Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL › Subchapter J - STANDARDS FOR CLASS I SALT DOME CAVERN DISPOSAL WELLS › Section 331.167 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Pre-operation reports.
(1) Well completion
				  report. Within 90 days after the completion of the well, the permittee shall
				  submit a Well Completion Report to the executive director addressing the
				  considerations and standards in §
											331.45(2)
				  of this title (relating to Executive Director Approval of Construction and
				  Completion) and §
											331.163
				  of this title (relating to Well Construction Standards), and including a
				  completed copy of the commission's Well Data Form, and a surveyor's plat
				  showing the exact location and giving the latitude and longitude of the well.
				  The report will also include a certification that a notation on the deed to the
				  facility property or on some other instrument which is normally examined during
				  title search has been made stating the surveyed location of the well, and the
				  well permit number. The permittee shall integrate the data obtained into
				  adjusted injection zone fluid transport calculations, and updated
				  cross-sections of the injection zone, and shall include these items in the
				  completion report.
(2) Cavern
				  completion report. Within 90 days after the completion of the cavern, the
				  permittee shall submit a Cavern Completion Report to the executive director
				  addressing the considerations and standards in §
											331.45(2)
				  of this title and §
											331.164
				  of this title (relating to Cavern Construction Standards), and including a
				  surveyor's plat showing the exact location and giving the latitude and
				  longitude of the cavern. The report will also include a certification that a
				  notation on the deed to the facility property or on some other instrument which
				  is normally examined during title search has been made stating the surveyed
				  location of the cavern, the well permit number, the depth of the cavern floor
				  and ceiling, the cavern diameter, the dates of operation, and its permitted
				  waste streams. The permittee shall integrate the data obtained into adjusted
				  injection zone waste transport calculations, waste front calculations and
				  updated cross-sections of the injection zone and include these items in the
				  completion report.
(3) Local
				  authorities. The permittee shall provide written notice to the executive
				  director in a manner specified by the executive director that a copy of the
				  permit has been properly filed with the health and pollution control
				  authorities of the county, city, and town where the well is located.
(4) Start-up date and time. The permittee
				  shall notify the executive director in writing of the anticipated well
				  construction and cavern construction start-up dates. Compliance with all
				  pre-operation terms of the permit must occur prior to beginning injection
				  operations. The permittee shall notify the executive director at least 24 hours
				  prior to beginning drilling and cavern construction operations.
(5) Approval of construction and completion.
				  Prior to beginning operations, the permittee shall obtain written approval from
				  the executive director which states that the constructions and completions of
				  the well and cavern are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the
				  salt cavern solid waste disposal well permit. To obtain certification, the
				  permittee shall submit to the executive director the following reports and
				  certifications prepared and sealed by a professional engineer with current
				  registration pursuant to the Texas Engineering Practice Act:
(A) final construction, "as-built" plans and
				  specifications, reservoir data, and an evaluation of the considerations set out
				  in §
												331.45(2)
				  of this title;
(B) certification
				  that the construction of the well, cavern, and associated facilities has been
				  completed in accordance with the provisions of the disposal well permit and
				  with the design and construction specifications of the permittee's
				  application;
(C) certification that
				  actual data obtained on the confining and injection zones will not result in a
				  need for a change in the operating parameters specified in the
				  permit.