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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1301 - NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF INTENTION TO ABANDON REPORT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Before any work is commenced to abandon
				stratigraphic tests or any new well drilled in search of oil or gas, for
				saltwater disposal, or for any other purpose related to oil field operations in
				which no casing has been run, other than surface pipe, the owner thereof shall
				give oral notice to and obtain approval from the petroleum engineer or his
				authorized agent prior to commencing plugging operations. The petroleum
				engineer may send an authorized agent to the location specified to witness the
				plugging operation. Within 15 days after final abandonment, the owner shall
				submit to the board on Form No. 2 a subsequent report of abandonment setting
				forth in such report the terms and conditions of the plugging and abandonment
				as approved orally by the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent.
(2) Before any work is commenced to abandon
				any well drilled in search of oil or gas, for saltwater disposal, or for any
				other purpose related to oil field operations in which casing has been run,
				except surface pipe, the owner thereof shall give written notice to the board
				on Form No. 2 setting forth the method of plugging, the depths and number of
				plugs, and any other information required under ARM
				36.22.1305 and
				36.22.1309. Upon approval of such
				notice by the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent, the owner may proceed
				with plugging and abandonment operations. The petroleum engineer may send an
				authorized agent to the location specified to witness the plugging operations.
				Within 15 days after final abandonment, the owner shall submit a subsequent
				report of abandonment as required by ARM 36.22.1309.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1302 - NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
The notice of abandonment required to be given to the surface
				  owner by section
				  82-10-401, MCA, shall be mailed to
				  said surface owner or owners at their address as shown by the last completed
				  assessment roll in the office of the county assessor of the county in which the
				  land is located. The notice shall be deemed complete when deposited in the U.S.
				  mail with proper postage affixed. The regulation shall not be applicable to a
				  dry hole drilled for any purpose whatsoever as such situation is covered by
				  other regulations of this board.
82-10-401,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1303 - WELL PLUGGING REQUIREMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner shall
				not permit any well drilled for oil, gas, saltwater disposal, or any other
				purpose to remain unplugged after such well is no longer useful for the purpose
				for which it was drilled or converted. When a well is no longer capable of
				production because the underlying reservoir or reservoirs are depleted and
				there is no possible future use for the well in supplemental recovery
				operations or for disposal facilities, the operator shall within one year plug
				and abandon the well as set forth in this subchapter, unless otherwise
				authorized by the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1304 - PLUGGING METHODS AND PROCEDURE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All
				abandoned wells shall be marked with a permanent monument which shall consist
				of a piece of pipe not less than four inches in diameter and not less than ten
				feet in length of which four feet shall be above the general ground level and
				the remainder shall be imbedded in cement or shall be welded to the surface
				casing. The top of the pipe must be sealed with a screw cap, cement plug, or
				other approved method.
(2) The
				owner shall inscribe on the marker pipe by welding or other suitable method the
				name of the well, the location (quarter section, section, township, and range),
				total depth, and elevation.
(3) At
				the request of the surface owner of a lease on which a well is to be plugged,
				the requirement for a marker set forth above may be waived. In this event, a
				plug or seal shall be placed in the hole in such manner as not to interfere
				with soil cultivation or other surface use.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1305 - EXCEPTION FOR FRESHWATER WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When the
				well to be plugged, as required by ARM
				36.22.1303, may safely be used as
				a freshwater well and such utilization is desired by the landowner, the well
				need not be filled above the required sealing plug set below freshwater;
				provided, that written notification of such utilization and a release by use of
				Form No. 19 is secured from the landowner and filed with the board.
(2) Approval by the petroleum engineer or his
				authorized agent of the work done shall relieve the operator of further
				responsibility.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1306 - APPROVAL FOR PULLING CASING AND REENTERING WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No casing shall be pulled from any well
				regardless of its status without first filing Form No. 2 and securing approval
				of the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent.
(2) No oil or gas well which has been plugged
				in accordance with these rules shall be reentered for any purpose without first
				filing Form No. 22 and securing approval of the petroleum engineer or his
				authorized agent.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1307 - RESTORATION OF SURFACE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner of
				any well drilled in search of oil and gas or for injection purposes or the
				driller of a stratigraphic test or core hole, or seismographic shot hole shall,
				as soon as weather or ground conditions permit, upon the final abandonment and
				completion of the plugging of any well or after a seismographic shot hole has
				been utilized, restore the surface of the location to its previous grade and
				productive capability, and take necessary measures to prevent adverse
				hydrological effects from such well or hole, unless the surface owner agrees in
				writing, with the approval of the board or its representative, to a different
				plan of restoration.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1308 - PLUGGING AND RESTORATION BOND

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Except as
				otherwise provided in these rules, the following bonds are required for wells
				within the board's jurisdiction:
(a) the owner
				or operator of a single well to be drilled, or of a single existing oil, gas,
				or Class II injection well to be acquired, must provide a one well bond:
(i) in the sum of $1500, where the permitted
				total depth of a drilling well, or the actual, or plugged-back, total depth of
				an existing well, is 2000 feet or less; or
(ii) in the sum of $5000, where the permitted
				total depth of drilling well, or the actual, or plugged-back, total depth of an
				existing well, is greater than 2000 feet and less than 3501 feet; or
(iii) in the sum of $10,000 where the
				permitted total depth of a drilling well, or the actual, or plugged-back, total
				depth of an existing well, is 3501 feet or more.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.13 - Abandonment, Plugging, and Restoration › Rule 36.22.1309 - SUBSEQUENT REPORT OF ABANDONMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Within
				15 days after the plugging of a well, the owner thereof shall file a subsequent
				report of abandonment with the board setting forth in detail the method used in
				plugging the well. Such report shall be made on Form No. 2 and shall give a
				detailed account of the manner in which the abandonment or plugging work was
				carried out, including:
(a) the nature and
				quantity of materials used in plugging;
(b) the location and extent (by depths) of
				the plugs of different materials;
(c) records of any tests or measurements
				made;
(d) the amount, size, and
				location (by depths) of casing left in the well; and
(e) a statement of the volume of mud
				used.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1402 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No person shall
				commence a new injection project or construct or operate a new Class II
				injection well, or convert an existing well to injection, whether for the
				purpose of disposal, or as part of an enhanced recovery project, or for the
				storage of liquid hydrocarbons, without a permit from the board.
(2) Existing injection wells operating under
				valid EPA-issued or rule authorized Class II injection permits will be governed
				under the terms and conditions of such permits until permit expiration or
				plugging, whichever occurs first; provided, however, that no existing injection
				well may be operated in a manner inconsistent with the laws and rules of the
				board.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1403 - APPLICATION CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				The application for a Class II injection permit must be filed with the board
				showing:
(a) the location of the input well
				or wells;
(b) the location and
				mechanical condition of all oil and gas wells, including abandoned and drilling
				wells, dry holes, and any other wells which penetrate the injection zone within
				the area of review;
(c) the
				location of all pipelines which will be used to transport fluids to the input
				well for storage and injection;
(d)
				the formations from which wells are producing or have produced, the formations,
				depth, and estimated water quality of the deepest potential underground sources
				of drinking water, and the location and depth of any water wells in the area of
				review;
(e) the name, description,
				and depth of the injection zone(s) including a water analysis or other water
				quality information acceptable to the board, estimated formation pressure, and
				reservoir characteristics of the zone, and the name, lithologic
				characteristics, depth, and estimated fracture gradient of the confining
				zone;
(f) the elevation of the top
				of the oil or gas bearing formation in the input well or wells and in the wells
				producing from the same formation within the area of review of the
				project;
(g) the electric log of
				the input well or wells or other log or lithological information not already on
				file with the board;
(h) a
				description of the input well or wells casing and cementing program (all new
				wells must be cased and cemented so that migration of fluids into or between
				USDWs is prevented);
(i) a
				description and analysis of the injected fluids stating the kind, source, and
				the estimated amount to be injected daily, and the average and maximum
				anticipated injection pressure;
(j)
				the names and addresses of the leasehold owners, including unleased mineral
				owners, and the surface owners within the area of review of the input
				well(s).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1406 - CORRECTIVE ACTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) It is the
				obligation of the applicant to demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that the
				existing wells that penetrate the injection zone within the area of review are
				in adequate mechanical condition to prevent migration of injected fluid into
				any USDW. The board will require the applicant to submit a plan for corrective
				action, including the reworking, repairing or replugging of any such well(s)
				the board considers to be a possible avenue for fluid migration. Injection must
				not commence until satisfactory completion of the work required in the approved
				corrective action plan.
(2) The
				board may require that corrective action be taken if, after notice and hearing,
				it is shown that USDWs outside the area of review are threatened by an
				injection well or wells.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1407 - SIGNING THE APPLICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Applications
				must be signed (for a corporation) by a principal executive officer of at least
				the level of vice president, or by an agent and attorney-in-fact; or, (for a
				sole proprietorship) by the sole proprietor; or, (for a partnership) by a
				general partner. If the application is submitted on behalf of a federal, state,
				or other public agency, or by a municipality, signature must be of a principal
				executive or a ranking elected official. The application may be signed by a
				duly authorized representative if the authorization is made in writing by one
				of the above described persons, and if the authorization either names an
				individual or specifies a position having responsibility for the operation of
				the project. The written authorization will be submitted to the board, and must
				be promptly replaced if the authorization no longer accurately describes the
				responsible position or person. Application for enhanced recovery projects must
				be signed by all operators who will participate in the proposed project, or by
				the unit operator if the request is part of a plan for unitized operation under
				82-11-201, et seq., MCA.
				Applications for disposal wells must be signed by the well operator.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1408 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner
				or operator of any injection well outside the exterior boundaries of Indian
				reservations must comply with the applicable bonding requirements of ARM
				36.22.1308 and this
				subchapter.
(2) Owners or operators
				proposing to drill or acquire additional injection wells must provide the
				individual well bonds described in ARM
				36.22.1308(1) as
				appropriate for the depth of the well unless such additional well(s) are
				covered under a multiple well UIC bond as provided in this rule. The multiple
				well bond described in ARM
				36.22.1308(1)(b)
				is not available for injection wells.
(3) Injection well operators may propose an
				alternative multiple well UIC bond to the board's staff. The staff will review
				the proposed bond and provide a recommendation for its approval, modification,
				or rejection by the board at its next available scheduled meeting. In support
				of its request for a multi-well bond the operator may provide cost estimates
				for plugging and restoring the surface of wells of the type and in the area to
				be covered by the bond, the operator's estimate of any residual or salvage
				value that may reduce the costs of plugging, and any other information the
				operator wishes to provide. In reviewing a proposed bond, the staff must
				consider the reasonableness of the cost estimates provided, the compliance
				history of the operator, the operator's history of promptly plugging unneeded
				wells, and the financial condition of the operator. Multiple well bonds will be
				in a minimum amount of $50,000.
(4)
				The board may accept a letter of credit in lieu of a surety bond or certificate
				of deposit. A letter of credit must meet the following conditions:
(a) it must be issued by an FDIC-insured,
				Montana commercial bank;
(b) it
				must be in an amount equal to the bond otherwise required;
(c) it must be for a term of not less than
				one year, automatically renewable for additional one year period(s), and
				irrevocable during its term. The bank issuing the letter of credit must notify
				the board, by registered or certified mail, not less than 120 days prior to the
				expiration date of the letter of credit if it does not intend to renew the
				letter;
(d) the letter of credit
				will remain in the custody of the board; and
(e) the letter of credit must provide that it
				is immediately payable in full upon demand by the board if the person on whose
				behalf the letter is issued fails to properly plug each dry or abandoned well
				and restore the surface of the location as provided by board rules.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1409 - HEARINGS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For new wells or projects a petition for
				hearing of the application for underground injection must be filed in
				triplicate with the board. Upon receipt of the petition, the board will set a
				hearing date for the application, and cause notice of the hearing to be
				published as provided in
				82-11-141, MCA. Notice of hearings
				will be first published at least 30 days in advance of the hearing
				date.
(2) Administrative approval
				may be given for an additional well or recompletion of an existing well within
				a previously approved area or enhanced recovery project, provided that the
				applicant demonstrates through the application that the well requested has
				substantially the same characteristics and operating parameters previously
				approved by the board for injection wells in the project.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1410 - NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Notice of
				application for underground injection permit must be mailed to each current
				operator, lease owners, and surface owners, within the area of review. Such
				notices must be mailed on or before the date the application is mailed to or
				filed with the board.
(2)
				Applicants for an additional new well or wells, or for recompletion of an
				existing well or wells to injection service, within an approved area or
				enhanced recovery project must:
(a) mail
				notice to each current operator, lease owner of nonoperated lease, mineral
				owner of nonoperator lease within the area of review, and the surface owner of
				each new well site, on or before the date the application is mailed to the
				board; and
(b) advise each party to
				which notice is given that the application is eligible for administrative
				approval by the program director, unless objections are received within 20 days
				of receipt of the application by the program director.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1411 - BOARD AUTHORIZATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No injection
				program shall be instituted until the same has been authorized by the
				board.
(2) The board will make such
				special orders and rules for the individual case as conditions may
				justify.
(3) If the board
				determines, or is notified by EPA, that the approval of an application, or a
				portion of the application, is beyond the scope of delegated authority, or
				requires the concurrence of EPA, the board will refer the application to EPA,
				and final disposition of the application will be deferred until EPA concurrence
				is received.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1414 - NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE - PLUGGING OF ABANDONED WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Within 30 days of the commencement of
				underground injection operations, the applicant must notify the board of the
				same and the date of commencement in conjunction with the filing of Form 4 for
				well completions and recompletions.
(2) Within 30 days after the discontinuance
				of an enhanced recovery or liquid hydrocarbon storage project, the operator of
				the project must notify the board of the date of such discontinuance and the
				reasons therefore.
(3) Before any
				Class II well shall be abandoned, written notice must be served on the board,
				and approval of the abandonment plan received from the program director or
				other authorized representative of the board. The abandonment plan must, at a
				minimum provide for isolation of the injection zone with cement, or mechanical
				plug capped with cement, and for the isolation and protection of each USDW in
				such a manner as to prevent movement of fluids between USDWs.
(4) Injection wells which fail a mechanical
				integrity test (MIT), or which otherwise have lost mechanical integrity, will
				be immediately removed from service and promptly repaired or plugged for
				abandonment within 180 days of the failed test or discovery of lost mechanical
				integrity unless otherwise ordered by the board; provided, however, that the
				operator of an injection well that has failed the MIT or has lost mechanical
				integrity may apply to the program director, or other authorized representative
				of the board, to defer repair or plugging. Any deferment granted will be under
				such conditions of physical isolation of the injection zone, or monitoring and
				reporting requirements deemed necessary under the circumstances to protect any
				USDWs penetrated by the wellbore. Up to a two year deferment may be granted
				administratively from the date of the failed test, but will not be extended
				without consent of the board. The board may order further deferment for up to
				two years, after notice and hearing, upon a showing that all USDWs are
				protected.
(5) Injection well
				operators will report the status of each unplugged injection well in its
				monthly injection reports on Form 5. The operator will notify the board of any
				well which the operator expects to be shut-in or temporarily abandoned for a
				period of six months or more. Any injection well which has been shut-in or
				temporarily abandoned for a period in excess of two years must be properly
				plugged and abandoned. An operator may apply for a plugging deferment as
				provided in paragraph (4) above upon a showing of reasonable cause and
				demonstration of nonendangerment to USDWs.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1415 - RECORDS REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator of any Class II injection well or wells must keep and retain for at
				least five years, an accurate record of :
(a)
				the cumulative amount of fluid injected into such well or wells;
(b) the wellhead pressure or pressures, and
				the injection rate at the time the pressure is recorded;
(c) the total amount of water produced, and
				the total amount of oil and gas produced from an enhanced recovery
				project;
(d) the pressure in the
				casing-tubing annulus, if monitoring of such pressure is required as part of a
				mechanical integrity test;
(e) the
				results of any chemical or physical analyses performed on injection zone fluids
				and injected fluids.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1416 - MECHANICAL INTEGRITY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) From and after
				the effective date of these regulations, all new wells drilled for, and all
				existing wells converted to, water injection or disposal must demonstrate
				mechanical integrity before being placed into service. A mechanical integrity
				test must be designed to determine whether there is a significant leak in the
				tubing, casing, or packer of the well, and whether there is a significant
				movement of injected fluid into any USDWs or between any USDWs through vertical
				channels adjacent to the wellbore. The owner or operator of an injection well
				regulated under this chapter must maintain the mechanical integrity of such
				well until the well is plugged.
(2)
				A mechanical integrity test that demonstrates that there are no significant
				leaks in the tubing, casing, or packer will include:
(a) a pressure test of the tubing-casing
				annulus using liquid or gas; or
(b)
				monitoring of the casing-tubing annulus following a valid initial pressure
				test; or
(c) a radioactive tracer
				survey, timed run method; or
(d)
				any other test or combination of tests considered effective by the board, and
				approved by the director, Office of Drinking Water, U.S. EPA.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1417 - NOTIFICATION OF TEST - REPORTING RESULTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				To the extent practicable, the board's field representative will schedule
				routine mechanical integrity tests required under ARM
				36.22.1416. The owner or operator
				of a Class II injection well must give the board at least 48 hours advance
				written, telephone, or facsimile notice of any mechanical integrity test not
				originally scheduled by a board representative. Notification of tests not
				included in the board's routine test schedule must specify the name and
				telephone number of the person responsible for scheduling the test, the name
				and location of the well, and the time and date the mechanical integrity test
				will be performed. The board may at any time request a retest for wells where
				the mechanical integrity test was not performed under the oversight of a
				representative of the board.
(2)
				The owner or operator must provide a subsequent report of any mechanical
				integrity test (MIT) on board Form 2 regardless of whether or not the MIT is
				witnessed by a board representative. Subsequent reports are due within 15 days
				of the test unless remedial repairs are required, in which case a subsequent
				report is due within 15 days of completion of the remedial work. If submitted
				reports are found to not meet board requirements or if approved testing
				procedures were not used, the board may require a retest.
(3) Subsequent reports will include the date
				of the test or the date on which work began, the manner or method of testing,
				the results of the test, any remedial work done or required to be performed to
				demonstrate mechanical integrity, the type and cause of the well failure, and
				the pressure recording chart used to document the annulus pressure test. The
				name, address, and telephone number of the company representative, consultant,
				or contractor that performed the test also must be provided.
(4) Two copies of any well logs, surveys,
				fluid analyses, or any other reports of a technical nature run or made during
				the test or as part of any reworking or repair efforts must be submitted with
				the subsequent report.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1418 - EXEMPT AQUIFERS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The board may
				authorize the exemption of an aquifer from classification as an underground
				source of drinking water provided the aquifer:
(a) does not currently serve as a source of
				drinking water; and
(b) is not
				reasonably expected to serve as a source of drinking water because:
(i) the aquifer produces, or is capable of
				producing, mineral, hydrocarbon, or geothermal energy in commercial quantities;
				or
(ii) the aquifer is situated at
				a depth or location which makes recovery of the water for drinking water
				purposes economically or technologically impractical; or
(iii) the aquifer is so contaminated that it
				would be economically or technologically impractical to render the water fit
				for human consumption; or
(iv) the
				aquifer is located above a Class III well mining area subject to subsidence or
				catastrophic collapse; or
(c) the total dissolved solids content of the
				groundwater is more than 3000 and less than 10,000 milligrams per liter and the
				aquifer is not reasonably expected to supply a public water system.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1419 - TUBINGLESS COMPLETIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) After the
				effective date of these regulations, tubingless completions or annular
				injection wells, or wells not equipped to inject through tubing below a packer
				or other suitable sealing device in the annulus will not be
				permitted.
(2) Exceptions to this
				requirement will be granted for existing wells in a board approved enhanced
				recovery or pressure maintenance project where the applicant can demonstrate
				that it is practically or economically not feasible to equip such wells with
				tubing and packer.
(3) Mechanical
				integrity testing and monitoring requirements will be required more frequently
				and be more stringent for wells permitted as an exception to this
				rule.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1422 - PERMIT CONDITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Applications
				for injection wells approved by the board, or administrative approvals issued
				under the board's authority, are valid for the life of the injection well(s)
				unless revoked by the board for good cause, after notice and hearing.
(2) If administrative approval is requested,
				the board or its authorized representative may approve, modify, or reject any
				application submitted; stipulate the operating conditions; determine the
				appropriate test methods and test frequency; or limit the injection pressure
				and/or the quantity and quality of the fluids injected.
(3) Any operator or owner of an injection
				well may request an administrative review by the board, at its next regularly
				scheduled business meeting, of any modifications, stipulation, or restriction
				placed on a permit by the board's staff. The injection well must be operated in
				compliance with the original permit conditions until the board's administrative
				review is complete.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1423 - INJECTION FEE - WELL CLASSIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				board will collect an annual injection fee of $200 for each injection well
				existing upon the effective date of these regulations, and for each injection
				well permitted thereafter.
(2)
				Wells will be classified as injection wells under these regulations if the
				well:
(a) is actively used for
				injection;
(b) has been completed
				for injection service but is idle or shut-in;
(c) has been reported to EPA as an injection
				well; or
(d) has been permitted by
				the board as an injection well, whether or not actually placed into injection
				service.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1424 - WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT BY PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When injection does not occur into,
				through, or above an underground source of drinking water, the program director
				may authorize a well or project with less stringent requirements for area of
				review, construction, mechanical integrity, operation, monitoring, and
				reporting than required herein.
(2)
				When injection occurs through or above an underground source of drinking water,
				but the radius of endangering influence when computed under ARM
				36.22.1425 is smaller or equal to
				the radius of the well, the program director may authorize a well or project
				with less stringent requirements for an area of review, operation, monitoring,
				and reporting than required herein to the extent that the reduction in
				requirements will not result in an increased risk of movement of fluids into an
				underground source of drinking water.
(3) When reducing requirements under (1) or
				(2) of this rule, the program director shall prepare a fact sheet explaining
				the reasons for the action.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-124,
					 82-11-127,
					 82-11-137,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.14 - Underground Injection Control › Rule 36.22.1425 - AREA OF REVIEW

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The area of
				review for each injection well or each field, project, or area of the state
				shall be determined according to both (2) and (3), or (4) of this rule unless a
				variance from these requirements is granted by the board.
(2) The zone of endangering influence shall
				be:
(a) in the case of application(s) for
				single well Class II permits, that area the radius of which is the lateral
				distance in which the pressures in the injection zone may cause the migration
				of the injection and/or formation fluid into an underground source of drinking
				water; or
(b) in the case of an
				application for an area permit, the project area plus a circumscribing area the
				width of which is the lateral distance from the perimeter of the project area,
				in which the pressures in the injection zone may cause the migration of the
				injected and/or formation fluid into an underground source of drinking
				water.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1601 - WHO MAY APPLY FOR DETERMINATION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1602 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND CONTENTS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1603 - DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORTING APPLICATION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1604 - DOCKET NUMBER (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1605 - LIST OF APPLICATIONS - PUBLIC ACCESS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115 and
					 82-11-116,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1606 - OBJECTIONS TO APPLICATIONS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1607 - DEADLINES FOR ACTION ON DETERMINATIONS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1608 - DEFICIENT APPLICATIONS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1609 - BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-15-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-15-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1610 - SPECIAL FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS - NEW ONSHORE PRODUCTION WELLS UNDER SECTION 103 (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.16 - Regulations to Implement the Natural Gas Policy Act › Rule 36.22.1611 - SPECIAL FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS - STRIPPER WELL PRODUCTION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.17 - Horizontal Wells and Enhanced Tax Recovery Incentives › Rule 36.22.1701 - CERTIFICATION OF HORIZONTAL WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Upon
				request by the operator, the board's staff will certify to the department of
				revenue the completion of a horizontal well. Such well must be drilled and
				completed in conformance with the board's rules and any required reports,
				including the directional survey required under ARM
				36.22.703(5),
				must be on file with the board before the certification is made. A well that
				has not produced for 5 or more years prior to its completion as a horizontal
				well, or a well which was permanently plugged for abandonment prior to its
				re-entry and completion as a horizontal well, will be considered a new
				horizontal well for the purpose of certification.
7-7-2101 and
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 15-23-601 and
					 15-36-101,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.17 - Horizontal Wells and Enhanced Tax Recovery Incentives › Rule 36.22.1702 - CERTIFICATION OF ENHANCED RECOVERY PROJECTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				The board, upon application of an interested party and notice and hearing, will
				certify to the department of revenue its approval of a new or expanded enhanced
				recovery project. Projects requiring compulsory unitization under
				82-11-204, MCA, et seq. and wholly
				voluntary projects requested under ARM
				36.22.1229 through
				36.22.1232 must comply with the
				application, notice, and hearing requirements under the applicable rule or
				statute.
7-7-2101 and
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 15-23-601 and
					 15-36-101,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.17 - Horizontal Wells and Enhanced Tax Recovery Incentives › Rule 36.22.1703 - APPLICATION - CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Applications for certification and approval of secondary recovery projects and
				new tertiary recovery projects that comply with the requirements of
				82-11-204, MCA, et seq. need not
				file an additional application for certification; the project will be certified
				upon approval by the board. Applications for secondary recovery projects and
				new tertiary recovery projects following the procedure in ARM
				36.22.1229 through
				36.22.1232 must additionally
				include a map or plat showing the project boundaries and a legal description of
				all of the tracts to be included in the project area. Applicants for
				certification of tertiary projects must also describe the tertiary method(s) to
				be used. Applicants will be required to supply technical and economic evidence
				that the project can reasonably be expected to result in a significant increase
				in the ultimate recovery of oil.
(2) Applications for approval and
				certification of expansion of an existing enhanced recovery project must
				include:
(a) a map or plat of the previously
				approved project and the area to be affected by the proposed
				expansion;
(b) a description of the
				method or methods to be used to enhance recovery in the project area;
(c) the name(s), depths, and description of
				the unitized or target formation(s) and the formation(s) which are producing or
				have produced within the project area;
(d) the location of all oil and gas wells,
				input wells, dry holes, and drilling wells;
(e) the location of proposed new injection or
				production wells or horizontally re-completed injection or production wells and
				the anticipated timetable for drilling or re-completion of such
				wells;
(f) the proposed effective
				date of the project. If the project expansion involves a change in operating
				conditions the application must include a description of both the current
				operating practices and the proposed changes to be made. The applicant must
				demonstrate that the proposed expansion is reasonably expected to result in the
				recovery of oil that would not otherwise be recovered if the expansion were not
				performed.