Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 3 - PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS › Section 82-3-407 - Mechanical integrity requirements; penalty

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each injection
			 well shall be completed, equipped, operated, and maintained in a manner that
			 will prevent pollution of fresh and usable water, prevent damage to sources of
			 oil or gas, and confine fluids to the interval or intervals approved for
			 injection.
An injection well shall be considered to have mechanical
				integrity if there are no significant leaks in the tubing, casing, or packer
				and no fluid movement into fresh or usable water. Mechanical integrity shall be
				established on each well by one of the following:
(1) Pressure test. The annulus above the
			 packer, or the injection casing in wells not equipped with a packer, shall be
			 pressure tested at least once every five years under the supervision of a
			 representative of the operator. The date for this test shall be mutually agreed
			 upon by the operator's representative and a representative of the commission.
			 Test results shall be verified by the operator's representative. A minimum of
			 25 percent of the tests conducted each year shall be witnessed by a
			 representative of the commission. The test shall be conducted in accordance
			 with subsection (b). Injection wells within tubing shall be tested in
			 accordance with K.A.R. 82-3-406.
(2) Alternate tests. Alternative test methods
			 approved by the commission, including radioactive tracer surveys and
			 temperature surveys, may be used to establish mechanical integrity if
			 conditions are appropriate. The test shall be run at least once every five
			 years under the supervision of a representative of the operator. The date for
			 this test shall be mutually agreed upon by the operator's representative and a
			 representative of the commission. Test results shall be verified by the
			 operator's representative and shall be interpreted as specified in
			 commission-approved procedures. A minimum of 25 percent of the tests conducted
			 each year shall be witnessed by a representative of the commission.
(3) Monitoring. Once a month, the operator
			 shall monitor and record, during actual injection, the pressure or fluid level
			 in the annulus and any other information deemed necessary by the conservation
			 division. An annual report of information logged shall be submitted to the
			 conservation division in accordance with K.A.R. 82-3-409.
(4) Dually completed injection wells. For
			 dually completed injection wells, the testing requirements shall include the
			 following:
(A) The operator shall determine
			 the fluid level in the annular space in the production casing and the fluid
			 level within the injection tubing. All fluid level determinations shall be
			 performed under static well conditions. The minimum shut-in time shall be 24
			 hours before determining the fluid level. Fluid level tapes shall be submitted
			 as verification of measurements.
(B) The operator shall measure and report the
			 oil-to-water ratio of produced fluids from the well. In the case of gas wells,
			 the operator shall report changes in monthly production volumes.
(C) The fluid level determination and
			 oil-to-water ratios shall be performed once every three months during the first
			 year of the well's five-year test cycle, and then once a year for the next four
			 years. The repeat test cycle of quarterly reports for one year and annual
			 reports for four years shall begin on the five-year anniversary of the first
			 fluid level test.