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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0157 - Exceptions to Special Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The board may grant exception to special
			 rules after holding a hearing, when necessary, on the basis of geology,
			 productivity, topography, or environmental protection.
(2) Before granting an exception for a well
			 proposed within the setback distance set forth in a special rule, the
			 department will notify mineral owners in the spacing unit where the well is
			 proposed to be drilled and in the adjacent spacing unit(s) within the setback
			 distance. A mineral owner may request a hearing by the board to consider the
			 application. The owner must request hearing within 20 days of the date of the
			 department notice or waive the right to one. If no written request for a
			 hearing is made, the department may issue a permit for the proposed well. If
			 the applicant is the only mineral owner in the adjacent spacing units, or has
			 leased the right to drill from the mineral owner(s) in the adjacent spacing
			 units, and has obtained a written waiver from these mineral owners to allow the
			 drilling, the department may approve the application immediately.
(3) If a mineral rights owner submits a
			 written request for a hearing, it will be held within 30 days of receipt of
			 request, provided the request is made within the 20-day period specified in
			 section (2) of this rule. A mineral owner must request hearing within 20 days
			 or waive the right to one. Any order by the department or board granting an
			 exception to special rules under this rule will include provisions to prevent
			 the production from the proposed well in excess of its just and equitable share
			 of oil and/or gas in the pool.
(4)
			 If a permittee proposes to change the planned location of a well, such that it
			 will not comply with the setback distances in a special rule, an exception
			 necessary for the permit to remain valid may be granted according to the
			 process above.
(5) Whenever a
			 uniform spacing plan has been prescribed for any pool, exceptions may be
			 permitted if the board finds, after notice and hearing, that conditions within
			 the pool are such that the special rules would be impracticable.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090,
				  520.095,
				  522.019,
				  522.305,
				  522.405, 522.434 &
				  522.545
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0159 - Underground Reservoirs for Natural Gas Storage

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Rules providing for well spacing and proration of gas do not
				apply to gas storage wells, injection wells, or monitor
				wells.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0161 - Compulsory Integration Orders

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Definitions. For purposes of this rule:
(a) "Costs" include:
(A) "Drilling costs," which means all
			 reasonable costs and expenses of drilling, redrilling, reworking, deepening,
			 plugging back, testing, and completing the well; and
(B) "Production costs," which means all
			 reasonable on-site costs and expenses of production and production equipment
			 for the well, including wellhead, but not pipeline costs and not
			 overhead.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0162 - Illegal Production

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No purchaser, producer, operator, permittee, or any other
				person may produce any crude oil, natural gas, or waste oil from any spacing
				unit or pool in this state except in accordance with the rules, regulations,
				and orders of the board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0163 - Limitation of Production

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In the absence of unitization, whenever the board, after notice
				and hearing, finds that waste as defined in ORS
				520.005 is occurring or is
				imminent in any oil or gas field or pool, and that the production of oil or gas
				from such field or pool should be limited to prevent waste, then the board must
				issue an order limiting production from the field or pool and specify rules for
				the allocation or distribution of allowable production as provided for in ORS
				520.005(11) and
				520.015.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0164 - Commingling of Production Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The production from one pool must not be commingled with that
				from another pool in the same well before delivery to a purchaser, unless
				otherwise approved by the board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0165 - Allocation of Gas Pursuant to Special Pool Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Whenever the full production from any pool producing natural
				gas is in excess of the market demand for gas from that pool, any permittee or
				interest owner, pursuant to ORS
				520.115, may petition the board
				for a hearing and an order establishing a method of determining the market
				demand from the pool and of distributing that demand among the producing
				wells.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0166 - Reports by Purchasers and Producers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Purchasers: Each purchaser or taker of
			 any oil or gas from any well, lease, or pool must, on or before the last day of
			 each month succeeding the month in which the purchasing or taking occurs, file
			 with the department, on a form furnished by the department, a signed report of
			 all oil or gas purchased or taken from any such well, lease, or pool during the
			 preceding month.
(2) Producers: The
			 producer or permittee of a well or spacing unit must, on or before the last day
			 of each month succeeding the month in which the production occurs, file with
			 the department, on a form furnished by the department or other form acceptable
			 to the department a signed report of all production made by each
			 well.
(3) If the purchaser and the
			 producer are the same, only one report need be submitted.
(4) Information submitted in accordance with
			 sections (1), (2), and (3) of this rule shall not be confidential.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0167 - Maximum Efficient Rate Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A hearing to determine the maximum efficiency rate at which any
				pool in the state can produce oil and gas without waste may be held by the
				board on its own motion or at the request of any interested
				party.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0168 - Use of Earthen Reservoirs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Oil may not be stored or retained in earthen reservoirs or in
				open receptacles.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0170 - Reservoir Surveys

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The board, by order, may require the permittee of a well
				producing oil or gas to conduct periodic surveys of the reservoirs in the state
				that contain oil or gas or both. These surveys must be thorough and complete
				and conducted under the supervision of the department. Each survey must address
				the condition of the reservoirs containing oil or gas, or both, and the
				practices and methods employed by the permittee. Such investigation must
				include, but need not be limited to: the volume and source of crude oil and
				natural gas; the pressure of the reservoir as an average; the areas of regional
				or differential pressure; stabilized gas-oil ratios; and the producing
				characteristics of the field as a whole and of the individual wells within the
				field.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0172 - Operators to Assist in Reservoir Surveys

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All permittees of oil or gas wells intercepting a reservoir are
				required to conduct a survey as required under OAR 632-010-0170  and to assist
				the representatives of the board and the department in making any and all
				tests, including bottom hole pressure and gas-oil ratio determinations,
				required by the board or department on any or all of such operators'
				wells.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0174 - Measurement of Potential Open-Flow of Gas Wells

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The permittee must determine the potential open-flow of a gas
				well by U.S. Department of Energy back-pressure method unless the department
				approves in writing the use of an alternative method.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0176 - Supervision of Open-Flow and Pressure Tests

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All tests made in determining the potential flow and shut-in,
				well-head, or bottom hole pressure of a gas well must be conducted by the
				permittee and may be monitored by the department to ensure that:
(1) Initial flow to the surface is
			 accomplished during daylight hours;
(2) Gas will be flared during tests when
			 feasible; and
(3) Proper safety
			 precautions are taken to prevent fire or explosion during tests.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0178 - Duration of Tests

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The permittee must test for open-flow and pressure of completed
				gas wells at such intervals and continue for such time as is necessary to
				effect accurate determination. The permittee must file a report of all tests
				with the department within 60 days of the completed test.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0182 - Gas to Be Metered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Meters: All gas sold must be metered with a meter of sufficient capacity,
			 provided that gas may be metered from a lease or unitized property as a whole,
			 if it is shown that a ratable taking can be maintained. Meters are not required
			 for gas produced and used on the lease for development purposes and lease
			 operations.
(2) Meter Charts and
			 Records: Purchasers must keep meter charts and gas purchase records for a
			 period of at least two years and make the charts and records available to the
			 department.
(3) Bypasses: Bypasses
			 are not to be connected around meters or points where custody of the fluid is
			 transferred.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0184 - Direct Well Pressure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Where gas release to the atmosphere is involved, the use of
				direct well pressure to operate any machinery is prohibited.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0186 - Gas-Oil Ratio

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No well is permitted to produce gas in excess of the maximum
				ratio determined for a pool unless all gas produced in excess is returned to
				the pool.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0188 - Gas-Oil Ratio Surveys and Reports

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Gas-oil ratios and surveys must be taken in the manner
				prescribed by the board for individual fields where gas-oil ratio limits have
				been fixed and in accordance with the rules prescribed for each individual
				pool.
(1) Flowing Wells Intermittently
			 (Stop-Cocked) Produced: In computing the operating gas-oil ratio, the total
			 volume of gas and the total barrels of oil that are produced in order to obtain
			 the daily oil allowable must be used regardless of the flowing time in the
			 24-hour period.
(2) Gas Lift or Jet
			 Wells: The total volume of gas to be used in computing the operating gas-oil
			 ratio is the total output volume minus the total input volume.
(3) Pumping Wells: Gas withdrawn from the
			 casing in an attempt to maintain a fluid seal, or for any other reason, must be
			 added to the gas produced through tubing in computing the gas-oil
			 ratio.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0190 - Gas Utilization

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 permittee must not allow hydrocarbon gas to escape to the atmosphere except for
			 short periods outside of normal drilling operations and testing or flowing
			 wells during workovers or repairs when an escape has been preauthorized by the
			 department.
(2) Unless otherwise
			 directed by the board, produced gas must be flared.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0192 - Disposal of Brine or Salt Water

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the requirements of ORS
				520.095(1), and
				in addition to applicable rules of the Oregon Department of Environmental
				Quality and the Oregon Water Resources Department, the following requirements
				apply to the disposal of brine or saltwater liquids:
(1) Disposal in pits, sumps or above ground
			 tanks:
(a) Brine or saltwater may be disposed
			 of by evaporation when impounded in excavated earthen pits, but only when the
			 pits are lined with impervious material and a Water Pollution Control
			 Facilities permit has been obtained from the Oregon Department of Environmental
			 Quality;
(b) Impounding brine or
			 saltwater in porous earthen pits is prohibited. Earthen pits used for
			 impounding brine or saltwater must be constructed and maintained to prevent the
			 escape of fluid;
(c) The department
			 has the authority to prohibit the use of any pit that does not properly impound
			 water and to order the proper disposal of water impounded in the pit;
(d) The level of brine or saltwater in
			 earthen pits may not rise above the lowest point of the ground surface level.
			 All pits must have a continuous embankment surrounding them sufficient to
			 prevent surface water from running into the pit. An embankment may not be used
			 to impound brine or saltwater; and
(e) Brine or saltwater impounded in earthen
			 pits may not escape onto adjacent land or into waters of the state.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0194 - Water Injection and Water Flooding of Oil and Gas Properties

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Application and
			 Approval: The permittee of a well may inject water under pressure into the
			 formation containing oil or gas for the purpose of obtaining oil or gas from
			 the reservoir, upon application to and approval by the Oregon Department of
			 Environmental Quality. No water injection or water flooding program may be
			 instituted until it has been authorized by the Oregon Department of
			 Environmental Quality.
(2) Casing
			 and Cement: Wells used for the injection of water into the producing formation
			 or repressuring wells must be cased with sound casing so as not to permit
			 leakage, and the casing must be cemented in a manner such that damage will not
			 be caused to oil, gas, or freshwater resources.
(3) Application, Contents, Notice, Objection,
			 Hearing, and Approval:
(a) An application for
			 use of water injection must be verified and filed with the department and
			 include:
(A) The location of the injection
			 well;
(B) The location of all oil
			 and gas wells, including any wells and dry holes, and the names of mineral
			 rights owners within one-half mile of the injection well;
(C) The formations from which wells are
			 producing or have produced;
(D) The
			 name, description, and depth of the formations to be injected;
(E) The elevations of the top of the oil- or
			 gas-bearing formation in the injection well and the wells producing from the
			 same formation within one-half mile radius of the injection well;
(F) The log of the injection well or similar
			 available information;
(G)
			 Description of the injection well casing;
(H) Description of the liquid, stating the
			 kind, where obtained, and the estimated amounts to be injected daily;
(I) The names and addresses of the
			 permittees; and
(J) Other
			 information as the department may require to ascertain whether the injection or
			 flooding may be safely and legally made.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0205 - Drilling Surety Bond

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
(a) Every person who engages in the drilling,
			 redrilling, or reworking of any well or disposal well must file and maintain
			 with the department, on a form provided by the department a bond or alternative
			 form of financial security in the sum of $25,000 for each well drilled,
			 redrilled, deepened, or reworked to a depth less than 10,000 feet, or $50,000
			 for each well to a depth greater than 10,000 feet. The security must be filed
			 with the department prior to the approval of an application to drill, redrill,
			 deepen, or rework as required in OAR 632-010-0010. A security may be submitted
			 individually for each well, or a blanket security may be filed as described in
			 (b) below.
(b) In multi-well
			 operations, a blanket bond or alternative form of security in the minimum
			 amount of $150,000 may be filed in lieu of individual bonds or securities. The
			 blanket amount must be computed as the sum of the applicable individual bond or
			 security amounts required for each well. The department may exclude the
			 following wells from the blanket bond or security computation:
(A) Any well that has a gross annual wellhead
			 production in dollars during the past twelve months that is greater than the
			 amount of the required individual well bond. It is the responsibility of the
			 well permittee to file for exclusions annually prior to the permit anniversary
			 date.
(c) The bond or
			 security must be executed by the permittee, as principal, and by a company
			 authorized to do business as a surety insurer in the State of Oregon, as
			 surety, and be conditioned upon the faithful compliance by the principal with
			 the statutes, rules, and orders of the department and the board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0210 - Disposal of Solid and Liquid Wastes

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
(a)
			 Permit stipulations by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality regarding
			 disposal of solid and liquid wastes generated by drilling, redrilling,
			 deepening, or reworking operations are deemed to be a requirement of every
			 permit issued under OAR 632-010-0010.
(b) All wells used for disposal of solid and
			 liquid wastes must be equipped with tubing and packers and be tested for
			 mechanical integrity at least once every five years to determine that there are
			 no leaks in the casing, tubing, or packers, and that there is no fluid movement
			 into an underground source of water, other than that from which the fluid was
			 produced, unless otherwise approved by the department. Acceptable tests include
			 pressuring the tubing and casing annuli to demonstrate the integrity of the
			 casing, tubing, and packers. Tracer surveys, noise logs, temperature logs,
			 spinner surveys, or other methods approved by the department may be used to
			 detect water movement adjacent to the wellbore. The department must be notified
			 of all mechanical integrity tests, and the results submitted as required by OAR
			 632-010-0017.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0220 - Measurement of Oil

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The volume of production of oil must be computed in terms of
				barrels of clean oil on the basis of properly calibrated meter measurements or
				tank measurement of oil level differences made and recorded to the nearest
				quarter inch, using 100 percent tank capacity tables, subject to the following
				corrections:
(1) Correction for
			 Impurities: The percentage of impurities (water, sand, and other foreign
			 substances not constituting a natural component part of oil) must be determined
			 to the satisfaction of the department, and the observed gross volume of oil
			 must be corrected to exclude the entire volume of such impurities.
(2) Temperature Correction: The observed
			 volume of oil corrected for impurities must be further corrected to the
			 standard volume at 15.55 degrees Centigrade (60 degrees Fahrenheit), in
			 accordance with industry standards or any revisions thereof approved by the
			 department.
(3) Gravity
			 Determination: The gravity of oil at 15.55 degrees Centigrade (60 degrees
			 Fahrenheit) must be determined in accordance with A.S.T.M. standards or any
			 revisions thereof and any supplements thereto or any close approximation
			 thereof approved by the department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0225 - Spacing Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 For purposes of this section, the Mist Gas Field refers to the following area:
(a) Sections 1 through 18, 20 through 29, 32
			 through 36 of T. 5 N., R. 4 W.;
(b)
			 Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, of T. 5 N., R. 5 W.;
(c) Sections 3 through 10, 14 through 23, 25
			 through 36 of T. 6 N., R. 4 W.;
(d)
			 Sections 1 through 36 of T. 6 N., R. 5 W.;
(e) Section 31 of T. 7 N., R. 4 W.;
			 and
(f) Sections 13 through 36 of
			 T. 7 N., R. 5 W., W.M.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0230 - Location of Wells

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The completion location of each permitted well to be drilled on
				any spacing unit is the location of the well at the top of the producing
				horizon. For gas wells, the completion location of the well may not be located
				nearer than 250 feet from the unit boundary and 500 feet from the nearest
				producing well from the same pool.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES › Section 632-010-0235 - Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The department may grant exceptions to OAR 632-010-0225  and
				632-010-0230  after holding a hearing, based on the geology, productivity,
				topography, enhancement requirements, or environmental
				protection.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0005 - Information and Seismic Test Holes

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
These rules provide requirements for seismic and information
				hole operations, including financial security, groundwater protection, and
				surface reclamation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The definitions in ORS
				520.005 apply to this rule
				division. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Board" means the Governing Board of the
			 State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
(2) "Department" means the Oregon Department
			 of Geology and Mineral Industries.
(3) "Drilling Records" means an operational
			 summary of any hole.
(4)
			 "Groundwater" means any water, except capillary moisture, beneath the land
			 surface or beneath the bed of any stream, lake, reservoir or other body of
			 surface water within Oregon, whatever may be the geological formation or
			 structure in which such water stands, flows, percolates or otherwise
			 moves.
(5) "Information Hole" means
			 a hole drilled for information purposes in conjunction with oil or gas
			 exploration operations and includes, but is not limited to, stratigraphic test
			 holes, core holes, or other test holes.
(6) "Nonmetallic Plug" means a plugging
			 device made of nonmetallic and noncorrosive material that can be placed in a
			 hole to prevent excess settling at the surface. An example of a nonmetallic
			 plug is a plastic plug which conforms to the diameter of the hole.
(7) "Operator" means any person who is in
			 charge of the development of a lease or the construction, development or
			 operation of a seismic program or information hole operation subject to the
			 division.
(8) "Permittee" means any
			 person who has the right to conduct a seismic program or information hole
			 operation and has received a permit or is an operator.
(9) "Seismic Explorer" means a person who
			 conducts seismic research work by the means of drilling seismic shot holes for
			 the placing or detonating of explosives.
(10) "Seismic Shot Hole (Seismic Hole)" means
			 a hole that will be used for seismic operation purposes only.
(11) "Stratigraphic Test Hole" means an
			 information hole that is less than 500 feet deep drilled for stratigraphic or
			 geologic data or information only and not for production under any foreseeable
			 conditions as determined by the department.
(12) "Sump" means an earthen containment area
			 or a tank or other container, lined with a low permeability liner, located at
			 the drilling site for the storage of drilling fluids or other material as part
			 of a drilling operation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0015 - Application and Permit to Conduct Seismic and Information Hole Operations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A person may
			 not conduct seismic program or information hole operations until that person
			 has applied for and received a permit from the department. A nonrefundable fee,
			 pursuant to ORS 520.017, must accompany an
			 application. The application must be submitted on a form provided by the
			 department. The applicant must submit one paper copy and one electronic copy of
			 the application and supporting documents.
(2) The application for a permit for seismic
			 program or information hole operations must include:
(a) The approximate number, depth, and
			 location of the seismic or information holes. In the case of seismic shot
			 holes, the size of the explosive charges must be specified. The application
			 must be accompanied by a map showing the location of the shot holes or
			 information holes. This may be a seismic shot point map showing the location of
			 the seismic lines with shot points where the holes will be located;
(b) The name, permanent address, and business
			 phone number of the applicant;
(c)
			 In the case of a seismic program, the name, permanent address, and business
			 phone number of the seismic explorer, if different from the information in
			 subsection (b) of this section;
(d)
			 The name, permanent address, and business phone number of the hole plugging
			 contractor, if different from the applicant and seismic explorer;
(e) A description of hole plugging
			 procedures;
(f) The anticipated
			 starting date of operations, including drilling;
(g) The anticipated completion date of
			 operations, including plugging, and;
(h) Any other related data requested by the
			 department.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0020 - Seismic Shot Hole Operations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Seismic shot hole programs may not be conducted within 1/8 mile
				of any existing building, water well, flowing spring, stock water pipeline,
				sewer line, utility tunnel, or water or gas line, unless a written exception is
				granted by the department based on the applicant's demonstration, to the
				department's satisfaction, that the operation presents no significant danger to
				human health or the environment.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 529
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0025 - Financial Security Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Before a permit may be issued for seismic
			 programs or information hole operations, the applicant must submit a surety
			 bond or other form of financial security acceptable to the department. The
			 department will establish the amount of financial security based on estimated
			 costs, but the amount may not be less than $50,000. A surety bond must be
			 executed by the applicant, as principal, and by a surety company authorized to
			 do business in the State of Oregon, as surety, and conditioned upon the
			 faithful compliance by the principal with Oregon statutes, Oregon
			 Administrative Rules, any applicable order of the board, and permit
			 conditions.
(2) Any security
			 submitted as required by this section may, with the consent of the department,
			 be terminated and cancelled and the surety relieved of all obligations
			 thereunder. However, the department shall not consent to termination and
			 cancellation of any security until the hole or holes covered by such security
			 have been properly reclaimed, or another valid security has been
			 submitted.
(3) Following completion
			 of operations, the permittee may request that the department release the bond
			 or other form of security. A bond or security may not be released until the
			 department has determined that the permittee has complied with Oregon statutes,
			 Oregon Administrative Rules, any applicable order of the board, and permit
			 conditions.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090 &
				  520.095
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.027 &
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0030 - Compliance with Law

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The permittee for a seismic program or information hole
				operation is responsible for conducting all operations in compliance with
				Oregon statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules, any applicable order of the board
				or department, and permit conditions, and is subject to the penalties provided
				by Oregon statutes and these rules for failure to comply.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090 &
				  520.095
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.027 &
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0035 - Notices

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The permittee must give the department a minimum of 24 hours
				advance notice of plugging operations. For seismic shot hole plugging
				operations that are not a continuation of the initial drilling of the shot hole
				or part of the plugging procedures immediately following seismic program
				operations, the permittee must give the department a minimum of 24 hours
				advance notice of the plugging operations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090 &
				  520.095
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.027 &
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0040 - Plugging Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Proper completion and decommission require adequate protection of the
			 environment and of aesthetic qualities of the surface in the area of
			 operation.
(2) An information hole
			 or seismic shot hole is properly completed for the purposes of this chapter
			 when the permittee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the
			 information hole or shot hole has been constructed to the standard and
			 requirement of the permit.
(3) An
			 information hole or seismic shot hole is considered properly plugged and
			 abandoned, for the purposes of this chapter, when the conditions of ORS
			 520.005 to
			 520.991 and these rules are
			 fulfilled and the permittee has shown to the satisfaction of the department
			 that all proper steps have been taken to protect groundwater and surface water
			 from contamination resulting from the drilling or drilling related activities
			 and to prevent the commingling of fluids between zones or the conveyance of
			 fluids to the surface.
(4) All
			 holes must be plugged and all related disturbance must be reclaimed in
			 accordance with these rules as soon as practical. A hole may not be left
			 unplugged for longer than 30 days from the completion of operations without
			 prior written approval from the department.
(5) An Information hole must be cemented from
			 the bottom up to a depth 4 feet from the ground surface through tubing to
			 prevent cross-flow, erosion, waste, or contamination of groundwater.
(a) The hole must be filled and pressure
			 grouted from bottom to top with cement, consisting of a neat cement weighing in
			 excess of 15.0 pounds per gallon with not less than a viscosity of 36 (API Full
			 Funnel Method);
(b) In no case may
			 sand or aggregate be added to cement grout seal mixtures;
(c) Other fluids may be used upon approval of
			 the department;
(d) Cement grout
			 used as a sealing material must be placed or forced upward from the bottom of
			 the hole in one continuous operation without significant interruption. If
			 temporary outer surface casing is used in the construction of the hole, it must
			 be withdrawn as the grout is placed;
(e) The top of all casing strings must be cut
			 off at least 4 feet below ground surface and buried to a depth of at least four
			 feet in such a manner as not to interfere with soil cultivation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0045 - Conversion to Water Well

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Permittee may convert the shot or information hole to a water
				well upon approval from the Oregon Department of Water Resources. The
				department may not release the permittee from complying with the requirements
				of ORS 520.005 to
				520.991 until such conversion is
				accomplished.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090 &
				  520.095
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.027 &
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0050 - Filing of Reports

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Report on Completion. Within 45 days after the completion of the plugging of an
			 information hole or seismic shot hole, the owner or operator must file a report
			 with the department setting forth in detail the method used in plugging the
			 well or wells. The report must be in a form acceptable to the
			 department.
(2) The drilling
			 records:
(a) Must be in narrative form and
			 include a map showing the location and depth of each shot hole or information
			 hole so that it can be located; and
(b) Must indicate all work that has been
			 performed in compliance with the permit issued for the seismic program or
			 information hole operation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0055 - Reclamation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Reclamation of
			 surface lands affected by these operations is intended to return the surface to
			 pre-exploration condition and/or beneficial use that is compatible with the
			 local land use designation for the parcel(s).
(2) The operator must provide sumps of
			 adequate capacity and design to retain all fluid material during drilling and
			 other operations.
(3) The operator
			 may not allow the contents of a sump to:
(a)
			 Enter streams, artificial canals, waterways, groundwater, lakes, rivers, or
			 other water bodies; or
(b)
			 Adversely affect public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment,
			 including plants, fish, and wildlife.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 15 - INFORMATION AND SEISMIC TEST HOLES › Section 632-015-0060 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The applicant or permittee may request a contested case hearing
				by the board. The request for a contested case hearing must be filed within 30
				days. The contested case hearing will be conducted in accordance with OAR
				632-001-0005  and ORS Chapter 183.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  516.090 &
				  520.095
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  520.027 &
				  520.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0005 - Jurisdiction and Authority

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 ORS Chapter 522 authorizes the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to
			 control the drilling, redrilling, and deepening of wells for the discovery and
			 production of geothermal resources so that such wells will be constructed,
			 operated, maintained, and abandoned in the manner necessary to safeguard the
			 life, health, property, and welfare of the people of this state and to
			 encourage the maximum economic recovery of geothermal resources
			 therefrom.
(2) In addition to
			 complying with ORS Chapter 522 and these rules, the permittee must comply with
			 applicable laws and rules of the Water Resources Department and the Department
			 of Environmental Quality.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The definitions in ORS
				522.005 apply to this rule
				division. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Abandonment" means the failure to
			 properly plug and decommission a prospect or geothermal well in accordance with
			 the rules in this division.
(2)
			 "Artesian" means the response of water or fluid under natural pressure, whereby
			 it rises above the level where it was originally encountered.
(3) "Blowout" means an uncontrolled escape of
			 a solid, liquid, or gas.
(4)
			 "Contaminate" means any chemical, ion radionuclide, synthetic organic compound,
			 microorganism, waste or other substance that does not occur naturally in
			 groundwater or that occurs naturally but at a lower concentration.
(5) "Contamination" means introduction of a
			 contaminant.
(6) "Fresh Water"
			 means water that is used, or could be used without extraordinary treatment, for
			 irrigation or domestic purposes as determined by the department.
(7) "Observation Status" means that the
			 department has authorized a geothermal well or prospect well to remain
			 unplugged for a specified and extended period to allow the well to be used to
			 collect information about subsurface conditions.
(8) "Owner" means the person who has the
			 right to drill geothermal wells or prospect wells, or to appropriate the
			 production from a completed geothermal well.
(9) "Permittee" means owner or operator.
(10) "Person" means any
			 individual, corporation, company, association of individuals, joint venture,
			 partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, personal
			 representative, applicant; or a state, federal, or local agency that is the
			 subject of legal rights and duties under these regulations.
(11) "Pollution" means contamination or other
			 alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any waters of
			 the state, including change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, silt, or
			 odor of the waters, or such radioactive or other substance into any waters of
			 the state that either by itself or in connection with any other substance
			 present, will or can reasonably be expected to create a public nuisance or
			 render such waters harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety,
			 or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational,
			 or other legitimate beneficial uses or to livestock, wildlife, fish or other
			 aquatic life, or the habitat thereof.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0015 - Inspection and Supervision

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The department will inspect and supervise geothermal operations
				for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the rules and orders promulgated
				by the board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0020 - General Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
General rules apply statewide and to all lands within the
				jurisdiction of the State of Oregon unless otherwise provided or superseded by
				a special rule.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0025 - Supremacy of Special Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Special rules will be adopted when required and will prevail as
				against general rules if in conflict therewith.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0028 - Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No person may construct, drill, redrill, deepen, operate,
				maintain, plug, or decommission a geothermal or prospect well without first
				obtaining a permit from the department. No person may construct, drill,
				operate, or decommission a geothermal or prospect well until the person has
				received a permit, paid to the department the appropriate nonrefundable fee for
				each such well pursuant to ORS
				522.055 or
				522.115, and posted the
				appropriate bond or other financial security for each such well pursuant to
				522.075 or
				522.145. Construction includes
				construction of access roads, well pads and other site disturbances relating to
				the development of the site. Drilling includes redrilling, deepening, and
				drilling to set conductor pipe. Operation includes maintaining the well while
				in use or while production is suspended. Decommissioning includes plugging and
				restoration of the well site.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented:522.305
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0030 - Application for Geothermal or Prospect Well

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A geothermal or prospect well permit is required from the
				department.
(1) A permit required
			 under OAR 632-020-0028  must be obtained before commencing the construction of
			 access roads, well pads, cellar excavations, setting the conductor pipe,
			 drilling, redrilling, deepening or altering the casing of any geothermal or
			 prospect well.
(2) The application
			 for a geothermal or prospect well permit must include all of the following:
(a) A nonrefundable application fee in
			 accordance with ORS 522.055 or
			 522.155;
(b) The location(s) and ground elevation(s)
			 of the proposed well(s). The location includes the township, range, section,
			 and the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates system;
(c) Ownership rights or other rights as
			 described in 632-020-0010(8); and
(d) The proposed geologic objectives and
			 proposed well depth for each well.
(e) Other pertinent data as the department
			 may require in a form acceptable to the department.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 20 - GEOTHERMAL REGULATIONS › Section 632-020-0031 - Annual Permit Fees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The permittee of any geothermal well or prospect well permit
				under which a well has been drilled and not decommissioned, must provide an
				annual nonrefundable fee in accordance with ORS
				522.115 for geothermal wells or
				522.055 for prospect wells on or
				before the anniversary of the issuance date of each active permit issued by the
				department. As a courtesy, the department may notify the permittee with a
				notice prior to the anniversary date.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 522
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  522.305