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Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.608 - Worker Protection Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any employer of persons engaged in activities involving the
					 disposal of oil and gas NORM waste shall comply with applicable provisions, as
					 determined by TDH, of 25 TAC §
										RSA
					 289.202(relating to Standards for Protection
					 Against Radiation from Radioactive Material) adopted effective October 1, 2000,
					 including but not limited to:
(1)
				  implementing a radiation protection program as provided in 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(e)</subdiv>;
(2) controlling the occupational dose to all
				  employees as provided in 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(f)</subdiv> -
				  (m);
(3) conducting surveys and
				  monitoring as provided in 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(p) and
				  (q)</subdiv>;
(4) assuring respiratory protection and
				  implement controls to restrict internal exposure in restricted areas as
				  provided in 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(v)</subdiv> -
				  (x);
(5) posting signs and labels
				  as provided in 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(z)</subdiv> -
				  (dd);
(6) keeping records of
				  radiation protection programs and of special exposures as provided in 25 TAC
				  §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(ll)</subdiv> -
				  (nn), (pp) - (rr), and (vv); and
(7) keeping reports as provided in 25 TAC
				  §
										RSA
				  289.202<subdiv>(ww)</subdiv> -
				  (zz) and (aaa).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.611 - Prohibited Disposal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No person may dispose of oil and gas NORM waste except as
					 provided in this subchapter. Disposal of oil and gas NORM waste other than
					 produced water by discharge to surface or subsurface waters, as defined in
					 §
										RSA
					 3.8 of this title (relating to Water
					 Protection), shall be prohibited. Disposal of oil and gas NORM waste by
					 spreading on public or private roads also shall be
					 prohibited.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.617 - Permit for Injection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Applicability. With the exceptions of produced water and oil and gas NORM waste
				  that meets the exemption criteria of 25 TAC §
										RSA
				  289.259(relating to Licensing of Naturally
				  Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)) as a result of treatment or processing
				  at a facility specifically licensed by the TDH, no person may dispose of oil
				  and gas NORM waste by injection into a well without a permit issued under
				  §
										RSA 3.9
				  of this title (relating to Disposal Wells) that specifically allows disposal of
				  oil and gas NORM waste. The provisions of this section apply in the case of oil
				  and gas NORM waste disposal permits issued under §3.9.
(b) Standards for permit issuance. The
				  Commission shall issue a permit to dispose of oil and gas NORM waste under
				  §
										RSA 3.9
				  of this title (relating to Disposal Wells) only if the Commission determines
				  that the subject oil and gas NORM waste will be disposed of in a manner that
				  protects public health, safety, and the environment. Any permit to dispose of
				  oil and gas NORM waste issued pursuant to §3.9 shall contain construction
				  and operating requirements that are reasonably necessary to protect public
				  health, safety, and the environment.
(c) NORM information. In addition to the
				  application requirements of §
										RSA 3.9
				  of this title (relating to Disposal Wells), an applicant for a permit to inject
				  oil and gas NORM waste shall include the information specified in this
				  subsection. The Commission may require the applicant to provide any such
				  additional information as may be necessary to show that the proposed disposal
				  protects public health, safety, and the environment.
(1) The applicant shall describe the physical
				  nature (such as pipe scale, contaminated soil, or basic sediment) of the oil
				  and gas NORM waste to be disposed of;
(2) The applicant shall state the total
				  volume of oil and gas NORM waste to be disposed of or the proposed rate of oil
				  and gas NORM waste disposal; and
(3) The applicant shall state the maximum
				  measured radioactivity level of the oil and gas NORM waste (in pCi/g of
				  Radium-226 combined with Radium-228, and any other NORM radionuclide) that will
				  be disposed of.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.623 - Alternatives

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission may approve alternatives to the provisions
					 of §
										RSA
					 4.617 and §
										RSA
					 4.620 of this title (relating to Permit for
					 Injection, and Permit for Surface Disposal) for good cause if the applicant
					 demonstrates to the Commission's satisfaction that the alternatives will
					 protect public health, safety, and the environment. An operator requesting to
					 use an alternative method shall submit the request in writing. The Commission
					 shall review the request within 30 days and shall approve or deny the request
					 in writing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.626 - Recordkeeping

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Retention
				  period. A person shall retain current records relating to the radiation
				  exposure levels of equipment and the disposal of oil and gas NORM waste for at
				  least five years. Such records shall include the information specified in this
				  section and in §
										RSA
				  4.605 of this title (relating to
				  Identification of Equipment Contaminated with NORM).
(b) Equipment. The owner or operator of the
				  lease, unit, or facility shall maintain records of the radiation exposure
				  levels of equipment, the date the exposure levels were determined, and the
				  location and identification of the equipment.
(c) Waste generation. The operator of the
				  lease, unit, or facility at which oil and gas NORM waste was generated shall
				  maintain records that include:
(1) the
				  identity of the property where the oil and gas NORM waste was generated,
				  including the Commission district; field; lease, unit, or facility; and
				  producing formation, if known;
(2)
				  the identity of the facility, site, or well where the oil and gas NORM waste
				  was disposed of;
(3) the physical
				  nature (such as pipe scale, contaminated soil, basic sediment, or equipment) of
				  the oil and gas NORM waste;
(4) the
				  volume of oil and gas NORM waste the person disposed of at that facility, site,
				  or well; and
(5) the radioactivity
				  level(s) of the oil and gas NORM waste (in pCi/g of Radium-226 combined with
				  Radium-228 and any other NORM radionuclide for soil and other media such as
				  pipe scale, contaminated soil, basic sediment, etc., or in µR/hr for
				  equipment).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.629 - Inspection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission shall have access to properties subject to
					 the requirements of this subchapter as provided in Texas Natural Resources
					 Code, Title 3, Subtitle B, Chapter 88, §88.091 and
					 §88.092.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.632 - Penalties and Certificate of Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person who violates any requirement in this subchapter
					 may be subject to the penalties and remedies specified in the Texas Natural
					 Resources Code, Title 3, and subject to revocation of the certificate of
					 compliance for any well as provided in §
										RSA
					 3.73 of this title (relating to Pipeline
					 Connection; Cancellation of Certificate of Compliance;
					 Severance).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subchapter F - OIL AND GAS NORM › Section 4.635 - Memorandum of Understanding between the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Regarding Radiation Control Functions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose.
				  The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to delineate areas of
				  respective jurisdiction and to coordinate the respective responsibilities and
				  duties of the DSHS and the RRC in the regulation of sources of radiation in
				  accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC), §401.414, to provide a
				  consistent approach and to avoid duplication. Nothing in this MOU shall be
				  construed to reduce the statutory authority of either agency.
(b) Definitions. The words and terms used in
				  this section shall have the same meaning as defined in HSC, §401.003,
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Oil and gas NORM (naturally
				  occurring radioactive material) waste is defined in HSC, §401.003(27), as
				  solid, liquid, or gaseous material or combination of materials, excluding
				  source material, special nuclear material, and by-product material, that:
(1) in its natural physical state
				  spontaneously emits radiation;
(2)
				  is discarded or unwanted;
(3) is
				  not exempt by DSHS rule adopted under HSC, §401.106; and
(4) constitutes, is contained in, or has
				  contaminated oil and gas waste as that term is defined in Texas Natural
				  Resources Code, §
											RSA
				  91.1011.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.101 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the state
					 program for geologic storage of anthropogenic CO2
					 consistent with state and federal law related to protection of underground
					 sources of drinking water.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.102 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following terms, when used in Subchapter B of this
					 chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Affected
				  person--A person who, as a result of activity sought to be permitted has
				  suffered or may suffer actual injury or economic damage other than as a member
				  of the general public.
(2)
				  Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2)--
(A) CO2 that has been
				  captured from or would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere that
				  has been:
(i) separated from any other fluid
				  stream; or
(ii) captured from an
				  emissions source, including:
(I) an advanced
				  clean energy project as defined by Health and Safety Code, §
													382.003, or
				  another type of electric generation facility; or
(II) an industrial source of emissions;
				  and
(iii) any incidental
				  associated substance derived from the source material for, or from the process
				  of capturing, CO2 described by clause (i) of this
				  subparagraph; and
(iv) any
				  substance added to CO2 described by clause (i) of this
				  subparagraph to enable or improve the process of injecting the
				  CO2; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.201 - Applicability and Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Scope of
				  jurisdiction. This subchapter applies to the geologic storage and associated
				  injection of anthropogenic CO2 in this state, both
				  onshore and offshore.
(b) Injection
				  of CO2 for enhanced recovery.
(1) This subchapter does not apply to the
				  injection of fluid through the use of an injection well regulated under §
											3.46 of this title (relating to
				  Fluid Injection into Productive Reservoirs) for the primary purpose of enhanced
				  recovery operations from which there is reasonable expectation of more than
				  insignificant future production volumes of oil, gas, or geothermal energy and
				  operating pressures are no higher than reasonably necessary to produce such
				  volumes or rates. However, the operator of an enhanced recovery project may
				  propose to also permit the enhanced recovery project as a
				  CO2 geologic storage facility simultaneously.
(2) If the director determines that an
				  injection well that is permitted for the injection of
				  CO2 for the purpose of enhanced recovery regulated under
				  §
											3.46 of this title should be
				  regulated under this subchapter because the injection well is no longer being
				  used for the primary purpose of enhanced recovery operations or there is an
				  increased risk to USDWs, the director must notify the operator of such
				  determination and allow the operator at least 30 days to respond to the
				  determination and to file an application under this subchapter or cease
				  operation of the well. In determining if there is an increased risk to USDWs,
				  the director shall consider the following factors:
(A) increase in reservoir pressure within the
				  injection zone;
(B) increase in
				  CO2 injection rates;
(C) decrease in reservoir production
				  rates;
(D) distance between the
				  injection zone and USDWs;
(E)
				  suitability of the enhanced oil or gas recovery AOR delineation;
(F) quality of abandoned well plugs within
				  the AOR;
(G) the storage operator's
				  plan for recovery of CO2 at the cessation of
				  injection;
(H) the source and
				  properties of injected CO2; and
(I) any additional site-specific factors as
				  determined by the director.
(3) This subchapter does not preclude an
				  enhanced oil recovery project operator from opting into a regulatory program
				  that provides carbon credit for anthropogenic CO2
				  sequestered through the enhanced recovery project.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.202 - Permit Required, and Draft Permit and Fact Sheet

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Permit required.
(1) A person shall not begin drilling or
				  operating an anthropogenic CO2 injection well for
				  geologic storage regulated under this subchapter or constructing or operating a
				  geologic storage facility regulated under this subchapter without first
				  obtaining the necessary permits from the Commission. Following receipt of a
				  geologic storage facility permit issued under this subchapter, the storage
				  operator shall obtain a permit to drill, deepen, or convert a well for storage
				  purposes in accordance with §
											RSA
				  3.5 of this title (relating to Application to
				  Drill, Deepen, Reenter, or Plug Back).
(2) A person may not begin injection until:
(A) construction of the well is
				  complete;
(B) the operator has
				  submitted to the director notice of completion of construction;
(C) the Commission has inspected or otherwise
				  reviewed the injection well and finds it is in compliance with the conditions
				  of the permit; and
(D) the director
				  has issued a permit to operate the injection well.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.204 - Notice of Permit Actions and Public Comment Period

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Notice requirements.
(1) The Commission shall give notice of the
				  following actions:
(A) a draft permit has been
				  prepared under §
												5.202(e) of this
				  title (relating to Permit Required, and Draft Permit and Fact Sheet);
				  and
(B) a hearing has been
				  scheduled under subsection (b)(2) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.205 - Fees, Financial Responsibility, and Financial Assurance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fees. In addition to the fee for each
				  injection well required by §
										3.78 of this title (relating to
				  Fees and Financial Security Requirements), the following non-refundable fees
				  must be remitted to the Commission with the application:
(1) Base application fee.
(A) The applicant must pay to the Commission
				  an application fee of $50,000 for each permit application for a geologic
				  storage facility.
(B) The applicant
				  must pay to the Commission an application fee of $25,000 for each application
				  to amend a permit for a geologic storage facility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.206 - Permit Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General
				  permit conditions.
(1) Each condition
				  applicable to a permit shall be incorporated into the permit either expressly
				  or by reference. If incorporated by reference, a specific citation to the rules
				  in this chapter shall be given in the permit. The requirements listed in this
				  section are directly enforceable regardless of whether the requirement is a
				  condition of the permit.
(2) The
				  permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The
				  filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and
				  reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes or anticipated
				  noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter B - GEOLOGIC STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED INJECTION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Section 5.208 - Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General. An
				  operator that violates this subchapter may be subject to penalties and remedies
				  specified in the Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 3, Texas Water Code,
				  Chapter 27, and other statutes administered by the Commission.
(b) Certificate of compliance. The Commission
				  may revoke a certificate of compliance for any oil, gas, or geothermal resource
				  well in the manner provided in §
										RSA
				  3.73 of this title (relating to Pipeline
				  Connection; Cancellation of Certificate of Compliance; Severance) for violation
				  of this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.301 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This subchapter
				  establishes the requirements for certification of the injection, and incidental
				  storage, of anthropogenic CO2 into productive reservoirs
				  for the purpose of enhanced recovery of oil, gas, or geothermal resources, and
				  for which the operator requests certification from the Commission that the
				  anthropogenic CO2 is permanently stored.
(b) This subchapter applies to the injection
				  of anthropogenic CO2 in a reservoir in connection with
				  enhanced recovery for which:
(1) there is a
				  reasonable expectation of more than insignificant future production of oil,
				  gas, or geothermal volumes or rates as a result of the injection of
				  CO2; and
(2)
				  using operating pressures not anticipated to be higher than reasonably
				  necessary to produce such production of oil, gas, or geothermal volumes and
				  rates are covered by this rule, and the wells used in such enhanced recovery
				  continue to be covered in accordance with the requirements of §
											RSA
				  3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid
				  Injection into Productive Reservoirs).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.302 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Anthropogenic
				  carbon dioxide (CO 2)--Anthropogenic
				  CO2 as defined in the Texas Water Code, §
										RSA
				  27.002<subdiv>(19)(A)</subdiv>.
				  The term does not include naturally occurring CO2 that
				  is produced, acquired, recaptured, recycled, and reinjected as part of enhanced
				  recovery. The use of the term "CO2 " in this subchapter
				  includes anthropogenic CO2.
(2) Anthropogenic CO2
				  stream--CO2 that has been captured from an emission
				  source, incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and
				  the capture process, and any substances added to the stream to enable or
				  improve the injection process. The term does not include any
				  CO2 stream that meets the definition of a hazardous
				  waste under 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 261.
(3) CO2 injection
				  well--An injection well used to inject or transmit CO2
				  into an enhanced recovery reservoir.
(4) Certification--As used in this
				  subchapter, a document issued annually by the director validating the geologic
				  storage of anthropogenic CO2 incidental to enhanced
				  recovery at a facility registered under this subchapter.
(5) Enhanced recovery--Any process to
				  displace hydrocarbons from a reservoir other than by primary recovery,
				  including using any physical, chemical, thermal, or biological process and any
				  co-production project. This term does not include pressure maintenance or
				  disposal projects.
(6) Enhanced
				  recovery facility--The underground reservoir, underground equipment, injection
				  wells, and surface buildings and equipment and all surface and subsurface
				  rights and appurtenances necessary to an enhanced recovery operation.
(7) Geologic storage--The incidental
				  underground storage of CO2 in a productive reservoir
				  that occurs incidental to enhanced recovery.
(8) Productive reservoir--A reservoir that is
				  productive of oil, gas and geothermal resources and for which:
(A) there is a reasonable expectation of more
				  than insignificant future production of oil, gas or geothermal volumes or rates
				  as a result of the injection of CO2; and
(B) using operating pressures not anticipated
				  to be higher than reasonably necessary to produce such production of oil, gas
				  or geothermal volumes and rates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.303 - Registration for Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The operator or the proposed operator of an enhanced recovery facility for
				  which the operator proposes to document geologic storage of anthropogenic
				  CO2 incidental to enhanced recovery must register with
				  the Commission in Austin.
(1) The operator or
				  proposed operator must include the prescribed fee with the registration
				  application and must ensure that the registration application is executed by a
				  party having knowledge of the facts entered on the registration.
(2) The operator or proposed operator must
				  include with the registration application the following:
(A) the name, mailing address, and location
				  of the facility for which the application is being submitted and the operator's
				  name, address, telephone number, Commission Organization Report number, and
				  ownership of the facility;
(B) a
				  demonstration that the reservoir is undergoing enhanced recovery using
				  injection of anthropogenic CO2, including:
(i) the Commission field
				  designation;
(ii) the Commission
				  order approving such enhanced recovery project and a plat of the designated
				  area;
(iii) a list of all injection
				  wells permitted under §
													RSA
				  3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid
				  Injection into Productive Reservoirs) within the enhanced recovery facility;
				  and
(iv) information regarding the
				  period of time for which CO2 injection has been
				  conducted, or is expected to be conducted, together with the total anticipated
				  volume of anthropogenic CO2 to be injected;
				  and
(C) a testing,
				  monitoring, and reporting plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.304 - Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The operator or proposed operator must remit the following
					 non-refundable fees to the Commission with each registration application under
					 this subchapter:
(1) a non-refundable
				  fee of $500 for each enhanced recovery facility to be registered; and
(2) annually, a non-refundable certification
				  fee of $10,000 for each enhanced recovery facility registered under this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.306 - Standards for Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The requirements of this subchapter apply in addition to the requirements of
				  §
										RSA
				  3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid
				  Injection into Productive Reservoirs) and any permit conditions to which the
				  Commission has subjected the injection wells.
(b) The operator must use a master meter or a
				  series of master meters to meter the total volume of anthropogenic
				  CO2 injected into the enhanced recovery facility. The
				  operator must use an individual well meter to meter the volume of anthropogenic
				  CO2 injected into each injection well. When
				  anthropogenic CO2 is commingled outside the enhanced
				  recovery facility with other CO2, the operator shall
				  report the total volume of anthropogenic CO2 in the
				  mixed stream and may account for the anthropogenic CO2
				  for the master meter and injected well volumes on an allocated basis.
(c) The operator must install and use
				  continuous recording devices to monitor the injection pressure and the rate,
				  volume, and temperature of the CO2 stream. The operator
				  must monitor the pressure on the annulus between the tubing and the long string
				  casing. The operator must continuously record, continuously monitor, or control
				  by a preset high-low pressure sensor switch the wellhead pressure of each
				  injection well.
(d) The operator
				  must fill the annulus between the tubing and the long string casing with a
				  corrosion inhibiting fluid approved by the director.
(e) The operator of an injection well subject
				  to this subchapter must maintain and comply with the approved monitoring,
				  sampling, and testing plan to verify that the facility is operating as
				  permitted and that the injected fluids are confined to the injection zone. The
				  director may require additional monitoring as necessary to determine compliance
				  with the intent of this subchapter.
(f) An operator registered under this
				  subchapter must submit, as applicable, a description of any proposed well
				  stimulation program and a determination that well stimulation will not
				  compromise containment.
(g) In
				  addition to the requirements of §
										RSA 3.14 of
				  this title (relating to Plugging), the operator of an enhanced recovery
				  facility subject to this subchapter must, prior to plugging:
(1) flush each injection well with a buffer
				  fluid;
(2) measure to determine
				  bottomhole reservoir pressure;
(3)
				  perform final tests to assess mechanical integrity; and
(4) ensure that the material to be used in
				  plugging is compatible with the CO2 stream and the
				  formation fluids.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.307 - Reporting and Recordkeeping

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The operator of a facility registered under this subchapter must provide, at a
				  minimum, an annual statement, signed by an appropriate company official,
				  confirming that the operator has complied with the requirements of this
				  subchapter.
(b) The operator must
				  report the results of injection pressure and injection rate monitoring of each
				  injection well on Form H-10, Annual Disposal/Injection Well Monitoring Report,
				  and the results of mechanical integrity testing on Form H-5, Disposal/Injection
				  Well Pressure Test Report. Operators must submit other reports in a format
				  acceptable to the Commission.
(c)
				  The operator must retain all wellhead pressure records, metering records, and
				  integrity test results for a minimum of five years.
(d) In the event the operator is unable to
				  collect data in accordance with the approved testing, monitoring, and reporting
				  plan, the operator shall determine the length of the specific period, such as
				  periods of maintenance, equipment failure, or power outages, during which data
				  were unavailable, and shall use the following procedures to estimate the data
				  for that period.
(1) The operator shall
				  estimate the quantity of new CO2 transferred to the
				  enhanced recovery facility from the supplier using the quantity of new
				  CO2 flow based upon the metering data.
(2) The operator shall estimate the quantity
				  of CO2 metered for all CO2,
				  except for new CO2 transferred to the enhanced recovery
				  facility, using the quantity of CO 2 metered under
				  similar conditions from the nearest previous time period.
(3) The operator shall estimate the
				  CO2 concentration values using a concentration value
				  under similar conditions from the nearest previous time period.
(4) The operator shall estimate values for
				  fugitive or vented CO2 emission volumes from surface
				  equipment at the enhanced recovery facility using methods specified in Subpart
				  W of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas
				  Reporting Rule, 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 98.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 5 - CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) › Subchapter C - CERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › Section 5.308 - Requirements for Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  verify geologic storage of CO 2 incidental to enhanced
				  recovery operations, the operator must maintain, and be in compliance with, the
				  approved testing, monitoring, and reporting plan required by §
										RSA
				  5.305 of this subchapter (relating to
				  Monitoring, Sampling, and Testing Plan).
(b) Annually, the Commission may issue a
				  certification to the operator validating the geologic storage of anthropogenic
				  CO2 incidental to enhanced recovery at the registered
				  facility.
(c) Certifications issued
				  under this subchapter continue in effect until revoked, modified, or suspended
				  by the Commission. The operator must comply with each requirement set forth in
				  this subchapter as a condition of the certification unless modified by the
				  terms of the certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.45 - Quality of Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For gas utility service to residential and small commercial
					 customers, the following minimum service standards shall be applicable in
					 unincorporated areas. In addition, each gas distribution utility is ordered to
					 amend its service rules to include said minimum service standards within the
					 utility service rules applicable to residential and small commercial customers
					 within incorporated areas, but only to the extent that said minimum service
					 standards do not conflict with standards lawfully established within a
					 particular municipality for a gas distribution utility. Said gas distribution
					 utility shall file service rules incorporating said minimum service standards
					 with the Railroad Commission and with the municipalities in the manner
					 prescribed by law.
(1) Continuity of
				  service.
(A) Service interruptions.
(i) Every gas utility shall make all
				  reasonable efforts to prevent interruptions of service. When interruptions
				  occur, the utility shall reestablish service within the shortest possible time
				  consistent with prudent operating principles so that the smallest number of
				  customers are affected.
(ii) Each
				  utility shall make reasonable provisions to meet emergencies resulting from
				  failure of service, and each utility shall issue instructions to its employees
				  covering procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency in order to
				  prevent or mitigate interruption or impairment of service.
(iii) In the event of national emergency or
				  local disaster resulting in disruption of normal service, the utility may, in
				  the public interest, interrupt service to other customers to provide necessary
				  service to civil defense or other emergency service agencies on a temporary
				  basis until normal service to these agencies can be restored.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.110 - Communications with Regulatory Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission shall maintain accurate communication
					 records in accordance with its records retention policy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.201 - Filing of Documents

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person
				  intending to initiate a proceeding before the Commission shall file two copies
				  of such pleadings with the Director.
(b) A person filing pleadings or documents
				  other than those initiating a proceeding shall file two copies. In cases in
				  which a legal examiner has not been assigned, the pleadings are to be filed
				  with Gas Services . In those cases in which a legal examiner has been assigned,
				  the pleadings are to be filed with the Docket Services Section in accordance
				  with §
										RSA
				  1.22 of this title, relating to Filings with
				  the Hearings Division. If a person files a copy of a signed original, the
				  person or the person's authorized representative shall maintain the signed
				  original for examination by the Commission, the examiner, the Director, or any
				  party to the proceedings.
(c) The
				  mailing address of Gas Services and the Docket Services Section is: Railroad
				  Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
				  78711-2967. The regular office hours of the Commission are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
				  p.m., Monday through Friday. Offices are closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on
				  certain state-observed holidays.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.205 - Contents of Statements of Intent and Petitions for Review of Municipal Action

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Contents. In
				  addition to the information required in §
										RSA
				  1.32 of this title (relating to Form and
				  Content of Pleadings), and any necessary additional information required by the
				  Commission to evaluate the filing, all statements of intent to increase rates
				  and petitions for review of action by municipality shall contain the following:
(1) the proposed revisions of rates and
				  schedules;
(2) a statement
				  specifying in detail each proposed change;
(3) the effect the proposed change is
				  expected to have on the revenues of the applicant; and
(4) the classes and numbers of utility
				  customers affected.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.210 - Increasing Residential and Commercial Rates - Statement of Intent

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Contents. In
				  addition to the information required in §
										RSA
				  7.205 of this title (relating to Contents of
				  Statements of Intent and Petitions for Review of Municipal Action), the
				  following information shall be included in each statement of intent to increase
				  residential and commercial rates within the original jurisdiction of the
				  Commission:
(1) a statement as to whether the
				  proposed rates will or will not exceed 115% of the average of all rates for
				  similar services of all municipalities served by the same utility within the
				  same county;
(2) a statement as to
				  whether the proposed change will or will not result in a "major change," as
				  that term is defined in Texas Utilities Code, §
											RSA
				  104.101.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.220 - Environs Rates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Levels of
				  environs rates.
(1) The environs rates may be
				  the same rates as those in effect in the nearest incorporated area in Texas
				  served by the same utility where gas is obtained from at least one common
				  pipeline supplier or transmission system. The Commission, on application by a
				  utility, on complaint by any affected person, or on its own motion may review
				  the rate in or boundaries of a given environs area and may consent to or order
				  an adjustment where appropriate.
(2) In addition to the definition of environs
				  rates in §
											RSA 7.115
				  of this title (relating to Definitions), environs rates shall include any
				  quality of service rules adopted by the Commission in subchapter D of this
				  chapter (relating to Customer Service and Protection). Such quality of service
				  rules shall apply to environs areas and become part of environs rates
				  regardless of whether the same quality of service rules are in effect in the
				  related incorporated areas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.225 - City Gate Rates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any utility filing a statement of intent to increase a city
					 gate rate which is subject to the original jurisdiction of the Commission shall
					 file its direct evidence to support its proposed rate increase, including those
					 items required pursuant to §
										RSA
					 7.501 of this title (relating to Certain
					 Matters to be Submitted in Rate Hearings), and prepared testimony of all of its
					 witnesses and exhibits with the Director on the same date it files its
					 statement of intent.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.230 - Contents of Notice

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Rate
				  setting notice. In all proceedings involving rate setting, the gas utility's
				  notice shall include the following information:
(1) the proposed revision of rates and
				  schedules;
(2) a statement
				  specifying in detail each proposed change;
(3) the effect the proposed change is
				  expected to have on the revenues of the company;
(4) the classes and numbers of utility
				  customers affected; and
(5) any
				  other information required by the Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.235 - Publication and Service of Notice

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Rate setting proceedings.
(1) Notice. In all
				  rate proceedings, notice shall be given in the following ways.
(A) The Commission shall publish the notice
				  of hearing in the next Bulletin published after the date of issuance of the
				  notice of hearing.
(B) The gas
				  utility shall give notice in accordance with §
												RSA
				  1.42 of this title (relating to Notice of
				  Hearing) and, when applicable, §
												RSA
				  1.45 of this title (relating to Service in
				  Protested Contested Cases).
(C) The
				  gas utility shall give notice in all rate proceedings as required under Texas
				  Utilities Code, §
												RSA
				  104.103.
(D) The Hearings Division may also require
				  that a gas utility mail or deliver notice to other affected persons or
				  agencies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.240 - Statement of Intent to Participate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the Hearings Division receives a letter or other
					 communication from an affected person concerning a statement of intent filed
					 pursuant to Texas Utilities Code, §
										RSA
					 104.102, the Hearings Division shall, within
					 a reasonable time thereafter, forward to such affected person a form for filing
					 a complaint and statement of intent to participate. The affected person shall
					 complete the complaint and statement of intent to participate form and shall
					 include the complainant's name, address, the utility and the rate increase that
					 is the subject of the complaint, how the affected person will be impacted by
					 the proposed rate increase, and a statement that the complainant or an
					 authorized representative shall appear and participate through the presentation
					 of evidence and arguments if a hearing is held to consider the rate increase.
					 The affected person shall properly complete and return the complaint and
					 statement of intent to participate form to the Hearings Division within 14 days
					 after the mailing by the Hearings Division , or the Commission shall not
					 consider it to be a properly filed complaint pursuant to Texas Utilities Code,
					 §
										RSA
					 104.105. If the initial complaint is received
					 before the deadline in Texas Utilities Code, §
										RSA
					 104.105, and the complaint and statement of
					 intent to participate form is received after that date but in a timely manner
					 pursuant to this rule, the form shall be deemed to be filed as of the date of
					 the filing of the original complaint.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 7 - GAS SERVICES › Subchapter B - SPECIAL PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 7.245 - Effective Date of Orders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  rate proceedings under the Commission's original jurisdiction, rates set by the
				  Commission are prospective only and are observed from the date of the
				  applicable Commission order.
(b) In
				  municipal rate appeals, the Commission shall enter a final order establishing
				  rates the Commission determines the municipality should have set in the
				  ordinance to which the appeal applies. Rates set by the Commission are
				  prospective only and are observed from the date of the applicable Commission
				  order, except as specifically provided under Texas Utilities Code, §
										RSA
				  103.056. If the Commission fails to enter a
				  final order within 185 days after the date the appeal is perfected, the rates
				  proposed by the gas utility are considered to be approved by the Commission and
				  take effect on the expiration of the 185-day period.