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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.403 - Construction of water wells used for drilling or surface facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 403.
(1) A
				  water well that is drilled and used for drinking water purposes during the
				  drilling of the well or retained after drilling completion or final completion
				  must be drilled pursuant to rules promulgated under part 127 of the public
				  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771.
(2) A water well that is not to be retained
				  after drilling completion or final completion must be completed and abandoned
				  as instructed by the supervisor and must meet all of the following minimum
				  requirements:
(a) The well must be located not
				  less than 50 feet from drilling mud pits, pipe racks, salt and mud mixing
				  sites, and the wellhead.
(b) The
				  water used in the drilling fluid must be chlorinated fresh water that is free
				  of contamination in concentrations that may cause disease or harmful
				  physiological effects.
(c) The well
				  must be grouted pursuant to the well construction and grouting rules contained
				  in the well construction code promulgated under part 127 of
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				  public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771.
(d) Geologic records must be filed with the
				  supervisor on a form prescribed by the supervisor.
(e) The wellhead, including annulus, must be
				  sealed and a check valve must be installed in the surface discharge line to
				  prevent contaminants from entering the well.
(f) The well must be abandoned and plugged
				  pursuant to the plugging and abandonment rules contained in the well
				  construction code promulgated under part 127 of the public health code, 1978 PA
				  368, MCL 333.12701 to 333.12771.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.404 - Use of surface water for drilling prohibited; exception

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 404. Surface water shall not be used for drilling
					 fluid, except for emergency situations to protect the public health and
					 safety.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.405 - Drilling fluids generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 405. The drilling fluid used for drilling wells
					 described in
					 R 324.201(1) m u s t
					 be capable of sealing off and protecting each oil, gas, brine, or fresh water
					 stratum above the stratigraphic or producing horizon and controlling subsurface
					 pressures. The water or brines used in the drilling fluid must be from a source
					 approved by the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor, used
					 pursuant to approved safe drilling practice, and tested as instructed by the
					 supervisor, except that the water used in the drilling fluid for the drilling
					 of the hole for the surface casing must be fresh water that is free of
					 contamination in concentrations that may cause disease or harmful physiological
					 effects.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.406 - Blowout prevention equipment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 406.
(1) All
				  wells shall be equipped with the following equipment:
(a) A double ram blowout preventer, including
				  pipe and blind rams, and an annular-type blowout preventer or other equivalent
				  control system as approved by the supervisor or authorized representative of
				  the supervisor.
(b) Accessible
				  controls both on the rig floor and at a safe remote location.
(c) A kelly valve.
(d) A drill pipe safety valve.
(e) A flow line of the proper size and
				  working pressure.
(f) Blowout
				  prevention equipment that has a rated working pressure which equals or exceeds
				  the maximum anticipated surface pressure of the well.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.407 - Drilling mud pits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 407.
(1) The
				  supervisor shall prohibit the use of a drilling mud pit if it is determined
				  that the mud pit causes waste.
(2)
				  Drill cuttings, muds, and fluids shall be confined by a pit, tank, or container
				  which is of proper size and construction and which is located as approved by
				  the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor.
(3) Only tanks shall be utilized while
				  drilling a well that is located in an area zoned residential before January 8,
				  1993. The supervisor may grant an exception if the applicant or permittee makes
				  a request for an exception as part of the written application for a permit. The
				  supervisor may grant an exception if an applicant or permittee satisfactorily
				  demonstrates that a municipal water system is utilized or required to be
				  utilized.
(4) Drilling mud pits
				  shall be located and plotted as instructed by the supervisor. Before
				  construction of the mud pit, a permittee shall demonstrate to the supervisor or
				  authorized representative of the supervisor that there is not less than 4 feet
				  of vertical isolation between the bottom of the pit and the uppermost
				  groundwater level. The bottom of the liner shall not be installed within the
				  observed groundwater level as determined while excavating the pit. If
				  groundwater is encountered during or before construction of the pit, then the
				  permittee shall select 1 of the following options and obtain the approval for
				  the option from the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor:
(a) The pit shall be designed and constructed
				  so the bottom of the pit is not less than 4 feet above the groundwater
				  level.
(b) The pit shall be
				  designed and constructed so the bottom of the pit is above the groundwater
				  level, but less than 4 feet above the groundwater level, and during
				  encapsulation the pit contents shall be solidified using a method approved by
				  the supervisor.
(c) The pit shall
				  be relocated at the well site as approved by the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor.
(d) Tanks shall be used, and drilling muds
				  disposed of, at an approved off-site location.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.408 - Surface casing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 408.
(1)
				  Surface casing shall be set a minimum of 100 feet below the base of the glacial
				  drift into competent bedrock and 100 feet below all fresh water
				  strata.
(2) Surface casing shall be
				  cemented pursuant to R 324.411 and shall be circulated to the surface. If the
				  cement falls back or fails to circulate to the surface, then the open annulus
				  space shall be sealed with cement or other equivalent materials approved by the
				  supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor before resuming
				  drilling.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.409 - Wells drilled with cable tools

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 409. Wells drilled with cable tools shall have the
					 innermost string of casing equipped with a high-pressure master gate valve,
					 flow line assembly, control head with oil saver, bottle with hydraulic
					 lubricator, or other combination of equipment approved by the supervisor or
					 authorized representative of the supervisor. All of the equipment shall be
					 anchored to the surface casing or another casing string before drilling into or
					 through a stratum known to contain or likely to contain oil or gas. The
					 wellhead equipment and casing to be installed to keep a well under control
					 shall be pressure-tested commensurate to formation pressures, shall be in good
					 working order when installed, shall be maintained in good working order
					 throughout its use on the well, and shall be capable of being equipped with a
					 bottle or lubricator, or both, when this method of control is necessary. The
					 annulus shall be sealed with a bradenhead or other approved equipment that has
					 a connection and valve for monitoring.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.410 - Casing other than surface casing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 410.
(1) A
				  person who drills a well or causes a well to be drilled pursuant to R 324.201
				  or rules that were in effect before the effective date of these rules shall
				  case the well in a manner approved by the supervisor to prevent
				  waste.
(2) In addition to the
				  surface casing, the supervisor may require or order a string of casing to be
				  run to seal off any of the following:
(a) A
				  potentially productive oil or gas zone, or both.
(b) A lost circulation zone.
(c) A utilized natural brine or mineral
				  zone.
(d) A storage
				  field.
(e) A high-pressure
				  zone.
(f) A reservoir undergoing
				  secondary recovery.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.411 - Cementing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 411. Well casing shall be cemented by the pump and
					 plug method or by a method approved by the supervisor and allowed to set
					 undisturbed at static balance with the casing in tension, with surface pressure
					 released, and with no backflow until the tail-in slurry reaches 500 psi
					 compressive strength, but for not less than 12 hours; however, if backflow
					 occurs, then the surface pressure shall not be released. The cement mixture
					 shall be of a composition and volume approved by the supervisor or authorized
					 representative of the supervisor. The casing shall be pressure-tested before
					 the cement plugs are drilled or the casing perforated. The pressure at the top
					 of the cement shall be equal to the expected operating pressure of the well;
					 however, the test pressure shall not exceed the API specification for
					 hydrostatic test pressure for new casing, API specification 5CT, specification
					 for casing and tubing, July 2011, ninth edition, which is adopted by reference
					 in these rules. Copies are available for inspection at the Lansing office of
					 the office of oil, gas, and minerals of the department of environmental
					 quality. Copies may be obtained from the Michigan Department of Environmental
					 Quality, Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan
					 48909, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $237.00 each, and
					 from the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005,
					 at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $237.00
					 each.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.412 - Stripping of casing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 412.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall not pull or strip a string of casing from a well,
				  except under the following circumstances:
(a)
				  When provision is made for the removal of casing in the casing and sealing
				  program specified in the application for permission to drill and
				  operate.
(b) When casing is pulled
				  and reset in the same stratum to obtain a satisfactory casing seat.
(c) When a well is being plugged back or is
				  being plugged to the surface under the change of well status provided in R
				  324.511 or the plugging instructions set forth in R 324.902.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.414 - Requests for exceptions to R 324.406 through R 324.413

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 414. If a permittee of a well demonstrates alternative
					 methods that are in compliance with the requirements of these rules, then the
					 request for an exception to the provisions of R 324.406 through R 324.413 and
					 the rationale for the alternate methods shall be included in the application
					 for permission to drill or shall be submitted in writing to the
					 supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.415 - Elevations; well depth measurements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 415.
(1)
				  Drilling reference elevations of the kelly bushing or rig floor and a described
				  point on the production casing shall be measured, recorded, and filed pursuant
				  to R 324.418.
(2) The depth of the
				  top of key geologic strata shall be accurately determined and shall be entered
				  in the drilling log book and become a part of the record and log of the well.
				  Additional requirements for directional drilled wells are contained in R
				  324.421.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.416 - Well records; service company records; confidentiality

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 416.
(1) A
				  person who drills, deepens, changes well status, or completes a well under R
				  324.201, R 324.420, R 324.511, or rules that were in effect before the
				  effective date of these rules shall keep and preserve at the well, during
				  drilling, deepening, changes in well status, or completion operations, accurate
				  records recording all geologic strata penetrated, casing and cement used, and
				  other information as may be required by the supervisor in connection with the
				  drilling of the well.
(2) When
				  requested by the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor, a
				  permittee of a well shall file a copy of service company records, including
				  records of all of the following:
(a) Mudding,
				  cementing, and squeeze operations.
(b) Acidizing.
(c) Perforating.
(d) Fracturing.
(e) Shooting.
(f) Temperature surveys.
(g) Bond logs.
(h) Caliper surveys.
(i) Wireline borehole and strata evaluation
				  logs. The supervisor may request the records directly from the service
				  company.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.417 - Samples of drill cuttings and cores

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 417.
(1) A
				  person who drills a well pursuant to R 324.201 or rules that were in effect
				  before the effective date of these rules shall take and preserve, for the
				  duration of the drilling, properly identified samples of the drill cuttings
				  taken from the base of the drift to the total depth.
(2) A permittee of a well shall take and
				  preserve drift samples when specifically requested by the supervisor or
				  authorized representative of the supervisor. The samples shall be available to
				  the supervisor upon request.
(3)
				  When requested before the commencement of drilling, a permittee of a well shall
				  deliver 1 complete set of drill cutting samples, washed and dried, to the
				  supervisor within 90 days after drilling completion. Samples not requested may
				  be disposed of in a manner approved by the supervisor upon drilling
				  completion.
(4) When a permittee of
				  a well obtains whole cores or core samples during the drilling of a well, the
				  permittee shall provide the supervisor with a minimum of 90 days notification
				  of his or her intention to dispose of or destroy the whole cores or core
				  samples. When requested by the supervisor, pursuant to the notification, the
				  permittee shall deliver the whole cores or core samples to the supervisor
				  within 90 days of the request.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.418 - Filing of well records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 418. A permittee of a well who drills a well shall
					 file all of the following records with the supervisor:
(a) Within 60 days after drilling completion,
				  a complete written geologic description log or record of the well, certified by
				  the permittee, on forms prescribed by the supervisor, including all of the
				  following information:
(i) Elevations pursuant
				  to R 324.415.
(ii) Depth to, and
				  thickness of, water-bearing sands and gravels in the glacial drift as
				  determined by a geologist, including fill-up and volumes of the water, if
				  available.
(iii) The measured and
				  true vertical depth to geologic strata penetrated, and accurate and complete
				  lithologic descriptions, including color, hardness, and the character of the
				  rock as determined by a geologist.
(iv) A record of all shows of oil or gas, or
				  both, encountered.
(v) A record of
				  all lost circulation zones encountered.
(vi) A record of all hole sizes, casings, and
				  liners used, including the size, weight, grade, amount, and depth set for each
				  casing string.
(vii) The amount of
				  cement used and the calculated elevation of the top of the cement, unless the
				  supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor requests the
				  elevation to be measured.
(viii)
				  Data on all drill stem tests. The minimum education and experience requirements
				  for a geologist to determine the information required in this subrule are
				  graduation from a university or college that has an accredited 4-year
				  curriculum in a geological science, receipt of a 4-year degree in a geological
				  science, and 2 years of practical experience providing geological services,
				  including consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible
				  supervision of geological activities requiring the application of geologic
				  principles and techniques.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.419 - Borehole and strata evaluation logging

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 419.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall file a copy of all borehole and geologic strata
				  evaluation logs or other logs with the supervisor within 30 days after
				  conducting the logging run.
(2)
				  Upon the request of the supervisor or authorized representative of the
				  supervisor, a logging service company shall provide a listing of all borehole
				  and geologic strata evaluation logs or other logs run.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.420 - Continuation of drilling; deepening operations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 420.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well who desires to continue the drilling of a well below the
				  permitted depth, but within the permitted stratigraphic or producing horizon
				  where drilling completion has occurred, shall file an application for change of
				  well status pursuant to R 324.511.
(2) A permittee of a well who desires to
				  deepen a well below the permitted stratigraphic or producing horizon where well
				  completion has occurred shall file an application for a deepening permit
				  pursuant to R 324.206(4).
(3) A
				  permittee of a well shall save samples of the drill cuttings and cores during
				  the continuation of drilling or deepening operations pursuant to R
				  324.417.
(4) A permittee of a well
				  shall file records of the continuation of drilling or deepening operations with
				  the supervisor pursuant to R 324.418, R 324.419, and R 324.511.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.421 - Survey of directionally drilled well

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 421. A permittee of a well shall conduct a directional
					 well survey on each directionally drilled well, with actual survey points taken
					 at a maximum of 100-foot intervals from the point of deviation to total depth
					 and including the end point of the borehole or at an interval as approved by
					 the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor. However, for a
					 well that is to be plugged and abandoned immediately upon drilling completion,
					 the supervisor shall approve survey points at more than 100-foot intervals, but
					 not more than 500-foot intervals. All information obtained during and after the
					 survey shall be available to the supervisor or authorized representative of the
					 supervisor. A permittee shall file a certified copy of the survey with the
					 supervisor within 30 days after drilling completion. A well shall not be
					 produced until the survey has been filed with the supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 4 - DRILLING AND WELL CONSTRUCTION › Section R. 324.422 - Sealing of cellars and rat and mouse holes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 422.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall seal and set into the earth rat and mouse hole
				  casings and cellars in a manner to prevent the migration of the drilling fluid
				  and other foreign fluids into the groundwater.
(2) Immediately after drilling completion, a
				  permittee of a well shall fill rat and mouse holes on all rotary-drilled wells
				  solidly from bottom to top with cement or other suitable material approved by
				  the supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.502 - Oil, brine, or associated oil or gas field waste; storage

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 502. A permittee of a well shall not store or retain
					 oil, brine, or associated oil or gas field waste in earthen reservoirs or open
					 receptacles.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.503 - Well completion operations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 503.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall use proper well control measures to avoid an
				  uncontrolled flowing of the well. All fluids from well completion operations,
				  including flowback fluid, acid, load water, chemicals, and associated
				  hydrocarbons, shall be produced or swabbed back to approved containers. A
				  permittee of a well shall not use earthen pits or reservoirs to contain fluids
				  produced from the well.
(2) A
				  permittee shall notify the supervisor or authorized representative of the
				  supervisor when a well completion operation starts.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.504 - Well sites and surface facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 504.
(1) A
				  person shall use every reasonable precaution to stop and prevent waste. All
				  wells, surface facilities, gathering lines, and flow lines shall be constructed
				  and operated so that the materials contained in the facilities do not cause
				  waste. An oil and gas operation shall not be commenced or continued at a
				  location where it is likely that a substance may escape in a quantity
				  sufficient to pollute the air, soil, surface waters, or groundwaters or to
				  cause unnecessary endangerment of public health, safety, or welfare until the
				  permittee has complied with the methods and means to prevent pollution or
				  eliminate the unnecessary endangerment of public health, safety, or welfare as
				  specified by the supervisor.
(2)
				  The surface facilities shall be located not less than 300 feet from all of the
				  following:
(a) Existing recorded freshwater
				  wells and reasonably identifiable freshwater wells utilized for human
				  consumption.
(b) Existing
				  structures used for public or private occupancy.
(c) Existing areas maintained for public
				  recreation.
(d) The edge of the
				  traveled portion of an existing interstate, United States, or state highway.
				  Pump jacks are exempt from this requirement.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.505 - Pump jacks in residential areas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 505. In areas zoned residential before January 8,
					 1993, if pumps or pump jacks are installed after the effective date of these
					 rules, then a permittee of a well shall comply with the following
					 conditions:
(a) Electrically driven
				  pumps shall be utilized or, if judged impractical by the supervisor, pumps may
				  be driven by other power sources that have hospital-type mufflers or the
				  equivalent.
(b) Pump jacks within
				  600 feet of structures used for public or private occupancy shall be fenced to
				  prevent public access.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.506 - Flare stacks and surface facilities in residential areas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 506.
(1) In
				  areas zoned residential before January 8, 1993, a permittee of an oil or gas
				  well, or both, which contains 300 ppm or more of hydrogen sulfide and which
				  reaches drilling completion after March 1, 1987, shall not locate surface
				  facilities and associated flare stacks within a residentially zoned area,
				  unless either of the following provisions is satisfied:
(a) The supervisor receives written notice
				  from the local government that has zoning jurisdiction that the local
				  government does not object to the location of the facility within the
				  residentially zoned area.
(b) The
				  applicant or permittee is granted a variance from the supervisor pursuant to a
				  hearing before the supervisor. The petitioner shall notify the local
				  governmental body of the hearing and has the burden of demonstrating to the
				  supervisor that the planned surface facility and associated flare stacks would
				  have minimum impacts upon existing or proposed structures used for public or
				  private occupancy.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.507 - Tubing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 507. A permittee of a well shall tube a producible oil
					 and gas well. A permittee of a well shall test and produce all oil through the
					 tubing. Injection wells utilized for gas storage are exempt from this
					 rule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.509 - Commingling of oil and gas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 509. The supervisor or authorized representative of
					 the supervisor may allow commingling in the well bore of oil and gas from 2 or
					 more pools upon written application to, and approval by, the
					 supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.510 - Central production facility

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 510.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall not begin the operation of a central production
				  facility without the approval of the supervisor or authorized representative of
				  the supervisor. A permittee of a well shall make a written request for approval
				  to operate a central production facility and shall file the request with the
				  supervisor. The supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor shall
				  approve or deny the request within 30 days of receipt. The request shall have a
				  detailed description and plan of the proposed facility, which shall include all
				  of the following information:
(a) The location
				  of the proposed central production facility.
(b) Identification of the wells or production
				  units to be connected to the central production facility.
(c) Identification of the fluid streams that
				  will be commingled.
(d) A schematic
				  of the flow schemes, including the location of all of the following:
(i) Individual gas, oil, condensate, and
				  water meters.
(ii) Facility and
				  sales gas, oil, condensate, and water meters.
(iii) Fuel use and artificial lift
				  meters.
(iv) On-site surface
				  equipment.
(e) The
				  method proposed for measurement or allocation of fluid volumes, if individual
				  and facility meters are not used. The method proposed for measurement may
				  include allocation of production to each well using a molal balance
				  scheme.
(f) Identification of the
				  type and model of the gas, oil, condensate, and water meters that are
				  proposed.
(g) Quality assurance
				  procedures, including calibration and proofing, that will be implemented to
				  maintain the accuracy of the meters.
(h) The procedure or method proposed for
				  allocation of each commingled fluid stream.
(i) If production from production units or
				  unitized areas is included in the central production facility, a copy of the
				  pooling or communitization agreement filed pursuant to R 324.303(2) or the
				  unitization agreement developed pursuant to sections 61701 to 61738 of the
				  act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 5 - COMPLETION AND OPERATION › Section R. 324.511 - Change of well status

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 511.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well who desires to change the status of a well by an oil and
				  gas operation, including temporary abandonment or high volume hydraulic
				  fracturing, except as allowed by R 324.704 and additional acid or other
				  stimulation treatment, shall file an application for change of well status with
				  the supervisor. The application shall set forth, in detail, the kind of oil and
				  gas operation to be accomplished and the plan for protecting all oil, gas,
				  brine, or fresh water strata the well has penetrated. In addition, an
				  application to change the status of a well by utilizing high volume hydraulic
				  fracturing shall include the information specified in rule 201(2)(c) of these
				  rules. A permittee shall not begin the oil and gas operation until he or she
				  has received approval from the supervisor or authorized representative of the
				  supervisor and provided notification to the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor of the date the oil and gas operation will
				  commence.
(2) A permittee of a well
				  who changes the status of a well shall file, with the supervisor, within 60
				  days, a complete change of well status record on forms prescribed by the
				  supervisor, except that a record shall not be filed when the change of well
				  status operation is for temporary abandonment purposes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.601 - Proration of oil and gas wells and fields

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 601.
(1) The
				  supervisor may prorate production from wells or fields, or both, to conserve
				  reservoir energy, to maximize oil and gas recovery, to ensure that the owners
				  shall be afforded the opportunity to produce their just and equitable share of
				  the oil and gas from the reservoir, and to prevent waste by setting allowable
				  production rates. The prorated allowables shall be established by order of the
				  supervisor after a hearing pursuant to part 12 of these rules.
(2) The proration order shall specify the
				  maximum amount of oil or gas, or both, that may be produced in a 24-hour
				  day.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.602 - Tolerance from regularly calculated production

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 602.
(1) A
				  permittee of a well shall be allowed to make up underproduction of oil and gas
				  if the underproduction is not more than 3 days' allowable production from each
				  well for a calendar month. The underproduction of oil and gas from each well
				  shall be adjusted by the permittee during the next calendar month.
(2) If in a reservoir under multiple
				  ownership an emergency condition arises which is beyond the control of the
				  permittee of the well and which prevents the permittee from producing his or
				  her regularly scheduled allowable production or prevents the purchaser from
				  running his or her regularly scheduled amounts of oil or gas during a calendar
				  month and the underproduction is more than 3 days' allowable production, then
				  the permittee may apply in writing to the supervisor for permission to make up
				  the underages. The supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor
				  may grant the request if reservoir waste does not occur.
(3) In a well that has produced over its
				  daily oil allowable by more than 3 days or its daily gas allowable by more than
				  30 days, the permittee of the well shall cease producing the well or further
				  limit the oil or gas production as approved by the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor until the overage is made up.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.603 - Transfer of allowables between wells prohibited

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 603. A permittee of a well shall not produce oil or
					 gas from a well above the allowables pursuant to R 324.602 to make up for the
					 failure of another well or wells to produce a full allowable or
					 allowables.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.604 - Well hookups to tanks or separators, or both, for prorated wells

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 604. A permittee of a well shall ensure that well is
					 hooked up or connected to separators or stock tanks, or both, so that the wells
					 oil, gas, and brine production entrained in the oil or gas may be segregated
					 from all other wells and so that individual measurements of daily oil, gas, and
					 brine production of each well may be made. Exceptions to this rule may be
					 granted if the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor
					 approves an alternative measurement and allocation method pursuant to R
					 324.510.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.605 - Capacity tests for prorated wells

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 605.
(1) The
				  supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor may require capacity
				  tests, including test requirements and reporting on wells subject to proration.
				  The supervisor may amend or abrogate a previously adopted test requirement, or
				  set up new test requirements, when necessary to adapt to changing field
				  conditions.
(2) A wide open
				  capacity test of a well shall not be made if the test will create waste or
				  result in the coning of gas or water. All gauges and tests shall be made by
				  methods and at times that will result in a determination of the true productive
				  capacity of the wells under normal operating conditions. Reports submitted to
				  the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor shall be
				  certified by the permittee or an authorized representative of the
				  permittee.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.606 - Production tests for newly completed or change of status wells subject to proration

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 606. A permittee of a well shall conduct production
					 tests, not to exceed the prorated allowable, on a newly completed well. On a
					 previously tested well, when a change of well status or the stimulation of the
					 well may have resulted in changes in producing capacity, the tests shall be
					 commenced within 10 days after well completion, change of well status, or
					 production stimulation treatments. A permittee shall report the results of all
					 production tests to the supervisor or authorized representative of the
					 supervisor within 30 days after completion of the tests and shall certify the
					 results on forms prescribed by the supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.607 - Special capacity tests

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 607.
(1) The
				  supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor may, at any time,
				  require the permittee of a well, either with or without previous notice, to
				  perform a special producing capacity test or supply production data for a well
				  or wells. The supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor may
				  witness, direct, or make measurements during the test, subject to proper safety
				  supervision by the permittee.
(2) A
				  producer who wishes to gather data to determine the maximum efficiency rate of
				  a well may conduct tests as approved by the supervisor or authorized
				  representative of the supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.608 - Responsibility for regulating production

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 608. A permittee of a well shall be responsible for
					 controlling production from wells so that an individual well does not produce
					 more oil or gas than allowed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.609 - Reservoir evaluation tests

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 609. The supervisor or authorized representative of
					 the supervisor may require that subsurface pressures, gas-oil ratios, and other
					 tests on wells be conducted and submitted at least once per year so that
					 reservoir data may be maintained.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.610 - Reports of oil and gas produced, purchased, or transported

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 610. A person who is producing, purchasing, or
					 transporting oil or gas in a field shall be required by the supervisor or
					 authorized representative of the supervisor to report, within 45 days after the
					 end of the month of production, the amount of oil or gas, or both, produced,
					 purchased, or transported during the calendar month of production, unless an
					 extension of time or an exemption from monthly reporting is granted by the
					 supervisor. The reports shall be certified by the person who is producing,
					 purchasing, or transporting oil or gas in a field on forms prescribed by, or
					 acceptable to, the supervisor or authorized representative of the
					 supervisor.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.611 - Petition for change in field allowables

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 611. A permittee of a well who believes proration
					 allowables have ceased to prevent waste may petition the supervisor for a
					 change in field allowables. The petition shall include all of the information
					 specified in part 12 of these rules. The supervisor shall schedule a meeting to
					 consider the petition. The permittee shall furnish a copy of the notice of the
					 meeting to all owners of record, operators, lessees, and lessors of the oil and
					 gas mineral interests underlying the lands directly affected by the proposed
					 action. If the proposed action is contested by an interested party, then a
					 hearing is required pursuant to part 12 of these rules. After a review and
					 evaluation of the data presented, either administratively or by hearing, the
					 supervisor shall issue an order of determination.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.612 - Secondary oil recovery projects; hearings; records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 612.
(1) A
				  person desiring to inject water, gas, or other fluid into a producing formation
				  or use other technology for the purpose of increasing the ultimate recovery of
				  hydrocarbons from a reservoir shall file a petition for hearing pursuant to
				  part 12 of these rules.
(2) The
				  operator of a secondary recovery project shall keep accurate records of all
				  oil, gas, and brine produced, volumes of fluids injected, and injection
				  pressures. The operator shall file reports of the data and other data as may be
				  required with the supervisor at regular intervals, as specified.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 6 - PRODUCTION AND PRORATION › Section R. 324.613 - Production from directionally drilled wells

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 613.
(1) An
				  allowable production rate shall not be assigned or production permitted from a
				  directionally drilled well until a certified well survey has been furnished by
				  the permittee of a well to the supervisor. A directionally drilled well with a
				  producing interval that is contrary to the established boundary setback of the
				  drilling unit or pooled or communitized area shall be limited or restricted in
				  the same manner as provided for regularly drilled wells located contrary to the
				  boundary setback of the drilling unit or pooled or communitized area.
(2) The production from directionally drilled
				  wells that can be produced contrary to the established boundary setback of the
				  drilling unit or pooled or communitized area shall be limited or restricted in
				  the same manner pursuant to R 324.301(4)(a) for regularly drilled wells located
				  contrary to the applicable boundary setback of the drilling unit or pooled or
				  communitized area. A permittee of a well shall not conduct production testing
				  from a directionally drilled well until a certified well survey has been
				  furnished to, and approved by, the supervisor or authorized representative of
				  the supervisor pursuant to R 324.421. Injection wells utilized for gas storage
				  are exempt from this subrule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 7 - DISPOSAL OF OIL OR GAS FIELD WASTE, OR BOTH › Section R. 324.701 - Prevention of pollution, contamination, or damage

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 701. The storage, transportation, or disposal of
					 brine, crude oil, or oil or gas field waste that results in, or that the
					 supervisor determines may result in, pollution is prohibited. A permittee of a
					 well shall ensure that wastes are stored, transported, and disposed of in a
					 manner approved by the supervisor and consistent with all applicable state and
					 federal laws and regulations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 7 - DISPOSAL OF OIL OR GAS FIELD WASTE, OR BOTH › Section R. 324.702 - Pit disposal prohibited; exception

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 702. Except as provided in R 324.407(2), a permittee
					 of a well shall not dispose of oil or gas field waste, or both, in earthen
					 pits.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 7 - DISPOSAL OF OIL OR GAS FIELD WASTE, OR BOTH › Section R. 324.703 - Disposal of oil or gas field fluid wastes, or both

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 703.
A permittee of a well shall inject oil or gas field fluid
					 wastes, or both, into an approved underground formation through an approved
					 Class II well in a manner that prevents waste. The injection interval shall be
					 isolated from underground sources of drinking water by a confining
					 interval.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Oil, Gas & Minerals Division › Oil and Gas Operations › Part 7 - DISPOSAL OF OIL OR GAS FIELD WASTE, OR BOTH › Section R. 324.704 - Use of annular space for disposal prohibited; temporary exception

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 704.
A permittee of any well, including Class II wells, shall
					 not dispose of fluid wastes in the annular space between strings of casing. The
					 supervisor may grant a temporary exception to the prohibition if the supervisor
					 determines that annular disposal will not damage underground sources of
					 drinking water, oil, gas, or other minerals.