North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 43 - Industrial Commission › Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development › Chapter 43-02-05 - Underground Injection Control › Section 43-02-05-04 - Permit requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. No underground injection may be conducted,
				or site or access road construction commenced, without obtaining a permit from
				the director after notice and hearing. The application shall be on a form 14 or
				form provided by the director and shall include at least the following
				information:
a. The name and address of the
				operator of the injection well.
b.
				The surface and bottom hole location.
c. Appropriate geological data on the
				injection zone and the upper and lower confining zones including geologic
				names, lithologic descriptions, thicknesses, and depths.
d. The estimated bottom hole fracture
				pressure of the upper confining zone.
e. Average and maximum daily rate of fluids
				to be injected.
f. Average and
				maximum requested surface injection pressure.
g. Geologic name and depth to base of the
				lowermost underground sources of drinking water which may be affected by the
				injection.
h. Existing or proposed
				casing, tubing, and packer data.
i.
				Existing or proposed cement specifications, including amounts and actual or
				proposed top of cement.
j. A plat
				and maps depicting the area of review, (one-quarter-mile [402.34-meter] radius)
				and detailing the location, well name, and operator of all wells in the area of
				review. The plat and maps must include all injection wells, producing wells,
				plugged wells, abandoned wells, drilling wells, dry holes, permitted wells,
				water wells, surface bodies of water, and other pertinent surface features,
				such as occupied dwellings and roads.
k. A review of the surficial aquifers within
				one mile of the proposed injection well site or surface facilities.
l. A tabulation of data on all wells within
				the area of review that penetrate the proposed injection zone. Such data must
				include a description of each well's type, construction, date drilled,
				location, depth, record of plugging and completion, and any additional
				information the director may require. A detail of any corrective action
				necessary for any of the wells not properly cemented or plugged to prevent the
				movement of fluid out of the injection zone must also be included.
m. If faults are known or suspected, a cross
				section that includes a depiction of the fault at depth.
n. Proposed injection program, including
				method of transportation of the fluid to the injection facility and the
				injection well.
o. A tabulation of
				all freshwater wells and domestic freshwater sources within the area of review.
				Each freshwater well and domestic freshwater source must be identified by
				owner, location by quarter-quarter, section, township, and range, type of well
				or source, depth, and current status. A quantitative analysis from a
				state-certified laboratory of freshwater from the two nearest freshwater wells
				within a one-mile [1.61-kilometer] radius must be submitted. This requirement
				may be waived by the director in certain instances.
p. Quantitative analysis from a
				state-certified laboratory of a representative sample of water to be injected.
				A compatibility analysis with the receiving formation may also be
				required.
q. List identifying all
				source wells or sources of injectate.
r. A legal description of the land ownership
				within the area of review in both tabular and plat form.
s. An affidavit of mailing, and proof of
				service, certifying that all landowners within the area of review have been
				notified of the proposed injection well. A copy of the letter sent to each
				landowner must be attached to the affidavit.
If the proposed injection well is within an area permit
				  authorized by a commission order, the notice shall inform the landowners within
				  the area of review that comments or objections may be submitted to the
				  commission within thirty days and must include a contact person and phone
				  number for the applicant and a contact person and phone number for the
				  commission.
If the proposed injection well is not within an area permit
				  authorized by a commission order, the notice shall inform the landowners within
				  the area of review that a hearing will be held at which comments or objections
				  may be directed to the commission, and written comments or objections to the
				  application may be submitted prior to the hearing date, received by the
				  commission no later than five p.m. on the last business day prior to the
				  hearing date.
t. An
				affidavit of mailing, and proof of service, certifying that all owners or
				operators of any usable oil and gas exploration and production well or permit
				within the area of review have been notified of the proposed injection well. A
				copy of the letter sent to each owner or operator must be attached to the
				affidavit.
If the proposed injection well is within an area permit
				  authorized by a commission order, the notice must include the proposed surface
				  and bottom hole locations of the proposed injection well and inform the owner
				  or operator of any oil and gas exploration- and production-related well within
				  the area of review that comments or objections may be submitted to the
				  commission within thirty days and must include a contact person and phone
				  number for the applicant and a contact person and phone number for the
				  commission.
If the proposed injection well is not within an area permit
				  authorized by a commission order, the notice must include the proposed surface
				  and bottom hole locations of the proposed injection well and inform the owner
				  or operator of any oil and gas production-related well within the area of
				  review that a hearing will be held at which comments or objections may be
				  directed to the commission, and that written comments or objections to the
				  application may be submitted prior to the hearing date, received by the
				  commission no later than five p.m. on the last business day prior to the
				  hearing date.
u. All logging
				and testing data on the well which has not been previously submitted.
v. Schematic or other appropriate drawings
				and tabulations of the wellhead and surface facilities, including the size,
				location, construction, and purpose of all tanks, the height and location of
				all dikes and containment, including a calculated containment volume, all areas
				underlain by a synthetic liner, and the location of all flow lines and a
				tabulation of any pressurized flow line specifications. It must also include
				the proposed road access to the nearest existing public road and the authority
				to build such access.
w. A
				schematic drawing of the well detailing the proposed well bore construction,
				including the size of the borehole; the total depth and plug back depth; the
				casings and tubing sizes, weights, grades, and top and bottom depths; the
				perforated interval top and bottom depths; the packer depth; the injection zone
				and upper and lower confining zones' top and bottom depths.
x. Traffic flow diagram of the site,
				depicting sufficient area to contain all anticipated traffic.
y. A detailed drilling prognosis, including a
				drilling, casing, cementing, logging, testing, and coring program, if
				applicable.
z. A detailed
				description of the proposed completion or conversion procedure.
aa. Any additional information necessary to
				demonstrate that injection into the proposed injection zone will not initiate
				fractures in the confining zone that could allow fluid movement out of the
				injection zone.
bb. Any other
				information required by the director to evaluate the proposed
				well.