Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation › Chapter 30 - Department of Wildlife Lands Management › Subchapter 3 - Mineral Exploration and Production › Section 800:30-3-5 - Regulations for producing wells

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Within thirty days after completion of
				the well, the operator will provide the Department a copy of the completion
				notice (Corporation Commission Form 1002A) and/or Plugging Report (Corporation
				Commission Form 1003).
(b) A
				service area of 150 feet x 150 feet will be allowed around the well head unless
				special conditions justify a larger area and are approved by the Department.
(1) The remainder of the area will be covered
				with topsoil and restored by tilling, fertilizing (at rate and formula
				recommended by the nearest NRCS office), and seeding with a seed mixture rate,
				and time as recommended by the Department.
(2) Where livestock grazing occurs, the
				service area may be required to be fenced with four strands of barb wire on
				steel posts. If the well is located within 300 feet of a residence, camping
				area, shooting range, or other high use area, the service area and tank
				batteries may be required to be enclosed with a six foot chain link fence.
(3) All pumps, storage tanks and
				other containers containing potential pollutants will be surrounded by a berm
				or metal retainment wall of sufficient height to contain 1 1/2 times the entire
				volume of the largest container inside. These berms must be graveled or
				fertilized and seeded as authorized by the Department.
(4) Any valves and equipment that could cause
				pollution to the surrounding area will be secured to prevent discharge. All
				leaks from tanks, lines, pipes and stuffing boxes must be stopped immediately
				upon detection or notification and repaired as soon as possible.
(5) All permanent equipment must be powered
				electrically or equipped with "hospital zone" or buried muffler systems that
				are maintained in good working condition so noise level does not exceed 42 dBA.
				Noise reducing measures may include but are not necessarily limited to hush
				boxes, sound curtains and mufflers.
(6) All equipment in the service area must be
				kept painted and maintained regularly. An earthtone paint color as authorized
				by the Department must be used.
(7)
				Pipelines outside of the immediate service area must be buried at least 36
				inches below the surface unless prohibited by rocks as authorized by the
				Department.
(8) The service area
				shall be kept clean of trash, debris, empty barrels, old pipes and any other
				equipment or materials not being used and shall be stabilized according to the
				Department recommendations. Spilled salt water and hydrocarbons shall be
				promptly cleaned up and removed from the areas as prescribed by the Corporation
				Commission and the Department.
(9)
				Unused topsoil in stockpile shall be fertilized and seeded to preserve
				it.
(10) Vents and exhaust systems,
				such as on heater treaters, shall have screens placed on them to prevent birds
				and/or bats from entering.
(11)
				Signs will be installed and maintained at the well site. These signs shall
				include: name, address, and telephone number of operator, plus the well name
				and legal location.
(12) Prescribed
				burning is a vital part of the land management on wildlife management areas.
				All permanent above ground facilities, including valves, will be engineered,
				constructed and maintained to withstand prescribed fire. All permanent above
				ground facilities must meet these standards:
(A) On well sites, vegetation will not be
				present within a 25 ft. radius of equipment. In the 25-50 ft. radius outside of
				equipment, vegetation will be kept below 4" in height during the growing season
				defined as May through September, and below 2" in the dormant season defined as
				October through April. No woody vegetation will be present within 75 feet of
				above ground equipment.
(B) On
				above ground equipment off of the well site, including flow lines and
				electrical lines, no vegetation will be present within 1 ft. of any above
				ground equipment. In the 1-5 ft. radius around above ground equipment,
				vegetation will be kept below 4" in height during the growing season defined as
				May through September, and below 2" in the dormant season defined as October
				through April.