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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:06 - Spacing of wells after discovery of oil or gas

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
After the discovery of oil or gas in a pool not covered by an order of
	 the board, the operator or other interested person shall file a petition for a
	 contested case hearing requesting a specified spacing pattern and proposed
	 field name. The petition must comply with §
									74:09:01:01. After notice, and
	 hearing if held, the board or secretary, as appropriate shall issue an order
	 prescribing a spacing pattern for the development of the pool and the name of
	 the field.
During the interim period between the discovery and the issuance of the
	 order, no permits may be issued for the drilling of offsets to the discovery
	 well unless there is a showing of good cause that may include lease
	 expiration.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-25.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:07 - Dissolution of abandoned oil or gas fields

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any person may request the dissolution of an abandoned oil or gas field
	 by submitting a petition to the secretary. After determining that an oil or gas
	 field no longer has any producing oil or gas wells, the secretary may dissolve
	 the field.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-15.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:08 - Secretary authorized to approve exception location

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the secretary finds that a well drilled at the location prescribed
	 in any applicable rule or order of the board would not produce in paying
	 quantities, that surface conditions would substantially add to the burden or
	 hazard of the well, or there is good cause, such as geological or geophysical
	 indications of oil or gas, the secretary may grant permission for the well to
	 be drilled at an exception location within the spacing unit other than that
	 prescribed, after using the notice of recommendation procedure in chapter
	 74:12:09.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-27.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:09 - Identification sign required at each well

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each well must be identified by a sign posted not more than 20 feet
	 from the well. The sign must be of durable construction. The lettering on the
	 sign must be kept in a legible condition and must be large enough to be legible
	 under normal conditions at a distance of 50 feet. Each sign must show the
	 number of the well; the name of the lease, which must be different or
	 distinctive for each lease; the name of the lessee, owner, or operator; the
	 permit number; and the location by quarter-quarter-section, township, and
	 range.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:10 - Pit construction and reclamation

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All pits used for storage of exploration and production wastes must be
	 constructed, maintained, and reclaimed to prevent contamination of soil and all
	 waters of the state. Under no circumstances may these pits be used for
	 disposal, dumping, or storage of solid or hazardous wastes, and other debris
	 not commonly used in these operations. The following construction and
	 reclamation procedures for earthen pits are minimum requirements:
(1) Pits may not be located in stream beds or
  within other defined or established drainages;
(2) Synthetic membrane liners, which are
  compatible with the materials to be contained, are required in all pits, unless
  a variance is granted by the secretary for good cause shown. Good cause shown
  includes permeability characteristics, lack of shallow ground water, and the
  water quality of the contained fluids. The synthetic membrane liner must have a
  minimum thickness of 12 mils. The synthetic membrane liner seams must be sealed
  according to the manufacturer's instructions. The synthetic liner must be
  installed undamaged on a properly prepared subgrade, free from angular rocks,
  roots, grass and other vegetation, and other foreign matter that may damage the
  integrity of the synthetic membrane liner. Any liner which incurs damage must
  be repaired or replaced immediately according to the manufacturer's
  instructions;
(3) All pits must be
  constructed so the bottom of the pit is above the seasonal high-water
  table;
(4) All pits must be
  constructed so that no surface water enters the pit; and
(5) Within one year of site abandonment the
  pit must be reclaimed in a manner approved by the secretary that will prevent
  ground water or surface water contamination. If conditions that prevent
  reclamation within one year exist, a six-month extension may be granted by the
  secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11.
Solid waste standards, art 74:27; Hazardous waste standards, art
		74:28.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:11 - Oil, gas, and water strata required to be sealed

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
During construction of oil, gas, and injection wells all oil and gas
	 bearing strata and freshwater resources must be sealed to preclude vertical
	 migration of fluids or gas between strata. Freshwater or freshwater muds must
	 be used from the surface to no less than 50 feet below the base of all locally
	 utilized freshwater resources when drilling.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:12 - Procedures for setting surface casing and production casing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The procedure for setting surface and production casing must meet the
	 following conditions:
(1) The surface
  hole must be drilled with fresh water. Surface casing must be set to protect
  freshwater resources as determined by the secretary. Cement must be used in the
  annulus to circulate to the surface. Unless otherwise waived by the secretary,
  no less than 100 feet of surface casing may be set under any circumstances;
  and
(2) Freshwater resources not
  presently utilized must be protected by production casing and cement. Cementing
  in stages, if necessary, must be done for the purpose of sealing or separating
  aquifers with cement that circulates in the annulus.
The secretary shall prescribe variations in the casing and cementing
	 procedures from area to area. The operator shall file a cement bond log within
	 60 days after completion of a well.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:13 - Operators to seal off or plug wells with defective casings or cement

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In any well that appears to have defective casing or cement that will
	 permit or may create underground waste or contamination, the operator must
	 immediately seal off or plug and abandon the well according to §
									74:12:03:02.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-14,
		45-9-18.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:14 - Blowout prevention equipment required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In all drilling operations, precautions must be taken for keeping the
	 well under control, including the use of blowout preventers and high pressure
	 fittings attached to a cemented casing string. If the drilling operation is in
	 an area where a blowout preventer may not be needed, an exception to the
	 blowout preventer requirement may be granted by the
	 secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:15 - Vertical deviation test

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a well is drilled or deepened, it must be done so that the
	 deviation from the vertical distance between the top and bottom of the hole is
	 at all times a minimum. The secretary may require a test to determine the
	 deviation from the vertical and may require the hole to be straightened, unless
	 it is permitted as a directional or horizontal well.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:16 - Wellhead pressure testing equipment

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Christmas tree fittings or wellhead connections with a working pressure
	 at least equivalent to the calculated or known pressure to which the equipment
	 will be subjected must be installed and maintained on all operating oil, gas,
	 and Class II injection wells. Valves and gauges must be installed and
	 maintained in good working order to permit pressure readings to be obtained on
	 both casing and tubing. The secretary may at any time require a demonstration
	 proving the effectiveness of the equipment.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:17 - Well logs, completion/recompletion reports, and sundry notice reports to be filed with secretary

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator must notify the secretary by telephone, facsimile, or
	 email before fracing, acidizing, or perforating a well. Within 30 days of
	 completing or recompleting a production or injection well or performing any
	 work affecting a different source of supply, a completion/recompletion or
	 sundry notice report must be filed with the secretary on a form provided by the
	 secretary. The sundry notice report may also be used for the following
	 purposes:
(1) To request approval from
  the secretary for the following:
(a) Proposed
  cementing;
(b) Proposed
  plugging;
(c) Temporary
  abandonment;
(d) Testing
  casing;
(e) Drilling without a
  blowout preventer;
(f) Extending
  term of drilling, deepening, or reentry permits beyond 12 months;
(g) Using open burning as a soil remediation
  method;
(h) Using produced water on
  roads for dust suppression;
(i)
  Atmospherically discharging water produced from a gas well;
(j) Completing surface restoration;
(k) Constructing produced water handling
  facilities or converting a mud pit to an evaporation pit;
(l) Dissolving abandoned oil or gas
  fields;
(m) The method of annual
  gas well test to determine daily open flow volume;
(n) The method of determining production from
  separate pools prior to commingling fluids from separate pools;
(o) Confidentiality of technical data;
  and
(p) The method of checking tank
  metering equipment;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:18 - Cores and samples required to be sent to the state geologist

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Sections of cores, if taken, and a washed, dry cut of sample cuttings
	 from all wells drilled for oil and gas must be identified by operator, well
	 name, location, and depth of sample or core and shipped free of cost to the
	 office of the state geologist.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-18.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:02 - Drilling › Section 74:12:02:19 - Hydraulic fracturing reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If hydraulic fracture stimulation is performed on an oil or gas well,
	 the operator shall post on the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry the
	 following stimulation detail:
(1)
  Fracture date;
(2) American
  petroleum institute number;
(3) The
  operator name, county, and state;
(4) Well name and number, longitude,
  latitude, longitude/latitude projection, production type, true vertical depth,
  total water volume, and hydraulic fracturing fluid composition as follows:
(a) Trade name;
(b) Supplier;
(c) Purpose;
(d) Intentionally added
  ingredients;
(e) Chemical abstract
  number;
(f) Maximum ingredient
  concentration in additive; and
(g)
  Maximum ingredient concentration in hydraulic fracturing fluid.
Trade secret information is not required to be disclosed to the
	 FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry.
For the purpose of this section, the term, hydraulic fracturing
	 stimulation, means the pressurized injection of fluids commonly made up of
	 water and chemical additives into a geologic formation for the purposes of
	 fracturing the host geologic formation.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:01 - Notification of plugging and abandoning of well

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator must notify the secretary before plugging and abandoning
	 of a well. This notification must include the proposed plugging method. The
	 operator must file a complete plugging record within 30 days after plugging and
	 abandonment operations are complete on a form provided by the
	 secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-15.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:02 - Secretary to approve method of plugging

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Before a well is abandoned, it must be plugged in a manner that will
	 permanently confine all oil, gas, water, and other fluids to the strata in
	 which they originally occurred. Plugging requirements may vary from area to
	 area depending on geological characteristics. Variations in procedure may be
	 used only after approval of the secretary. Plugging must conform to the
	 following requirements:
(1) The method
  of placing cement in the hole must be proposed by the operator and approved by
  the secretary;
(2) No substance
  other than that normally used in drilling or plugging operations may be placed
  in any well at any time before or during plugging operations;
(3) The interval between all cement plugs
  must be filled with a heavy mud-laden fluid approved by the
  secretary;
(4) Cement plugs must be
  placed in all oil, gas, and injection wells as follows:
(a) Wells without production casing:
(i) All aquifers, salt zones, and
  fluid-bearing formations must be sealed or separated with individual cement
  plugs, circulated to fill at least 100 feet of hole. Each individual cement
  plug must be at least 50 feet above the top of these formations, as specified
  by the secretary;
(ii) Cement must
  be circulated to fill at least a 100-foot interval, of which at least 50 feet
  must be above the shoe of the surface casing; and
(iii) A cement plug of 25 feet must be set at
  the surface;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:03 - Temporary abandonment of a well

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Written approval must be obtained from the secretary for the temporary
	 abandonment of a well. A well that is not completed with production casing may
	 not be temporarily abandoned and must be plugged immediately. A well with
	 production casing may not be temporarily abandoned for more than six months,
	 unless the operator is granted an extension by the secretary.
Before approving a request for extension, the secretary may require
	 mechanical integrity testing of the temporarily abandoned or shut-in well. A
	 temporarily abandoned or shut-in well that successfully passes a mechanical
	 integrity test may not be required to undergo another test for five years
	 unless the secretary finds that circumstances have substantially changed to
	 alter the condition of the well.
The manner in which the well is to be maintained must be reported to
	 and approved by the secretary. Bonding requirements must be met until the well
	 is permanently abandoned.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-15.
Bonding requirements, §
											74:12:02:01.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:04 - Markers required on abandoned wells

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All casing strings of wells to be abandoned must be cut off at least
	 three feet below the final ground surface contour. A plate with the name of the
	 operator, well name and number, and legal location by quarter-quarter section,
	 township and range must be welded to the casing stub. The location of the
	 abandoned well must be surveyed with high resolution global positioning system
	 equipment or other appropriate survey methods sufficient to accurately locate
	 the well. Survey coordinates must be included in the final abandonment
	 report.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-15.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:05 - Operators of wells responsible for plugging

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator of any well drilled for oil or gas, whether cased or
	 uncased, is liable and responsible for plugging in accordance with this
	 chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-15.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:06 - Surface reclamation of abandoned well sites

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Within one year after plugging and abandoning a well, the site must be
	 reclaimed. Reclamation includes replacing topsoil, reseeding, revegetation,
	 grading, disposing of drilling wastes, backfilling pits, correcting subsidence
	 of backfilled pits or trenches, controlling weeds, controlling erosion,
	 removing equipment, disposing of demolition debris, and related activities.
	 Reclamation shall be conducted to return the land to a condition suitable for
	 the use to which it was subjected immediately before drilling commenced.
	 Alternatives to this standard may be proposed by the operator and approved by
	 the department if they are acceptable to the surface landowner. Reclamation
	 shall be conducted to prevent ground water or surface water contamination. If a
	 reportable crude oil release occurred at the site in the past and was not
	 properly remediated, the secretary may require additional soil contamination
	 assessment and remediation pursuant to §
									74:12:04:12, before reclamation is
	 approved. Completion of reclamation must be reported to the secretary on a
	 sundry notice in accordance with §
									74:12:02:17.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-15,
		45-9-15.1.
Remediation criteria for petroleum-contaminated soils, ch
		74:56:05.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:03 - Abandonment and plugging of wells › Section 74:12:03:07 - Interim reclamation of well sites

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Interim reclamation must be conducted on all areas disturbed by a well
	 drilling operation and not needed for production operations within 12 months
	 after the well is completed. Interim reclamation includes replacing topsoil,
	 reseeding, revegetation, grading, disposing of drilling wastes, backfilling
	 temporary pits, correcting subsidence of backfilled pits or trenches,
	 controlling weeds, controlling erosion, removing unused or discarded equipment,
	 and related activities. Interim reclamation shall be conducted to return the
	 land to a condition suitable for the use to which it was subjected immediately
	 before drilling commenced. Alternatives to this standard may be proposed by the
	 operator and approved by the department if they are acceptable to the surface
	 landowner. Interim reclamation shall be conducted to prevent ground water or
	 surface water contamination. Completion of interim reclamation must be reported
	 to the secretary on a sundry notice in accordance with §
									74:12:02:17.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-15.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:01 - Gas-oil ratio test required on oil wells - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator shall conduct a gas-oil ratio test within 30 days after
	 the completion or recompletion of an oil well. The test shall follow the
	 procedure authorized by the secretary. Test results must be reported to the
	 secretary within 30 days of performing the test. Operators shall annually
	 report the gas-oil ratio for all producing oil wells. The limiting gas-oil
	 ratio is 2,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil. This section does not apply
	 to pressure maintenance operations for enhanced oil recovery. An exception to
	 the gas-oil ratio may be granted by the secretary, utilizing the notice of
	 recommendation procedure in chapter 74:12:09.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-6,
		45-9-10.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:02 - Subsurface pressure tests required on oil wells - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator shall conduct a subsurface pressure test on new wells. The
	 operator shall report the results to the secretary within 30 days after the
	 completion of the well.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-6.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:03 - Commingling of oil from separate pools prohibited underground

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Unless approved by the secretary using the notice of recommendation
	 procedure in chapter 74:12:09, each pool must be produced as a single common
	 reservoir without commingling of fluids from different pools in the well bore.
	 After fluids from different pools have been brought to the surface, they may be
	 commingled if the amount of production from each pool is determined by a method
	 approved by the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:04 - Control of multiple completed wells to ensure segregation of sources required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Wells to be completed in more than one pool may be authorized by the
	 secretary through the notice of recommendation procedure in chapter 74:12:09.
	 Multiple completed wells must at all times be operated, produced, and
	 maintained to ensure the complete segregation of the various common sources of
	 supply unless commingling is authorized by the secretary in accordance with
	 §
									74:12:04:03. Tests to determine
	 the effectiveness of the segregation of the different sources of supply shall
	 be performed by the operator at the request of the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-6,
		45-9-7,
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:05 - Vented casinghead gas - Volume to be measured

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All casinghead gas not put to some useful purpose shall be burned, and
	 the volume shall be reported to the secretary. Casinghead gas that contains
	 high contents of nitrogen and carbon dioxide that will not burn by itself must
	 also be measured before venting.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-9.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:06 - Use of vacuum prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Vacuum pumps or other devices may not be used to create a partial
	 vacuum in any stratum containing oil or gas.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:07 - Oil to be measured before being sent to collection point

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Oil may not be transported from a tank battery or a central collection
	 point until its volume has been determined in barrels of oil through the use of
	 calibrated meter measurements or tank measurements. Central collection may be
	 used if the production from each well can be accurately
	 determined.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-9,
		45-9-11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:08 - Tank battery meters to be checked - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
After metering equipment has been installed on central tank batteries,
	 the meters shall be checked annually as approved by the secretary. The results
	 of the tests must be reported to the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-9.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:09 - Oil storage in open receptacles prohibited - Fire walls required on oil tanks

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Oil may not be stored or retained in earthen reservoirs or in open
	 receptacles. Dikes or fire walls must be erected and kept around all oil tanks
	 or battery of tanks. The dikes or fire walls must be constructed so they can
	 contain at least one hundred and ten percent of the volume of the largest tank
	 in the battery.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:10 - Immediate notice by telephone, facsimile, or email required of fire, releases, breaks, leaks, or blowouts

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person controlling or operating an oil well, gas well, pipeline,
	 receiving tank, or other storage receptacle into which crude oil or gas is
	 produced, received, or stored, or through which crude oil or gas is piped or
	 transported shall immediately notify the secretary by telephone, facsimile, or
	 email of all fires, breaks, leaks, releases, and blowouts that create the
	 following hazardous conditions:
(1)
  The fire or release threatens or is in a position to threaten an adjacent body
  of water or stream, causes an immediate danger to human health or safety, or
  harms or threatens to harm wildlife or aquatic life;
(2) A release of crude oil exceeds the
  reportable quantities of §
									74:34:01:04 or causes a sheen on
  surface water; or
(3) A release of
  gas exceeds 1,000,000 cubic feet. If gas loss less than 1,000,000 cubic feet
  causes the evacuation of an area or threatens public health, it must be
  reported immediately.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:11 - Written follow-up report required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All telephone, facsimile, or email reports of fire, releases, breaks,
	 leaks, and blowouts must be followed with a written report within 30 days. The
	 written report must include:
(1) The
  location of the incident by quarter-quarter-section, township, and
  range;
(2) The date and time of the
  incident and the amount of oil or gas lost or destroyed;
(3) The responsible person or operator's
  name, address, and telephone number;
(4) The surface owner's name, address, and
  telephone number; and
(5) The
  suspected cause of the incident and any steps or procedures used to remedy the
  situation, including plans for soil disposal and treatment and any additional
  assessment and remediation.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:12 - Remediation and disposal of soils contaminated by crude oil

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All visibly contaminated soil resulting from crude oil releases at
	 operating oil wells, tank batteries, and Class II injection wells must be
	 remediated or removed and disposed of in accordance with article 74:27.
Soil remediation or removal of contaminated soil resulting from crude
	 oil releases that either occur or move outside of these facilities must be
	 removed or remediated in accordance with chapter 74:56:05.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:13 - Open burning as remediation alternative

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The secretary may approve open burning as a remediation alternative for
	 soils contaminated by crude oil. If open burning is to be used, the operator
	 must submit a written proposal to the secretary for approval. The proposal must
	 include the following:
(1) Procedures
  for the proposed burning activities detailing the criteria to be used to
  determine when open burning will be used and what is to be burned;
(2) A description of the surrounding area,
  including residences, public facilities, animal grazing areas, or other
  potential receptors;
(3) Approval
  from the surface owner or lessee; and
(4) A comparison of the cost of the proposed
  open burning activities with the cost of alternative disposal options,
  including documentation of alternative disposal costs.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:14 - Monthly reports of production required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The operator of a well shall, by the twenty-fifth day of each month
	 after production, file with the secretary a sworn statement showing the amount
	 of oil, gas, and water produced by each well on forms provided by the
	 secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:15 - Disposal of produced water

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All water produced with oil and gas shall be disposed of by injection
	 in a permitted disposal or enhanced recovery well, by evaporation in an
	 approved pit, or by discharge into a surface water source through an outfall
	 permitted under chapter 74:52:01. Produced water must be disposed of without
	 pollution of waters of the state. Dumping of produced water on roads is
	 prohibited, unless permitted by the secretary for dust suppression. Produced
	 water blown from a gas well must be contained in lined pits or surface tanks
	 and may not be allowed to freely blow into the atmosphere or surrounding
	 environment, unless the secretary determines that the discharge will cause no
	 environmental degradation and approves the discharge.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:16 - Approval required for construction of produced water handling facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Operators must obtain written approval from the secretary before
	 constructing or converting an earthen pit for produced water disposal by
	 evaporation. All pits shall be kept reasonably free of surface accumulations of
	 oil and other liquid hydrocarbon substances. The construction and reclamation
	 requirements of the pit shall be in accordance with §
									74:12:02:10.
Surface tanks may be used as a storage facility for produced water if
	 they are constructed of materials resistant to the corrosive effects of the
	 contained liquids. The tanks must be protected by a dike that is capable of
	 containing one hundred and ten percent of the volume of the largest
	 tank.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:17 - Pits to be constructed and operated to protect certain birds and other species

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any permanent or semipermanent pit used for the production of oil or
	 gas must be constructed and operated to protect migratory birds and state and
	 federal threatened, endangered, or protected species.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-55.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:04 - Oil production operating practices › Section 74:12:04:18 - Transfer of ownership of oil and gas operations

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The current operator of any oil, gas, or Class II injection well shall
	 submit to the department a completed notice of transfer of ownership or
	 operation, on a form provided by the secretary, by certified mail within ten
	 days of the closing date of the transfer. If not already on file with the
	 department, the transfer form must be accompanied by an organization report, a
	 plugging and performance bond, a surface restoration bond, a bonding company
	 information sheet, a certification of applicant form, and a permission to
	 inspect the form. The transfer is effective upon approval by the
	 secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-73.
Transfer of permits to inject, §
											74:12:07:06.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:05 - Gas production operating practices › Section 74:12:05:01 - Annual tests required to determine potential of gas wells

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each operator shall annually test all gas wells from which gas is being
	 used or marketed to determine daily open flow potential volume. The test
	 procedure shall be approved by the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-6.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:05 - Gas production operating practices › Section 74:12:05:02 - Method for making pressure tests - Special orders - Filing

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each operator shall measure the shut-in pressure on all wells with a
	 calibrated gauge annually. Shut-in pressure tests shall be performed after the
	 well has been shut-in for at least 24 hours. Results of the tests shall be
	 filed with the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-6.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:05 - Gas production operating practices › Section 74:12:05:03 - Gas from gas wells to be measured

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All gas produced shall be measured by metering or other methods
	 approved by the secretary. Results must be reported to the secretary by the
	 operator in cubic feet of gas. Gas produced from a gas well which is not
	 delivered to a gas transportation facility shall also be reported by the
	 operator of the well.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-7,
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-9.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:05 - Gas production operating practices › Section 74:12:05:04 - Gas waste prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No gas from a completed gas well may be permitted to escape to the air
	 except as necessary for cleaning or testing.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:06 - Unit operations › Section 74:12:06:01 - Application for unit operations

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 74:09:01, an operator may file an
	 application to conduct unit operations for any specified oil, gas, or injection
	 wells in a common pool. The application must be filed with the secretary and
	 must contain:
(1) The name and address
  of the operator;
(2) The location
  and type of all existing and proposed wells and the legal description of all
  land proposed to be operated as a unit;
(3) A description of the pool proposed to be
  unitized;
(4) A description of the
  proposed enhanced recovery method to be used, including its costs. Information
  on costs will be held confidential by the secretary and the board if requested
  by the operator;
(5) A list of all
  operators affected by the application;
(6) A plan for unit operations which, at a
  minimum, addresses the requirements of SDCL
  45-9-39;
(7) A statement of how the proposed operation
  will increase the recovery of oil or gas and the value of the additional
  recovery. The value will be held confidential if requested by the operator;
  and
(8) A plan of operation of
  injection wells being proposed in the unit operation. The plan shall address
  the requirements of §§
									74:12:07:03 to
  74:12:07:24, inclusive.
  Requirements which cannot be addressed at the time of the application must be
  addressed by the operator and approved by the secretary prior to
  injection.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-37 to
		45-9-49.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:07 - Enhanced recovery and underground injection › Section 74:12:07:01 - Requirements for injection well application and modifications

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The injection of any substance for the purpose of maintaining reservoir
	 pressure, for enhanced recovery operations, for disposal of exploration and
	 production waste, or for storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard
	 temperature and pressure may be permitted by the secretary pursuant to the
	 procedures set out in this chapter and chapter 74:12:09. To obtain a permit to
	 inject, an applicant must demonstrate that the project will not cause any
	 degradation of freshwater resources or other mineral resources, except where an
	 aquifer exemption is approved. The secretary may not allow any major
	 modification of the permit unless the permit is modified utilizing the notice
	 of recommendation procedure in chapter 74:12:09.
This section does not apply to well stimulation including acidizing,
	 hydraulic fracturing (fracing), shooting, or other accepted oil field practices
	 used to improve oil and gas recovery.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:07 - Enhanced recovery and underground injection › Section 74:12:07:02 - Time to apply

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any person who proposes any underground injection for which a permit is
	 required pursuant to this chapter shall submit a complete application to the
	 secretary in accordance with this chapter at least 90 days before injection is
	 expected to begin.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:07 - Enhanced recovery and underground injection › Section 74:12:07:03 - Application requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The application for a permit to inject must contain the following
	 complete information:
(1) Maps:
(a) For vertical wells, a one-half mile fixed
  radius area of review plat which shows the location of the injection well or
  wells, existing or proposed; the location of all oil and gas wells; the
  location of all water wells active and abandoned; the location of all other
  wells, including plugged and abandoned wells; abandoned locations; dry holes;
  current drilling locations; the names of operators; the surface and mineral
  owners; and each offset operator;
(b) For horizontal wells, a one-half mile
  fixed radius area of review plat extending in all directions from the
  horizontal well and any sidetracks. The plat must show the location of each
  injection well, existing or proposed; the location of all oil and gas wells;
  the location of all water wells active and abandoned; the location of all other
  wells, including plugged and abandoned wells; abandoned locations; dry holes;
  current drilling locations; the names of operators; the surface and mineral
  owners; and each offset operator;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:07 - Enhanced recovery and underground injection › Section 74:12:07:04 - Applicant for permit to inject to notify other operators

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The applicant shall mail or deliver a copy of the application to each
	 operator in the pool on or before the date the application is filed with the
	 secretary. An affidavit showing the names and addresses of the parties to whom
	 the application has been delivered shall be attached to the
	 application.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-13.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:12 - Oil and gas conservation › Chapter 74:12:07 - Enhanced recovery and underground injection › Section 74:12:07:05 - Duration of permit to inject

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Permits to inject issued pursuant to this chapter may be issued for a
	 period up to the operating life of the well. The secretary shall review each
	 permit to inject at least once every five years to determine whether it should
	 be modified, terminated, or a minor modification made as provided for in this
	 chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		45-9-11,
		45-9-13,
		45-9-73.