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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 8 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-7 › Chapter 38 - Class VI Injection Well Supplemental Rules-Fee Schedule › Section XVII-3801 - Definitions

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Application Fee
-the fee charged to an
					 applicant for review of a Class VI permit application that is not in excess of
					 the total, actual cost of review to the Office of Conservation.
Escrow Account
-a
n
account
					 held by the Office of Conservation in favor of a Class VI applicant from which
					 funds are drawn in order to provide for the review of a Class VI permit
					 application.
Expedited Permit Review
-an Office of
					 Conservation program administered pursuant to LAC 43:XIX.4701 et seq.
					 (Statewide Order No. 29-B, Chapter 47), which provides for the expedited review
					 of permits.
Filing Fee
-an initial fee to be paid upon
					 submission of a Class VI permit application from which funds will be drawn to
					 cover the cost of permit application review.
Operator
-the person recognized as being
					 responsible to the Office of Conservation for the well, site, facility, or
					 activity subject to regulatory authority under these rules and regulations. The
					 operator can, but need not be, the owner of the well, site, or facility.
Periodic Area of Review Update
-a
					 submission which includes a re-evaluation of the area of review submitted in
					 accordance with LAC 43.XVII.3615.C.
Qualified Third-Party Reviewer
-a party
					 determined by the State of Louisiana to meet applicable procurement criteria in
					 order to be contracted by the commissioner to assist Office of Conservation
					 employees with Class VI permit application reviews.
Residual Escrow Funds
-any remaining funds
					 on deposit with the Office of Conservation in favor of an applicant or
					 permittee after a final decision on a Class VI permit application is rendered
					 by the commissioner and all qualified expenses have been deducted from the
					 account.
Storage Facility
-the reservoir,
					 underground equipment, and surface facilities used or proposed to be used in a
					 geological sequestration operation, excluding pipelines used to transport
					 carbon dioxide to a storage facility.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:1101 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 8 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-7 › Chapter 38 - Class VI Injection Well Supplemental Rules-Fee Schedule › Section XVII-3803 - General Provisions

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A.
				  Applicability
1. This Chapter establishes the
				  regulatory framework for permit application review fees associated with Class
				  VI geologic sequestration facilities and wells. Timing, commencement of review,
				  and allocation of resources for any Class VI permit application review is an
				  exercise of the commissioner's discretion and is subject to, but not limited
				  by, the availability of resources, the scale of the project, the quality of the
				  application submittal, and the complexity of the review required in order to
				  evaluate the permit application.
2.
				  Permit applications reviewed under these rules shall meet all statutory and
				  regulatory requirements, including those requirements related to public notice
				  and participation processes.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 8 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-7 › Chapter 38 - Class VI Injection Well Supplemental Rules-Fee Schedule › Section XVII-3805 - Application Filing Fees

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A. Fee
				  Amounts
1. For the permit application of an
				  initial Class VI well and storage facility, the filing fee shall be not more
				  than $100,000 (the "base filing fee").
a. For
				  each additional Class VI well proposed in a storage facility, an additional
				  $10,000 shall be added to the base filing fee.
b. The filing fee shall not exceed $200,000
				  for any single storage facility.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 8 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-7 › Chapter 38 - Class VI Injection Well Supplemental Rules-Fee Schedule › Section XVII-3811 - Failure to Pay

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A. Operators who
				  have violated any requirement of this Chapter may be liable for a civil penalty
				  or liable for appropriate relief granted in a civil action pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  30:1106.
B. The operator must comply with all
				  requirements of this Chapter. Any noncompliance may result in enforcement
				  action or permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification or in
				  suspension of a permit application review or denial of a permit application.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:1101 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-101 - Definitions

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A. Unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words defined in this Section shall have the
				  following meanings when found in this order.
Agent
-the commissioner, the director of
					 the Engineering Division, any of the district managers, or any other
					 designee.
Department
-the Department of Natural
					 Resources, Office of Conservation of the state of Louisiana.
District Manager
-the head of any one of
					 the districts of the state under the Engineering Division, and as used, refers
					 specifically to the manager within whose district the well or wells are
					 located.
Inactive Well
-an unplugged well that has
					 been spud or has been equipped with cemented casing and that has had no
					 reported production, disposal, injection, or other permitted activity for a
					 period of greater than six months and is not part of an approved production
					 program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-103 - Application to Drill

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A. All applications
				  for permits to drill wells for oil or gas or core test wells below the fresh
				  water sands shall be made on Form MD-10-R or revisions thereof, and mailed or
				  delivered to the district office. These applications, in duplicate, shall be
				  accompanied by three copies of the location plat, preferably drawn to a scale
				  of 1000 feet to the inch. The plats shall be constructed from data compiled by
				  a registered civil engineer or surveyor and shall definitely show the amount
				  and location of the acreage with reference to quarter-section corners, or other
				  established survey points. There shall also be shown all pertinent lease and
				  property lines, leases, offset wells, and the location and distance from the
				  well to the nearest shoulder of any Interstate highway within the boundaries of
				  the plat. When the tract to be drilled is composed of separately-owned
				  interests which have been pooled or unitized, the boundaries to the acreage in
				  each separately-owned interest must be indicated. Plats must have well
				  locations certifications either written on or attached to the well location
				  plats and this certification must be signed by a registered civil engineer,
				  qualified surveyor or a qualified engineer regularly employed by the applicant.
				  If possible the application card shall give the name and address of the
				  drilling contractor, otherwise the information, as soon as determined, shall be
				  supplied by letter to the district manager.
1. Applicants shall furnish a pre-entry
				  notice to the surface owner no less than 30 days prior to commencing
				  construction operations on the drilling location and shall certify that this
				  requirement has been or will be satisfied on the application to drill.
a. The pre-entry notice shall include the
				  following information:
i. the contact name,
				  email address and phone number of the applicant;
ii. the proposed well name and pad location
				  including section, township, range and plat of the pad location, if
				  available;
iii. a statement that
				  construction operations will commence no less than thirty days from the date of
				  the pre-entry notice.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-104 - Financial Security

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A. Unless
				  otherwise provided by the statutes, rules and regulations of the office of
				  conservation, financial security shall be required by the operator of record
				  (operator) pursuant to this Section for each applicable well as further set
				  forth herein in order to ensure that such well is plugged and abandoned and
				  associated site restoration is accomplished.
1. Permit to Drill a. On or after the date of
				  promulgation of this Rule, the applicant for a permit to drill must provide
				  financial security, in a form acceptable to the commissioner, for such well as
				  provided below, within 30 days of the completion date as reported on the form
				  comp or Form WH-1, or from the date the operator is notified that financial
				  security is required.
2. Amended
				  Permit to Drill/Change of Operator a. Any application to amend a permit to
				  drill for change of operator must be accompanied by financial security as
				  provided below or by establishing a site specific trust account in accordance
				  with
				  R.S.
				  30:88, prior to the operator change
3. The financial security
				  requirements provided herein shall apply to class V wells as defined in LAC
				  43:XVII.103 for which an application for a permit to drill or amended permit to
				  drill is submitted on and after July 1, 2000, at the discretion of the
				  commissioner.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-105 - All Other Applications

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A. All
				  applications for permits to repair (except ordinary maintenance operations),
				  abandon (plug and abandon), acidize, deepen, perforate, perforate and squeeze,
				  plug (plug back), plug and perforate, plug back and side-track, plug and
				  squeeze, pull casing, side-track, squeeze, squeeze and perforate, workover,
				  cement casing or liner as workover feature, or when a well is to be killed or
				  directionally drilled, shall be made to the district office on Form MD-11-R and
				  a proper permit shall be received from the district manager before work is
				  started. A description of the work done under the above recited work permits
				  shall be furnished on the reverse side of the Well History and Work Resume
				  Report (Form WH), which form shall be filed with the district office of the
				  Department of Conservation in which the well is located within 20 days after
				  the completion or recompletion of the well. At least 12 hours prior notice of
				  the proposed operations shall be given the district manager and/or an offset
				  operator in order that one of them may witness the work. If the district
				  manager fails to appear within 12 hours, the work may be witnessed by the
				  offset operator, but failing in this, the work need not be held up longer than
				  12 hours. This rule shall not deter an operator from taking immediate action in
				  an emergency to prevent damage.
B.
				  When a service company, other than the drilling contractor, cements, perforates
				  or acidizes, either before or after completion of a well, the service company
				  shall furnish the district manager with legible exact copies of reports
				  furnished the owner of the well.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-107 - Records

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A. The district
				  office shall be supplied with available field maps showing lease lines and well
				  locations for all producing areas within the district, such maps to be provided
				  by persons or companies operating in the field, on request of the commissioner
				  or his agent.
B. Electrical logs,
				  when run, of all test wells, or wells drilled in search of oil, gas, sulphur
				  and other minerals, shall be submitted in an electronic format to the Office of
				  Conservation. The electronic format shall be legible and in a format acceptable
				  to the commissioner of conservation, and at a minimum be at least 200 dots per
				  inch (dpi) resolution. tiff format image in color or black and white. All logs
				  must be submitted within 10 days after completion of the well. These logs shall
				  be filed on the following scales:
1. all north
				  Louisiana districts:
normal log-2 inches to 100 feet;
2. all south Louisiana districts:
normal log-1 inch to 100 feet;
detailed log-5 inches to 100 feet.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-109 - Casing Program

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A. Conductor
				  Pipe. Conductor pipe is that pipe ordinarily used for the purpose of supporting
				  unconsolidated surface deposits. The use and removal of conductor pipe during
				  the drilling of any oil and gas well shall be at the option of the
				  operator.
B. Surface Casing
1. Where no danger of pollution of fresh
				  water sources exists, the minimum amount of surface of first-intermediate
				  casing to be set shall be determined from Table 1 hereof.
Table 1
Total Depth of Contact
Casing Required
Number of Sacks Cement
Surface Casing Test Pressure (lbs. per sq.
								in.)
0-2500
100
200 or circulate to surf*
300
2500-3000
150
500 "
600
3000-4000
300
500 "
600
4000-5000
400
500 "
600
5000-6000
500
500 "
750
6000-7000
800
500 "
1000
7000-8000
1000
500 "
1000
8000-9000
1400
500 "
1000
9000-Deeper
1800
500 "
1000
*
Circulate to the Surface
shall mean the
					 calculated amount of cement necessary to fill the theoretical annular space
					 plus 10 percent.
a. In known
				  low-pressure areas, exceptions to the above may be granted by the commissioner
				  or his agent. If, however, in the opinion of the commissioner, or his agent,
				  the above regulations shall be found inadequate, and additional or lesser
				  amount of surface casing and/or cement or test pressure shall be required for
				  the purpose of safety and the protection of fresh water sands.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-111 - Diverter Systems and Blowout Preventers

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A. Diverter System. A diverter system shall
				  be required when drilling surface hole in areas where drilling hazards are
				  known or anticipated to exist. The district manager may, at his discretion,
				  require the use of a diverter system on any well. In cases where it is
				  required, a diverter system consisting of a diverter sealing element, diverter
				  lines, and control systems must be designed, installed, used, maintained, and
				  tested to ensure proper diversion of gases, water, drilling fluids, and other
				  materials away from facilities and personnel. The diverter system shall be
				  designed to incorporate the following elements and characteristics:
1. dual diverter lines arranged to provide
				  for maximum diversion capability;
2. at least two diverter control stations.
				  One station shall be on the drilling floor. The other station shall be in a
				  readily accessible location away from the drilling floor;
3. remote-controlled valves in the diverter
				  lines. All valves in the diverter system shall be full-opening. Installation of
				  manual or butterfly valves in any part of the diverter system is
				  prohibited;
4. minimize the number
				  of turns in the diverter lines, maximize the radius of curvature of turns, and
				  minimize or eliminate all right angles and sharp turns;
5. anchor and support systems to prevent
				  whipping and vibration;
6. rigid
				  piping for diverter lines. The use of flexible hoses with integral end
				  couplings in lieu of rigid piping for diverter lines shall be approved by the
				  district manager.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-113 - Casing-Heads

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A. All wells shall
				  be equipped with casing-heads with a test pressure in conformance with
				  conditions existing in areas in which they are used. Casing-head body, as soon
				  as installed shall be equipped with proper connections and valves accessible to
				  the surface. Reconditioning shall be required on any well showing pressure on
				  the casing-head, or leaking gas or oil between the oil string and next larger
				  size casing string, when, in the opinion of the district managers, such
				  pressure or leakage assume hazardous proportions or indicate the existence of
				  underground waste. Mud-laden fluid may be pumped between any two strings of
				  casing at the top of the hole, but no cement shall be used except by special
				  permission of the commissioner or his agent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-115 - Fire Hazards

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A.
1. All wells shall be cleaned into a pit,
				  barge, or tank, located at a distance of at least 100 feet from any fire
				  hazard.
2. Before any well shall be
				  perforated, the drilling fluid in the well shall be conditioned and brought to
				  a weight necessary to hold the normal hydrostatic pressure at the point to be
				  perforated with a reasonable margin of safety; provided, however, in cases
				  where the tubing and Christmas tree are set for production, the weight of the
				  drilling fluid may be reduced below that weight necessary to hold the normal
				  hydrostatic pressure at the point to be perforated. Before perforating, proper
				  connections for lubricating the gun in and out of the hole shall be
				  installed.
3.
a. All drill stem tests shall be started and
				  completed during daylight hours, except in fields where from bottom-hole
				  pressures and other information it is known that the pressure does not exceed
				  the pressure of a column of oil from top to hole to the producing horizon.
Started and Completed
shall mean the opening and the closing
				  of the drill-stem testing tool valve or valves controlling the flow through the
				  choke.
b. In the absence of special
				  prior permission from the department, no drill-stem test shall be conducted
				  with chokes larger than 1/4 inch on both top and bottom.
4. All wells shall be swabbed or bailed
				  during the daylight hours except in cases of low pressure wells as Paragraph 3
				  above.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-117 - Drilling Fluids

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A. The
				  inspectors and engineers of the Department of Conservation shall have access to
				  the mud records of any drilling well, except those records which pertain to
				  special muds and special work with respect to patentable rights, and shall be
				  allowed to conduct any essential test or tests on the mud used in the drilling
				  of a well. When the conditions and tests indicate a need for a change in the
				  mud or drilling fluid program in order to insure proper control of the well,
				  the district manager shall require the operator or company to use due diligence
				  in correcting any objectionable conditions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-118 - Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Operations

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A. The provisions of this Section shall apply
				  to all new wells for which an initial drilling permit is issued on or after the
				  effective date of this Section that are stimulated by the application of
				  fluids, which contain proppant such as sand or man-made inert material, with
				  force and/or pressure in order to create artificial fractures in the formation
				  for the purpose of improving the capacity to produce hydrocarbons. The
				  provisions of this Section shall not apply to operations conducted solely for
				  the purposes of sand control or reduction of near wellbore damage.
B. An application for hydraulic fracture
				  stimulation shall be made to the district office on Form DM-4R in accordance
				  with the provisions of LAC 43:XIX.105 and a proper work permit shall be
				  received from the district manager prior to beginning operations.
C.
1. No
				  later than 30 days following completion of the hydraulic fracture stimulation
				  operation, the operator shall, for purposes of disclosure, report the following
				  information on or with the well history and work resume report (Form WH) in
				  accordance with the requirements of LAC 43:XIX.105:
a. the types and volumes of the Hydraulic
				  Fracturing Fluid (base fluid) used during the Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation
				  Operation expressed in gallons; and
b. a list of all additives used during the
				  Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Operation, such as acid, biocide, breaker,
				  corrosion inhibitor, crosslinker, demulsifier, friction reducer, gel, iron
				  control, oxygen scavenger, pH adjusting agent, scale inhibitor, proppant and
				  surfactant; and
c. for each
				  additive type, listed under Subparagraph b above, the specific trade name and
				  suppliers of all the additives utilized during the Hydraulic Fracture
				  Stimulation Operation; and
d. a
				  list of chemical ingredients contained in the hydraulic fracturing fluid that
				  are subject to the requirements of  29 CFR Section 1910.1200 (g)(2)  and their
				  associated CAS numbers;
e. the
				  maximum ingredient concentration within the additive expressed as a percent by
				  mass for each chemical ingredient listed under Subparagraph d;
f. the maximum concentration of each chemical
				  ingredient listed under Subparagraph d, expressed as a percent by mass of the
				  total volume of hydraulic fracturing fluid used.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-119 - Well Allowables and Completion

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A. New Well and Recompleted Well Allowables
1. Upon completion or recompletion of a well,
				  immediate notice within 24 hours from the time of completion (Sundays and
				  holidays excepted) must be filed in writing with the district office on forms
				  provided by the department. Notice of completion or recompletion of a well may
				  be made by telephone or telegram to the district manager if supplemented by
				  written notice on proper form within three days from the date of completion or
				  recompletion. Wells shall be considered completed when turned into the tanks. A
				  potential and gas/oil ratio test shall then be conducted by the operator or
				  company, and witnessed by an inspector of the department within five days from
				  the date of completion or recompletion (Sundays and holidays
				  excepted).
2. After receipt of the
				  completion reports and reports or tests required by the commissioner, a
				  completed or recompleted well shall be given a daily allowable, determined in
				  the same manner as was used in computing the schedule of daily allowables for
				  the months in which such completion is made.
3. The daily well allowable when determined
				  shall be effective from 7 a.m. on the date of completion or recompletion if the
				  well is completed or recompleted before 7 p.m.; and from 7 a.m. of the
				  following day if the well is completed or recompleted after 7 p.m.; provided
				  the completion or recompletion report has been filed in accordance with the
				  above-mentioned provisions, and if the initial potential and gas/oil ratio test
				  has been made within five days from the date of completion or recompletion.
a. If the completion or recompletion is not
				  reported as provided, then the daily well allowable shall be effective from the
				  date of receipt of the completion or recompletion report, with a one-day
				  tolerance. If the initial potential and gas/oil ratio test is not made within
				  five days from the date of completion or recompletion, the daily well allowable
				  shall be effective as of the date of request by the operator for an inspector
				  of the department to witness the said test.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-121 - Production, Production Records, Production Tests

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A. All oil tendered to any transportation
				  system shall be gauged and tested for B.S. and W. and temperature. For each and
				  every transfer of oil from the lease tanks, the number of the on-seal and
				  off-seal observed temperature, and the percent of B.S. and W. shall be recorded
				  on each and every run ticket, and each party of any transfer of oil from lease
				  tanks shall receive a copy of the run or delivery ticket or tickets.
B.
1. There
				  shall not be any simultaneous movement of oil into and out of any lease tank
				  that is being used for delivering oil to a gatherer or transporter. Transfer of
				  oil or gas from the possession of one lease to the possession of another lease,
				  except when properly accounted for, is hereby prohibited.
2. The possession of improper mechanical
				  means for transferring oil from one lease tank or well to the lease tank or
				  well of another lease is hereby prohibited.
3. All pipeline outlets from lease tanks
				  shall be kept sealed at all times except when a pipeline run is being made from
				  the tank, and the number of the on-seal and off-seal shall be recorded on each
				  and every run ticket.
4. B.S. and
				  W. bleed-off lines of lease tanks shall be sealed or locked at the time any
				  pipeline run is being made.
5. Oil
				  produced from separately-owned leases, not pooled, unitized or consolidated
				  shall not be commingled in lease tanks.
6. All leases having more than one producing
				  well shall be equipped with a test line, so as to obviate the necessity of
				  spudding in wells when taking individual well tests.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-123 - Oil and Gas Measurements

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A.
				  Quantities of oil shall be computed from correctly compiled tank tables and no
				  deduction shall be taken therefrom. Corrections shall be made for temperature
				  to the basis of 60 degrees F in accordance with Table 6 in ASTM Designation: D
				  1250-IP Designation: 200. The full per centum of B.S. and W. as shown by the
				  centrifugal or other tests shall be deducted after making correction for
				  temperature.
B. Combined Correction
				  Tables for making both temperature and B.S. and W. correction at the same time
				  may be used, if the combined tables are based on the above-mentioned Abridged
				  Volume Correction Table for Petroleum Oils, and if the factors are calculated
				  in such a manner that they give the same results as would be obtained by making
				  the temperature correction and the B.S. and W. deduction separately.
C. A cubic foot of gas is hereby defined as
				  that amount of gaseous hydrocarbons contained in a cubic foot of space at the
				  base temperature of 60 degrees F and an absolute pressure of 14.4 lbs./sq. in.
				  plus 10 oz./sq. inch, which temperature and pressure are referred to as the
				  base temperature and pressure, respectively.
D. Basic orifice coefficients used in the
				  calculation of gas flow shall be those contained in the American Gas
				  Association's Gas Measurement Committee Report Number 1 and Number 2, or some
				  other basic orifice coefficients generally accepted in the industry and
				  approved by the Department of Conservation, such as those published by the
				  Foxboro Company, American Meter Company, and Pittsburg Equitable Meter Company.
				  Corrections for base pressure, base temperature shall be made. Corrections for
				  supercompressibility are recommended when equal to or greater than one percent
				  in cases where data are available. Corrections for Reynolds number and
				  expansion factor are recommended only in cases where their combined correction
				  is equal to or exceeds 1 percent.
E. Gas measurements with Pitot tubes shall be
				  based on Reid's formula and shall follow recommendations similar to those set
				  forth in Appendix 4 of the Bureau of Mines Monograph 7. Corrections for base
				  pressure, base temperature, shall be made as in orifice measurements.
F. Gas measurements with orifice well tests
				  shall follow recommendations similar to those set forth in Bulletin Number E-7
				  of the American Meter Company. Corrections for base pressure and base
				  temperature, and gravity shall be made as in orifice measurements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-125 - Delegation of Authority

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A. It is the
				  duty of the Commissioner of Conservation, or his agents, to make such changes
				  in the monthly production and proration orders as may appear reasonably
				  necessary for the purposes of safety, conservation, the prevention of waste, or
				  the maintenance of proper gas/oil ratio, in accordance with the orders and
				  regulations of the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-127 - Bottomhole Pressure

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A. The
				  commissioner shall have the authority to require bottom-hole pressure surveys
				  of the various fields at such times as he may designate. However, operators
				  shall be required to take bottom-hole pressures in those wells only which are
				  not likely to suffer any injurious effects therefrom. Tubing and tubingheads
				  shall be free from obstructions in wells used for bottom-hole pressure test
				  purposes.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-129 - Reserved

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Statewide Order
					 29-B was originally codified in LAC 43:XIX as §129. In December 2000,
					 §129 was
					 restructured into Chapters 3, 4 and 5. Chapter 3 contains the oilfield pit
					 regulations. Chapter 4 contains the injection/disposal well regulations.
					 Chapter 5 contains the commercial facility regulations. A cross-reference chart
					 in the December 2000 Louisiana Register, p. 2798, indicates the locations for
					 the rules in each existing Section.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-131 - Deficient Wells

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A. In the event a
				  well does not have the capacity to produce its total allowable then it shall
				  produce such amount of oil and gas less than its allowable that it is able to
				  produce, and the deficiency of such well shall not be made up by the
				  overproduction of any other well.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-133 - Monthly Reports

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A. The
				  producing, transporting, storing and/or refining of oil shall be reported in
				  accordance with Order No. 25, or as it may be amended, or superseded. The
				  length of time reports and other pertinent data, as defined by Section 16 of
				  Act 157 of the Regular Legislative Session of 1940, shall be kept on file by
				  operators and companies in their offices, and available for inspection by an
				  agent of the Department of Conservation, shall in no case be less than a period
				  of three years.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-135 - Directional Drilling and Well Surveys

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A. Except as otherwise provided in §135,
				  every well drilled in the state of Louisiana shall be drilled in such a manner
				  that at any measured depth the actual or apparent location of the wellbore
				  shall be within a circle whose center is the surface location and whose radius
				  is equal to said measured depth multiplied by the factor 0.087156. The actual
				  or apparent resultant deviation of the wellbore from the vertical shall not be
				  in excess of 5 degrees at any measured depth. In the event a survey indicates
				  that the wellbore is outside the above circle at any measured depth, the
				  wellbore must be straightened and drilling may continue only within the
				  specified limit. A directional survey shall be required and shall be filed with
				  appropriate district manager as confirmation that the wellbore has been
				  straightened and is in fact within the above limit.
1. After an operator has commenced drilling a
				  well and desires to change the bottom-hole location by directionally
				  controlling and intentionally deflecting said well from the vertical whether
				  more or less than 5 degrees, unless done to straighten the hole or to sidetrack
				  junk in the hole or because of other mechanical difficulties, he shall first
				  make application for an amended location showing by attached plat the amended
				  projected bottom-hole objective and secure an amended permit to drill before
				  commencing such operations. The amended bottom-hole location or objective shall
				  comply with all minimum distances from lease or property lines as prescribed by
				  all statewide orders or any other applicable field orders.
2. In the event a well is to be drilled at a
				  distance from a property line where such distance is less than the apparent
				  resultant lateral deviation, as determined by multiplying the proposed total
				  depth of the well by the factor 0.087156, a permit to drill for minerals will
				  be issued with the understanding that the operator will be required to furnish
				  the appropriate district manager with inclination and/or directional survey
				  data as proof that the well will be completed in compliance with the provisions
				  of this Statewide Order No. 29-B before an allowable is assigned to said
				  well.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-137 - Plugging and Abandonment

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A.
				  Deadlines for Abandonment
1. Inactive, Future
				  Utility Wells. All inactive wells classified as having future utility shall be
				  plugged within five years of the date of the well becoming inactive. Failure to
				  accurately report wells on the inactive well report shall be subject to the
				  provisions of
				  R.S.
				  30:17.
a.
				  For wells that have been inactive for a period of four years or more on the
				  effective date of this rule, the well shall be plugged within one year of the
				  effective date of this Rule.
b. If
				  an operator chooses not to plug an inactive well in accordance with this
				  Section for reasons of future utility, an annual assessment shall be assessed
				  until the well is plugged in the amount specified by Table 1 hereof depending
				  on the total depth of the well and length of inactivity according to the Office
				  of Conservation records.
Table 1-Annual Well Assessment
								Amounts
Length of Inactivity
								(years)
Total Depth
								(ft.)
5-10
10+
0-3,000
$125
$188
3,001-9,999
$250
$375
10,000+
$500
$750
c.
				  For all inactive wells not already covered by financial security as required in
				  §104, financial security shall be provided within one year of the
				  promulgation of this Rule.
d. All
				  inactive wells shall be subject to the above provisions until the well has
				  reported production for three consecutive months.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-139 - Exceptions and Hearings

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A. If any
				  operator can show to the commissioner that the drilling and producing methods
				  herein prescribed or the particular method by him prescribed for securing tests
				  of wells, or any other part of this Order, as applies to his well or wells,
				  result in waste or as to such operator are unreasonable, the commissioner may
				  enter such an order, as a special exception to the aforesaid rules and
				  regulations, as will prevent such waste or eliminate such unreasonable
				  restraint, as may result from the application of the aforesaid rules and
				  regulations to the well or wells of such operators; provided, however, that
				  before any operator shall be allowed the benefit of an order granting an
				  exception as authorized by this Section, such operator must establish that such
				  exception, if granted, will not result in waste in the field as a whole or give
				  him an inequitable and unfair advantage over another operator or other
				  operators in the field. No special exception will be granted except upon
				  written application, fully stating the alleged facts, which shall be the
				  subject of a hearing to be held not earlier than 10 days after filing of the
				  application. Prior to the hearing upon such application, at least 10 days
				  notice thereof shall be given by publication to all operators in the field. In
				  addition to said notice by publication, adjacent operators where appropriate
				  may be given at least 10 days notice of said hearing by personal service, or by
				  registered mail.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-141 - Application of Special Field Orders

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A.
				  This order shall be cumulative of, and in addition to, all special orders,
				  rules and regulations affecting the drilling and production of oil and gas, as
				  heretofore promulgated. In case of any conflict between this order and the
				  special orders on specific fields, said special orders on specific fields shall
				  govern.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-143 - Penalty for Infractions

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A. In
				  accordance with the laws of the state of Louisiana, and especially Act 157 of
				  the Legislature of 1940, any infraction of these rules and regulations may
				  result in shutting in and sealing of any drilling or producing well or wells,
				  tank storage or lease or leases, involved in the infraction, and prohibition of
				  acceptance of oil or gas from such well or lease for purchasing or transporting
				  by agent or, in the alternative, as an additional penalty, be prosecuted under
				  Section 17 of Act 157 of 1940.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XIX-145 - Effective Date

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A. This order shall
				  be effective from and after the first day of August, 1943.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 3 - Pollution Control-Onsite Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste) Generated from the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells (Oilfield Pit Regulations) › Section XIX-303 - General Requirements

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A. Produced
				  water generated from the drilling and production of oil and gas wells shall be
				  disposed of into subsurface formations not productive of hydrocarbons, unless
				  discharged or disposed of according to the provisions of §303. E or
				  transported offsite in accordance with LAC 43:XIX, Subpart 1, Chapter
				  5.
B. Produced water may be
				  disposed of by subsurface injection into legally permitted or authorized
				  operators saltwater disposal wells, commercial saltwater disposal wells,
				  enhanced recovery injection wells, community saltwater disposal wells, or gas
				  plant disposal wells. The use of hydrocarbon storage brine and mining water in
				  storage and/or mining operations is not considered to be disposal.
C. Contamination of a groundwater aquifer or
				  a USDW with E and P Waste is strictly prohibited. In addition, the injection of
				  E and P Waste into a groundwater aquifer or a USDW is strictly
				  prohibited.
D. Produced water and
				  other E and P Waste generated in the drilling and production of oil and gas
				  wells shall not be disposed of into a zone producing or productive of
				  hydrocarbons unless such disposal is approved by the Office of Conservation
				  after a public hearing or unless prior approval to use the proposed zone for
				  such disposal can be documented.
E.
				  The discharge of produced water or other E and P Waste (including drilled
				  solids) into manmade or natural drainage or directly into state waters is
				  allowed only in conformance with any applicable state or federal discharge
				  regulatory program.
F. The use of
				  closed E and P Waste storage systems is encouraged by the Office of
				  Conservation; therefore, the use of new or existing pits to store produced
				  water, drilling fluids, and other E and P Waste generated from the drilling and
				  production of oil and gas wells is prohibited unless:
1. notification for each pit is submitted to
				  the Office of Conservation as outlined in §305; and
2. pits are in conformance with standards set
				  forth in §307
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations › Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B › Chapter 3 - Pollution Control-Onsite Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste) Generated from the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells (Oilfield Pit Regulations) › Section XIX-305 - Notification

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A. Existing Pits
1. Each pit which was constructed prior to
				  January 20, 1986, is an existing pit. Use of an existing pit is prohibited
				  unless the operator has reported that pit to the Office of Conservation by July
				  20, 1986, according to the requirements of this Paragraph. Notification shall
				  contain the information requested below. Pits closed prior to January 20, 1986,
				  are not considered existing pits.
2. Operators of existing pits must submit the
				  following information to the Office of Conservation by July 20, 1986:
a. for each existing pit to be utilized in
				  the operation of oil and gas facilities, the information requested in
				  §305. D 1-8 below;
b. for each
				  existing pit not to be utilized in the operation of oil and gas facilities the
				  information requested in §305. D 1-6 below;
c. a plan and schedule of abandonment for
				  closure of pits identified in §305. A.2.b above. Such plan must comply
				  with the provisions of §303 H, §311, and §313 Failure to
				  comply with the plan in a timely manner will subject an operator to appropriate
				  civil penalties.
3.
				  Operators of existing pits in the coastal area shall comply with the
				  requirements of §303. K 3