West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 35 - Oil And Gas › Title 35 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS › Series 35-08 - RULES GOVERNING HORIZONTAL WELL DEVELOPMENT › Section 35-8-11 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
11.1. Annual
		Reports of Natural Gas, Oil, Condensate, and Water Production
11.1.a. The operator shall file an annual
		report of natural gas, oil, condensate, and water production for each well on or
		before March 31 of the year succeeding the production. This report shall be on
		Form WR-39, "Report of Monthly Production," or in any other form approved by the
		Chief, and must identify the production from every oil and natural gas well not
		yet plugged and abandoned, regardless of the status of the well. Oil, condensate,
		and produced water shall be reported in barrels, and natural gas shall be
		reported in thousand cubic feet. The volume of condensate reported shall be the
		amount separated under the control of the well operator. For purposes of
		reporting condensate volume under this section, "condensate" means the light
		hydrocarbon liquid fraction that condenses from the produced gas stream at
		atmospheric or surface pipeline pressure and temperature and is separated at or
		near the well head by the well operator.
11.1.b. Measurement of Oil and Condensate - The
		volume of oil and condensate production shall be determined through the standard
		practices in the industry. The report on the volume of oil and condensate shall
		be the same volume on which the royalty interest was determined.
11.1.c. Measurement of Natural Gas
11.1.c.1. If a meter has been set for each
		well, the natural gas production for each well shall be reported, with each well
		identified by API number.
11.1.c.2.
		If common or master meter measurement is in use, the wells subject to common
		measurement shall be identified by API number, and production estimated for each
		well shall be reported.
11.1.c.3. If
		calculated value is in use and no measurement of natural gas is available for an
		individual well or group of wells, the calculated volume of natural gas
		production using accepted engineering methods shall be reported, the wells so
		measured shall be identified by API number, and the production estimate for each
		well shall be reported if estimates are made.
11.1.d. Measurement of Produced Water - The
		volume of water produced shall be determined through the standard practices in
		the industry. For the purposes of reporting produced water volume under this
		section, "produced water" means any water originating from subsurface formations
		that is brought to the surface along with oil or natural gas. Flowback water
		volumes need not be included in this report. For the purpose of this section the
		definition of "flowback" is the definition found in Section 9.1.b.3.A.
11.1.e. Failure to submit an annual report of
		natural gas, oil, condensate or water production as required by this rule or to
		provide proof of an existing use or a bona fide future use per 35 CSR 5 shall
		constitute a rebuttable presumption that the well is abandoned by the
		operator.