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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.7 - Monitoring Well Constructor's Licenses › Rule 36.21.702 - APPLICATION APPROVAL AND EXAMINATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Applications accompanied by proper verification and fees will be reviewed and
				acted upon in a timely manner.
(2)
				After approval, applicants may take the examinations at the board office in
				Helena or the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Water Resources
				Regional offices in Billings, Bozeman, Glasgow, Havre, Kalispell, Lewistown, or
				Missoula.
(3) The examination fees
				may be found at ARM
				36.21.415.
(4) A grade of 80 percent is necessary to
				pass the examination.
(5) Any
				applicant determined by the board to be cheating on an examination or using
				inappropriate material during an examination will fail and be required to wait
				at least one year before reapplying for license.
(6) An applicant shall have one year from the
				date of board approval to take the examination for which the application was
				approved. If the examination is not taken within that one-year period, the
				applicant will be required to submit a new application with written
				verification and pay the applicable fees.
(7) An applicant who fails to take an
				examination within 18 months from the date of the last examination that was
				failed will be required to submit a new application, provide written
				verification, and pay the applicable fees.
37-43-202, MCA; IMP,
					 37-43-303,
					 37-43-305,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.7 - Monitoring Well Constructor's Licenses › Rule 36.21.703 - CONTENTS OF LICENSE

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(1) Each monitoring
				well constructor's license shall show on its face the name of the constructor,
				his firm name and address, the license number, and the date issued.
(2) Firm name and address changes shall be
				submitted to the board office within 10 days after the change occurs.
(3) Changes in name and address must be
				accompanied by the fee prescribed in ARM
				36.21.415.
37-43-202, MCA; IMP,
					 37-43-202 and
					 37-43-302,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.801 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions shall apply for monitoring well
				  construction:
(1) "Abandoned well"
				means a well whose use has been permanently discontinued.
(2) "Annular space" or "annulus" means the
				space between two concentric tubes or casings, or between the casing and the
				borehole wall.
(3) "Aquifer" means
				any geological formation which is capable of yielding water or is capable of
				recharge.
(4) "Artesian" means a
				condition in an aquifer wherein groundwater is confined under pressure by an
				overlying geologic unit of relatively lower permeability.
(5) "Bentonite" means a highly plastic,
				highly absorbent colloidal clay composed primarily of swelling sodium
				montmorillonite.
(6) "Board" means
				the Montana Board of Water Well Contractors.
(7) "Borehole" means an open or cased
				subsurface hole created by drilling.
(8) "Casing" means tubing which is installed
				to counteract caving and isolate the zone being monitored of a drilled
				hole.
(9) "Casing " means tubing
				which is installed to counteract caving and isolate the zone being monitored of
				a drilled hole:
(a) "protective" means a
				section of pipe or tubing that is placed over the well casing at the surface to
				provide structural protection to the well and restrict unauthorized entrance
				into the well; and
(b) "surface"
				means a single section of tubing used to stabilize a borehole near the surface
				during, and following the drilling of the hole.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.802 - EXCLUSIONS

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Exclusions from these construction standards include the
				  following wells:
(1) recovery
				wells;
(2) all wells less than 10
				feet deep;
(3) vapor detection
				wells that do not penetrate the water table;
(4) lysimeters;
(5) neutron tubes;
(6) injection wells for the oil and gas
				industry;
(7) holes drilled for
				non-hydrologic geotechnical information;
(8) piezometers and observation wells in
				dams;
(9) monitoring wells
				installed under the authority of another governmental agency where the
				construction standards of that agency are more stringent than these rules;
				and
(10) special cases, with prior
				approval of the board.
37-43-202, MCA; IMP,
					 37-43-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.803 - MONITORING WELL CONSTRUCTION

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(1) A well used for
				monitoring purposes may not be converted to a water supply well, unless it:
(a) meets minimum water well construction
				standards;
(b) has board approval;
				and
(c) complies with the
				Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's water rights statutes (Title
				85, chapter 2, MCA).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.804 - MONITOR WELL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

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(1) The
				well screen configuration, construction, and type of material used should be
				based on the in-field environmental and physical conditions.
(2) Drilling fluids which will contaminate
				the aquifer shall not be used.
(3)
				In areas of known contamination, materials which will not corrode in the
				environment in which they are placed shall be used.
(4) The well screen and well casing shall be
				new and be of sufficient structural strength to protect the integrity of the
				well.
37-43-202, MCA; IMP,
					 37-43-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.805 - SEAL/MATERIALS

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(1) The intent of this rule is to provide
				protection to the ground water at least equal to the soil or rock profile
				penetrated by the borehole or excavation. More stringent standards set by other
				local, state, or federal agencies shall be followed when applicable.
(2) Acceptable seals for rotary or dug holes
				[air, fluid, auger (solid and hollowstem), backhoe] include:
(a) above the water table:
(i) neat cement grout or Portland cement
				concrete,
(ii) bentonite clay
				grout,
(iii) cuttings slurry
				grout,
(iv) compacted clay
				cuttings,
(v) pre-wetted granular
				or powdered bentonite,
(vi)
				compacted asphaltic concrete,
(vii)
				other materials or methods with board approval;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.806 - INSTALLATION OF SEALS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In installing
				and developing a monitoring well, care shall be taken to preserve the natural
				barriers to groundwater movement between aquifers. All sealing shall be
				performed by adding the mixture from the bottom of the space to be sealed
				toward the surface in one continuous operation, except for driven
				wells.
(2) The minimum sealing
				material thickness shall be 1 1/2 inches around the outside of the casing on
				all sides, except for driven wells.
(3) For driven wells, granular or powdered
				bentonite shall be fed alongside the casing.
(4) Seal material shall extend down to within
				five feet of the zone being monitored. In sand and gravel formations, a minimum
				of 10 feet of surface seal shall be used, except when the zone of monitoring is
				higher.
(5) If the borehole will be
				advanced through a confining bed immediately below a contaminated aquifer, a
				casing shall be sealed into the top of the confining bed prior to advancing the
				borehole through the confining bed. All contaminated tools, drilling fluids,
				and down-hole equipment shall be cleaned or treated prior to advancing the
				borehole through the confining bed.
(6) A monitoring well encountering an
				artesian condition shall be sealed and controlled in the same manner as an
				artesian water well (ARM
				36.21.658 ).
Sec.
					 37-43-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 37-43-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.807 - PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION BY EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Preventive measures shall be performed to ensure against contamination from
				equipment used to install or sample monitoring wells. Particular care must be
				exercised when equipment used to install or sample monitoring wells in
				contaminated environments is subsequently used to install production wells for
				domestic use.
(2) When practicable
				or feasible, monitoring well installation should proceed from areas with no or
				low levels of contamination to areas with higher levels of
				contamination.
(3) If contamination
				is detected during installation of a monitoring well, down-hole equipment
				should be decontaminated before use on another well or at another site.
				Appropriate methods of cleaning or decontamination will depend upon the level
				and type of contaminants, but may include steam cleaning, rinsing with
				uncontaminated water, or thorough cleaning with surfactants and deionized
				water.
(4) Contamination of
				down-hole equipment on the drill rig itself by hazardous materials requires
				thorough cleaning to prevent transport of hazardous contaminants to other
				locations. On-site decontamination may be necessary under particularly
				hazardous conditions.
Sec.
					 37-43-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 37-43-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.808 - SITE PROTECTION AND SECURITY

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(1) The top of the
				well shall be fitted with a tight fitting slip cap, threaded plug or cap, or
				locking cap. Monitoring wells within the radius of influence of a well used as
				a domestic supply well and hydraulically connected to the aquifer from which
				the well is drawing water shall have a locking cap or be surrounded by a fenced
				controlled enclosure.
(2) The
				following are suggested methods for site protection:
(a) If the well is cased with metal and
				completed above the ground surface, a lockable watertight cap may be welded to
				the top of the casing.
(b) If the
				well is not cased with metal and completed above the ground surface, a metal
				protective casing may be installed around the well. The protective casing may
				extend at least six inches above the top of the well casing and at least two
				feet into the ground. A lockable cap may be welded to the top of the protective
				casing.
(c) If the well is
				completed below ground surface, a lockable "water-meter cover," or equivalent,
				may be installed around the well. The cover must be designed to withstand the
				maximum expected loadings. A watertight seal on the casing itself shall be
				installed to prevent the inflow of surface water. Drains may be provided, when
				feasible, to keep water out of the well and below the well cap.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.809 - MONITORING WELL REPORTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A licensed
				monitoring well constructor shall prepare a monitoring well report form for
				each monitoring well drilled. The monitoring well constructor shall file each
				well log report (Form No. 603) within 60 days of completion of the well with
				the Ground Water Information Center (GWIC) of the MBMG. The
				contractors/drillers shall also provide copies of each well log, within 60 days
				of completion of the well, to:
(a) the water
				well owner; and
(b) other such
				agencies as required by
				85-2-516 and
				85-2-517, MCA.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.21 - BOARD OF WATER WELL CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 36.21.8 - Monitoring Well Construction Standards › Rule 36.21.810 - ABANDONMENT

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(1) Wells which have not been monitored for
				more than three years shall be deemed abandoned unless written permission is
				obtained from the board to maintain the well.
(2) Monitoring wells that have outlived their
				useful purpose shall be abandoned by one of the following methods:
(a) if the casing and screen are left in
				place, the casing and screen shall be sealed from the bottom up by the
				following methods:
(i) using a pump and hose
				or tremie pipe to conduct the sealing material to the bottom of the well;
				or
(ii) by filling the casing and
				screen with bentonite pellets or chips placed in a manner that will prevent
				bridging. Metal casings shall be cut off three feet below the ground surface
				and the last three feet backfilled with naturally occurring soils;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.1 - Organizational Rule › Rule 36.22.101 - ORGANIZATIONAL RULE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The board of
				oil and gas conservation organization is described in ARM
				36.1.101.
Sec.
					 2-4-201, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.2 - Overall Procedural Rules › Rule 36.22.201 - PROCEDURAL RULES

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(1) The board of
				oil and gas conservation adopts the procedural rules as stated in ARM
				36.2.101.
Sec.
					 2-4-201, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201 and
					 2-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.2 - Overall Procedural Rules › Rule 36.22.202 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT PROCEDURAL RULES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				The board of oil and gas conservation adopts the procedural rules as stated in
				ARM 36.2.521 through ARM
				36.2.543 and ARM
				36.2.605 through
				36.2.611, except the terms "the
				agency", "the department", and "the board" mean the board of oil and gas
				conservation."
Sec.
					 2-3-103,
					 2-4-201, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-3-104,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.301 - EFFECTIVE SCOPE OF RULES

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(1) General rules
				shall be statewide in application unless otherwise specifically stated. Special
				rules and orders will be issued when required and shall prevail as against
				general rules if in conflict therewith.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-141,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.302 - DEFINITIONS

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Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined
				  shall have the following meaning when found in these rules:
(1) "Acidizing" means introduction of acid
				into a formation containing oil or gas to increase the producing ability of a
				well by dissolving a part of the reservoir rock or to clean the face of a
				formation.
(2) "Aquifer" means a
				stratum or zone of rock which is sufficiently permeable to conduct groundwater
				and to yield economically significant quantities of water.
(3) "Artificial lift" means any method by
				which oil or water is removed from a well bore by use of energy transmitted
				from the surface through the same well bore.
(4) "Barrel" means a quantity equal to 42
				United States gallons at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at
				atmospheric pressure.
(5)
				"Blow-out" means an uncontrolled escape of drilling fluid, water, oil, or gas
				from a well.
(6) "Blow-out
				preventer" means an effective casinghead control equipped with special gates or
				rams which can be closed around the drill pipe or which completely closes the
				top of the casing.
(7) "Board"
				means the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation provided for in
				2-15-3303, MCA.
(8) "Bottom hole pressure" means the pressure
				in pounds per square inch determined at the face of the producing horizon by
				means of a pressure recording instrument adopted and recognized by the oil and
				gas industry. In the case of pumping or dually completed wells, a sonic device
				may be used. In the case of gas wells or wells having no liquid in the well
				bore, it means the pressure as calculated by adding the pressure at the surface
				of the ground to the calculated weight of the column of gas from the surface to
				the bottom of the hole.
(9) "Casing
				pressure" means the pressure existing at the wellhead in the annulus between
				the casing and tubing.
(10)
				"Casinghead gas" means any gas, vapor, or both gas and vapor indigenous to an
				oil stratum and produced from the stratum with oil.
(11) "Combination well" means a well
				productive of both oil and gas in commercial quantities from the same common
				source of supply.
(12) "Completion
				date":
(a) of an oil well means the date when
				the first oil is produced through wellhead equipment into lease tanks from the
				ultimate producing interval after casing has been run;
(b) of a gas well means the date when the
				well is capable of producing gas through wellhead equipment from the ultimate
				producing interval after casing has been run; and
(c) of a dry hole means the date the top of
				the surface casing is sealed with a cement plug, steel cap or plate, or other
				approved method.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.303 - CLASSIFICATION OF WILDCAT OR EXPLORATORY WELLS

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(1) If a test for fluid productivity is made
				in a stratigraphic well or core hole, the well must be reclassified as "wildcat
				or exploratory" and is subject to all the rules of a well drilled for oil or
				gas.
(2) Wells drilled in a
				delineated field to known productive horizons cannot be classified as
				"stratigraphic."
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.304 - INSPECTION OF RECORDS, PROPERTIES, AND WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The petroleum engineer and his authorized
				agents shall have access to all factual well records.
(2) The petroleum engineer and his authorized
				agents shall have the right at all reasonable times to go upon and inspect any
				oil and gas properties and wells for the purpose of making any investigation or
				tests to ascertain whether the provisions of Title 82, chapter 11, parts 1 and
				2, MCA, these rules, or any special rules or orders are being complied with and
				shall report any violation thereof to the board.
(3) All owners, drilling CONTRACTORS,
				drillers, service companies, and other persons engaged in drilling or servicing
				wells, shall permit the petroleum engineer or authorized agents at his or their
				risk in the absence of negligence on the part of the owner to come upon any
				lease, property, or well operated or controlled by them to inspect the records
				and operation of such wells and to have access at all times to all records of
				wells.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.305 - NAMING OF POOLS (REPEALED)

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82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.306 - ORGANIZATION REPORTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) On or before
				January 31, 1954, every person acting as principal or as agent for another who
				is independently engaged in oil and gas operations in the state shall file
				under oath with the board on Form No. 1 a statement giving the following
				information:
(a) the name under which such
				business is being operated or conducted;
(b) the name and post office address of such
				person and the business or businesses in which he is engaged;
(c) the plan or organization and, in case of
				a corporation, the law under which it is chartered; and
(d) the post office addresses of any persons
				acting as trustees together with the names of the manager, agent, or executive
				thereof, and the names and post office addresses of any officers
				thereof.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.307 - ADOPTION OF FORMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The forms
				listed are adopted by reference and made a part of these rules for all
				purposes, and the same must be used as directed in giving notice and in making
				reports and requests to the board. Copies of printed forms will be supplied by
				the board on request.
(a)
Form No. 1
Organization
							 Report
(b)
Form No. 2
Sundry Notice and
							 Report of Wells
(c)
Form No. 3
Bond
(d)
Form No. 4
Completion
							 Report
(e)
Form No. 5
Report of Subsurface
							 Injections
(f)
Form No. 6
Report of
							 Production
(g)
Form No. 8
Refiner's Monthly
							 Report of Receipts and Disposition of Crude Oil
(h)
Form No. 14
Certificate of
							 Deposit Cash Bond
(i)
Form No. 14-2A
Assignment
							 Agreement
(j)
Form No. 14-2B
Letter of
							 Credit
(k)
Form No. 18
Domestic Well Bond
							 and Lien
(l)
Form No. 19
Release
							 Agreement
(m)
Form No. 20
Notice of Intent to
							 Change Operator
(n)
Form No. 22
Application for
							 Permit (Drill, Deepen or Re-Enter)
(o)
Form No. 23
Application for
							 Permit (Earthen Pit or Pond)
AUTH:
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA IMP:
					 2-4-201,
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.308 - SEAL OF BOARD (REPEALED)

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82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.3 - General Provisions › Rule 36.22.309 - REFERRAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				board administrator may refer any administrative action or decision to the
				board for consideration.
(2)
				Administrative actions or decisions referred by the board administrator to the
				board for consideration must be presented in the form of a petition, and are
				subject to the notice and hearing requirements of
				82-11-141, MCA.
82-11-111 and
					 82-11-115, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-115 and
					 82-11-141,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.4 - Board Employees › Rule 36.22.401 - OFFICE AND DUTIES OF PETROLEUM ENGINEER (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-15-3303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.4 - Board Employees › Rule 36.22.402 - OFFICE AND DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-15-3303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.4 - Board Employees › Rule 36.22.403 - OFFICE AND DUTIES OF GEOLOGIST (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Sec. 82-71-111, MCA; IMP. Sec.
					 2-15-3303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.5 - Seismic Exploration Activities › Rule 36.22.501 - SHOT LOCATION LIMITATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
No vibroseis shall be done closer than 330 feet, or seismic
				  shot hole drilled or surface charge set closer than 1320 feet (1/4 mile) to any
				  building, structure, water well, or spring; nor closer than 660 feet (1/8 mile)
				  to any reservoir dam without written permission of the surface
				  owner.
Sec.
					 82-1-104, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-1-104,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.5 - Seismic Exploration Activities › Rule 36.22.503 - NOTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The county clerk and recorder of the
				county in which a permit for geophysical activity is issued shall immediately
				forward notice of the issuance of such permit to the board of oil and gas
				conservation at its office in Billings, Montana.
(2) The board shall notify the county clerk
				and recorder of the county if the person, firm, or corporation which has
				obtained a permit is not in compliance with any applicable requirement for
				engaging in geophysical activity within the state.
(3) If the board of oil and gas conservation
				determines that a person, firm, or corporation has violated any provisions of
				this act, the board shall take necessary action to assure compliance.
(4) Before commencing geophysical activity,
				the person, firm, or corporation shall notify the surface user as to the
				approximate time schedule of the planned activity and upon request the
				following information shall also be furnished;
(a) the name and permanent address of the
				geophysical exploration firm along with the name and address of the firm's
				designated agent for the state if different from that of the firm's;
(b) evidence of a valid permit to engage in
				geophysical exploration;
(c) name
				and address of the company insuring the geophysical firm;
(d) the number of the bond required in
				section 82-1-104, MCA, to be filed with
				the secretary of state;
(e) a
				description of the surface areas where the planned geophysical activity will
				take place;
(f) anticipated need,
				if any, to obtain water from the surface user during planned geophysical
				activity.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.5 - Seismic Exploration Activities › Rule 36.22.504 - IDENTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Each unit of mobile equipment utilized in seismic exploration
				  or plugging seismic shot holes shall display on both sides in conspicuous
				  lettering the name of the holder of the geophysical exploration permit by or
				  for whom the work is being done and the telephone number of the permit
				  holder.
Sec.
					 82-1-101; MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-1-101,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.601 - NOTICE OF INTENTION AND PERMIT TO DRILL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				No person shall commence the drilling of an oil or gas well or stratigraphic
				test well or core hole without filing an application for permit to drill on
				Form No. 22 and obtaining a drilling permit from the board. If the proposed
				well or hole is not located within the boundaries of a delineated field for
				which, after public hearing, an order has been entered by the board that
				drilling permits may issue for locations within that field without further
				public hearing, the applicant must:
(a) At
				its own expense, cause publication of notice in a format prescribed by the
				board in one issue of a newspaper in general circulation in Helena and a
				newspaper of general circulation in the county where the proposed well or hole
				is located; and
(b) File proof of
				such publication in the form of a copy of the page on which the ad appears
				showing the ad and the date of publication or an affidavit of the
				publisher.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.602 - NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DRILL AND APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A notice of intention and application for
				permit to drill must include a survey plat certified by a registered surveyor
				and showing the location of the proposed well with reference to the nearest
				lines of an established public survey.
(2) An operator may not deviate from the
				board approved permit to drill and conditions thereon without approval of the
				board administrator. The board administrator may impose further permit
				modifications or conditions at any time should the factual situation warrant
				such modifications or conditions.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-122,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.603 - PERMIT FEES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Notice of
				intention to drill an oil or gas well or stratigraphic test well or core hole
				shall also be accompanied by payment of a fee, as follows:
(a) for each well whose estimated depth is
				3500 feet or less, $25.00;
(b) from
				3501 feet to 7000 feet, $75.00;
(c)
				7001 feet and deeper, $150.00.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.604 - PERMIT ISSUANCE - EXPIRATION - EXTENSION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If
				no written demand for hearing has been filed within ten (10) days following the
				date of publication of the notice as specified in ARM
				36.22.601 and the planned drilling
				operations do not require further environmental review, and the application
				complies in all respects with the applicable rules of the board, a permit shall
				be issued promptly by the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent.
(2) If the application for permit does not
				comply in all respects with such rules, said application shall be disallowed,
				and the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent shall promptly notify the
				person of the reason or reasons for such disallowance.
(3) If drilling 1s not commenced, no such
				permit to drill shall be valid after the expiration of a period of six months
				from the date of the issuance thereof by the board or its authorized agents.
				Any permittee who fails to commence drilling within the six months period of
				the permit must file a new application for permit to drill and pay the fee
				therefor.
(4) A permittee must
				advise the board, either verbally or in writing, of the date of spudding a
				permitted well within 72 hours of commencing drilling.
Sec.
					 82-11-111 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-122 and
					 82-11-134
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.605 - TRANSFER OF PERMITS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No person to
				whom a permit has been issued shall transfer the permit to any other location
				or to any other person until the following requirements have been complied
				with:
(a) If prior to the drilling of a well
				the person holding a permit desires to change the location, he shall submit
				another notice on Form 2 with a survey plat as specified in ARM
				36.22.602. No additional permit
				fee is necessary if the estimated depth is to be the same as the originally
				intended well; but drilling shall not be started until the transfer has been
				approved.
(b) If, while a well is
				being drilled, the person holding a permit disposes of his interests in the
				well, he shall comply with the transfer requirements set forth in ARM
				36.22.1308.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.606 - NOTICE AND ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT FOR DRILLING OR RECOMPLETION IN UNIT OPERATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If the
				applicant desires a statement from the petroleum engineer to be filed with
				another state or federal agency relating to the need for an additional well or
				recompletion operation, and further, if either the notice applies to a gas well
				to be drilled or recompleted at a location and to a formation, zone, or depth
				which is unitized under a unit agreement approved by the board of oil and gas
				conservation pursuant to
				82-11-204 through
				82-11-216, MCA, and as to which
				all applicable well spacing rules and orders, excepting well location rules and
				orders applicable to exterior boundaries shall have been removed or the notice
				applies to a recompletion within an established spacing unit in the same
				reservoir, the applicant shall file the notice and an eligibility statement
				acceptable to the petroleum engineer.
(2) Such eligibility statement shall justify
				the need for the drilling of the new well or the performance of the
				recompletion operation and shall include geologic and engineering evidence as
				may be necessary for the petroleum engineer to determine that the new well or
				the recompletion operation is needed.
(3) The petroleum engineer shall make a
				written finding as to the sufficiency of the eligibility statement, including
				the need for the new well or the recompletion operation.
(4) Should the petroleum engineer fail to
				issue a drilling or recompletion permit within 10 days of filing the notice and
				eligibility statement, the applicant may apply to the board for a determination
				for the need for the new well or the recompletion operation, and a hearing on
				such application shall be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
				board.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-122 and
					 82-11-134,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.607 - DRILLING PERMITS PENDING SPECIAL FIELD RULES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Upon receipt by the board of an
				application or petition from any person requesting the establishment of special
				field rules for spacing of wells within a certain designated area all or a
				portion of which is not then subject to field rules or upon a decision by the
				board to call a hearing for the establishment of such special field rules,
				applications for permits to drill within such area will be held in abeyance by
				the board until such time as the matter has been fully heard and determined,
				unless the location of the well or wells in such applications to drill conform
				to the spacing applied for.
(2) In
				the event two or more applications for spacing covering all or a portion of the
				same area are awaiting hearings at the same time, applications for permits to
				drill within such area will be approved only if such applications conform to
				the largest spacing applied for.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-124 and
					 82-11-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.608 - WELL stimulation activities covered by drilling permit

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Well completions which include hydraulic
				fracturing, acidizing, or other chemical stimulation done to complete a well
				are considered permitted activities under the drilling permit for that well
				only if the processes, anticipated volumes, and types of materials planned for
				use are expressly described in the permit application for that well.
(2) For wildcat or exploratory wells or when
				the operator is unable to determine that hydraulic fracturing, acidizing, or
				other chemical treatment will be done to complete the well, the operator must
				submit a notice of intent to stimulate or chemically treat a well on Form No. 2
				prior to commencing such activities provided that:
(a) the written information describing the
				fracturing, acidizing, or other chemical treatment must be provided to the
				board's staff at least 48 hours before commencement of well stimulation
				activities.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.6 - Permit to Drill › Rule 36.22.620 - NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For the
				purposes of this rule, "occupied structure" means any building suitable for
				human occupancy or for carrying on business, including a residence, school,
				office, or hospital, but not including outbuildings such as, but not limited to
				sheds, barns, or garages.
(2) An
				applicant for a permit to drill a new well under ARM
				36.22.601 must provide reasonable
				notice of the intent to file an application to all owners of record of an
				occupied structure within 1,320 feet of the proposed well.
(a) The notice must advise each owner that
				the application is eligible for administrative approval unless a demand for an
				opportunity to be heard is filed with the board within 14 days of an owner
				having received the notice.
(b) The
				applicant must file proof of the notice required by this rule with its
				application to the board.
(c) The
				owner may waive, in writing, their opportunity to request a hearing any time
				within the 14-day period. If waived, the application will be immediately
				eligible for administrative approval.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.7 - Well Spacing Units › Rule 36.22.701 - SPACING UNITS GENERAL (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Sec.
					 82-11-111 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.7 - Well Spacing Units › Rule 36.22.703 - HORIZONTAL WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Unless
				otherwise modified herein, the requirements of ARM
				36.22.702 shall apply to
				horizontal wells.
(2) For the
				purpose of determining the size of drilling units and the permissible location
				of horizontal wells, "projected depth" as used in ARM
				36.22.702 means the projected true
				vertical depth of the deepest horizontal drainhole.
(3) A horizontal well meets the location
				requirements of ARM
				36.22.702 if the point where the
				well bore first penetrates the common source of supply, the horizontal
				drainhole end point, and every part of the well bore lying between these points
				meet the minimum distance requirements from the drilling unit boundaries that
				would apply to a vertical well of the same projected depth, regardless of the
				surface location proposed.
(4) The
				operator of a horizontal well may designate an optional drilling unit, which
				must consist of two, three, or four contiguous drilling units of the size and
				shape otherwise authorized for a vertical well of the same projected depth. The
				operator must receive administrative approval of the optional drilling unit
				before starting to drill the horizontal drainhole. Minimum distance
				requirements from drilling unit boundaries that would apply to the contiguous
				drilling units apply to the optional drilling unit, except that such
				requirements do not apply to the common boundary of the contiguous units. Any
				operator designating an optional drilling unit under this section must apply
				for proper well spacing within 90 days after the completion of a well capable
				of production.
(5) Within 30 days
				after completion of a horizontal well, the operator must file with the board a
				complete and accurate directional survey showing the location, direction, and
				length of each horizontal drainhole and demonstrating that all drainholes are
				at locations permitted by this rule or by a board location exception
				order.
(6) In those cases where a
				horizontal well is drilled following an initial vertical penetration of the
				target horizon, or the horizontal well includes more than one horizontal
				drainhole, the completion report submitted under ARM
				36.22.1011 must adequately
				describe each well path.
Sec.
					 82-11-111 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-124 and
					 82-11-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1001 - ROTARY DRILLING PROCEDURE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Unless altered, modified, or changed by the board for
				  particular common sources of supply, the following rules apply to drilling
				  wells with rotary tools.
(1) Suitable
				and safe surface casing must be used in all wells. Sufficient surface casing
				must be run to reach a depth below all fresh water located at levels reasonably
				accessible for agricultural and domestic use. Surface casing must be set in or
				through an impervious formation and must be cemented by the pump-and-plug or
				displacement method with sufficient cement to circulate to the top of the well.
				If it becomes necessary to run a production string, such string must be
				cemented by the pump-and-plug method or any other method approved by the board
				administrator and must be properly tested by the pressure method before cement
				plugs are drilled.
(2) All cemented
				casing strings shall stand under pressure until the cement has reached a
				compressive strength of 300 pounds per square inch; provided, however, that no
				tests shall be commenced until the cement has been in place for at least 8
				hours. The requirement "under pressure" as used herein will be complied with if
				one float valve is used or if pressure is otherwise held.
(3) Blowout prevention equipment must be
				installed and maintained on all wells in accordance with the requirements of
				ARM 36.22.1014.
(4) Freshwater-based drilling fluid or air
				must be used when drilling the surface hole prior to setting surface casing and
				when drilling through freshwater aquifers anywhere within the state of
				Montana.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123 and Sec.
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1002 - CABLE DRILLING PROCEDURE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Before
				commencing to drill a well, the operator must construct proper and adequate
				slush pits according to the plan in the application for permit to drill
				approved by the board.
(2) If cable
				tools are used, sufficient casing must be set to protect all fresh water
				located at levels reasonably accessible for agricultural and domestic use, and,
				before drilling below the casing point proceeds, such casing must be tested by
				bailing to ensure a shutoff.
(3)
				Natural gas that may be encountered in a substantial quantity in any section of
				a cable-tool-drilled hole above the ultimate objective must be shut off with
				reasonable diligence and confined to its original source. Any gas escaping from
				the well during drilling operations must be conducted a safe distance from the
				well site.
(4) A casing program
				adopted for cable-tool-drilled wells must be so planned as to protect any
				potential oil or gasbearing horizons penetrated during drilling from
				infiltration of injurious waters from other horizons, to prevent the migration
				of oil or gas from one horizon to another, and to prevent migration of oil,
				salt water, or other contaminants into freshwater aquifers.
(5) Freshwater-based drilling fluid must be
				used when drilling the surface hole prior to setting surface casing and when
				drilling through freshwater aquifers anywhere within the state of
				Montana.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-123 and Sec.
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;