining such records.
C. The Office of Conservation may require the
				  owner or operator to deliver the records to the Office of Conservation at the
				  conclusion of the retention period.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 3 - Statewide Order No. 29-M › Chapter 3 - Hydrocarbon Storage Wells in Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-337 - Closure and Post-Closure

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A. Closure.
				  The owner or operator shall close the hydrocarbon storage well, cavern, and
				  associated parts as approved by the Office of Conservation. Closure shall not
				  begin without written authorization from the Office of Conservation.
1. Notice of Intent to Close
a. The operator shall review the closure plan
				  before seeking authorization to begin closure activities to determine if the
				  conditions for closure are still relevant to the actual conditions of the
				  storage well, cavern, or facility. Revisions to the method of closure reflected
				  in the plan shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation for approval no
				  later than the date on which the notice of closure is required to be
				  submitted.
b. The operator shall
				  notify the Office of Conservation in writing at least 30 days before the
				  expected closure of the storage well, cavern, or surface facility. Notification
				  shall be by submission of a request for a work permit. At the discretion of the
				  Office of Conservation, a shorter notice period may be allowed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3103 - General Provisions

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A.
				  Applicability
1. These rules and regulations
				  shall apply to all applicants, owners and/or operators of non-commercial salt
				  cavern waste disposal facilities for disposal or proposed for disposal of
				  E& P waste. However, where indicated, certain criteria found herein will
				  also apply to commercial facility operators, in addition to the requirements of
				  LAC 43:XIX.501 et seq.
2. These
				  rules and regulations do not address creation of a salt cavern, rather, only
				  the disposal of E&P waste into a salt cavern. Rules governing the
				  permitting, drilling, constructing, operating, and maintaining of a Class III
				  brine solution mining well and cavern are codified in applicable sections of
				  Statewide Order No. 29-N-1 (LAC 43:XVII, Subpart 1) or successor
				  documents.
3. An applicant, owner
				  and/or operator of a salt cavern being solution-mined for conversion to E&P
				  waste disposal should become familiar with these rules and regulations to
				  assure that the well and salt cavern shall comply with these rules and
				  regulations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3105 - Permit Requirements

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A.
				  Applicability. No person shall convert or operate a non-commercial salt cavern
				  waste disposal facility without first obtaining written authorization (permit)
				  from the Office of Conservation.
B.
				  Application Required. Applicants for a non-commercial salt cavern waste
				  disposal facility, permittees with expiring permits, or any person required to
				  have a permit shall complete, sign, and submit one original application form
				  with required attachments and documentation and two copies of the same to the
				  Office of Conservation. The complete application shall contain all information
				  necessary to show compliance with applicable state laws and these
				  regulations.
C. Who Applies. It is
				  the duty of the owner or proposed owner of a facility or activity to submit a
				  permit application and obtain a permit. When a facility or activity is owned by
				  one person and operated by another, it is the duty of the operator to file and
				  obtain a permit.
D. Signature
				  Requirements. All permit applications shall be signed as follows.
1. Corporations. By a principle executive
				  officer of at least the level of vice-president, or duly authorized
				  representative of that person if the representative performs similar policy
				  making functions for the corporation. A person is a duly authorized
				  representative only if:
a. the authorization
				  is made in writing by a principle executive officer of at least the level of
				  vice-president;
b. the
				  authorization specifies either an individual or position having responsibility
				  for the overall operation of the salt cavern waste disposal facility, such as
				  the position of plant manager, superintendent, or position of equivalent
				  responsibility. A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named
				  individual or any individual occupying a named position; and
c. the written authorization is submitted to
				  the Office of Conservation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3107 - Application Content

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A. The
				  following minimum information required in
				  §3107 shall
				  be submitted in a permit application for a non-commercial salt cavern E& P
				  waste disposal facility. The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate
				  application form for any additional information that may be required.
B. Administrative Information:
1. all required state application
				  form(s);
2. the nonrefundable
				  application fee(s) and public hearing fee;
3. the name, mailing address, and physical
				  address of the salt cavern waste disposal facility;
4. the operator's name, address and telephone
				  number;
5. ownership status as
				  federal, state, private, public, or other entity;
6. a brief description of the nature of the
				  business associated with the activity;
7. list of all permits or construction
				  approvals that the applicant has received or applied for and which specifically
				  affect the legal or technical ability of the applicant to undertake the
				  activity or activities to be conducted by the applicant under the permit being
				  sought;
8. a copy of the title to
				  the property for the salt cavern waste disposal facility. If a lease, option to
				  lease, or other agreement is in effect on the property, a copy of this
				  instrument shall be included with the application;
9. acknowledgment as to whether the facility
				  is located on Indian lands or other lands under the jurisdiction or protection
				  of the federal government, or whether the facility is located on state water
				  bottoms or other lands owned by or under the jurisdiction or protection of the
				  state of Louisiana;
10.
				  documentation of financial responsibility and insurance or documentation of the
				  method by which proof of financial responsibility and insurance will be
				  provided as required in §3109. B Where applicable, include copies of a
				  draft letter of credit, bond, or any other evidence of financial responsibility
				  acceptable to the Office of Conservation. Before making a final permit
				  decision, final (official) documentation of financial responsibility and
				  insurance must be submitted to and approved by the Office of
				  Conservation;
11. names and
				  addresses of all property owners within a 1/2 mile radius of the property
				  boundary of the salt cavern waste disposal facility.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3111 - Permitting Process

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A.
				  Applicability. This Section contains procedures for issuing and transferring
				  permits to operate a non-commercial salt cavern waste disposal facility. Any
				  person required to have a permit shall apply to the Office of Conservation as
				  stipulated in §3105 The Office of Conservation shall not issue a permit
				  before receiving an application form and any required supplemental information
				  showing compliance with these rules and regulations and that is
				  administratively and technically completed to the satisfaction of the Office of
				  Conservation.
B. Notice of Intent
				  to File Application
1. The applicant shall
				  make public notice that a permit application is to be filed with the Office of
				  Conservation. A notice of intent shall be published at least 30 days but not
				  more than 120 days before filing the permit application with the Office of
				  Conservation. The applicant shall publish a new notice of intent if the
				  application is not received by the Office of Conservation within the filing
				  period.
2. The notice shall be
				  published once in the official state journal, the official journal of the
				  parish of the proposed project location, and, if different from the official
				  parish journal, in a journal of general circulation in the area of the proposed
				  project location. The cost for publishing the notice of intent shall be the
				  responsibility of the applicant. The notice shall be published in bold-faced
				  type, be not less than 1/4 page in size, and shall contain the following
				  minimum information:
a. name and address of
				  the permit applicant and, if different, the facility to be regulated by the
				  permit;
b. the geographic location
				  of the proposed project;
c. name
				  and address of the regulatory agency to process the permit action where
				  interested persons may obtain information concerning the application or permit
				  action;
d. a brief description of
				  the business conducted at the facility or activity described in the permit
				  application including the method of storage, treatment, and/or disposal;
				  and
e. the nature and content of
				  the proposed waste stream(s).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3113 - Location Criteria

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A. No physical
				  structure at a salt cavern waste disposal facility shall be located within 500
				  feet of a residential, commercial, or public building. Adherence to this
				  requirement may be waived by the owner of the building. For a public building,
				  the waiver shall be provided by the responsible administrative body. Any such
				  waiver shall be in writing and be made part of the permit application. Examples
				  of physical structures include, but are not limited to, the wellhead of the
				  salt cavern well, waste storage, waste transfer and waste processing areas,
				  onsite buildings, pumps, etc. An exception to the 500-foot restriction may be
				  granted upon request for the placement of instruments or equipment required for
				  safety or environmental monitoring.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
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A.
				  Applicability. This Section applies to all applicants, owners and/or operators
				  of salt cavern waste disposal facilities. The applicant, owner and/or operator
				  shall be responsible for showing that disposal of E& P wastes into the salt
				  cavern shall be accomplished using good engineering and geologic practices for
				  salt cavern operations to preserve the integrity of the salt stock and
				  overlying sediments. This shall include, but not be limited to:
1. an assessment of the geological,
				  geomechanical, geochemical, geophysical properties of the salt stock;
2. stability of the salt cavern design
				  (particularly regarding its size, shape, depth, and operating
				  parameters);
3. physical and
				  chemical characteristics of the waste;
4. the amount of separation between the salt
				  cavern of interest and adjacent caverns and structures within the salt stock;
				  and
5. the amount of separation
				  between the outermost salt cavern wall and the periphery of the salt
				  stock.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3117 - Cavern and Surface Facility Design Requirements

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A. This Section provides general standards
				  for design of salt caverns to assure that project development can be conducted
				  in a reasonable, prudent, and a systematic manner and shall stress physical and
				  environmental safety. The cavern design shall be modified where necessary to
				  conform with good engineering and geologic practices.
B. Cavern Spacing Requirements
1. Property Boundary. The wellhead and
				  borehole shall be located such that the salt cavern at its maximum diameter
				  shall not extend closer than 100 feet to the property boundary of the salt
				  cavern waste disposal facility.
2.
				  Adjacent Structures within the Salt. As measured in any direction, the minimum
				  separation between walls of adjacent salt caverns or between the walls of the
				  salt cavern and any manmade structure within the salt stock shall not be less
				  than 200 feet.
3. Salt Periphery.
				  Without exception or variance to these rules and regulations, the minimum
				  separation between the walls of a salt cavern at any point and the periphery of
				  the salt stock shall not be less than 300 feet.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3119 - Well Construction and Completion

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A. General Requirements
1. All materials and equipment used in the
				  construction of the salt cavern well and related appurtenances shall be
				  designed and manufactured to exceed the operating requirements of the specific
				  project. Consideration shall be given to depth and lithology of all subsurface
				  geologic zones, corrosiveness of formation fluids, hole size, anticipated
				  ranges and extremes of operating conditions, physical and behavioral
				  characteristics of the injected and disposed material under the specific range
				  of operating conditions, subsurface temperatures and pressures, type and grade
				  of cement, and projected life of the salt cavern well.
2. All salt cavern wells and salt caverns
				  shall be designed, constructed, completed, and operated to prevent the escape
				  of injected or disposed materials out of the salt stock, into an underground
				  source of drinking water, or otherwise create or cause pollution or endanger
				  the environment or public safety. All phases of design, construction,
				  completion, and testing shall be prepared and supervised by qualified
				  personnel.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3121 - Operating Requirements

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A. Cavern
				  Roof
1. Without exception or variance to
				  these rules and regulations, no salt cavern shall be used for E& P waste
				  disposal if the salt cavern roof has grown above the top of the salt stock. The
				  operation of an already permitted salt cavern shall cease and shall not be
				  allowed to continue if information becomes available that shows this condition
				  exist. The Office of Conservation may order the well and salt cavern closed
				  according to an approved closure and post-closure plan.
2. The Office of Conservation may consider
				  the use of a salt cavern for waste disposal if information exists that shows
				  the salt cavern roof has grown vertically above the depth of the salt cavern
				  well's deepest cemented casing seat. However, the salt cavern roof shall be
				  below the top of the salt stock, the owner/operator shall meet the provisions
				  for proving well/cavern mechanical integrity of
				  §3129 and
				  cavern configuration and capacity of §3131, and the owner/operator shall
				  submit and carry out a plan for doing cavern roof monitoring. It shall be the
				  duty of the well applicant or owner or operator to prove that operation of the
				  salt cavern under this condition shall not endanger the environment, or the
				  health, safety and welfare of the public.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2 › Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns › Section XVII-3125 - Monitoring Requirements

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A. Pressure
				  Gauges, Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors
1.
				  Pressure gauges that show pressure on the fluid injection string, fluid
				  withdrawal string, and any annulus of the well, including the blanket material
				  annulus, shall be installed at each wellhead. Gauges shall be designed to read
				  in 10 PSI increments. All gauges shall be properly calibrated and shall always
				  be maintained in good working order. The pressure valves onto which the
				  pressure gauges are affixed shall have 1/2 inch female fittings.
2. Pressure sensors designed to automatically
				  close all emergency shutdown valves in response to a preset pressure (high/low)
				  shall be installed and properly maintained for all fluid injection and fluid
				  withdrawal strings, and blanket material annulus.
3. Flow sensors designed to automatically
				  close all emergency shutdown valves in response to abnormal increases in cavern
				  injection and withdrawal flow rates shall be installed and properly maintained
				  on each salt cavern well.