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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1003 - VERTICAL DRILLING REQUIRED - DEVIATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				All wells shall be so drilled that the horizontal distance between the bottom
				of the hole and the location at the top of the hole shall be at all times at a
				practical minimum unless authorization for controlled directional drilling has
				been obtained.
(2) Before beginning
				controlled directional drilling, except for the purpose of straightening the
				hole, sidetracking junk, or correcting mechanical difficulties, where the
				intent is to direct the bottom of the hole away from the vertical, notice of
				the intention to do so shall be filed with the board on Form No. 2 and
				administrative approval obtained. Such notice shall state clearly the depth,
				exact surface location of the well bore, proposed direction of deviation, and
				proposed horizontal distance between the bottom of the hole and the surface
				location. If approval is obtained, the owner shall file with the board within
				30 days after the completion of the work an accurate and complete copy of the
				survey made. Administrative approval for controlled directional drilling is not
				available where the proposed bottomhole location is not in compliance with
				applicable field or statewide well locations rules.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 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 36.22.1004 - DUAL COMPLETION OF WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No well
				may be dually completed or dually recompleted without first notifying the board
				on Form No. 2 and each offset operator in writing at least 10 days prior to the
				commencement of such completion or recompletion operation, and without approval
				of the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent obtained after such 10 days.
				If within such 10 days any offset operator files with the board a written
				protest to the proposal, the matter shall be immediately set down for hearing
				after notice, and the well shall not be completed or recompleted until
				permitted by order of the board after such hearing
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 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 36.22.1005 - DRILLING WASTE DISPOSAL AND SURFACE RESTORATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The operator of a drilling well must
				contain and dispose of all solid waste and produced fluids that accumulate
				during drilling operations so as not to degrade surface water, groundwater, or
				cause harm to soils. Said waste and fluids must be disposed of in accordance
				with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.
(2) When a salt-based or oil-based drilling
				fluid is used to drill a well located within a floodplain, as defined by ARM
				36.15.101, or in irrigated
				cropland, drilling waste and produced fluids that accumulate during drilling
				operations must be disposed of off-site in a manner allowed by local, state,
				and federal laws and regulations unless an alternative on-site disposal method
				is approved in writing by the board administrator.
(3) The operator of a drilling well must
				construct, close, and restore any reserve pits in a manner that will prevent
				harm to the soil and will not degrade surface waters or groundwater. When a
				salt-based or oil-based drilling fluid is used, the reserve pit must be lined
				with a synthetic liner approved by the board administrator.
(4) Within 10 days after the cessation of
				drilling or completion operations, all hydrocarbons must be removed from
				earthen pits used in association with drilling or completion operations or such
				pits must be fenced, screened, and netted. Such pits that contain water with
				more than 15,000 parts per million total dissolved solids or salt-based
				drilling fluids must be fenced within 90 days after the cessation of drilling
				and completion operations.
(5)
				Earthen pits used in association with drilling and completion operations must
				not be used for the disposal of any additional fluids or materials after the
				cessation of drilling and completion operations.
(6) All earthen pits used in association with
				drilling and completion operations must be closed and the surface restored
				according to board specifications within one year after the cessation of
				drilling operations. Upon written application by the operator, an exception to
				the one-year pit closure requirement may be granted in writing by the board
				administrator upon a showing that:
(a) no
				dumping or disposal of waste or fluids in the pit will occur; and
(b) delayed closure of the pit will not
				present a risk of contamination to soils or water or a hazard to animals or
				persons..
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1010 - WORK-OVER, RECOMPLETION, WELL STIMULATION - NOTICE AND APPROVAL

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No well may be reperforated, recompleted,
				reworked, chemically stimulated, or hydraulically fractured without first
				notifying the board on Form No. 2 and receiving approval from the administrator
				or other authorized representative of the board. Within 30 days following
				completion of the well work, a subsequent report of the actual work performed
				must be submitted on Form No. 2.
(2) Well repairs, including tubing, pump,
				sucker rod replacement or repair, repairs and reconfiguration of well equipment
				which do not substantially change the mechanical configuration of the well bore
				or casing, and hot oil treatments do not require prior approval or a subsequent
				report. Acid and chemical treatments of less than 10,000 gallons and similar
				treatments intended to clean perforations, remove scale or paraffin, or remedy
				near-well bore damage do not require prior approval, but do require a
				subsequent report of the actual work performed submitted on Form No. 2 within
				30 days following completion of the work.
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 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1011 - WELL COMPLETION AND RECOMPLETION REPORTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Within 30 days after the completion of a
				well drilled for oil or gas (except a wildcat or exploratory well), a
				completion report shall be filed with the board on Form No. 4.
(2) Within 30 days after the completion of
				any repair, deepening, reconditioning, reperforating, or recompletion, a
				detailed report of work done and results obtained shall be filed with the board
				on Form No. 2.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 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 36.22.1012 - SAMPLES OF CORES AND CUTTINGS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Any
				owner or operator drilling or deepening a well for oil or gas must deliver
				prepaid to the board at the office stipulated on the approved permit to drill a
				complete and representative sample of the core chips and a dry, washed set of
				cuttings within a period of 6 months after the completion or abandonment of
				such well.
(2) A complete and
				representative sample of core chips and a dry, washed set of cuttings from a
				stratigraphic well must be delivered prepaid to the board at the office
				stipulated on the approved permit to drill within 3 years of the completion of
				the stratigraphic well.
(3) The
				board may at its discretion relieve any owner or operator from the obligation
				to so deliver samples of core chips or cuttings.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-125,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1013 - FILING OF COMPLETION REPORTS, WELL LOGS, ANALYSES, REPORTS, AND SURVEYS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or operator must run an
				electrical, radioactivity, or similar petrophysical log or combination of logs
				sufficient to determine formation tops from total depth to the base of the
				surface casing unless waived by the board administrator.
(2) Within 30 days after the completion,
				reworking, or abandonment of any well drilled to known productive horizons
				within a delineated field, the operator or owner must transmit to the board
				three copies of Form 4, four copies of Form 2, and two copies of all well logs;
				drill stem test survey reports; sample and core description logs, analyses,
				reports, water analyses; and all other logs, surveys, and reports run or
				made.
(3) In the case of a wildcat
				or exploratory well, the owner or operator must transmit to the board within 6
				months after completion or abandonment three copies of Form 4, four copies of
				Form 2 and two copies of all logs, surveys, reports, and analyses run or made
				as described in subsection (2). In the case of a stratigraphic well, said
				information must be sent to the board within three years from the date of
				completion.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-123,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1014 - BLOWOUT PREVENTION AND WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise provided for by the
				permit to drill issued under ARM
				36.22.601 and ARM
				36.22.602, or by board order
				issued after public notice and hearing, the owner must provide blowout
				preventers and well control equipment on all wells in accordance with the
				following rules.
(a) For wells in areas of
				abnormal or unknown formation pressures, proper blowout preventers must consist
				of hydraulically-operated single or double ram-type preventers with at least
				one pipe ram and one blind ram, and an annular-type preventer. Additional
				equipment must include upper and lower kelly cocks; mud pit level indicators
				with alarms and/or flow sensors and alarms; and choke manifolds, kill lines,
				and other well control equipment sufficient to handle all pressure kicks.
				Accumulators must maintain a pressure capacity reserve at all times to provide
				for the operation of the hydraulic preventers and valves with no outside source
				of pressure.
(b) For development
				wells and in all areas of known formation pressures, blowout prevention and
				well control equipment must be installed.
(c) The owner must maintain all blowout
				prevention and well control equipment in good working order.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1015 - DISCLOSURE OF WELL STIMULATION FLUIDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				owner or operator of a well shall, upon completion of the well, provide the
				board, on its Form No. 4 for a new well or Form No. 2 for an existing well:
(a) a description of the interval(s) or
				formation treated;
(b) the type of
				treatment pumped (acid, chemical, fracture stimulation); and
(c) the amount and type(s) of material pumped
				and the rates and maximum pressure during treatment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.10 - Drilling › Rule 36.22.1016 - PROPRIETARY CHEMICALS AND TRADE SECRETS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				As provided in
				30-14-402,
				MCA, where the formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method,
				technique, process, or composition of a chemical product is unique to the owner
				or operator or service contractor and would, if disclosed, reveal methods or
				processes entitled to protection as trade secrets, the owner, operator, or
				service contractor may request that the administrator withhold the information
				in accordance with
				82-10-604,
				MCA.
(2) If necessary to respond to
				a spill or release of a trade secret product the administrator may request
				information be provided orally or be provided directly to a laboratory or other
				third party performing analysis for the board. Any third parties receiving
				trade secret information on behalf of the board may be required to execute a
				nondisclosure agreement.
(3) The
				owner, operator, or service contractor must also provide the chemical
				constituents of a trade secret product to a health professional who provides a
				written statement that knowledge of the chemical constituents of such product
				is needed for purposes of diagnosis or treatment of an individual and the
				individual being diagnosed or treated may have been exposed to the chemical
				concerned. The health professional may not use the information for purposes
				other than the health needs asserted in the statement of need, and may be
				required to execute a nondisclosure agreement.
(4) Where a health professional determines
				that a medical emergency exists and the chemical constituents of a trade secret
				product are necessary for emergency treatment, the owner, operator, or service
				contractor shall immediately disclose the chemical constituents of a product to
				that health professional upon a verbal acknowledgement by the health
				professional that such information shall not be used for purposes other than
				the health needs asserted and that the health professional shall otherwise
				maintain the information as confidential. The owner or operator or service
				contractor may request a written statement of need, and a confidentiality
				agreement from a health professional as soon as circumstances permit.
AUTH:
					 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 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1101 - FIRE HAZARD PREVENTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Any rubbish or debris that might constitute a fire hazard
				  shall be removed to a distance of at least 150 feet from the well site, tanks,
				  and reservoirs. All waste oil shall be burned or disposed of in a manner to
				  avert creating a fire hazard. The owner shall take all available precautions to
				  prevent any oil or gas well from blowing open and shall take immediate steps
				  and exercise due diligence to bring under control any "wild" or burning oil or
				  gas well.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 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 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1102 - FIRE WALLS REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
When it is deemed necessary by the board to protect life,
				  health, or property, the board may require any lease tanks or oil storage tanks
				  to be surrounded by an earthen dike which shall have a capacity of 1 1/2 times
				  the capacity of the tank or tanks it surrounds and which dike shall be
				  continually maintained; and the reservoir within shall be kept free from
				  vegetation, water, or oil.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 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 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1103 - NOTIFICATION AND REPORT OF EMERGENCIES AND UNDESIRABLE INCIDENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or operator of a facility must
				give immediate notice by telephone to an authorized representative of the board
				and a written report to the board administrator within five working days of any
				of the following emergencies:
(a) the spill,
				leak, or release of more than 50 barrels of oil or water containing more than
				15,000 parts per million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS) ;
(b) the spill, leak, or release of any amount
				of oil or of water containing more than 15,000 ppm TDS that enters surface
				water or groundwater;
(c) the
				spill, leak, or release of any amount of produced water that degrades surface
				water or groundwater;
(d) the
				release of any amount of gas with concentrations of 100 or more ppm hydrogen
				sulfide that is not immediately controlled;
(e) any fire; and
(f) any blowout.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1104 - CONTROL AND CLEANUP

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator must promptly control and clean up any leak, spill, escape, or
				discharge, regardless of the amount of oil, produced water, water containing
				more than 15,000 ppm TDS, or gas involved.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec. and
					 82-11-123,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1105 - SOLID WASTE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Solid waste
				associated with oil and gas exploration or production activities must be
				disposed of according to all applicable local, state, and federal laws and
				regulations.
Sec.
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 82-11-123,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.11 - Safety › Rule 36.22.1106 - SAFETY AND WELL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS - HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) New and existing wells which will be
				stimulated by hydraulic fracturing must demonstrate suitable and safe
				mechanical configuration for the stimulation treatment proposed.
(2) Prior to initiation of fracture
				stimulation, the operator must evaluate the well. If the operator proposes
				hydraulic fracturing through production casing or through intermediate casing,
				the casing must be tested to the maximum anticipated treating pressure. If the
				casing fails the pressure test it must be repaired or the operator must use a
				temporary casing string (fracturing string).
(a) If the operator proposes hydraulic
				fracturing though a fracturing string, it must be stung into a liner or run on
				a packer set not less than 100 feet below the cement top of the production or
				intermediate casing and must be tested to not less than maximum anticipated
				treating pressure minus the annulus pressure applied between the fracturing
				string and the production or immediate casing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1201 - SURFACE EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Wellhead equipment shall be installed and maintained in
				  satisfactory condition so that static bottom-hole pressures and operating
				  gas-oil ratios may be obtained at any time. Valves shall be installed so that
				  pressures can be readily obtained on both casing and tubing. However,
				  exceptions may be granted by the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent
				  when warranted by operating practices.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1202 - IDENTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
The owner shall permanently mark all wells, producing
				  properties, and tanks in a conspicuous place with his name, lease name, and, as
				  to a well, number of the well and legal description of the
				  well.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1203 - CHOKES REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
All flowing oil wells shall be equipped with chokes or other
				  adequate control equipment to ensure proper and safe operations during normal
				  production practices.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1204 - SEPARATORS REQUIRED (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1205 - VACUUM PUMPS PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
The use of vacuum pumps for the purpose of putting a vacuum
				  on any gas or oil-baring stratum is prohibited; however, the board may upon
				  application and for good cause shown permit the use of vacuum
				  pumps.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1206 - TUBING REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
All flowing oil wells shall be equipped with and produced
				  through tubing, unless the well is a dual completion.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1207 - EARTHEN PITS AND OPEN VESSELS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Waste oil,
				oil sludge, tank bottoms, merchantable oil, petroleum products, hazardous
				wastes, or hazardous or deleterious substances must not be stored, disposed of,
				or retained in earthen storage pits or in open vessels.
(2) The owner or operator may make temporary
				use of an unlined earthen pit to retain oil or water in the event of an
				emergency or to retain fluids generated in recompletion or workover operation.
				The oil, water, and contaminants must be removed from the emergency,
				recompletion or workover pit within 48 hours and disposed of in a manner that
				will not degrade surface water or groundwater or cause harm to soils. An owner
				or operator must apply for and obtain a permit under ARM
				36.22.1227 to construct or operate
				a permanent emergency pit. Repeated use of an earthen pit or pits to contain
				oil or water spills from an improperly or inadequately designed or maintained
				production facility does not constitute an "emergency" for purposes of this
				rule.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1208 - PRODUCING FROM DIFFERENT POOLS THROUGH THE SAME CASING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
No well drilled after January 1, 1954, shall be permitted to
				  produce either oil or gas from different pools through the same string of
				  casing without first receiving written permission from the board, which may
				  require at the discretion of the board notice and hearing.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1213 - RESERVOIR OR POOL SURVEYS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) As directed by
				the board, surveys shall be made of the reservoirs or pools in this state
				containing oil and gas. These surveys shall be thorough and complete and shall
				be made by the operator or his agent under the supervision of agents of the
				board. The condition of the reservoirs or pools containing oil and gas, and the
				practices and methods employed by the operators shall be
				investigated.
(2) The source of
				crude oil and natural gas, the pressure of the reservoir as an average, the
				areas of regional or differential pressure, stabilized gas-oil ratios and
				water-oil ratios, and the producing characteristics of the field as a whole and
				of the individual wells within the field shall be specifically
				included.
(3) Provided, however,
				the board will accept from the field engineering committees (petroleum
				engineering, geological, and statistical groups) or persons engaged in the
				petroleum industry in such an advisory capacity a periodic record of the
				physical behavior of the oil and gas reservoirs of Montana. These factual data
				shall be gathered and arranged in such fashion as to permit rapid evaluation by
				the board of the oil and gas recovery efficiency of the individual reservoir or
				pools.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1214 - SUBSURFACE PRESSURE TESTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If
				requested by the board, and under the terms and conditions specified, following
				the completion of each well in any pool whether such well produces oil or gas
				or both, the owner of such well shall make a subsurface pressure test on such
				well and shall report the results thereof to the board. Each such well shall
				remain completely shut in for at least 24 hours prior to the test. The
				subsurface determination shall be obtained as close as reasonably possibly to
				the midpoint of the productive section of the reservoir. Further, the board may
				require periodic subsurface pressure measurements on a sufficient number of
				wells in any pool to provide adequate data for establishing MER.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1215 - STABILIZED PRODUCTION TEST

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If
				requested by the board, and under the terms and conditions specified, following
				the completion or recompletion of an oil well, the operator shall file with the
				board's petroleum engineer at its Billings office the results of a stabilized
				production test of at least 72 hours duration showing the average daily oil
				production and average daily gas production during the test period.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1216 - GAS-OIL RATIO TESTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If requested by
				the board, and under the terms and conditions specified, following the
				completion and recompletion of each well producing oil and either gas or
				casinghead gas or both, the owner of such well shall make a gas-oil ratio test
				of such well. Thereafter, each operator shall make a gas-oil ratio test at such
				other time or times as the board may hereafter designate, and similarly report
				the results of each such test within the time specified.
32-11-111, 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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1217 - WATER PRODUCTION REPORT

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
The owner of each well which produces both oil and water
				  shall separately determine the amount of water produced along with the oil each
				  month and shall each month report to the board the quantity of such water
				  produced along with the oil. Such report shall be made on Form No. 6 by the
				  last day of the succeeding month.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1218 - GAS TO BE METERED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
All gas when produced and sold shall be metered and reported
				  to the board at 14.73 PSIA at 60° Fahrenheit, unless otherwise permitted by
				  the board.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1219 - GAS WASTE PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
After completion of a gas well, no gas shall be permitted to
				  escape into the air, except that required for periodic testing or cleaning of
				  the well bore.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1220 - ASSOCIATED GAS FLARING LIMITATION - APPLICATION TO EXCEED - BOARD REVIEW AND ACTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If the average
				daily gas production exceeds 100 MCFG and the operator intends to flare or
				otherwise waste the associated gas, the well may not produce more than an
				average of 100 MCFG per day each calendar month after the 60 day test required
				by ARM 36.22.1215 until such time as
				further relief may be granted by the board pursuant to subsections (2) and
				(3).
(2) If the operator wishes to
				flare more than an average of the 100 MCFG per day each calendar month, the
				operator must submit with the production test results a statement justifying
				the need to flare or otherwise waste more than that amount. The statement
				should include such information as a gas analysis, estimated gas reserves,
				proximity of the well to a market, estimated gas price at the nearest market,
				estimated cost of marketing the gas, reinjection potential or other
				conservation-oriented disposition alternatives, amount of gas used in lease
				operations, and any other information pertinent to a determination of whether
				marketing or not marketing or otherwise conserving the associated gas is
				economically feasible.
(3) The
				petroleum engineer will review the justification statement with the board at
				its next regularly scheduled meeting. The board may elect to:
(a) docket a hearing for the operator to show
				further cause why it should be allowed to flare or otherwise waste more than an
				average of 100 MCFG per day each calendar month;
(b) restrict production until the gas is
				marketed or otherwise beneficially utilized; in which case the operator may
				docket a hearing on his own behalf to seek further relief; or
(c) take any other action the board deems
				appropriate in the circumstances.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1221 - BURNING OF WASTE GAS REQUIRED

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All gas
				vented to the atmosphere at a rate exceeding 20 MCF per day for a period in
				excess of 72 hours shall be burned. All operators of well venting any quantity
				of gas containing 20 parts per million or more of hydrogen sulfide
				(H2S) shall insure that workable ignitor systems are
				installed on such wells and take whatever other steps that may be necessary to
				insure that all such waste gas is burned and not vented to the atmosphere. No
				variance from this rule is allowed without written authorization from the
				board.
(2) Any operator seeking a
				variance from this rule must submit a production test and a statement
				justifying the need for a variance. The statement should include such
				information as potential human exposure; relative isolation of location;
				restriction of access to location such as fence, warning signs, etc.; low gas
				volume; and low BTU content.
(3)
				The board staff will review the justification statement with the board at its
				next regularly scheduled hearing. The board may elect to grant or deny the
				application or schedule a hearing thereon. An operator whose application for
				variance is denied without a hearing may request a hearing.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1222 - HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator of an oil or gas well drilled after the effective date of this rule
				that produces more than 20 MCF of gas per day containing more than 20 parts per
				million hydrogen sulfide must submit a hydrogen sulfide gas report to the board
				with Form 4 after the completion of the well.
(2) The owner or operator of an oil or gas
				well drilled and completed prior to the effective date of this rule that
				produces more than 20 MCF of gas per day containing more than 20 parts per
				million hydrogen sulfide must submit a hydrogen sulfide gas report with Form 2
				within 12 months after the effective date of this rule.
(3) When more than one well produces
				casinghead gas into a common production facility, the hydrogen sulfide gas
				report required by subsections (1) and (2) of this rule must be submitted for
				the facility in lieu of the submission of a report for each well that produces
				into the facility.
(4) The hydrogen
				sulfide gas report required under this rule must include the following
				information:
(a) the name and location of the
				well(s) ;
(b) the name and address
				of the operator or owner of the well(s) ;
(c) the name(s) and depth(s) of the hydrogen
				sulfide-producing geologic formation(s) ; and
(d) a gas analysis that indicates the percent
				concentration of methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, ethane,
				butane/pentane, and other constituents.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1223 - FENCING, SCREENING, AND NETTING OF PITS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Open storage vessels, earthen pits, or
				ponds that contain oil must be fenced, screened, and netted.
(2) Open receptacles, earthen pits, or ponds
				that contain produced water with more than 15,000 parts per million total
				dissolved solids must be fenced.
(3) This rule does not apply to earthen pits
				used solely for the purpose of drilling, completing, recompleting, working
				over, or plugging a well.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1226 - DISPOSAL OF WATER

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Produced water
				containing 15,000 parts per million (ppm) or less total dissolved solids (TDS)
				may be retained and disposed of in any manner allowed by law that does not
				degrade surface waters or groundwater or cause harm to soils.
(2) Produced water containing more than
				15,000 ppm TDS must be disposed:
(a) by
				injection into an approved Class II injection well; or,
(b) into board-approved lined or unlined
				earthen pits if the operator can show on permit application Form 23 that the
				volume of water to be disposed of per pit will not exceed five barrels per day
				on a monthly basis and the produced water will not degrade any existing surface
				water or groundwater source or cause harm to soils.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1227 - EARTHEN PITS AND PONDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No person shall
				construct or use an earthen pit or pond in association with a production
				facility without first obtaining a permit from the board. Such earthen pits or
				ponds that exist prior to the effective date of this rule must be permitted or
				closed and restored according to board specifications within 12 months after
				the effective date of this rule.
(2) Earthen pits or ponds that receive
				produced water containing more than 15,000 parts per million (ppm) total
				dissolved solids (TDS) in volumes greater than five barrels per day on a
				monthly basis must:
(a) be constructed in cut
				material or at least 50 percent below original ground level;
(b) be lined with an impermeable synthetic
				liner, or, if the bottom of the pit or pond is underlain by porous, permeable,
				sharp, or jagged material, the pit or pond must be lined with at least three
				inches of compacted betonite prior to setting the impermeable synthetic
				liner;
(c) be constructed above the
				high water table;
(d) not be
				located in a floodplain as defined by ARM
				36.15.101, or in irrigated
				cropland;
(e) be bermed or diked
				and have at least three feet of freeboard at all times between the surface of
				the water and the top of the banks, berms, or dikes of the pit or
				pond;
(f) be fenced, screened, and
				netted in accordance with ARM
				36.22.1223; and
(g) not be used for disposal of hazardous
				wastes or hazardous or deleterious substances.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1228 - DISPOSAL BY INJECTION (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1229 - WATER INJECTION AND GAS REPRESSURING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or operator of any well may
				inject water or gas under pressure into a formation containing oil or gas for
				the purpose of obtaining oil or gas from the reservoir upon application,
				hearing, and approval by the board.
(2) Wells used for the injection of water or
				gas into a producing formation shall be cased with sound casing so as not to
				permit leakage, and the casing cemented in such manner as to protect oil, gas,
				or fresh water reservoirs.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1230 - APPLICATION - CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1231 - NOTICE OF APPLICATION - OBJECTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Notice of application for enhanced recovery or gas repressuring shall be given
				by the applicant by mailing or delivering a copy of the application to each
				operator of drilling or producing wells or of wells which have produced within
				one-half mile radius of the proposed input well or wells. Such notice shall be
				mailed or delivered on or before the application is mailed to or filed with the
				board.
(2) Objections or complaints
				stating the reasons why the proposed plan as contained in the application may
				cause damage to oil, gas, or fresh water reservoirs must be filed within ten
				days after the application is filed.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1232 - BOARD AUTHORIZATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No water flood
				or gas injection program shall be instituted until the same has been regularly
				authorized by the board.
(2) The
				board will make such special orders and rules for the individual case as the
				conditions may justify.
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1233 - NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE - PLUGGING OF ABANDONED WELLS (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1234 - RECORDS REQUIRED (REPEALED)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1240 - REPORT OF WELL STATUS CHANGE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The owner or
				operator of any oil, gas, service, or injection well must report the change in
				status of such well from active to inactive or from producing to nonproducing
				status if such well was idle for six or more consecutive months. If the owner
				or operator expects that the well will be returned to an active or producing
				status within six months of the date idled, filing of the report may be
				deferred until the end of such six month period, and the report need not be
				filed if the well is returned to service during that period. Such reports are
				due within 30 days of the date of status change or within 30 days after the end
				of the deferred reporting period and must include the date of and reason for
				the well status change. A report describing a change to inactive or
				nonproducing status must outline the operator's plan and a time frame for
				returning the well to active or producing status, plugging, or other intended
				action.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-111,
					 82-11-121,
					 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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1241 - SERVICE COMPANY REPORTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When a
				service company other than the drilling contractor cements, chemically treats,
				fractures, perforates, acidizes, plugs, or performs any act designed to change
				the productivity of a well or reservoir, the service company shall furnish the
				board at its district office reports concerning such work within 30 days after
				its completion.
(2) When such
				operations as set forth in subsection (1) are performed on wildcat or
				exploratory wells, service company reports need not be submitted to the board
				for a period of six months following completion of the well, and in such
				instances the responsibility of submitting such reports shall be that of the
				operator of the well, except that all service company reports covering all
				cementing operations other than squeezing must be submitted to the board at its
				district office within 30 days after the work is performed.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-124,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1242 - REPORTS BY PRODUCERS - TAX REPORT - TAX RATE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Each owner or
				operator of an oil or gas well or any other well (except an injection well
				reported on Form No. 5) shall file or cause to be filed with the board on or
				before the last day of each month following the month being reported on Form
				No. 6 containing all information required by said form and accurately reporting
				the status of each well thereon as of the last day of the month
				reported.
(2) The privilege and
				license tax on each barrel of crude petroleum and each 10,000 cubic feet of
				natural gas produced, saved, and marketed, or stored within the state or
				exported therefrom shall be 73.33 percent of the rate authorized in
				82-11-131, MCA, (3/10 of 1%) of
				the market value thereof. This rule is effective on all crude petroleum and
				natural gas produced on and after April 1, 2024.
AUTH:
					 82-11-111, MCA; IMP:
					 82-11-123,
					 82-11-131,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 36 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 36.22 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Subchapter 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1243 - REPORTS FROM TRANSPORTERS, REFINERS, PURCHASERS, AND GASOLINE OR EXTRACTION PLANTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All refiners of
				crude oil shall make monthly reports to the board on Form No. 8. The form shall
				contain all information required and shall be filed with the board on or before
				the last day of each month covering the preceding month.
AUTH:
					 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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1244 - PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
AUTH:
					 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 36.22.12 - Production › Rule 36.22.1245 - ILLEGAL PRODUCTION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) No person shall
				produce any crude oil, natural gas, or waste oil from any spacing unit or pool
				in this state except in accordance with the rules and orders of the
				board.
82-11-111, MCA; IMP,
					 82-11-148,
					 MCA;