Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Mineral Wells › Part 2 - PERMITS TO DRILL AND OPERATE › Section R. 299.2325 - Modification of permits; deepening permits; change of ownership

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2325.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well who has not initiated drilling of a well shall not change
				  the well location by more than 165 feet, the method of drilling, casing, and
				  sealing programs, or other conditions of the permit without the approval of the
				  supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of
				  mineral wells. To receive approval, the permittee shall return the permit to
				  the Lansing office of the supervisor of mineral wells 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 of mineral wells or authorized representative of the
				  supervisor of mineral wells and posted at the drilling site.
(2) A permittee of a well who begins the
				  drilling of a well and encounters drilling problems or other drilling
				  conditions that necessitate a change shall not change the method of drilling,
				  casing, and sealing programs, or other conditions of the permit without the
				  approval of the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the
				  supervisor of mineral wells. To receive approval to modify an existing permit
				  condition only, the permittee shall contact the supervisor of mineral wells or
				  authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells by letter,
				  telephone, or visit and explain the drilling circumstances and request the
				  necessary changes to the permit. The supervisor of mineral wells or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor of mineral wells may give verbal approval to
				  modify the permit with conditions for additional reporting requirements by the
				  permittee. If approval to modify an existing permit is granted, then the
				  revised application and corrected attachments and supplements shall be filed,
				  within 5 business days, at the offices of the Michigan Department of
				  Environmental Quality, Geological and Land Management Division, P.O.Box 30256,
				  Lansing, Michigan 48909. An additional permit fee is not required.
(3) 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, before final completion, then
				  a request for the transfer of the permit to the acquiring person shall be
				  submitted by the acquiring person to the supervisor of mineral wells at the
				  offices of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Geological and
				  Land Management Division, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909, on forms as
				  prescribed by the supervisor of mineral wells. The transfer of the permit may
				  be approved upon receipt of a properly completed request, including the
				  signatures of the permittee of record and the acquiring person, and upon the
				  filing by the acquiring person of the conformance bond as required by R
				  299.2330. Pending the transfer of the existing permit, the acquiring person
				  shall not operate the well. The acquiring person shall be required to file an
				  organization report under R 299.2311(2)(j).
(4) A permit for a well shall not be
				  transferred to a person who is in violation of any of the following, until the
				  person has corrected the violation or the supervisor of mineral wells has
				  accepted a compliance schedule and a written agreement has been reached to
				  correct the violations:
(a) This
				  part.
(b) These rules.
(c) Permit conditions.
(d) Instructions of the supervisor of mineral
				  wells.
(e) Orders of the supervisor
				  of mineral wells.
(f) An order of
				  the department. An additional conformance bond covering the period of the
				  compliance schedule may be required. The conformance bond shall be in addition
				  to the conformance bonds filed under R 299.2330.