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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-613 - Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, Termination, Transfer or Renewal

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A.
				  Applicability. The rules of this Section set forth the standards and
				  requirements for applications and actions concerning modification, revocation
				  and reissuance, termination, transfer and renewal of permits.
B. Permit Actions
1. The permit may be modified, revoked and
				  reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the permittee for
				  a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
				  notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any
				  permit condition.
2. The permittee
				  shall furnish to the commissioner, within 30 days, any information which the
				  commissioner may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
				  revoking and reissuing, or terminating a permit, or to determine compliance
				  with the permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the commissioner, upon
				  request, copies of records required to be kept by the permit.
3. The commissioner may, upon his own
				  initiative or at the request of any interested person, review any permit to
				  determine if cause exists to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate the
				  permit for the reasons specified in §613 C, D, and E. All requests shall
				  be in writing and shall contain facts or reasons supporting the
				  request.
4. If the commissioner
				  decides the request is not justified, he shall send the person making the
				  request a brief written response giving a reason for the decision. Denials of
				  requests for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination are not
				  subject to public notice, comment, or hearings.
5. If the commissioner decides to modify or
				  revoke and reissue a permit under §613 C, D, and E, he shall prepare a
				  draft permit under §611.C incorporating the proposed changes. When a
				  permit is modified, the entire permit is reopened and is subject to revision.
				  The commissioner may request additional information and, in the case of a
				  modified permit, may require the submission of an updated permit application.
				  In the case of revoked and reissued permits, the commissioner shall require, if
				  necessary, the submission of a new application.
6. In a permit modification under this
				  section, only those conditions to be modified shall be reopened when a new
				  draft permit is prepared. All other aspects of the existing permit shall remain
				  in effect for the duration of the unmodified permit. When a permit is revoked
				  and reissued under this section, the entire permit is reopened just as if the
				  permit had expired and was being reissued. During any revocation and reissuance
				  proceeding the permittee shall comply with all conditions of the existing
				  permit until a new final permit is reissued.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-615 - Siting Criteria, AOR, and Corrective Action

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A. Minimum Criteria for Siting. Applicants,
				  owners, or operators of Class VI wells must demonstrate to the satisfaction of
				  the commissioner that the wells will be sited in areas with a suitable geologic
				  system. The demonstration must show that the geologic system comprises:
1. an injection zone of sufficient areal
				  extent, thickness, porosity, and permeability to receive the total anticipated
				  volume of the carbon dioxide stream;
2. confining zone(s) free of transmissive
				  faults or fractures and of sufficient areal extent and integrity to contain the
				  injected carbon dioxide stream and displaced formation fluids, and allow
				  injection at proposed maximum pressures and volumes without initiating or
				  propagating fractures in the confining zone(s).
a. The commissioner may require owners or
				  operators of Class VI wells to identify and characterize additional zones that
				  will impede vertical fluid movement, are free of faults and fractures that may
				  interfere with containment, allow for pressure dissipation, and provide
				  additional opportunities for monitoring, mitigation, and remediation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-617 - Well Construction and Completion

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A. Injection Well Construction Requirements
1. General. All phases of Class VI well
				  construction shall be supervised by a person knowledgeable and experienced in
				  practical drilling engineering and is familiar with the special conditions and
				  requirements of injection well construction. All materials and equipment used
				  in the construction of the well and related appurtenances shall be designed and
				  manufactured to exceed the operating requirements of the specific project,
				  including flow induced vibrations. The owner or operator must ensure that all
				  wells are constructed and completed to:
a.
				  prevent the movement of fluids into or between USDWs or into any unauthorized
				  zones;
b. allow the use of
				  appropriate testing devices and workover tools; and
c. allow for continuous monitoring of the
				  annulus space between the injection tubing and long string
				  casing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-619 - Pre-Operations-Completion Report and Site Reassessment

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A. Pre-Operating Requirements. The owner or
				  operator of the well shall submit the following information to the
				  commissioner. The commissioner shall consider the information before granting
				  final approval for the operation of a Class VI well:
1. the final area of review based on
				  modeling, using data obtained during logging and testing of the well and
				  subsurface formations as required by §619.A 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and
				  10;
2. any relevant updates-based
				  on data obtained during logging and testing of the well and subsurface
				  formations as required by §619.A 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10-to the information on
				  the geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of the proposed storage
				  site and overlying formations, submitted to satisfy the requirements of
				  §607.C.1 b;
3. information on
				  the compatibility of the carbon dioxide stream:
a. with fluids in the injection
				  zone(s);
b. with minerals in both
				  the injection and the confining zone(s), based on the results of the formation
				  testing program; and
c. with the
				  materials used to construct the well;
4. the results of the formation testing
				  program required at §607.C.2 g;
5. final injection well construction
				  procedures that meet the requirements of §617 A;
6. the status of corrective action on wells
				  in the area of review;
7. all
				  available logging and testing program data on the well required by §617 B;
8. a demonstration of mechanical
				  integrity pursuant to §627;
9.
				  any updates to the proposed area of review and corrective action plan, testing
				  and monitoring plan, injection well plugging plan, post-injection site care and
				  site closure plan, or the emergency and remedial response plan submitted under
				  §623, that are necessary to address new information collected during
				  logging and testing of the well and the formation as required by §617 B,
				  and any updates to the alternative post-injection site care timeframe
				  demonstration submitted under §633, that are necessary to address new
				  information collected during the logging and testing of the well and the
				  formation as required by; and
10.
				  any additional information requested by the commissioner.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-623 - Emergency Response

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A. Emergency
				  and Remedial Response.
1. As part of the
				  permit application, the owner or operator must provide the commissioner with an
				  emergency and remedial response plan that describes actions the owner or
				  operator must take to address movement of the injection or formation fluids
				  that may cause an endangerment to a USDW during construction, operation, and
				  post-injection site care periods. The requirement to maintain and implement an
				  approved plan is directly enforceable regardless of whether the requirement is
				  a condition of the permit.
2. If
				  the owner or operator obtains evidence that the injected carbon dioxide stream
				  and associated pressure front may cause an endangerment to a USDW, the owner or
				  operator must:
a. immediately cease
				  injection;
b. take all steps
				  reasonably necessary to identify and characterize any release;
c. notify the commissioner within 24 hours;
				  and
d. implement the emergency and
				  remedial response plan approved by the commissioner.
3. The commissioner may allow the operator to
				  resume injection prior to remediation if the owner or operator demonstrates
				  that the injection operation will not endanger USDWs.
4. The owner or operator shall review the
				  emergency and remedial response plan developed under §623.A.1 at least
				  once every five years. Based on this review, the owner or operator shall submit
				  an amended emergency and remedial response plan or demonstrate to the
				  commissioner that no amendment to the emergency and remedial response plan is
				  needed. Any amendments to the emergency and remedial response plan must be
				  approved by the commissioner, must be incorporated into the permit, and are
				  subject to the permit modification requirements at §613, as appropriate.
				  Amended plans or demonstrations shall be submitted to the commissioner as
				  follows:
a. within one year of an area of
				  review reevaluation;
b. following
				  any significant changes to the facility, such as addition of injection or
				  monitoring wells, on a schedule determined by the commissioner; or
c. when required by the
				  commissioner.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-627 - Mechanical Integrity

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A.
				  Mechanical Integrity
1. A Class VI well has
				  mechanical integrity if:
a. there is no
				  significant leak in the casing, tubing, or packer; and
b. there is no significant fluid movement
				  into a USDW through channels adjacent to the injection wellbore.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-629 - Reporting

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A. Reporting
				  Requirements
1. The owner or operator must
				  provide, at a minimum, the following reports to the commissioner, and the USEPA
				  as specified in §629.A 3, for each permitted Class VI well:
a. semi-annual reports containing:
i. any changes to the physical, chemical, and
				  other relevant characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream from the proposed
				  operating data;
ii. monthly
				  average, maximum, and minimum values for injection pressure, flow rate and
				  volume, and annular pressure;
iii.
				  a description of any event that exceeds operating parameters for annulus
				  pressure or injection pressure specified in the permit;
iv. a description of any event which triggers
				  a shut-off device required by §621 and the response taken;
v. the monthly volume and/or mass of the
				  carbon dioxide stream injected over the reporting period and the volume
				  injected cumulatively over the life of the project;
vi. monthly annulus fluid volume
				  added;
vii. the results of
				  monitoring prescribed under §625; and
viii. the raw operating data from the
				  continuous recording devices prescribed by §621.A.6 submitted in digital
				  format;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6 › Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells › Section XVII-633 - Closure and Post-Closure

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A.
				  Post-Injection Site Care and Site Closure.
1.
				  The owner or operator of a Class VI well must prepare, maintain, and comply
				  with a plan for post-injection site care and site closure that meets the
				  requirements of §633.A.1.b and is acceptable to the commissioner. The
				  requirement to maintain and implement an approved plan is directly enforceable
				  regardless of whether the requirement is a condition of the permit.
a. The owner or operator must submit the
				  post-injection site care and site closure plan as a part of the permit
				  application.
b. The post-injection
				  site care and site closure plan must include the following information:
i. the pressure differential between
				  pre-injection and predicted post-injection pressures in the injection
				  zone(s);
ii. the predicted position
				  of the carbon dioxide plume and associated pressure front at site closure as
				  demonstrated in the area of review evaluation required under §615.B.3 a;
iii. a description of
				  post-injection monitoring location, methods, and proposed frequency;
iv. a proposed schedule for submitting
				  post-injection site care monitoring results to the commissioner and to the
				  USEPA pursuant to §629.A 3; and,
v. the duration of the post-injection site
				  care timeframe and, if approved by the commissioner, the demonstration of the
				  alternative post-injection site care timeframe that ensures non-endangerment of
				  USDWs.
c. Upon cessation
				  of injection, owners or operators of Class VI wells must either submit an
				  amended post-injection site care and site closure plan or demonstrate to the
				  commissioner through monitoring data and modeling results that no amendment to
				  the plan is needed. Any amendments to the post-injection site care and site
				  closure plan must be approved by the commissioner, be incorporated into the
				  permit, and are subject to the permit modification requirements at §613,
				  as appropriate.
d. At any time
				  during the life of the geologic sequestration project, the owner or operator
				  may modify and resubmit the post-injection site care and site closure plan for
				  the commissioners approval within 30 days of such change.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3705 - Permit Requirements

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A.
				  Applicability. No person shall construct, convert, or operate a storage well or
				  cavern without first obtaining written authorization (permit) from the Office
				  of Conservation.
B. Application
				  Required. Applicants for a storage well or cavern, permittees with expiring
				  permits, or any person required to have a permit shall complete, sign, and
				  submit one original application form and one electronic copy with all required
				  attachments and documentation to the Office of Conservation. The commissioner
				  may request additional paper copies of the application if it is determined that
				  they are necessary. The complete application shall contain all information
				  necessary to show compliance with applicable state laws and these
				  regulations.
C. Who Applies. It is
				  the duty of the owner or proposed owner of a facility or activity to submit a
				  permit application and obtain a permit. When a facility or activity is owned by
				  one person and operated by another, it is the duty of the operator to file and
				  obtain a permit.
D. Signature
				  Requirements. All permit applications shall be signed as follows.
1. Corporations. By a principal executive
				  officer of at least the level of vice-president, or duly authorized
				  representative of that person if the representative performs similar policy
				  making functions for the corporation. A person is a duly authorized
				  representative only if:
a. the authorization
				  is made in writing by a principal executive officer of at least the level of
				  vice president;
b. the
				  authorization specifies either an individual or position having responsibility
				  for the overall operation of a storage facility, such as the position of plant
				  manager, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility. A duly
				  authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any
				  individual occupying a named position; and
c. the written authorization is submitted to
				  the Office of Conservation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3707 - Application Content

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A. The
				  following minimum information shall be required for each permit application.
				  The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate application form for any
				  additional information that may be required.
1. For Class V storage wells being dually
				  permitted for Class III solution-mining, a single consolidated submittal
				  containing both applications may be accepted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3711 - Permitting Process

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A.
				  Applicability. This Section has procedures for issuing and transferring permits
				  to operate a Class V storage well and cavern. Any person required to have a
				  permit shall apply to the Office of Conservation as stipulated in
				  §3705 The
				  Office of Conservation shall not issue a permit before receiving an application
				  form and any required supplemental information showing compliance with these
				  rules and regulations, and that is administratively and technically complete to
				  the satisfaction of the Office of Conservation.
B. Notice of Intent to File Application
1. The applicant shall make public notice
				  that a permit application for a storage cavern or caverns or an area permit, is
				  proposed for filing with the Office of Conservation. A notice of intent shall
				  be published at least 30 days but not more than 180 days before filing the
				  permit application with the Office of Conservation. Without exception, the
				  applicant shall publish a new notice of intent if the application is not
				  received by the Office of Conservation within the filing period. If the
				  applicant is dually permitting a well for both Class III solution-mining and
				  Class V storage the public notice of intent for both applications may be
				  combined.
2. The notice shall be
				  published once in the legal advertisement sections in the official state
				  journal and in the official journal of the parish of the proposed project
				  location. The cost for publishing the notices is the responsibility of the
				  applicant and shall contain the following minimum information:
a. name and address of the permit applicant
				  and, if different, the facility to be regulated by the permit;
b. the geographic location of the proposed
				  project;
c. name and address of the
				  regulatory agency to process the permit action where interested persons may
				  obtain information concerning the application or permit action; and
d. a brief description of the business
				  conducted at the facility or activity described in the permit
				  application.
3. The
				  applicant shall submit the proof of publication of the notice of intent when
				  submitting the application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3713 - Site Assessment

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A.
				  Applicability. This Section applies to all applicants, owners, or operators of
				  Class V storage wells and caverns. The applicant, owner, or operator shall be
				  responsible for showing that the storage operation shall be accomplished using
				  good engineering and geologic practices for storage operations to preserve the
				  integrity of the salt stock and overlying sediments. In addition to all
				  applicants showing this in their application, as part of the compliance review
				  found in §3709 K, the
				  commissioner may require any owner or operator of a storage well to provide the
				  same or similar information required in this Section. This shall include, but
				  not be limited to:
1. an assessment of the
				  engineering, geological, geomechanical, geochemical, geophysical properties of
				  the salt stock;
2. stability of
				  salt stock and overlying and surrounding sediments;
3. stability of the cavern design
				  (particularly regarding its size, shape, depth, and operating
				  parameters);
4. the amount of
				  separation between the cavern of interest and adjacent caverns and structures
				  within the salt stock; and
5. the
				  amount of separation between the outermost cavern wall and the periphery of the
				  salt stock;
6. an assessment of
				  well information and oil and gas activity within the vicinity of the salt dome
				  which may affect the storage cavern.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3715 - Cavern Design and Spacing Requirements

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A. This Section provides general standards
				  for design of caverns to ensure that project development can be conducted in a
				  reasonable, prudent, and a systematic manner and shall stress physical and
				  environmental safety. The owner or operator shall continually review the design
				  throughout the construction and operation phases taking into consideration
				  pertinent additional detailed subsurface information and shall include
				  provisions for protection from damage caused by hydraulic shock. If necessary,
				  the original development and operational plans shall be modified to conform to
				  good engineering practices.
B.
				  Cavern Spacing Requirements
1. Property
				  Boundary
a. Existing Storage Caverns. No part
				  of a storage cavern permitted as of the date these regulations are promulgated
				  shall extend closer than 100 feet to the property of others without consent of
				  the owner(s). Continued operation without this consent of an existing storage
				  cavern within 100 feet of the property of others may be allowed as follows.
i. The operator of the cavern shall make a
				  good faith effort to provide notice in a form and manner approved by the
				  commissioner to the adjacent property owner(s) of the location of its
				  cavern.
ii. The commissioner shall
				  hold a public hearing at Baton Rouge if a non-consenting adjacent owner whose
				  property line is within 100 feet objects to the cavern's continued operation.
				  Following the public hearing the commissioner may approve the cavern's
				  continued operation upon a determination that the continued operation of the
				  cavern has no adverse effects to the rights of the adjacent property
				  owner(s).
iii. If no objection from
				  a non-consenting adjacent property owner is received within 30 days of the
				  notice provided in accordance with
				  §3715.B.1.a.i above,
				  then the commissioner may approve the continued operation of the cavern
				  administratively.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3717 - Well Construction and Completion

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A. General Requirements
1. All materials and equipment used in the
				  construction of the Class V storage well and related appurtenances shall be
				  designed and manufactured for compatibility with the stored material and shall
				  meet or exceed the operating requirements of the specific project.
				  Consideration shall be given to depth and lithology of all subsurface geologic
				  zones, corrosiveness of formation fluids, corrosiveness of the stored material,
				  compatibility of downhole construction materials, compatibility of wellhead
				  components, hole size, anticipated ranges and extremes of operating conditions,
				  subsurface temperatures and pressures, type and grade of cement, and the
				  projected life of the storage well, etc.
2. All storage wells and caverns shall be
				  designed, constructed, completed, and operated to prevent the escape of
				  injected materials out of the salt stock, into or between underground sources
				  of drinking water, or otherwise create or cause pollution or endanger the
				  environment or public safety. All phases of design, construction, completion,
				  and testing shall be prepared and supervised by qualified personnel.
3. Where the storage well penetrates an
				  underground source of drinking water in an area subject to subsidence or
				  catastrophic collapse, an adequate number of monitoring wells shall be
				  completed into the USDW to detect any movement of injected fluids, process
				  by-products or formation fluids into the USDW. The monitoring wells shall be
				  located outside the physical influence of the subsidence or catastrophic
				  collapse.
a. The following criteria shall be
				  considered in determining the number, location, construction, and frequency of
				  monitoring of any monitor wells:
i. the
				  population relying on the USDW affected or potentially affected by the
				  injection operation;
ii. the
				  proximity of the storage operation to points of withdrawal of drinking
				  water;
iii. the local geology and
				  hydrology;
iv. the operating
				  pressures and whether a negative pressure gradient is being
				  maintained;
v. the nature and
				  volume of the injected fluid, the formation water, and the process by-products;
				  and
vi. the injected fluid
				  density.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3719 - Operating Requirements

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A. Cavern
				  Roof. Without exception or variance to these rules and regulations, no cavern
				  shall be used for storage if the cavern roof has grown above the top of the
				  salt stock. The operation of an already permitted storage cavern shall cease
				  and shall not be allowed to continue if information becomes available that
				  shows this condition exists. The Office of Conservation may order the storage
				  well and cavern removed from storage service according to an approved closure
				  and post-closure plan.
B. Remedial
				  Work. No remedial work or repair work of any kind shall be performed on the
				  storage well or cavern without prior authorization from the Office of
				  Conservation. The provision for prior authorization shall also extend to doing
				  mechanical integrity pressure and leak tests, sonar caliper surveys, and all
				  logs, and all logs, including casing inspection logs and through tubing logs;
				  however, a work permit is not required in order to conduct routine interface
				  surveys. The owner, operator, or its agent shall submit a valid work permit
				  request form (Form UIC-17 or successor). Before beginning well or cavern
				  remedial work, the pressure in the cavern shall be relieved, as
				  practicable.
C. Well
				  Recompletion-Casing Repair. The following applies to storage wells where
				  remedial work results from well upgrade, casing wear, or similar conditions.
				  For each paragraph below, a casing inspection log shall be performed on the
				  entire length of the innermost cemented casing in the well before doing any
				  casing upgrade or repair. Authorization from the Office of Conservation shall
				  be obtained before beginning any well recompletion, repair, upgrade, or
				  closure. A storage well that cannot be repaired or upgraded shall remain
				  out-of-service and be closed according to an approved closure and post-closure
				  plan.
1. Liner. A liner may be used to
				  recomplete or repair a well with severe casing damage. The liner shall be run
				  from the well surface to the base of the innermost cemented casing. The liner
				  shall be cemented over its entire length and shall be successfully pressure
				  tested.
2. Casing Patch. Internal
				  casing patches shall not be used to repair severely corroded or damaged casing.
				  Casing patches shall only be used for repairing or covering isolated pitting,
				  corrosion, or similar localized damage. The casing patch shall extend a minimum
				  of 10 feet above and below the area being repaired. The entire casing shall be
				  successfully pressure tested.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3721 - Safety

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A. Emergency Action
				  Plan. An Emergency Action Plan containing emergency contact telephone numbers,
				  procedures and specific information for facility personnel to respond to a
				  release, upset, incident, accident, or other site emergency shall be kept at
				  the facility and shall be reviewed and updated as needed. An outline of the
				  plan, including emergency contact telephone numbers, shall be prepared and
				  submitted as part of the permit application or compliance review.
B. Controlled Site Access. Access to storage
				  facilities shall be controlled by fencing or other means around the facility
				  property. All points of entry into the facility shall be through by a lockable
				  gate system.
C. Personnel.
				  Personnel shall be on duty at the storage facility 24 hours a day. During
				  periods of stored product injection or withdrawal, trained personnel shall be
				  stationed at the storage well, facility's onsite local control room, or other
				  facility control location at the storage site. If the storage facility chooses
				  to use an offsite monitoring and control automated telemetry surveillance
				  system, approved by the commissioner, provisions shall be made for trained
				  personnel to be on-call at all times and 24-hours-a-day staffing of the
				  facility may not be required.
D.
				  Wellhead Protection and Identification
1. A
				  barrier shall be installed and maintained around the storage wellhead as
				  protection from physical or accidental damage by mobile equipment or
				  trespassers.
2. An identifying sign
				  shall be placed at the wellhead of each storage well and, at a minimum, shall
				  include the operator's name, well/cavern name and number, well's state serial
				  number, section-township-range, and any other information required by the
				  Office of Conservation. The sign shall be of durable construction with all
				  lettering kept in a legible condition.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3723 - Monitoring Requirements

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A. Pressure
				  Gauges, Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors
1.
				  Pressure gauges or pressure sensors/transmitters that show pressure on the
				  fluid injection string, fluid withdrawal string, and any other string in the
				  well shall be installed at each wellhead. Gauges or pressure
				  sensors/transmitters shall be designed to read gauge pressure in 25 PSIG
				  increments. All gauges or pressure sensors/transmitters shall be properly
				  calibrated and shall always be maintained in good working order. The pressure
				  valves onto which the pressure gauges are affixed shall have 1/2 inch female
				  fittings.
2. Pressure sensors
				  designed to actuate the automatic closure of all emergency shutdown valves in
				  response to a preset pressure (high/low) shall be installed and properly
				  maintained for all fluid injection, withdrawal, and any other appropriate
				  string in the well.
3. Flow sensors
				  designed to actuate the automatic closure of all emergency shutdown valves in
				  response to abnormal changes in cavern injection and withdrawal flow rates
				  shall be installed and properly maintained on each storage
				  well.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3727 - Well and Cavern Mechanical Integrity Pressure and Leak Tests

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A. The operator of the storage well and
				  cavern shall have the burden of meeting the requirements for well and cavern
				  mechanical integrity. The Office of Conservation shall be notified in writing
				  at least seven days before any scheduled mechanical integrity test. The test
				  may be witnessed by Office of Conservation personnel, but must be witnessed by
				  a qualified third party. Generally accepted industry methods and standards
				  shall apply when conducting and evaluating the tests required in this
				  Rule.
B. Frequency of Tests
1. Without exception or variance to these
				  rules and regulations, all Class V storage wells and caverns shall be tested
				  for and demonstrate mechanical integrity before beginning storage
				  activities.
2. All subsequent
				  mechanical integrity pressure tests shall occur at least once every five years.
				  Additionally, mechanical integrity testing shall be performed for the following
				  reasons regardless of test frequency:
a. after
				  physical alteration to any cemented casing or cemented liner;
b. after performing any remedial work to
				  reestablish well or cavern integrity;
c. before returning the cavern to storage
				  service after a period of salt solution-mining or washing to purposely increase
				  storage cavern size or capacity;
d.
				  before well closure, except when the cavern has experienced mechanical
				  failure;
e. whenever leakage into
				  or out of the cavern system is suspected;
f. whenever the commissioner determines a
				  test is warranted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3729 - Cavern Configuration and Capacity Measurements

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A. Sonar caliper surveys shall be performed
				  on all storage caverns. With prior approval of the Office of Conservation, the
				  operator may use another similar proven technology designed to determine cavern
				  configuration and measure cavern capacity as a substitute for a sonar
				  survey.
B. Frequency of Sonar
				  Caliper Surveys. For Class V storage caverns, a sonar caliper survey shall be
				  performed at least once every five years. The survey must include horizontal
				  shots beginning just below the shoe of the deepest cemented casing within the
				  salt as well as downward angled shots imaging the floor of the cavern unless
				  accepted by the commissioner. At least once every 10 years a sonar caliper
				  survey, or other similar and approved survey, shall be performed on the roof of
				  the cavern using angled tilt shots For Class V storage caverns engaging in
				  simultaneous storage and salt solution-mining or washing, a sonar caliper
				  survey, or other approved survey, shall be performed in accordance with this
				  article or in accordance with LAC 43:XVII.3329, whichever requires the more
				  frequent survey. Additional surveys as specified by the Office of Conservation
				  shall be performed for any of the following reasons regardless of frequency:
1. before commencing cavern closure
				  operations;
2. whenever leakage
				  into or out of the cavern system is suspected;
3. after performing any remedial work to
				  re-establish cavern integrity or raise the deepest casing seat;
4. before returning the cavern to storage
				  service after a period of salt solution-mining or washing to purposely increase
				  storage cavern size or capacity;
5.
				  after the completion of any additional solution mining while simultaneously
				  engaging in storage;
6. whenever
				  the Office of Conservation determines a survey is warranted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3731 - Inactive Caverns

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A. The
				  following minimum requirements apply when a storage cavern is removed from
				  storage service and is expected to remain out of service for one year or more:
1. notify the Office of Conservation in
				  writing within seven days of the well or cavern becoming inactive
				  (out-of-service). The notification shall include the date the cavern was
				  removed from service, the reason for taking the cavern out of service, and the
				  expected date when the cavern may be returned to service (if known);
2. disconnect all flowlines for injection to
				  the well;
3. maintain continuous
				  monitoring of cavern pressures, fluid withdrawal, and other parameters required
				  by the permit;
4. maintain and
				  demonstrate well and cavern mechanical integrity if storage operations were
				  suspended for reasons other than a lack of mechanical integrity;
5. maintain compliance with financial
				  responsibility requirements of these rules and regulations;
6. any additional requirements of the Office
				  of Conservation to document the storage well and cavern shall not endanger the
				  environment, or the health, safety, and welfare of the public during the period
				  of cavern inactivity.
7. No
				  inactive storage cavern may be returned to service without first submitting a
				  written request with Form UIC-17 to the Office of Conservation to obtain
				  approval from the commissioner.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3733 - Operating Reports

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A. Operating
				  reports shall be submitted quarterly to the Office of Conservation no later
				  than 15 days following the end of the reporting period.
B. Reports shall be submitted electronically
				  on the appropriate Form (Form UIC-50 or successor document) and reference the
				  operator name, well name, well number, well state serial number, salt dome
				  name, and contain the following minimum information acquired weekly during the
				  reporting quarter:
1. maximum wellhead
				  pressures (PSIG) on the hanging string;
2. maximum wellhead pressure (PSIG) on the
				  hanging string/casing annulus;
3.
				  description of any event resulting in noncompliance with these rules that
				  triggered an alarm or shutdown device and the response taken;
4. description of any event that exceeds
				  operating parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure as may be
				  specified in the permit;
5. volume,
				  density and type of fluids released from inactive caverns due to pressure
				  build-up.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3735 - Record Retention

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A. The owner or
				  operator shall retain copies of all records, data, and information concerning
				  the design, permitting, construction, workovers, tests, and operation of the
				  well and cavern. Records shall be retained throughout the operating life of the
				  well and cavern and for five years following conclusion of any post-closure
				  care requirements. Records, data, and information shall include, but shall not
				  be limited to the permit application, cementing (primary and remedial),
				  wireline logs, drill records, casing records, casing pressure tests, well
				  recompletion records, well/cavern mechanical integrity tests, cavern capacity
				  and configuration surveys, surface construction, closure, post-closure
				  activities, corrective action, sampling data, etc. Unless otherwise specified
				  by the commissioner, monitoring records obtained pursuant to
				  §3723.B shall be
				  retained by the owner or operator for a minimum of five years from the date of
				  collection. All documents shall be available for inspection by agents of the
				  Office of Conservation.
B. When
				  there is a change in the owner or operator of the well and cavern, copies of
				  all records shall be transferred to the new owner or operator. The new owner or
				  operator shall then have the responsibility of maintaining such
				  records.
C. The Office of
				  Conservation may require the owner or operator to deliver the records to the
				  Office of Conservation at the conclusion of the retention period.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 30:4 et seq. and
					 R.S.
					 30:23 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3737 - Closure and Post-Closure

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A. Closure.
				  The owner or operator shall close the storage well, cavern, and associated
				  parts as approved by the Office of Conservation. Closure shall not begin
				  without written authorization from the Office of Conservation.
1. Notice of Intent to Close
a. The operator shall review the closure plan
				  before seeking authorization to begin closure activities to determine if the
				  conditions for closure are still relevant to the actual conditions of the
				  storage well, cavern, or facility. Revisions to the method of closure reflected
				  in the plan shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation for approval no
				  later than the date on which the notice of closure is required to be
				  submitted.
b. The operator shall
				  notify the Office of Conservation in writing at least 30 days before the
				  expected closure of the storage well, cavern, or surface facility. Notification
				  shall be by submission of a request for a work permit. At the discretion of the
				  Office of Conservation, a shorter notice period may be allowed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining › Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5 › Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities › Section XVII-3739 - Additional Criteria Specific to Stored Media

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A. Hydrogen
1. Spacing.
a. Adjacent Structures within the Salt. The
				  minimum pillar spacing between a hydrogen storage cavern and any other adjacent
				  structures within the salt shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, and
				  based upon the depth and configuration of cavern, any geomechanical analyses,
				  monitoring plan, etc. However, without exception or variance to these rules and
				  regulations, as measured in any direction, the minimum separation between walls
				  of adjacent caverns or between the walls of the cavern and any adjacent cavern
				  or any other manmade structure within the salt stock shall not be less than 200
				  feet. Hydrogen storage caverns must be operated in a manner that ensures the
				  walls between any cavern and any other manmade structure maintain the minimum
				  separation of 200 feet.
b. Salt
				  Periphery. The minimum separation between the outermost extent of the cavern
				  and the periphery of the salt stock shall be determined on a case-by-case basis
				  based upon the substances to be stored, the depth and configuration of the
				  cavern, any geomechanical analyses, monitoring plan, etc. However, without
				  exception or variance to these rules and regulations, at no time shall the
				  minimum separation between the cavern walls at any point and the periphery of
				  the salt stock for a Class V storage cavern be less than 300 feet.