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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.9 - WASTE PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The
				production or handling of geothermal resources of any type or in any form, or
				the handling of products thereof, in such a manner or under such conditions or
				in such an amount as to constitute or result in waste is hereby
				prohibited.
B. All owners,
				operators, contractors, drillers, transporters, service companies, pipe pulling
				and salvage contractors and other persons shall at all times conduct their
				operations in the drilling, equipping, operating, producing, and plugging and
				abandoning of geothermal resource wells in a manner that will prevent waste of
				geothermal resources, and shall not wastefully utilize geothermal resources or
				allow leakage of such resources from a geothermal reservoir, or from wells,
				tanks, containers, or pipe, or other storage, conduit or operating
				equipment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.10 - PROTECTION OF LIFE, HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All geothermal operations, exploratory, drilling and
				  producing, shall be conducted in a manner that will afford maximum reasonable
				  protection to human life and health and to the environment.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.11 - OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

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Nothing in these rules shall be construed to supersede the
				  authority which any state department or agency has with respect to the
				  management, protection and utilization of the state lands and resources under
				  its jurisdiction.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.12 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEASES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
It is recognized by the division that all persons conducting
				  geothermal operations on United States government land shall comply with the
				  United States government regulations. Such persons shall also comply with all
				  applicable state rules and regulations which are not in conflict
				  therewith.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.13 - UNITIZED AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
After notice and hearing, the division may grant approval for
				  the combining of two or more contiguous leases into a unitized area for
				  purposes of exploration for and production of geothermal
				  resources.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.14 - CLASSIFYING AND DEFINING POOLS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The division will determine whether a particular well or
				  field is a high-temperature geothermal well or field or a low-temperature
				  thermal well or field, as the case may be, and will, from time to time,
				  classify and reclassify wells and name pools accordingly, and will determine
				  the limits of any field so designated and from time to time redetermine such
				  limits.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.15 - FORMS UPON REQUEST

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Forms for written notices, requests and reports required by
				  the division will be furnished upon request.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.16 - AUTHORITY TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES

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The division may from time to time enter into arrangements
				  with state and federal governmental agencies, industrial committees and other
				  persons, with respect to special projects, services and studies relating to
				  conservation of geothermal resources.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - DEFINITIONS › Section 19.14.1.17 - DESIGNATION OF AGENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Any person who had drilled or is drilling or proposes to
				  drill any geothermal well shall file a "designation of agent" (on a form
				  approved by the division) with the division. The designated agent shall be a
				  resident of this state and shall be the repository for all well records of
				  wells drilled by the owner or operator for whom he is agent (Rule G-200 B) [now
				  19.14.51.9 NMAC].
				  All changes of address of the agent shall be immediately reported to the
				  division in writing. Upon termination of any agent's authority, a new
				  designation of agent shall be filed with the division within ten
				  days.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 20 - PLUGGING BOND › Section 19.14.20.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 21 - DRILLING PERMIT › Section 19.14.21.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 21 - DRILLING PERMIT › Section 19.14.21.8 - DRILLING PERMIT

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A. Prior to the
				commencement of operations, the owner or operator of any proposed well to be
				drilled for geothermal exploration, production, observation, or thermal
				gradient, or for injection or disposal purposes, shall file division form
				G-101, application for permit to drill, deepen or plug back-geothermal
				resources well, and obtain approval thereof from the division. form G-101 shall
				be accompanied by form G-102, geothermal resources well location and acreage
				dedication plat.
B. No permit shall
				be approved for the drilling of any well within the corporate limits of any
				city, town or village of this state unless notice of intention to drill such
				well has been given to the duly constituted governing body of such city, town
				or village or its duly authorized agent. Evidence of such notification shall
				accompany the application for a permit to drill (form G-101).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 22 - SIGN ON WELLS › Section 19.14.22.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 22 - SIGN ON WELLS › Section 19.14.22.8 - SIGN ON WELLS

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Each well, other than a thermal gradient well, shall be
				  identified by a sign, posted on the drilling rig or not more than 20 feet from
				  the well. Such sign shall be of durable construction and the lettering thereon
				  kept in legible condition. Lettering shall be such that under normal conditions
				  it shall be legible at a distance of 50 feet. Each sign shall show the name of
				  the owner or operator of the well, the name of the lease, the number of the
				  well, and the location of the well by quarter-quarter section, township and
				  range. Each lease shall have a different and distinctive name, and the wells
				  thereon shall be numbered in non-repetitive, logical
				  sequence.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.8 - CLASSIFICATION OF WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Any
				well, other than a thermal gradient well, a geothermal observation well or a
				low-temperature thermal well, which is drilled a distance of one mile or more
				outside the boundary of any defined geothermal field and a distance of one mile
				or more beyond any well which is within one mile of such field, shall be
				classified as an exploratory well, and as such shall be spaced, drilled,
				operated and produced in accordance with these Geothermal Rules and
				Regulations.
B. Any well, other
				than a thermal gradient well, a geothermal observation well or a
				low-temperature thermal well, which is not an exploratory well as defined above
				shall be classified as a development well, unless such well is being drilled
				for injection or disposal purposes, in which case it will be appropriately
				classified.
C. Any well classified
				as a development well or injection or disposal well within a given geothermal
				field shall be drilled, operated and produced in accordance with these
				Geothermal Rules and Regulations unless special rules in conflict therewith
				have been promulgated for such field, said special rules then being
				applicable.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.9 - ACREAGE AND WELL LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

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A. Exploration wells. A well classified as an
				exploratory well shall be located on a designated drilling tract comprising at
				least 40 surface acres (being a quarter-quarter section of the U. S. public
				land surveys, or a projection thereof if on unsurveyed land) , and shall be
				located at least 330 feet from the outer boundary of the quarter-quarter
				section, at least 660 feet from the nearest such other well drilling to or
				capable of producing from or injection into the same formation to which it is
				projected, and at least 100 feet from any public road, street or highway
				dedicated prior to commencement of drilling.
B. Development wells. A well classified as a
				development well shall be located on a designated drilling tract comprising at
				least 10 surface acres (being a quarter-quarter-quarter section of the U.S.
				public land surveys or a projection thereof if on unsurveyed land), and shall
				be located at least 165 feet from the outer boundary of the
				quarter-quarter-quarter section, at least 330 feet from the nearest well
				drilling to or capable of production from or injection into the same geothermal
				reservoir to which it is projected, and at least 100 feet from any public road,
				street or highway dedicated prior to commencement of drilling.
C. Injection wells. Injection wells drilled
				for the purpose of injecting into a geothermal reservoir shall be located at
				least 330 feet from the outer boundary of the lease or drilling parcel and at
				least 100 feet from any public road, street or highway dedicated prior to
				commencement of drilling.
D.
				Disposal wells. There shall be no restriction as to the placement of geothermal
				disposal wells.
E. Thermal gradient
				wells and low-temperature thermal wells. There shall be no restriction as to
				the placement of thermal gradient wells or low-temperature thermal
				wells.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.10 - NON-STANDARD LOCATIONS

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A. The
				division director shall have the authority to grant an exception to the well
				location requirements of Rules B (1) , (2) , and (3) [now Subsections A, B and
				C of 19.14.23.9 NMAC] above without notice and hearing when such application is
				based upon topographical or geologic or engineering considerations.
B. Applications for such administrative
				approval shall be filed in duplicate and shall be accompanied by a plat showing
				the ownership of surrounding lands (within a 990-foot radius of the proposed
				location if application is for exception to Rule G-104 B (1) [now Subsection A
				of 19.14.23.9 NMAC] exploration wells; within a 495-foot radius of the proposed
				location if application is for exception to Rule G-104 B (2) [now Subsection B
				of 19.14.23.9 NMAC] development wells; within a 990-foot radius of the proposed
				location if application is for exception to Rule G-104 B (3) [now Subsection C
				of 19.14.23.9 NMAC] injection wells; and all drilling or completed wells
				thereon. If the proposed non-standard location is based upon topography, the
				plat shall also show the existent topographical conditions. If it is based upon
				geologic or engineering considerations, the application shall be accompanied by
				a geologic or engineering analysis, explaining the necessity for the
				non-standard location.
C. A copy of
				the application and accompanying plats and documents shall also be sent to the
				other owners, if any there be, within the above prescribed radii of the
				proposed non-standard location and the application shall state that such
				required copies have been so furnished. The division director may approve the
				non-standard location upon receipt of waivers from the above other owners or if
				no such other owner has entered an objection to the non-standard location
				within 20 days after receipt of the application by the division. If such
				objection is received, the matter will be set for hearing if the applicant so
				desires. If the director is not convinced of the necessity or desirability of
				such exception, he may require supplemental information to justify the
				exception, or set the matter for hearing if the applicant so desires.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.11 - OFFSETTING ACTION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Whenever an exception to the well location requirements is
				  granted, the division after hearing may take such action as may be necessary to
				  offset any advantage the person securing the exception may gain over other
				  owners within the same geothermal reservoir.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 23 - WELL SPACING › Section 19.14.23.12 - SPECIAL ACREAGE AND WELL LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
In order to prevent waste and protect correlative rights, the
				  division may, after notice and hearing, adopt different well location
				  requirements and greater or lesser acreage dedication requirements than those
				  contained in Rules G-104 B (1), (2), and (3) [now Subsections A, B and C of
				  19.14.23.9
				  NMAC] above for a particular geothermal reservoir and may adopt special well
				  location and acreage dedication requirements for a particular low-temperature
				  thermal field.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 24 - ROTARY DRILLING AND CABLE TOOL DRILLING › Section 19.14.24.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 24 - ROTARY DRILLING AND CABLE TOOL DRILLING › Section 19.14.24.8 - ROTARY DRILLING AND CABLE TOOL DRILLING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Rotary drilling equipment, adequately equipped to contain
				  underground pressures and prevent or control blowouts, shall be used for the
				  drilling of all geothermal resources wells except thermal gradient wells,
				  low-temperature thermal wells and disposal wells, none of which will penetrate
				  any high pressure zone or formation, in which case cable tools may be
				  used.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 25 - DRILLING MUD AND MUD PITS › Section 19.14.25.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 25 - DRILLING MUD AND MUD PITS › Section 19.14.25.8 - DRILLING MUD AND MUD PITS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				In order to assure an adequate supply of drilling fluid to confine all natural
				fluids to their respective native strata and to prevent blowouts, each operator
				shall, prior to commencing drilling operations, provide a pit of adequate size
				to hold such drilling fluid and to receive drill cuttings, and such pit shall
				be so constructed and maintained to prevent contaminants from overflowing on
				the surface of the ground and/or entering any water course.
B. The temperature of the return mud shall be
				monitored continuously during the drilling of the surface casing hole, and in
				the case of a thermal gradient well, shall be monitored to total depth. Either
				a continuous temperature recording device shall be installed and maintained in
				good working condition, or the temperature shall be measured manually and
				recorded at least one time each hour.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 26 - SEALING OFF STRATA › Section 19.14.26.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 26 - SEALING OFF STRATA › Section 19.14.26.8 - SEALING OFF STRATA

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A. During the
				drilling of any well, all fresh water strata and salt water strata overlying
				the geothermal resources strata shall be sealed or separated to prevent the
				migration of fluids from one stratum to the other.
B. All waters of present or probable future
				value for domestic, commercial, agricultural or stock purposes shall be
				confined to their respective strata and shall be adequately protected by
				methods approved by the division. Special precautions by methods satisfactory
				to the division shall be taken to guard against loss of artesian water from the
				strata in which it occurs, and to prevent the contamination of such artesian
				water strata by any objectional geothermal fluids. Sealing off of strata, and
				migration prevention shall ordinarily be accomplished by cementing
				casing.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 27 - CASING AND CEMENTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 19.14.27.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 28 - DEVIATION TESTS AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING › Section 19.14.28.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 28 - DEVIATION TESTS AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING › Section 19.14.28.8 - DEVIATION TESTS AND DIRECTIONAL DRILLING

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Any well which is deepened or drilled with
				rotary tools shall be tested at reasonably frequent intervals to determine the
				deviation from the vertical. Such tests shall be made at least each 500 feet or
				at the first bit change succeeding 500 feet. A tabulation of all deviation
				tests, sworn to and notarized, shall be filed with form G-105, geothermal
				resources well log. When the deviation averages more than five degrees in any
				500-foot interval, the division director may require that a directional survey
				be run to establish the location of the producing interval(s).
B. The division director, at the request of
				an offset operator, may require any operator to make a directional survey of
				any well. Said directional survey and all associated costs shall be at the
				expense of the requesting party and shall be secured in advance by a $5,000.00
				indemnity bond posted with and approved by the division. The requesting party
				may designate the well survey company, and said survey shall be witnessed by a
				representative of the division.
C.
				No well shall be intentionally deviated except toward the vertical without
				prior permission from the division. Permission to deviate a well other than
				toward the vertical shall be obtained on division form G-103 with copies of
				said form G-103 being furnished to all other operators owning leases offsetting
				the drilling tract, if any there be. Upon request of the division director any
				well which was intentionally deviated shall be directionally surveyed. The
				division may at its option witness such survey and the Santa Fe office shall be
				notified of the date and hour all directional surveys are to be conducted. All
				directional surveys run on any well which was intentionally deviated in any
				manner for any reason must be filed with the division upon completion of the
				well. Form G-104, certificate of compliance and authorization to produce
				geothermal resources, will not be approved until the operator has submitted an
				affidavit that all such directional surveys have been filed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 29 - SHOOTING AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WELLS › Section 19.14.29.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 29 - SHOOTING AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WELLS › Section 19.14.29.8 - SHOOTING AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
If injury results to the producing formation, casing or
				  casing seat from shooting or treating a well, the operator thereof shall
				  proceed with diligence to use the appropriate method and means for rectifying
				  such damage. If shooting or chemical treating results in irreparable injury to
				  the well, the division may require the operator to properly plug and abandon
				  the well.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 30 - RIGHT OF ENTRY › Section 19.14.30.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 30 - RIGHT OF ENTRY › Section 19.14.30.8 - RIGHT OF ENTRY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The division or its duly authorized representatives shall
				  have the right of entry onto any geothermal resources site for the purpose of
				  inspecting wells and equipment and for the purpose of determining whether
				  compliance with or violation of these rules is occurring.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 31 - NOISE ABATEMENT › Section 19.14.31.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 31 - NOISE ABATEMENT › Section 19.14.31.8 - NOISE ABATEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Adequate noise abatement equipment shall be installed and
				  maintained in good condition to reduce noise to a level approved by the
				  division or its representative on any drilling or producing geothermal
				  resources well located within 1,500 feet of a habitation, school or
				  church.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 32 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 19.14.32.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 32 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 19.14.32.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The well site around any drilling or producing well shall be
				  kept clear of any rubbish or debris or fuel which may constitute a fire hazard.
				  In any area where there is any likelihood of encountering unexpected
				  hydrocarbons, the drilling mud and cuttings shall be stored in a pit a safe
				  distance from the drilling rig. All waste shall be burned or disposed of in
				  such a manner as to avoid creating a fire hazard.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 33 - WELL HEADS AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT › Section 19.14.33.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 33 - WELL HEADS AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT › Section 19.14.33.8 - WELL HEADS AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Well heads and all fittings appurtenant
				thereto shall be installed and maintained in good condition so that all
				necessary pressure tests may be readily made on flowing wells. The well head
				and related parts and fittings shall have a test pressure equivalent to at
				least 150 percent of the calculated or known pressure in the reservoir from
				which production is obtained or expected.
B. Valves shall be installed and maintained
				in good order to permit pressures to be obtained on the production casing and
				the annulus between the casing strings.
C. Flow lines shall be of adequate pressure
				rating and capacity and shall be sufficiently equipped with expansion bends to
				prevent leakage or rupture.
D. All
				separators, pumps, mufflers, manifolds, flowlines, and other equipment used for
				the production of geothermal resources shall be of adequate pressure rating and
				capacity and shall be maintained in good condition in order to prevent loss of
				or damage to human life and health or to property or natural
				resources.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 34 - CORROSION › Section 19.14.34.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 34 - CORROSION › Section 19.14.34.8 - CORROSION

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All well head equipment, surface production equipment,
				  flowlines and pipelines and subsurface casing and tubing shall be subject to
				  periodic surveillance to prevent leakage or rupture and to safeguard human life
				  and health and property and natural resources.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 35 - DISPOSAL OF PRODUCED WATERS › Section 19.14.35.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 35 - DISPOSAL OF PRODUCED WATERS › Section 19.14.35.8 - DISPOSAL OF PRODUCED WATERS

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The disposal of highly mineralized waters produced from
				  geothermal resources wells shall be in such a manner as to not constitute a
				  hazard to surface waters or underground supplies of useable
				  water.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
[November 15, 1983]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.9 - IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION

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"Immediate Notification" shall be as soon as possible after
				  discovery and shall be in person or by telephone to the Santa Fe office of the
				  nearest district office of the division if the incident occurs during business
				  hours. If the incident occurs after business hours, notification shall be in
				  accordance with the latest division memorandum on the subject. A complete
				  written report of the incident shall be submitted to the Santa Fe office of the
				  division within ten days after discovery of the incident.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.10 - SUBSEQUENT NOTIFICATION

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"Subsequent notification" shall be a complete written report
				  of the incident and shall be submitted to the Santa Fe office of the division
				  within ten days after discovery of the incident.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.11 - CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION

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All reports of fires, breaks, spills, leaks or blowouts,
				  whether verbal or written, shall identify the location of the incident by
				  quarter-quarter, section, township and range, and by distance and direction
				  from the nearest town or prominent landmark so that the exact site of the
				  incident can be readily located on the ground. The report shall specify the
				  nature and quantity of the loss and also the general condition prevailing in
				  the area, including precipitation, temperature and soil conditions. The report
				  shall also detail the measures that have been taken and are being taken to
				  remedy the situation reported.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 36 - NOTIFICATION OF FIRE, BREAKS, LEAKS, SPILLS AND BLOWOUTS › Section 19.14.36.12 - WATERCOURSE

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For the purpose of this Rule, is defined as any lake-bed or
				  gully, draw, streambed, wash, arroyo or natural or man-made channel through
				  which water flows or has flowed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 37 - MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTION › Section 19.14.37.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 37 - MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTION › Section 19.14.37.8 - MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTION

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All production from a completed geothermal resources well
				  shall be accounted for by continuous metering or by other method approved by
				  the division.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 38 - UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.38.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 38 - UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.38.8 - UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

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After the completion of a geothermal resources well, all
				  production from said well shall be put to beneficial use. No production shall
				  be permitted unless beneficial use is made thereof except for authorized
				  periods of testing, in which case proper disposition of produced liquids shall
				  be made.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 51 - GENERAL › Section 19.14.51.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 51 - GENERAL › Section 19.14.51.8 - BOOKS AND RECORDS

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All producers, transporters, purchasers or utilizers of
				  geothermal resources within the state of New Mexico shall make and keep
				  appropriate books and records for a period of not less than five years,
				  covering their operations in this state, from which they may be able to
				  substantiate the reports required by these rules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 51 - GENERAL › Section 19.14.51.9 - WELL RECORDS

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The owner or operator of any geothermal resources well shall
				  keep, or cause to be kept, a careful and accurate well log and history of the
				  drilling of any such well, including the lithologic characteristics and depth
				  of formations encountered, and the depths, pressures and temperatures of
				  water-bearing and steam-bearing strata. These data, as well as such other
				  tests, surveys and logs which may be taken on the well including the
				  temperatures, chemical compositions and physical characteristics of fluids
				  encountered in the well, deviation, directional and temperature surveys, logs,
				  including electrical logs, physical logs and core logs, and tests, including
				  potential tests, shall be placed in the custody of the designated agent (see
				  Rule G-100) [now 19.14.12.17 NMAC] of the owner or operator of the well and
				  shall remain in such custody within the state of New Mexico until all required
				  forms and attachments pertaining to the well have been filed with the division.
				  These data shall be subject to inspection, during normal business hours, by the
				  division or its representatives, and by the state engineer or his
				  representatives.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 51 - GENERAL › Section 19.14.51.10 - WHERE TO FILE REPORTS

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All forms and reports required by these rules shall be filed
				  with the New Mexico oil conservation division, geothermal section, Post Office
				  Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 51 - GENERAL › Section 19.14.51.11 - ADDITIONAL DATA

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These rules shall not be construed to limit or restrict the
				  authority of the division to require the furnishing of such additional reports,
				  data or other information relative to the production, transportation or
				  utilization of geothermal resources in the state of New Mexico as may appear to
				  be necessary or desirable, either generally or specifically, for the prevention
				  of waste and the conservation of natural resources of the state of New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 52 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL, DEEPEN OR PLUG BACK-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.52.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 52 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL, DEEPEN OR PLUG BACK-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.52.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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[RESERVED]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 52 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL, DEEPEN OR PLUG BACK-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.52.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
[November 15, 1983]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 52 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL, DEEPEN OR PLUG BACK-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.52.8 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO DRILL, DEEPEN OR PLUG BACK-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL (FORM G-101)

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Before commencement of drilling or deepening operations of
				  any geothermal resources well, or before plugging a well back ro another zone,
				  the operator of the well shall obtain a permit to do so. To obtain such a
				  permit the operator shall submit to the division four copies of form G-101,
				  application for permit to drill, deepen or plug back-geothermal resources well,
				  completely filled in. If the operator has an approved bond in accordance with
				  Rule G-101 [now 19.14.20 NMAC] and has filed satisfactory "designation of
				  agent" (Rule G-100) [now
				  19.14.1.17
				  NMAC], and the proposed well meets the spacing and well location requirements
				  (Rule G-104) [now 19.14.23 NMAC] , one copy of the drilling permit will be
				  returned to him on which will be noted the division's approval, with any
				  modification deemed advisable. If the proposal cannot be approved for any
				  reason, the forms G-101 will be returned with the cause for rejection stated
				  thereon.
A. Each copy of form G-101
				must be accompanied by one copy of form G-102, geothermal resources well
				location and acreage dedication plat. (See Rule G-202) [now 19.14.53
				NMAC].
B. If the well is to be
				drilled on state land, five copies of forms G-101 and G-102 shall be submitted,
				the extra copy being for the state land office.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 53 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOCATION AND ACREAGE DEDICATION PLAT › Section 19.14.53.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 53 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOCATION AND ACREAGE DEDICATION PLAT › Section 19.14.53.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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[Novemver 15, 1983]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 53 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOCATION AND ACREAGE DEDICATION PLAT › Section 19.14.53.8 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOCATION AND ACREAGE DEDICATION PLAT. (FORM G-102)

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A. Form G-102
				is a dual purpose form used to show the exact location of the well and the
				acreage dedicated thereto. The form is also used to show the ownership and
				status of each lease contained within the dedicated acreage. When there is more
				than one working interest or royalty owner on a given lease, designation of the
				majority owner et al. will be sufficient.
B. All information required on form G-102
				shall be filled in and certified by the operator of the well except the well
				location on the plat. This is to be plotted from the outer boundaries of the
				section and certified by a registered professional engineer and/or land
				surveyor, registered in the state of New Mexico, or a surveyor approved by the
				Division. The surveyed location of thermal gradient wells is not required.
				Instead, an estimated location in a given quarter-quarter section will
				suffice.
C. Form G-102 shall be
				submitted in quadruplicate or quintuplicate as provided in Rule G-201 [now
				19.14.52 NMAC].
D. Amended form
				G-102 (in quadruplicate or quintuplicate) shall be filed in the event there is
				a change in any of the information previously submitted. The well location need
				not be certified when filing amended form G-102.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 54 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL › Section 19.14.54.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 54 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL › Section 19.14.54.8 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL (FORM G-103)

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Form G-103 is a dual purpose form to be filed with the Santa
				  Fe office of the division to obtain approval prior to commencing certain
				  operations and also to report various completed operations.
A. Form G-103 as a notice of intention: form
				G-103 shall be filed in duplicate by the operator and approval obtained from
				the division prior to:
(1) Effecting a change
				of plans from those previously approved on form G-101 or form G-103.
(2) Altering a drilling wells casing program
				or pulling casing or otherwise altering an existing well's casing
				installation.
(3) Temporarily
				abandoning a well. (See Rule G-303 B) [now 19.14.73.9 NMAC].
(4) Plugging and abandoning a well. (See
				Rules G-302 and G-303 A) [now 19.14.72 NMAC and 19.14.73.8 NMAC].
(5) Performing remedial work on a well which,
				when completed, will affect the original status of the well. (This shall
				include making new perforations in existing wells or squeezing old perforations
				in existing wells, but is not applicable to new wells in the process of being
				completed not to old wells being deepened or plugged back to another zone when
				such recompletion has been authorized by an approved form G-101, application
				for permit to drill, deepen, or plug back, nor to acidizing, fracturing or
				cleaning out previously completed wells.).
(6) In the case of well plugging operations,
				the notice of intention shall include a detailed statement of the proposed
				work, including plans for shooting and pulling casing, plans for mudding,
				including weight of mud, plans for cementing, including number of sacks of
				cement and depths of plugs and the time and date of the proposed plugging
				operations. (See Rules G-302 and G-303 A) [now 19.14.72 NMAC and 19.14.73.8
				NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 55 - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AND AUTHORIZATION TO PRODUCE GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 19.14.55.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 56 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOG › Section 19.14.56.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division,
				  P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER › Part 56 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL LOG › Section 19.14.56.8 - FOR PRODUCING, INJECTION, OR DISPOSAL WELLS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Form G-105, geothermal resources well log, shall be filed in
				  triplicate with the form G-104 when it is desired to put any geothermal
				  resources well on production or injection or disposal. It shall be accompanied
				  by copies of such logs, surveys, and tests which may have been conducted on the
				  well, including electric logs, deviation and directional surveys, physical or
				  chemical logs, water analyses, tests, including potential tests and temperature
				  surveys. Failure to include these data and materials with the form G-105 will
				  result in withholding approval of the form G-104, certificate of compliance and
				  authorization to produce geothermal resources. Distribution of form G-105 for
				  producing, injection or disposal wells shall be one copy to the New Mexico
				  bureau of mines, one copy to the United States geological survey, and one copy
				  retained by the division.