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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2502 - Petition for hearing; contents

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2502.
(1) A
				  proper written petition for a hearing shall be filed on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper,
				  except for the material filed under subdivisions (e) and (f) of this subrule,
				  with an original and 4 identical copies, and shall contain the following
				  information as is pertinent to the matter proposed for hearing:
(a) The name and address of
				  petitioner.
(b) A specific
				  statement of the matters asserted or relief sought indicating the rule, order,
				  or section of the act applicable to the petition.
(c) The legal description of the lands that
				  are the subject of the petition, including property description, locations,
				  sections, townships, and counties relating to the matter to be heard, and a
				  statement of the petitioner's interest.
(d) A map of the lands that are the subject
				  of the petition, showing the location or locations of facilities thereon, which
				  are subject to this part, and lands within 1,320 feet of the outside boundary
				  of the lands that are the subject of the petition. The map shall generally
				  indicate the use and occupancy of all such lands.
(e) Other drawings and data that may be
				  useful in considering the matter to be heard.
(f) The name and address of the newspaper
				  circulated in the county or counties where the lands that are the subject of
				  the petition are located.
(g) A
				  copy of the first page of a permit application.
(h) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the representative or representatives of the petitioner to whom inquiries
				  may be made.
(i) Such additional
				  information as the supervisor of mineral wells may require to assess the
				  subject matter and scope of the petition, and to determine the content of the
				  service list to be compiled pursuant to R 299.2504(1).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2503 - Hearings subject to administrative procedures act of 1969

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2503. A hearing scheduled by the supervisor of mineral
					 wells shall be conducted under 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 et seq., unless a
					 different procedure is authorized by the act or these rules. All hearings shall
					 be conducted in a fair and impartial manner.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2505 - Types of hearings

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Rule 2505.
(1)
				  Upon receipt of a petition, the supervisor of mineral wells, after finding the
				  petition to be complete, reasonable, and appropriate, shall determine whether
				  the petition shall be heard. The supervisor of mineral wells shall give each
				  hearing 1 of the following designations:
(a) A
				  supervisor of mineral wells evidentiary hearing to consider the adoption of an
				  order having statewide application or ramifications.
(b) A supervisor of mineral wells evidentiary
				  hearing to consider matters of local concern in the administration of these
				  rules or the orders of the supervisor of mineral wells or to consider other
				  matters as may be referred to the supervisor of mineral wells.
(c) A supervisor of mineral wells uncontested
				  evidentiary hearing to consider matters of local concern in the administration
				  of these rules or the orders of the supervisor of mineral wells or to consider
				  a petition to which an answer was not filed as provided in R
				  299.2504(6).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2506 - Final decision or order

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Rule 2506.
(1) The
				  supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of
				  mineral wells, shall issue a final decision or order as a result of a hearing
				  held under R 299.2505 or as a result of the procedure under R 299.2505(1)(c)
				  after giving due consideration to all of the following:
(a) The record.
(b) The supervisor of mineral wells'
				  experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge.
(c) The proposal for decision, if one is
				  issued, and exceptions to the proposal for decision, replies to exceptions,
				  and, if permitted by the supervisor of mineral wells, oral arguments, and
				  written briefs.
(d) The advice or
				  recommendations of the representative of the supervisor of mineral wells when
				  such advice or recommendation is part of the hearing record.
(e) The stipulations or agreements that the
				  contesting parties have placed on the record at a hearing or submitted in
				  writing to the supervisor of mineral wells or the hearings officer.
(f) The act and rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2507 - Subpoenas; discovery

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2507.
(1) At
				  any time in a proceeding, the supervisor of mineral wells may order a party or
				  witness to attend and testify orally at the hearing. Subpoenas for attendance
				  at a hearing shall be issued by the supervisor of mineral wells upon
				  application by a party. A subpoena may also command the person to whom it is
				  directed to produce the books, papers, documents, or tangible things designated
				  in the subpoena, which shall be specified in detail.
(2) A subpoena shall state the purpose or the
				  title of the proceeding and shall command each person to whom it is directed to
				  attend and comply with the subpoena at a time and place specified in the
				  subpoena. The supervisor of mineral wells, upon a motion made at or before the
				  time specified in the subpoena for compliance with the subpoena, may do either
				  or both of the following:
(a) Quash or modify
				  a subpoena or subpoena ducestecum if it is unreasonable or oppressive or if it
				  requires the production of evidence that is not relevant or material to a
				  matter in issue.
(b) Condition the
				  subpoena, in the case of a subpoena ducestecum, upon the advancement, by the
				  person in whose behalf the subpoena is issued, of the reasonable cost of
				  producing the books, papers, documents, or tangible things, unless otherwise
				  provided by law.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2508 - Continuance of hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2508. A hearing, as provided in these rules, may be
					 continued at the discretion of the supervisor of mineral wells or the presiding
					 officer until all required testimony is submitted and all pertinent data and
					 information are received. Further notice of the continuance of the hearing is
					 not required, other than the announcement at the hearing of the date, time, and
					 place of the continued hearing or service of written notice on those persons
					 who filed an appearance at the first hearing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2509 - Failure to give notice of hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2509. Failure to give notice of the time of a hearing
					 to a person entitled to the notice shall not constitute a bar to conducting of
					 the hearing if the petitioner can demonstrate substantial compliance with the
					 notice requirements.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2511 - Emergency orders and hearings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2511.
(1)
				  When an emergency order is issued by the supervisor of mineral wells, the
				  person subject to the order shall be served with the order, either personally
				  or by certified, return receipt mail.
(2) An emergency hearing may be scheduled by
				  the supervisor of mineral wells to consider matters of urgency or as a result
				  of the issuance of an emergency order. Notice of hearing shall be served by
				  certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than 11 days before the
				  hearing date, on other interested persons as the supervisor of mineral wells
				  shall consider necessary and appropriate.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 13 - HEARINGS › Section R. 299.2512 - Appeals to the director of the department

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Rule 2512.
(1) An
				  owner or permittee may file an appeal to the director of the department as
				  provided by section 62504 of the act. The appeal shall be in writing and filed
				  with the director of the department. The appeal shall set forth the basis for
				  the filing of an appeal.
(2) An
				  appeal from an order of the supervisor of mineral wells that is issued after a
				  hearing shall be an appeal on the record. The appealing party shall order and
				  file a transcript of the evidentiary hearing before the supervisor of mineral
				  wells. The supervisor of mineral wells shall prepare and file the record of the
				  proceeding of the appeal.
(3) Upon
				  receipt of an appeal from an order of the supervisor of mineral wells, the
				  director of the department shall set a schedule for the filing of briefs on
				  appeal. Oral argument, if requested by the appealing party, and granted by the
				  director, shall be held after the filing of briefs. A prehearing conference may
				  be scheduled to establish a schedule for the appeal.
(4) The permittee or owner appealing an
				  order, action, or inaction of the supervisor of mineral wells shall file a
				  petition of appeal to the director of the department. The petition and notice
				  requirements are the same requirements for petitions for a hearing before the
				  supervisor of mineral wells under R 299.2501 to R 299.2504.
(5) An appeal to the director of the
				  department shall be filed within 30 days of the order, action, inaction, or
				  procedure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 14 - ENFORCEMENT › Section R. 299.2521 - Authority of supervisor of mineral wells

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2521. The supervisor of mineral wells, under section
					 62508 of the act, may do any of the following:
(a) Enforce all rules, issue orders,
				  determinations, and instructions necessary to enforce the rules and
				  regulations, and do whatever may be necessary with respect to the subject
				  matter stated in these rules to carry out the purposes of these rules and the
				  act, whether or not the orders, determinations, or instructions are indicated,
				  specified, or enumerated in the act or rules.
(b) Order the suspension of any or all
				  components of the operation when a violation exists. The suspension time shall
				  continue until a correction is made and a violation no longer exists as
				  provided by section 62507 of the act. The supervisor of mineral wells may also
				  prohibit a person from taking brine from the well during the required
				  suspension time.
(c) Order a well
				  plugged for a continuing violation of the act or these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 14 - ENFORCEMENT › Section R. 299.2522 - Suspension of operations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2522.
(1) The
				  supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of
				  mineral wells may require immediate corrective action, including suspending any
				  or all components of the drilling or other well operations, if the drilling or
				  other well operation has been determined by the supervisor of mineral wells to
				  be in violation of the provisions of the act, these rules, permit conditions,
				  instructions, or orders of the supervisor of mineral wells and causes or
				  threatens to cause waste.
(2) A
				  suspension of operations shall be in effect for not more than 5 days or until
				  the operation is in compliance and waste or the threat of waste is eliminated.
				  To extend the suspension beyond 5 days, the supervisor of mineral wells shall
				  issue an emergency order to continue the suspension of operations and may
				  schedule a hearing under part 13 of these rules. The total duration of the
				  suspension of operations by emergency order shall not be more than 21 days, as
				  provided in section 62507 of the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 15 - MINERAL WELL REGULATORY FEE › Section R. 299.2531 - Filing of records; determination of fee; payment of fee; nonpayment of fee

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2531.
(1) The
				  supervisor of mineral wells shall require an owner to file a list, on a form
				  prescribed by the supervisor of mineral wells, of all mineral wells owned by
				  that owner which were useable for their permitted purpose or which were not
				  properly plugged as of January first of the current calendar year.
(2) The list required in subrule (1) of this
				  rule shall be filed by January 28 of the current calendar year.
(3) The supervisor of mineral wells shall
				  determine the amount of the mineral well regulatory fee owed by an owner and
				  shall notify the owner by March 1 of the current calendar year. The fee charged
				  for a well shall be as prescribed in the act.
(4) The mineral well regulatory fee shall be
				  due and payable before May 1 of the current calendar year.
(5) For the purposes of this rule a well is
				  considered properly plugged when it has reached final completion.
(6) The supervisor of mineral wells shall
				  consider a well abandoned if the fee has not been paid for 2 consecutive
				  calendar years.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 324.101 - Application of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 101. These rules govern oil and gas operations in the
					 state of Michigan and supersede all rules and regulations issued under the
					 authority of Act No. 61 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being
					 §319.1 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, except for special well
					 spacing and proration orders and determinations that have application to
					 specifically designated areas throughout Michigan.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 324.102 - Definitions; A to M

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 102. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means the natural resources and
				  environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.101 to 324.90106.
(b) "ANSI" means the American National
				  Standards Institute.
(c) "API"
				  means the American Petroleum Institute.
(d) Aquifer means a geological formation,
				  group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a
				  significant amount of water to a well or spring.
(e) "Authorized representative of the
				  supervisor" means a department of environmental quality employee who is charged
				  with the responsibility for implementation of the act or these rules.
(f) "Blowout prevention equipment" means a
				  casinghead control device designed to control the flow of fluids from the well
				  bore by closing around the drill pipe or production tubing or completely
				  sealing the hole in the absence of drill pipe or production tubing.
(g) "Bottom hole" means the terminus of a
				  wellbore.
(h) "Brine" means all
				  nonpotable water resulting, obtained, or produced from the exploration,
				  drilling, or production of oil or gas, or both.
(i) "Central production facility" means
				  production equipment that has been consolidated at a central location that
				  provides for the commingling of oil or gas production, or both, from 2 or more
				  wells or production units of diverse ownership or from 2 or more prorated wells
				  or production units.
(j)
				  "Conformance bond" means a surety bond that has been executed by a surety
				  company authorized to do business in this state, cash, certificates of deposit,
				  letters of credit, or other securities that are filed by a person and accepted
				  by the supervisor to ensure compliance with the act, these rules, permit
				  conditions, instructions, orders of the supervisor, or an order of the
				  department of environmental quality.
(k) "Directionally drilled well," means a
				  well purposely deviated from the vertical using controlled angles to reach an
				  objective location.
(l) "Drilling
				  completion" means the time when a well has reached its permitted depth or the
				  supervisor has determined drilling has ceased.
(m) "Drilling operations" means all of the
				  physical and mechanical aspects of constructing a well for the exploration or
				  production of oil or gas, or both, for injection of fluids associated with the
				  production of oil or gas, or both, or the storage of natural hydrocarbons or
				  liquefied petroleum gas derived from oil or gas, and includes all of the
				  following:
(i) Moving drilling equipment onto
				  the drill site.
(ii) Penetration of
				  the ground by the drill bit and drilling of the well bore.
(iii) Casing and sealing of the well
				  bore.
(iv) Construction of well
				  sites and access roads.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 324.103 - Definitions; N to Z

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103.
As used in these rules:
(a) "Nuisance odor" means an emission of any
				  gas, vapor, fume, or mist, or combination thereof, from a well or its
				  associated surface facilities, in whatever quantities, that causes, either
				  alone or in reaction with other air contaminants, injurious effects to human
				  health or safety; unreasonable injurious effects to animal life, plant life of
				  significant value, or property; or unreasonable interference with the
				  comfortable enjoyment of life or property.
(b) "Oil and gas operations" means permitting
				  activities required under
				  R 324.201, drilling operations, well
				  completion operations, operation of oil and gas wells, plugging operations, and
				  site restoration.
(c) "Operation of
				  oil and gas wells" means the process of producing oil or gas, or both, or the
				  storage of natural hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas, including all of
				  the following:
(i) Production, pumping, and
				  fiowing.
(ii) Processing.
(iii) Gathering.
(iv) Compressing.
(v) Treating.
(vi) Transporting.
(vii) Conditioning.
(viii) Brine removal and disposal.
(ix) Separating.
(x) Storing.
(xi) Injecting.
(xii) Testing.
(xiii) Reporting.
(xiv) Maintenance and use of surface
				  facilities.
(xv) Secondary
				  recovery.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 324.104 - Terms defined in act

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Rule 104. Unless the context requires a different meaning,
					 the trade words and other words defined in the act have the same meanings when
					 used in these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 324.199 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 199.
(1) R
				  299.251 to R 299.258 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages
				  1415 to 1417 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded.
(2) R 299.1101 to R 299.1807, R 299.1809, R
				  299.1810, and R 299.1901 to R 299.2101 of the Michigan Administrative Code,
				  appearing on pages 1466 to 1495 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, and
				  pages 206 to 217 of the 1987 Annual Supplement to the Code, are
				  rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.201 - Application for permit to drill and operate requirements; issuance of permit

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 201.
(1)
				  Until a person has complied with the requirements of subrule (2) of this rule,
				  a person shall not begin the drilling or operation of a well for any of the
				  following:
(a) Oil or gas, or both.
(b) Injection for secondary
				  recovery.
(c) Injection for the
				  disposal of brine, oil or gas field waste, or other fluids incidental to the
				  drilling, producing, or treating of wells for oil or gas, or both, or the
				  storage of natural hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas derived from oil or
				  gas.
(d) Injection or withdrawal
				  for the storage of natural dry gas or oil well gas.
(e) Injection or withdrawal for the storage
				  of liquid hydrocarbons or liquefied petroleum gas.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.202 - Directional redrilling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 202.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well who desires to directionally redrill an existing well to a
				  different bottom hole location shall file an application for a new permit. The
				  application shall set forth, in detail, the new bottom hole location and
				  identify the plug-back depth of the existing well and shall be filed under R
				  324.201(3). The directional redrilling shall not be commenced until the
				  application has been approved by the supervisor or authorized representative of
				  the supervisor, except as provided in subrule (2) of this rule. A new permit
				  and an additional fee shall be required.
(2) A permittee of a well who desires to
				  directionally redrill an existing permitted drilling well to a different bottom
				  hole location with the drilling rig then on location shall obtain approval from
				  the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor. Approval to
				  redrill shall be obtained by contacting the authorized representative of the
				  supervisor in person or by telephone and providing pertinent details of the
				  proposed directional redrilling. Approval may be granted immediately if all of
				  the following provisions are complied with:
(a) The existing drilled hole is plugged back
				  before starting the new directional hole under the provisions of these
				  rules.
(b) The permittee provides
				  an adequate description of the proposed directional redrill, including the
				  depth, angle, and path of the deviation, and the bottom hole
				  location.
(c) The well has adequate
				  bonding or a statement of financial responsibility has been filed under R
				  324.210.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.203 - Lost holes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 203.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall obtain approval to skid a rig or move to start a new
				  hole when a hole has been lost. A new permit or additional fee is not required
				  if the new well location is within 165 feet of the lost hole and the drilling
				  unit is not changed.
(2) A
				  permittee of a well may obtain approval for skidding a rig or moving to a new
				  well location because of a lost hole from the authorized representative of the
				  supervisor in person or by telephone. Approval may be granted immediately if
				  all of the following provisions are complied with:
(a) The lost hole shall be plugged before
				  starting the replacement hole under the provisions of these rules.
(b) The new well location shall be made at a
				  safe distance from the lost hole.
(c) The permittee provides an adequate
				  description of the new bottom hole location.
(d) The new well location shall not create
				  surface waste.
(e) An amended
				  application with corrected attachments and supplements shall be filed within 5
				  business days at the offices of the Michigan Department of Environmental
				  Quality, Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan
				  48909. In addition to other enforcement actions, failure to comply with this
				  subrule shall be cause for suspension of any or all components of the oil and
				  gas operations on the well.
(f) A
				  well log and well plugging record shall be filed on all lost holes under the
				  provisions of these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.204 - Permits for oil and gas storage by conversion of operation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 204. If a well or underground operation developed for
					 a non-oil and gas use is converted for the storage of oil or gas or any of the
					 natural hydrocarbons produced from oil or gas, then the well or underground
					 operation shall be classified as an oil or gas storage operation and shall be
					 subject to the provisions of these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.205 - Eligibility for permit

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 205. The supervisor shall not issue or transfer a
					 permit, other than as provided by R 324.206(7) and (8), to a person who has
					 been determined to be in violation of any of the following:
(a) The act.
(b) These rules.
(c) Permit conditions.
(d) Instructions.
(e) Orders of the supervisor.
(f) An order of the department of
				  environmental quality.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.206 - Modification of permits; deepening permits; change of ownership

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 206.
(1) A
				  permit shall not be transferred to a location outside of the drilling
				  unit.
(2) A permittee of a well who
				  has not initiated drilling of a well shall not do either of the following:
(a) Change the well location within the
				  drilling unit without the prior approval of the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor. To receive approval, a permittee shall return
				  the permit to the Lansing office of the supervisor together with a revised
				  application with corrected attachments and supplements. If the permittee
				  requests a change in the well location greater than 165 feet from the permitted
				  location, then a new permit and an additional fee are required. If the
				  permittee requests a change in the well location to a location less than 165
				  feet from the permitted location, then the change will require a revised permit
				  and no additional fee. A change of location for an injection well, regardless
				  of distance, requires a new permit and an additional fee. Drilling shall not
				  begin until the new permit or revised permit has been issued by the supervisor
				  or authorized representative of the supervisor and posted at the drilling
				  site.
(b) Change the method of
				  drilling, casing and sealing programs, or other conditions of the permit
				  without the prior approval of the supervisor or authorized representative of
				  the supervisor. To receive approval, the permittee shall return the permit to
				  the Lansing office of the supervisor together with a revised application with
				  corrected attachments and supplements. If the permittee only requests a
				  modification of the existing permit conditions, then an additional fee is not
				  required. Drilling shall not begin until the revised permit has been approved
				  by the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor and posted at
				  the drilhng site.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.207 - Suspension of oil and gas operations due to failure to transfer permit

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 207. If a permittee of a well conveys his or her
					 rights as an owner of a well to another person, or ceases to be the authorized
					 representative of the owner of a well, and a request for transfer of the permit
					 under R 324.206(6) has not been approved, then, in addition to other
					 enforcement actions, failure to comply shall be cause for immediate suspension
					 of any or all components of the oil and gas operations on the well, including
					 the removal or sale of oil, gas, or brine.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.208 - Termination of permit

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 208.
(1)
				  Subject to subrule (2) of this rule, a permit issued pursuant to
				  R 324.201(4), or
				  transferred pursuant to
				  R 324.206(6) or
				  rules that were in effect before the effective date of these rules, shall
				  terminate 2 years after the date of issuance, unless the drilling operation has
				  reached a depth of not less than 100 feet below the ground surface elevation
				  and the drilling operation is diligently proceeding or the well is otherwise
				  being used for its permitted purpose.
(2) If a permit is subject to termination
				  under this rule, the permittee may submit a written request to the supervisor
				  to extend the permit at least 30 days before the scheduled termination date.
				  Upon receipt of a request, the supervisor may extend the permit for a period of
				  up to 2 additional years provided there have been no significant changes in the
				  features or conditions described in
				  R 324.201, or in requirements of
				  these rules or the act, that would require modifications of the
				  permit.
(3) Terminated permits may
				  not be reactivated or transferred and the permit fee shall not be
				  refunded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.209 - Temporary abandonment status

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 209.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well that has not been used for its permitted purpose during 12
				  consecutive months shall plug the well, unless the well is granted temporary
				  abandonment status. Temporary abandonment status shall be allowed only upon
				  written application to, and approval of, the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor.
(2) The term of the initial temporary
				  abandonment status shall not be more than 12 months, unless the well is shut-in
				  awaiting the connection of a sales line. For a well that is shut-in awaiting
				  connection of a sales line, the term of the initial temporary abandonment
				  status shall be up to and including 60 months.
(3) Extensions for temporary abandonment
				  status beyond the initial term provided in subrule (2) of this rule may be
				  granted by the supervisor if, after application by the permittee, the
				  supervisor determines that waste shall be prevented. When approving the
				  extensions, the supervisor may require special actions and monitoring by the
				  permittee to ensure the prevention of waste.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.210 - Conformance bond or statement of financial responsibility requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 210.
(1) A
				  person who files an application for a permit to drill and operate a well under
				  R 324.201, or who acquires a well under R 324.206(6), shall file a conformance
				  bond with the supervisor on a form prescribed by the supervisor or shall submit
				  a statement of financial responsibility under subrule (2) of this
				  rule.
(2) A statement of financial
				  responsibility shall consist of all of the following:
(a) A written statement which is signed by
				  the person, which lists data that show that the person meets the criteria
				  specified in subrule (3) of this rule, and which states that the data are
				  derived from an independently audited year-end financial statement.
(b) A copy of an independent certified public
				  accountants report on examination of the persons financial statements for the
				  latest completed fiscal year.
(c) A
				  special report from the persons independent certified public accountant stating
				  that the accountant has compared the data listed in the statement provided
				  under subdivision (a) of this subrule with the amounts in the corresponding
				  year-end financial statement and that nothing came to the attention of the
				  accountant which caused the accountant to believe that the financial records
				  should be adjusted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.211 - Liability on conformance bond

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 211.
(1) The
				  liability on the conformance bond is conditioned upon compliance with the act,
				  these rules, permit conditions, instructions, or orders of the supervisor.
				  Subject to the provisions in R 324.213, liability shall cover all oil and gas
				  operations of the permittee as follows:
(a)
				  Through transfer of the permit for the subject well under R
				  324.206(6).
(b) Through final
				  completion approved by the supervisor of the subject well.
(c) Otherwise as approved by the
				  supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.212 - Conformance bond amounts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 212.
A person who drills or operates a well shall file a
					 conformance bond with the supervisor for the following amounts, as
					 applicable:
(a) Single well
				  conformance bonds shall be filed in the following amounts, as applicable:
(i) $20,000.00 for wells up to and including
				  2,000 feet deep, true vertical depth.
(ii) $40,000.00 for wells deeper than 2,000
				  feet, but not deeper than 4,000 feet, true vertical depth.
(iii) $50,000.00 for wells deeper than 4,000
				  feet, but not deeper than 7,500 feet, true vertical depth.
(iv) $60,000.00 for wells deeper than 7,500
				  feet, true vertical depth.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.213 - Cancellation of conformance bonds issued by a surety

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 213.
(1) A
				  surety company may cancel a conformance bond acquired under these rules upon 90
				  days' notice to the supervisor of the effective date of cancellation. However,
				  the surety company shall retain liability for all violations of the act, these
				  rules, permit conditions, instructions, or orders of the supervisor that
				  occurred during the time the conformance bond was in effect.
(2) Forty days before the effective date of
				  cancellation, as provided in subrule (1) of this rule, a permittee shall secure
				  a conformance bond from another surety company authorized to do business in the
				  state of Michigan, deposit cash or other securities, or bring the well to final
				  completion. Failure to comply with this subrule shall be cause for the
				  immediate suspension of any or all components of the oil and gas operations on
				  the well.
(3) A surety company
				  shall remain liable until the violations have been corrected and the
				  corrections are accepted by the supervisor for all violations of the act, these
				  rules, permit conditions, instructions, or orders of the supervisor that
				  occurred at the well during the time the conformance bond was in effect before
				  the effective date of cancellation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.214 - Limitation of additional liability of blanket conformance bonds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 214. A surety company may refuse to accept liability
					 for additional wells under a blanket conformance bond by giving 10 days notice
					 by registered mail to the supervisor. Subject to the provisions of R 324.213,
					 the blanket conformance bond shall continue in full force and effect as to all
					 other wells covered by the blanket conformance bond for which permits were
					 granted or transferred to the permittee before the effective date of the
					 notice.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.215 - Release of conformance bonds; release of well from blanket conformance bond

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 215.
(1) A
				  conformance bond shall be released or a well shall be released from a blanket
				  conformance bond, subject to the provisions of R 324.213, by the supervisor or
				  authorized representative of the supervisor if a permittee disposes of the well
				  and the permit for the well has been transferred to a new person pursuant to R
				  324.206(6) or if the well has been plugged and proper site restoration has been
				  performed pursuant to R 324.1003, including the filing of the mandatory
				  records.
(2) The release of the
				  conformance bond or the release of a well from a blanket conformance bond does
				  not release a permittee from liability for any violations of the act, these
				  rules, permit conditions, instructions, or orders of the supervisor which
				  occurred during the time the conformance bond was in effect and which have not
				  been corrected and accepted by the supervisor.
(3) A conformance bond filed to comply with a
				  permit that has become terminated shall be released if there is final
				  completion.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 324.216 - Notice of release of conformance bond or release of well from blanket conformance bond

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 216.
(1) The
				  supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor shall advise the
				  surety company and the permittee when the conformance bond has been released or
				  a well has been released from a blanket conformance bond.
(2) The supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor shall return cash to the permittee or
				  securities to the institution that provided the bonding instrument when the
				  conformance bond has been released.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 3 - SPACING AND LOCATION OF WELLS › Section R. 324.301 - Drilling unit; well location; exceptions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 301.
(1) The
				  following provisions specify requirements for the location and spacing of wells
				  to be drilled for oil or gas, or for wells for oil and gas where a change of
				  well status or stimulation of the well will result in changes to the producing
				  interval, except for injection wells and wells to be drilled in gas storage
				  reservoirs, liquid petroleum gas storage reservoirs, unitized areas, and other
				  specifically designated areas or geological formations where special spacing
				  orders, rules, or determinations are in effect:
(a) The drilling unit for wells for oil or
				  gas shall be a legal subdivision of 40 acres, more or less, defined as a
				  governmental surveyed quarter-quarter section of land. The drilling unit shall
				  conform to 1 of the quarter-quarters of a governmental surveyed section of
				  land, with allowances being made for the differences in the size and shape of
				  sections as indicated by official governmental survey plats.
(b) The producing interval of a well for oil
				  or gas shall be not less than 330 feet from the drilling unit
				  boundary.
(c) For purposes of
				  interpreting requirements for the location and spacing of wells under these
				  rules, the producing interval location of a well that is not intentionally
				  drilled directionally or horizontally shall be presumed to be directly beneath
				  the well location.
(d) A permit may
				  be issued on a drilling unit that is not totally leased, pooled, or
				  communitized subject to the following conditions:
(i) The application for permit shall be
				  accompanied by a certified statement establishing that a good faith effort had
				  been made to obtain the lease or leases or to obtain a communitization
				  agreement to form a full drilling unit and that such effort failed.
(ii) No portion of the well bore shall
				  transect any tract prior to such time as the tract is leased, pooled, or
				  communitized.
(iii) The permittee
				  of the well shall not construct or operate any portion of the well, drill pad,
				  access road, pipeline, or other drilling operations or well completion
				  operations subject to the permit on any tract that is not leased unless the
				  permittee has obtained the necessary rights to construct or operate under a
				  surface access agreement or other applicable instrument.
(iv) Before the well is placed on regular
				  production, a pooled drilling unit shall be formed by voluntary agreement or
				  statutory pooling pursuant to R 324.304.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 3 - SPACING AND LOCATION OF WELLS › Section R. 324.302 - Adoption of special spacing orders

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 302. The development of an oil or gas field may
					 warrant the adoption of drilling units and well spacing patterns other than as
					 specified in R 324.301(1). An interested person may request, or the supervisor
					 may schedule, a hearing pursuant to part 12 of these rules to consider the need
					 or desirability of adopting a special spacing order to apply to a designated
					 area, field, pool, or geological strata. The drilling unit established by the
					 special spacing order may be smaller or larger than the basic 40-acre unit
					 pursuant to R 324.301(1)(a).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 3 - SPACING AND LOCATION OF WELLS › Section R. 324.303 - Voluntary pooling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 303.
(1) The
				  lessees or lessors, or both, of separate tracts or mineral interests that lie
				  partially or wholly within an established drilling unit or larger area may pool
				  or communitize the tracts or interests to form full drilling units or multiples
				  of full drilling units and to develop the units pursuant to the provisions of
				  these rules and the applicable orders of the supervisor.
(2) Persons who pool or communitize the
				  tracts or interests may submit an application to the supervisor to abrogate
				  spacing within the pooled or communitized area. The application shall include a
				  certified copy of the pooling or communitization agreement and the plans for
				  exploration or development. The supervisor may approve the application if all
				  of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
				  Waste is prevented.
(b) The
				  drilling of unnecessary wells is prevented.
(c) A producing interval of a well is not
				  located closer than 330 feet from the pooled or communitized area
				  boundary.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 3 - SPACING AND LOCATION OF WELLS › Section R. 324.304 - Statutory pooling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 304. The supervisor may require the pooling of tracts
					 or mineral interests within a drilling unit when the owners of the tracts or
					 mineral interests have not agreed, or do not agree, upon the pooling of the
					 interests to form full drilling units pursuant to these rules and the
					 applicable spacing orders. The statutory pooling shall be done on a basis which
					 ensures that each owner of an interest within a drilling unit is afforded the
					 opportunity to receive his or her just and equitable share of the production
					 from the unit. Statutory pooling shall be adopted by the supervisor only after
					 a hearing pursuant to part 12 of these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.401 - Preventing waste

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 401. A person who drills a well or wells as described
					 in R 324.201(1) shall use every reasonable precaution to prevent
					 waste.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.402 - Drilling notification

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 402. Not less than 5 days before preparing the
					 location and not less than 48 hours before moving drilling equipment on
					 location, the permittee shall notify the supervisor or authorized
					 representative of the supervisor and the surface owner when well construction
					 is to begin. Notice may be given verbally or by first-class United States
					 mail.