North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 43 - Industrial Commission › Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development › Chapter 43-02-05 - Underground Injection Control › Section 43-02-05-12 - Reporting, monitoring, and operating requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The operator of
				an injection well shall meter or use an approved method to keep records and
				shall report monthly to the director, the volume and nature, i.e., produced
				water, pit water, makeup water, etc., of the fluid injected, the average
				operating and maximum injection pressures, the maximum injection rate, and such
				other information as the director may require. The operator of each injection
				well shall, on or before the fifth day of the second month succeeding the month
				in which the well is capable of injection, file with the director the
				aforementioned information for each well in a format provided by the
				director.
2. Immediately upon the
				commencement or recommencement of injection, the operator shall notify the
				director of the injection date verbally and in writing.
3. The operator shall place accurate gauges
				on the tubing and the tubing-casing annulus. Accurate gauges shall also be
				placed on any other annuluses deemed necessary by the director.
4. The operator of an injection well shall
				keep the well, surface facilities, and injection system under continuing
				surveillance and conduct such monitoring, testing, and sampling as the director
				may require to verity the integrity of the surface facility, gathering system,
				and injection well to protect surface and subsurface waters. Prior to
				commencing operations, the saltwater disposal injection pipeline must be
				pressure tested. All existing saltwater disposal injection pipelines where the
				pump and the wellhead are not located on the same site are required to be
				pressure tested annually.
5. The
				operator of an injection well shall report any noncompliance with regulations
				or permit conditions to the director verbally within twenty-four hours followed
				by a written explanation within five days. The operator shall cease injection
				operations if so directed by the director.
6. Within ten days after the discontinuance
				of injection operations, the operator shall notify the director of the date of
				such discontinuance and the reason therefor.
7. Upon the completion or recompletion of an
				injection well or the completion of any remedial work or attempted remedial
				work such as plugging back, deepening, acidizing, shooting, formation
				fracturing, squeezing operations, setting liner, perforating, reperforating,
				tubing repairs, packer repairs, casing repairs, or other similar operations not
				specifically covered herein, a report on the operation shall be filed with the
				director within thirty days. The report shall present a detailed account of all
				work done, including the reason for the work, the date of such work, the shots
				per foot and size and depth of perforations, the quantity of sand, crude,
				chemical, or other materials employed in the operation, the size and type of
				tubing, the type and location of packer, the result of the packer pressure
				test, and any other pertinent information or operations which affect the status
				of the well and are not specifically covered herein.
8. Annular injection of fluids is
				prohibited.
General Authority:
NDCC 38-08-04(2)
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 38-08-04(2)