North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 05 - MINING - MINERAL RESOURCES › Subchapter H - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION › Section .1500 - SITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section 05H .1502 - WELL SITE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  The applicant or permittee shall submit a Well Site Development Plan to the
				  Department pursuant to Rule .1304(c)(2) of this Subchapter. The Well Site
				  Development Plan shall be signed and sealed by a North Carolina Professional
				  Engineer and shall include the following information:
(1) the name, address, telephone number, fax
				  number, and email address of applicant or permittee;
(2) the lease name and the oil or gas well
				  name and number;
(3) the name and
				  address of surface and mineral owners;
(4) the latitude and longitude (in decimal
				  degrees) of the proposed access road entrance, corners of the well pad,
				  wellhead(s), tank battery, pits, and all other production equipment reported to
				  five decimal places of accuracy and precision using the North American Datum of
				  1983 (NAD83);
(5) a well site
				  location map depicting the well pad and access road using a scale of one inch
				  equals 2,000 feet;
(6) maps, plan
				  sheets, and details depicting the proposed well site, well pad, tank battery,
				  pits, access road, and topsoil stockpiles along with existing roads, surface
				  water bodies, wetlands, and other surface features affected by the construction
				  using a scale ranging between one inch equals 50 feet to one inch equals 500
				  feet with two foot topographic contours, depending on the total disturbed
				  area;
(7) the details of the leak
				  detection system, either electrical or piped, that will be installed on any
				  proposed pit, including a plan of action to mitigate leakage;
(8) the proposed cut and fill areas with two
				  foot grading contours depicting slope ratios and identifying elevation at the
				  top and bottom of slopes using the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
				  (NAVD88);
(9) the cross-sections of
				  the length and width of the well site, well pad, and access road that include
				  cut and fill volumes posted in cubic yards;
(10) a description of proposed well site
				  construction sequence and stabilization techniques;
(11) the erosion and sedimentation control
				  measures that are designed and constructed to prevent sedimentation to water
				  bodies and adjacent properties from any land disturbing activities related to
				  the construction of the well site in accordance with the SPCA and
				  15A NCAC
				  04, and the "North Carolina Erosion and
				  Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual," which is incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. The North Carolina
				  Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual may be viewed online
				  for no charge at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/publications;
(12) the stormwater management control
				  measures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02H and the "North Carolina Division of Water
				  Quality Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual," which is incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. The Stormwater Best
				  Management Practices Manual may be viewed online for no charge at
				  http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/bmp-manual;
(13) the maintenance procedures for the
				  access road and well pad; and
(14)
				  the pre-construction conditions at the proposed well site, including aerial
				  photographs, topographic maps, and pre-construction site inspection
				  data.