Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Title 267 - NEBRASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE › Section 267-7-001 - STORAGE FACILITY PERMIT

Current through June 17, 2024
An application for a permit must include the
				  following:
1. A site map showing the
				boundaries of the storage reservoir and the location of all proposed wells,
				proposed boreholes, and surface facilities within the carbon dioxide storage
				facility area;
2. A technical
				geologic and hydrogeologic evaluation of the proposed storage facility,
				including:
a. The immediate confining layer
				containment characteristics and all subsurface zones to be used for
				monitoring.
b. The evaluation must
				include any available geophysical data and assessments of any regional tectonic
				activity, local seismicity and regional or local fault zones, and a
				comprehensive description of local and regional structural and stratigraphic
				features.
c. The evaluation must
				describe the storage reservoir's mechanisms of geologic confinement, including
				rock properties, regional pressure gradients, structural features, and sorption
				characteristics with regard to the ability of that confinement to prevent
				migration of carbon dioxide beyond the proposed storage reservoir.
d. The evaluation must also identify any
				productive existing or potential commercially valuable mineral zones occurring
				within the facility area and any underground sources of drinking water in the
				facility area and within 1/2 mile of its outside boundary. The evaluation must
				include exhibits and plan view maps showing the following:
i) All wells, including water, oil, and
				natural gas exploration and development wells, and other manmade subsurface
				structures and activities, within the facility area and within ½ mile of
				its outside boundary;
ii) All
				manmade surface structures that are intended for temporary or permanent human
				occupancy within the facility area and within ½ mile of its outside
				boundary;
iii) Any regional or
				local faulting;
iv) An isopach map
				of the storage reservoirs;
v) An
				isopach map of the primary and any secondary containment barrier for the
				storage reservoir;
vi) A structure
				map of the top and base of the storage reservoirs;
vii) Identification of all structural spill
				points or stratigraphic discontinuities controlling the isolation of stored
				carbon dioxide and associated fluids within the storage reservoir;
viii) Evaluation of the pressure front and
				the potential impact on underground sources of drinking water, if
				any;
ix) Structural and
				stratigraphic cross sections and any renderings that describe the geologic
				conditions at the storage reservoir;
x) The location, orientation, and properties
				of known or suspected faults and fractures that may transect the confining zone
				in the area of review, and a determination that they would not interfere with
				containment;
xi) Data on the depth,
				areal extent, thickness, mineralogy, porosity, permeability, and capillary
				pressure of the injection and confining zone, including facies changes based on
				field data, which may include geologic cores, outcrop data, seismic surveys,
				well logs, and names and lithologic descriptions;
xii) Geomechanical information on fractures,
				stress, ductility, rock strength, and in situ fluid pressures within the
				confining zone. The confining zone must be free of transmissive faults or
				fractures and of sufficient areal extent and integrity to contain the injected
				carbon dioxide stream;
xiii)
				Information on the seismic history, including the presence and depth of seismic
				sources and a determination that the seismicity would not interfere with
				containment;
xiv) Geologic and
				topographic maps and cross sections illustrating regional geology,
				hydrogeology, and the geologic structure of the facility area;
xv) Identify and characterize additional
				strata overlying the storage reservoir that will prevent vertical fluid
				movement, are free of transmissive faults or fractures, allow for pressure
				dissipation, and provide additional opportunities for monitoring, mitigation,
				and remediation.