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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-12 - Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (Form 3)

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless approved by the Supervisor, a report on the operation
				  will be submitted on Form 3 within thirty (30) days of ceasing drilling
				  operations, or within thirty (30) days of completion or recompletion (as
				  defined by Chapter 1, Section 2(p) and (tt), respectively) of a well,
				  stratigraphic test or core hole, or within thirty (30) days of the completion
				  of any remedial work such as plugging back or drilling deeper, acidizing,
				  shooting, formation fracturing, squeezing operations, setting a liner, gun
				  perforating, or other similar operations not specifically covered herein, a
				  report on the operation shall be filed with the Supervisor. Such report shall
				  present a detailed account of the work done and the manner in which such work
				  was performed; the daily production of oil, gas, and water both prior to and
				  after the operation; the size and depth of perforations; the quantity of sand,
				  crude, chemical, or other materials employed in the operation and any other
				  pertinent information of operations which affect the original status of the
				  well and are not specifically covered herein. If the producing interval(s) is
				  not perforated or fully perforated within the above mentioned thirty (30) days,
				  a Sundry Notice (Form 4) shall be filed within that thirty (30) days of
				  completion, indicating the formation(s) perforated or to be perforated and
				  estimated date of completion. A Completion Report (Form 3) shall be filed
				  within thirty (30) days of the producing interval(s) being fully perforated.
				  Data requirements of this section include data in Section 45(d), Section 45(h),
				  Section 45(i) and Section 45(j) of this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-13 - Operator's Monthly Report of Wells (Form 2 and Form 16)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A report of all
				oil, water, and gas production, injection for enhanced recovery purposes, and
				sales shall be filed with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor on or before the
				last calendar day of the month succeeding the month covered by the report.
				Reports shall be submitted on Form 2 or electronic media as prescribed by the
				Commission for all wells located on fee or patented, state, federal, or Tribal
				lands regardless of status. Production, sales and injection volumes and
				pressure data shall be reported on an individual well-by-well basis and by
				reservoir if the well produces from multiple reservoirs.
(b) Operators of disposal wells shall file a
				monthly report on Form 16A unless the Supervisor has waived that requirement
				and approved their reporting on Form 2. Form 16B is an annual application for
				exclusion from filing the Operator's Monthly Disposal Well Report (Form
				16A).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-15 - Notice of Intent to Abandon Well (Form 4)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Before beginning abandonment work on any
				well, stratigraphic test, core hole, dry hole, or other exploratory hole, a
				Notice of Intent to Abandon (Form 4) shall be filed with the Supervisor and
				approval obtained as to method of abandonment before the work is started. The
				notice must show the reason for abandonment, and must give a detailed statement
				of proposed work including such information as kind, location, and length of
				plugs (by depths), and plans for mudding, cementing, shooting, testing, and
				removing casing, as well as any other pertinent information. This approval
				shall be valid for a period of one (1) year. After that time, a new Notice of
				Intent to Abandon the well shall be submitted.
(b) When the well or other exploratory hole
				to be plugged may safely be used as a fresh water well, and such utilization is
				desired by the landowner, the well need not be filled above the required
				sealing plug set below fresh water provided that the Owner/Operator submits a
				written, notarized request for such use executed by the landowner which assumes
				the responsibility to plug the well upon its abandonment as a water well in
				accordance with applicable Rules and a copy of the Application for Permit to
				Appropriate Ground Water form for the well which has been approved by the
				Office of the State Engineer. Such written request, assumption of
				responsibility, and a copy of the State Engineer's approved form attached to a
				sundry notice shall be filed with the Supervisor requesting that the well be
				released from the Owner/Operator's bond.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-17 - Subsequent Report of Abandonment (SRA, Form 4)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a well, stratigraphic test or core
				hole is plugged and abandoned, a notarized Subsequent Report of Abandonment
				(Form 4, Sundry Notice) must be filed with the Supervisor within thirty (30)
				days of the date of the plugging. The reverse side of the SRA (Form 4,
				Affidavit of Plugging) must be notarized and signed by both the notary and the
				person appearing before the notary. The SRA shall give a detailed account of
				the manner in which the abandonment or plugging work was carried out, including
				the weight of mud and nature and quantities of materials used in plugging and
				the location and extent (by depths) of the plugs of different materials and
				accompanied by a job log or cement verification report from the plugging
				contractor specifying the type of fluid used to fill the wellbore, type of
				slurry volume of API Class cement used, date of work, and the depth of plugs
				placed. Records of any test or measurement made, and records of the amount,
				size and location (by depths) of casing must be included.
(b) Site reclamation must be initiated within
				one (1) year of permanent abandonment of a well or last use of a pit and shall
				be completed in as timely a manner as climatic conditions allow. For just
				cause, the Supervisor may grant an administrative variance providing for
				additional time. Reclamation must be completed in accordance with the
				landowner's reasonable requests, and/or resemble the original vegetation and
				contour of adjoining lands. Where practical, topsoil must be stockpiled during
				construction for use in reclamation. All disturbed areas on state lands will be
				recontoured and reseeded unless the Wyoming Office of State Lands and
				Investments approves otherwise. Appendix F of these rules includes information
				on reseeding.
(c) When
				rehabilitation of the surface is complete and the well is ready for inspection
				and bond release, the Operator or Owner shall so advise the Supervisor by
				submitting a Sundry Notice (Form 4) marking the area on the form advising such.
				Inspections for the purpose of bond release will not be made by the Commission
				staff until that request is provided by the Operator or Owner. The SRA will be
				approved only after the site has been inspected and recommended for bond
				release by a Commission staff member.
(d) The Commission accepts copies of reports
				prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Bureau of Land Management when that
				agency has jurisdiction over the subject well.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-19 - Well Designations and Markers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Owner/Operator shall mark each drilling, producing, or injection well in a
				conspicuous place with his name, name of lease, well number, and legal
				description of the location of the well. All signs shall be maintained in a
				legible condition. Signs for wells in multi-well pad locations shall be located
				near the multi-well pad or may be placed near the pad entrance and provisions
				shall be made on or near each wellhead to enable positive identification of
				each well.
(b) Plugged and
				abandoned wells shall be marked with a permanent monument on which shall be
				shown the operator, the lease, the well number, and location of the well. The
				monument shall consist of a piece of pipe not less than four inches (4") in
				diameter and not less than ten feet (10') in length of which four feet (4')
				shall be above the ground level, the remainder being securely embedded in
				cement. The top of the pipe must be permanently sealed.
(c) In order to lessen visual impact of a
				large number of dry hole markers, or for other reasonable cause, the Supervisor
				may waive the requirement to erect a dry hole marker. Requests for approval of
				this procedure shall be submitted on the Notice of Intent to Abandon or on a
				separate Sundry Notice (Form 4). If that option is desired, the well casing
				must be cut off at least three feet (3') below the recontoured surface and a
				plate with well designation as provided in subsection (b) of this section
				permanently welded onto the top of the casing stub. In the event a marker is
				not erected, the Owner/Operator must leave a temporary steel fence post marked
				with the well number and location adjacent to the well bore so the field
				inspectors can easily find the location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-20 - Well Records and Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
The Owner/Operator shall keep on the leased premises, or at
				  his headquarters in the field, or otherwise conveniently available to the
				  Supervisor, accurate and complete records of the drilling, redrilling,
				  deepening, repairing, plugging, or abandoning of all wells, and of all other
				  well operations, and of all alterations to casing. These records shall show all
				  the formations penetrated, the content and quality of oil, gas, or water in
				  each formation tested, and the kinds, weight, size, and landed depth of casing
				  used in drilling each well on the leased premises, and any other information
				  obtained in the course of the well operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-21 - Filing of Well Logs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Within thirty
				(30) days after logs are run on any well or within thirty (30) days after the
				completion of any further operation on it, if such operations involve drilling
				deeper or redrilling any formation, the Owner/Operator shall submit to the
				Supervisor one (1) copy of the well log on the Commission's Form 3 as well as
				one (1) copy of the electrical, radioactive, or other similar conventional logs
				run, which must be submitted on continuous paper. If requested by the
				Owner/Operator, the Supervisor may grant an extension to the thirty (30) day
				reporting period for any well. The Owner/Operator shall submit logs in digital
				form in addition to those mentioned above. The format shall be LAS, Log ASCII
				standard or any other format approved by the Supervisor.
(b) In addition, Operators shall file one (1)
				copy of drill stem test charts, directional deviation surveys that portray the
				bottomhole location, formation water analyses, porosity, permeability or fluid
				saturations, core analyses, and lithologic log or sample descriptions and
				bottomhole pressure data subsequent to initial completion within thirty (30)
				days of being run or compiled by the Operator.
(c) As prescribed under Chapter 2, Section 6
				and Chapter 3, Section 25 of these rules for horizontal wells, the directional
				deviation, and/or measurement-while-drilling (MWD) survey shall be filed within
				thirty (30) days of being run. Further, said directional deviation and/or MWD
				survey shall not be held confidential as provided hereinafter for other
				logs.
(d) The making and filing of
				reports, well logs, and directional surveys on exploratory or "wildcat" wells
				marked confidential shall be kept confidential for six (6) months after the
				filing due date as required by subsection (a) of this section unless the Owner
				gives written permission to release such information at an earlier date. When
				an Application for Permit to Drill is received marked "Confidential", the
				Commission will release only the first page of the Commission's Form 1 or the
				Bureau of Land Management's Form No. 3160-3 and the surveyor's plat to the
				public and news media. Permission to extend the confidential status for periods
				longer than the original six (6) month period must be obtained from the
				Supervisor, however, if a well has been completed and/or production is being
				reported on it, subsequent requests to keep it confidential shall be
				denied.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-24 - Vertical Drilling

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission upon hearing, all
				  wells shall be so drilled that the horizontal distance between the bottom of
				  the hole and the location at the top of the hole shall be at all times a
				  practical minimum. Horizontal wells are exempt from this rule.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-25 - Directional Drilling

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Before
				beginning controlled directional drilling, other than whipstocking because of
				hole conditions, when the intent is to direct the bottom of the hole away from
				the vertical, notice of intention to do so shall be filed with the Supervisor
				and his approval obtained. The approval will be valid for one year from the
				date it was granted. Such notice shall state clearly:
(i) The depth;
(ii) Exact surface location of the
				wellbore;
(iii) Proposed direction
				of deviation; and,
(iv) Proposed
				horizontal distance between the bottom of the hole and surface location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-26 - Protection of Productive Strata

Current through July 13, 2024
The Owner/Operator shall not drill, deepen, complete, or
				  recomplete an oil or gas well for the purpose of producing oil or gas from a
				  lower or upper stratum until all productive strata are protected to the
				  satisfaction of the Supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-27 - Open Flows and Control of "Wild" Wells

Current through July 13, 2024
The Owner/Operator shall take reasonable precaution to
				  prevent any oil, gas, or water well from blowing open or "wild" and shall take
				  immediate steps and exercise due diligence to bring under control any such well
				  or burning oil or gas well. Within the boundaries of the Special Sodium
				  Drilling Area - A, as defined in Chapter 1, Section 2(ww) of these rules, the
				  Supervisor and adjacent trona mine operators shall be notified as soon as
				  possible upon detecting a leak at or below the surface. All leaks shall be
				  corrected as quickly as possible or plugged by cementing methods outlined in
				  Chapter 3, Section 18 of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-28 - Use of Gas for Artificial Lifting

Current through July 13, 2024
Gas may be used for artificial lifting of oil where all such
				  gas returned to the surface with the oil is used without waste. Where the
				  returned gas is not to be so used, the use of gas for artificial lifting of oil
				  is prohibited unless otherwise specifically authorized by the
				  Supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-29 - Classification of Gas Production

Current through July 13, 2024
Whenever in any pool the Commission after due notice and
				  hearing, limits the total amount of gas which may be produced to an amount less
				  than that which the pool could produce if no restriction was imposed, then, for
				  the purpose of allocating and distributing the allowable production of such gas
				  as required by Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-102, each well in said pool the
				  principal production of which at the mouth of the well is oil, which also
				  unavoidably produces with said oil, gas in excess of the amount required for
				  lease fuel or other lease purposes, and in quantities found by the Commission,
				  after due notice and hearing, to be sufficient to make it economically feasible
				  for the producer to save or use all or any part of such gas shall be classified
				  as a gas well under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101(a)(vii), and as an
				  oil well under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101(a)(vii), as
				  applicable, so that each producing property will have the opportunity to
				  produce or to receive its just and equitable share of both oil and gas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-30 - Measurement of Oil

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The volume of
				production of oil shall be computed in terms of barrels of clean oil on the
				basis of meter measurements or tank measurements of oil-level difference, made
				and recorded to the nearest one-quarter inch (1/4") of one
				hundred-percent-capacity tables, subject to the following corrections:
(i) Correction for Impurities: The percentage
				of impurities (water, sand, and other foreign substances, not constituting a
				natural component part of the oil) shall be determined to the satisfaction of
				the Supervisor, and the observed gross volume of oil shall be corrected to
				exclude the entire volume of such impurities;
(ii) Temperature Correction: The observed
				volume of oil corrected for impurities shall be further corrected to the
				standard volume of sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit in accordance with
				A.S.T.M. D-1250, Table 6 or Table 7, or any revisions thereof and any
				supplements thereto or any close approximation thereof approved by the
				Supervisor; and
(iii) Gravity
				Determination: The gravity of oil at sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit shall
				be determined in accordance with A.S.T.M. D-1250, Table 5, or any revisions
				thereof and any supplements thereto approved by the Supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-31 - Measurement of Gas

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Gas of all
				kinds shall be measured by meter unless otherwise authorized by the Supervisor.
				For computing the volume of gas to be reported to the Supervisor, the standard
				pressure base shall be 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute (psia), regardless
				of the atmospheric pressure at the point of measurement, and the standard
				temperature base shall be sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit. All volumes of
				gas to be reported to the Supervisor shall be adjusted by computation to these
				standards, regardless of pressures and temperatures at which the gas was
				actually measured, unless otherwise authorized by the Supervisor.
(b) Conversion from some common measurement
				bases is accomplished as follows:
Measured Volume
							 At
Factor
Equals Volume
							 At
14.4 psia
x
.9776
=
14.73 psia
14.65 psia
x
.9945
=
14.73 psia
14.73 psia
x
1.0000
=
14.73 psia
16.4 psia
x
1.1134
=
14.73 psia
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-32 - Report for Gasoline or Other Extraction Plants (Form 9, Sheets 1 and 2)

Current through July 13, 2024
All Owners/Operators of gasoline or other extraction plants
				  shall make monthly reports to the Commission on Form 9, Sheets 1 and 2. Such
				  forms shall contain all information required therein and shall be filed with
				  the Supervisor by the 20th day of the succeeding month.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-33 - Vacuum Pumps

Current through July 13, 2024
The installation of vacuum pumps or other devices for the
				  purpose of imposing a vacuum at the wellhead on any oil or gas well or any oil
				  or gas bearing reservoir is permitted only upon order of the Commission, or
				  upon approval of the Supervisor, obtained pursuant to an application therefore
				  filed in accordance with the Rules of Practice and Procedure. The application
				  shall set forth the names of all Owners within one-half (1/2) mile of the
				  affected well or wells and shall be accompanied by a plat showing the location
				  of all wells on an applicant's lease and all offset wells of interested parties
				  which have been or may be capable of being completed in the same pool or
				  pools.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-34 - Surface Commingling of Production or Multiple Zone Completion or Commingling in One Wellbore

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in subsection (c) of this section, the multiple zone completion of a
				well and the production of oil or gas from more than one pool from one well
				without segregation of such production are permitted only upon order of the
				Commission, or approval of the Supervisor, pursuant to an application filed in
				accordance with the Rules of Practice and Procedure, Chapter 5.
(b) The application shall set forth:
(i) The manner and method of completion
				proposed, including a diagrammatic sketch of the mechanical installation for a
				multiple zone completion;
(ii) The
				names of all Owners within one-half (1/2) mile of the well or wells in which
				the multiple zone completion is to be attempted or in which the production is
				to be commingled; and,
(iii) A plat
				showing the location of all wells on the applicant's lease and all offset wells
				on direct and diagonally offsetting leases which have been or may be capable of
				being completed in the same pool or pools.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-35 - Production Test and Gas-Oil Ratio Report (Forms 10 through 13)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Gas-oil ratio
				reports can be required by the Supervisor on certain wells if it is deemed
				necessary to obtain information of this nature.
(b) An initial gas well test can be required
				by the Supervisor when such test is deemed necessary; the initial tests shall
				be multipoint back-pressure tests (stabilized multipoint or constant time
				multipoint or isochronal multipoint) or acceptable one-point back-pressure
				tests. The results shall be furnished to the Supervisor on acceptable forms.
				The methods prescribed in the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission's
				"Manual of Gas Well Testing" or an alternate method approved by the Supervisor
				shall be used.
(c) As a guideline
				for multipoint tests, each flow rate duration shall be set at a minimum of
				thirty (30) minutes and a maximum of two (2) hours depending on stabilization.
				The shut-in period shall be a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours.
(d) On one-point tests, the flow rate shall
				be a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours, and the shut-in period shall be a
				minimum of seventy-two (72) hours.
(e) Gas-oil ratio reports for horizontal
				wells shall be filed upon initial completion and annually thereafter on Form
				10.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-36 - Remedy in Case of Rule or Order Violations

Current through July 13, 2024
The Supervisor or the Authorized Agent with the approval and
				  order of the Commission has authority to shut down any operation and place
				  under seal any property or equipment for failure to comply with these oil and
				  gas operating regulations or orders issued hereunder.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-38 - Oil Mining Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Before beginning oil mining operations, the Owner/Operator
				  shall first apply for and obtain a permit to do so from the Commission or
				  Supervisor, and shall furnish the Commission with a bond or other security
				  approved under the Commission's Rules. The application for a permit may be
				  denied or the permit revoked by the Supervisor if he finds the oil mining
				  operation will violate or has violated the Rules and orders of the Commission,
				  the orders of the Supervisor, or the Commission or their agents, or the Oil and
				  Gas Conservation Act. If denied or revoked, the oil mining owner has the right
				  to a hearing before the Commission, which may deny or revoke the permit on the
				  same grounds as noted above for denial or revocation by the Supervisor. The
				  conditions of the bond or other security shall be in compliance with the
				  Wyoming Conservation Act, the Commission's Rules and orders. The bond or other
				  security may be forfeited or released under the procedure specified under
				  Section 7 of this chapter. Before changing an oil mining operation as approved
				  by the Commission or Supervisor under the permit, the oil mining owner shall
				  notify the Commission by Sundry Notice (Form 4). Oil mining operations shall
				  comply with the Commission's Rules and Regulations, except where compliance is
				  waived in writing by the Supervisor. The Commission shall regulate oil mining
				  for the purpose of conservation of oil, gas, and environmental resources and to
				  protect correlative rights.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-39 - Authorization for Flaring and Venting of Gas

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission encourages the Owner or
				Operator to employ practical technologies that minimize the venting and flaring
				of gas, and shall be conducted in compliance with Wyoming Department of
				Environmental Quality Air Quality Rules. Flaring or venting authorized under
				this section shall be reported monthly on a form prescribed by the Supervisor,
				describing the following:
(i) Duration and
				total estimated volume of gas;
(ii)
				Circumstances that resulted in flared or vented gas;
(iii) Identification of whether gas was
				vented or flared;
(iv)
				Identification of whether the gas volume is based on metered flow, Gas/Oil
				Ratio (GOR) from a collected sample, or other measurement method approved by
				the Supervisor. If the GOR method is used, a crude oil analysis at reservoir
				conditions must be completed and submitted to the Commission, unless flared gas
				is from a known field and production horizon. The crude oil analysis shall be
				submitted within six (6) months, and every five (5) years thereafter.
(v) Owners/Operators with wells venting or
				flaring shall submit a compositional analysis of the gas (including hydrogen
				sulfide):
(A) Within six (6) months and every
				five (5) years thereafter for existing and new wells venting or flaring under
				section (b)(iv);
(B) Within three
				(3) months of authorization for wells flaring under section (c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-40 - Tertiary Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Certification
				of tertiary projects and determination of base level production for projects
				qualifying for the tertiary oil tax exemption shall be accomplished in the
				following manner:
(i) In order for tertiary
				production to qualify for the severance tax exemption provided under Wyo. Stat.
				Ann. §
										
											39-14-205(c), the applicant
				shall present evidence demonstrating that the recovery technique or techniques
				utilized in the project area qualify for a tertiary determination and the
				Commission must certify the project as a tertiary project.
(ii) For tertiary projects certified by the
				Commission after March 31, 2003, and before March 31, 2008:
(A) As part of the process of certifying
				tertiary projects which qualify for the severance tax exemption under Wyo.
				Stat. Ann. §
											
												39-14-205(c), the applicant
				shall furnish the Commission an extrapolation of expected non-tertiary oil
				production from the project. The extrapolation shall be for not less than
				seventy-two (72) months commencing with the first month after the month in
				which the application for tertiary certification is made. The extrapolation
				shall be based on production history, reservoir and production characteristics
				and the application of generally accepted petroleum engineering practices. The
				extrapolated production volumes approved by the Commission shall serve as the
				base level production for purposes of determining the tertiary oil production
				which qualifies for the tax exemption; and,
(B) The applicant shall provide a statement
				as to all assumptions made in preparing the extrapolation and any other
				information concerning the project that the Commission may reasonably require
				in order to evaluate the applicant's extrapolation.
(iii) An application for tertiary
				certification may be approved administratively by the Supervisor. The
				Supervisor shall review the material within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
				the application and advise the applicant of the decision. If the Owner/Operator
				disagrees with the Supervisor's decision, they may request a hearing before the
				full Commission. The Supervisor, on his own motion, may also refer the matter
				to the Commission if the proper decision is in doubt.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-41 - Payment of Conservation Tax (Form OG-001)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Purchasers and
				producers of oil and gas who are responsible for payment of conservation tax
				shall notify the Commission in order to receive reporting forms from the
				Commission's staff. Reporting forms will be available on the Commission's
				website. Forms will be mailed to the Owner/Operator only upon written request
				of the producer or purchaser. Producers whose tax liability is thirty dollars
				($30.00) or less per month may make semi-annual reports with payments due the
				periods ending June 30th and December 31st of each year.
(b) The form of the tax return shall be
				prescribed by the Commission. The gross amount of sales of oil and gas shall be
				the total of the monthly amounts reported on the Commission's Form 2
				(Operator's Monthly Report of Wells). The fair cash market value of sales for
				conservation mill tax calculations shall be the same as used by an
				Owner/Operator in making its calculation for severance tax purposes to the
				Wyoming Department of Revenue and Taxation for return for tax assessment to the
				State Board of Equalization of Wyoming, Ad Valorem Tax Division, pursuant to
				Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 3914-201,
et seq
.
(c) Payments and corresponding forms must be
				submitted on or before the 25th day of the second month following the month in
				which the production occurs. Any tax not paid within the time herein specified
				shall bear interest at a rate of one percent (1%) per month from the date of
				delinquency until paid. This tax, together with the interest, is a lien upon
				the oil or gas against which it is levied and assessed. A tax due of less than
				one dollar ($1.00) does not need to be remitted.
(i) Checks submitted for payment of taxes
				should include and identify the taxpayer's name, address, and phone number.
				Cash or coin is not an acceptable method of payment of the tax.
(ii) Tax returns must be signed prior to
				submission to the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-42 - Unit Operations

Current through July 13, 2024
Any person desiring to obtain the benefits of Wyo. Stat. Ann.
				  §
									
										30-5-110, insofar as the same relates to any
				  method of unit or cooperative development or operation of a field or pool or a
				  part of either, shall file an application with the Supervisor for approval of
				  such agreement which shall have attached a copy of such agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-43 - Carbon Sequestration Unitization Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§
									
										35-11-313 through
				35-11-318
				is the protection of corresponding rights, compliance with environmental
				requirements and to facilitate the use and production of Wyoming energy
				resources.
(i) "Corresponding rights" is
				defined as the right of all pore space owners in a unit area who will be
				affected by the unit operations, either now or in the future, to concurrently
				share in the economic benefits generated by using the pore space in the unit
				area.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-44 - Change of Address

Current through July 13, 2024
Any Owner/Operator of a well shall, at all times, keep the
				  Commission apprised of their current mailing and physical address. This may be
				  done on a Sundry Notice (Form 4) or in the form of a letter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-46 - Groundwater Baseline Sampling, Analysis and Monitoring

Current through July 13, 2024
Note: Effective date of Chapter 3, Section 46 is March
				  1, 2014.
(a) All operators are
				required to submit a groundwater baseline sampling, analysis and monitoring
				plan with an Application for Permit to Drill or Deepen a Well (Form 1). The
				groundwater monitoring program will consist of initial baseline water sampling
				and testing followed by a series of subsequent sampling and testing after
				setting the production casing or liner. This Rule will not apply to an existing
				oil or gas well that is converted to an injection well for enhanced recovery or
				disposal purposes.
(b) If four (4)
				or fewer available water sources are present within a one-half (1/2) mile
				radius of the location of a proposed oil well, gas well (including coalbed
				methane wells), dedicated injection well, or Commission approved monitoring
				well, the operator shall collect a sample from each available water
				source.
(c) If more than four (4)
				available water sources are present within the one-half (1/2) mile radius, the
				operator shall submit a plan for approval to the Supervisor for selecting the
				available water sources based on all of the following criteria:
(i) Available water sources closest to the
				location of the proposed oil well, gas well (including coalbed methane wells),
				dedicated injection well, Commission approved monitoring well or multi-well pad
				are preferred.
(ii) Sample
				locations shall be chosen in a radial pattern around the permitted
				location.
(iii) Where available
				water sources are completed in different aquifers, a sample shall be collected
				from each aquifer. Where multiple available water sources are present in a
				single aquifer, an operator shall give adequate consideration to vertical
				separation and aquifer zones in selecting available water sources for
				sampling.
(iv) If groundwater flow
				direction is known or reasonably can be inferred, samples from both up-gradient
				and down-gradient available water sources are required, if available.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-47 - Surface Setbacks

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A well, as measured to the center of the
				wellhead, and Production Facilities, as measured to the nearest edge, corner or
				perimeter, shall be located no closer than five hundred feet (500') to an
				existing Occupied Structure(s) as measured from the closest exterior wall or
				corner of the Occupied Structure(s). It is preferable that Production
				Facilities are located at a greater distance from Occupied Structure(s) where
				technically feasible.
(b) The
				Supervisor may approve a variance to decrease the setback requirements if:
(i) The owner(s) of an Occupied Structure(s),
				as identified on county assessor tax records, waives this requirement, in
				writing, on a form approved by the Commission.
(ii) Good cause is shown. If for any reason
				the Supervisor shall grant or deny a variance, the owner(s) of an Occupied
				Structure(s) or the Owner or Operator may request the Commission, after notice
				and hearing, consider the variance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-1 - Pollution and Surface Damage (Forms 14A and 14B)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These
				rules are intended to protect human health and the environment by avoiding
				contamination of the soils and underground and surface waters at drilling or
				producing locations. Applications to construct pits, provided for in these
				rules, shall be approved if the pit will not cause the contamination of surface
				or underground water, and endanger human health or wildlife. Approval by the
				Commission of applications for permits for reserve or produced water pits does
				not relieve the Owner or Operator of the obligation to comply with the
				applicable federal, local, or other state permits or regulatory
				requirements.
(b) The Commission
				exercises its regulatory authority over the construction, location, operation,
				and reclamation of oilfield pits within a lease, unit or communitized area
				which is used solely for the storage, treatment, and disposal of drilling,
				production and treater unit wastes. The following pits are subject to this
				regulation:
(i) Reserve pits on the drilling
				location;
(ii) Reserve pits off the
				location within a lease, unit or communitized area permitted by Owner or unit
				Operator drilling the well;
(iii)
				Produced water retention pits, skim pits, and emergency production pits
				including the following:
(A) Pits associated
				with approved disposal wells which act as fluid storage, filtering or settling
				ponds prior to underground disposal in a Class II well;
(B) Pits constructed for disposal of produced
				fluids in connection with oil and gas exploration and production used as part
				of the filtering and/or settling process upstream of a National Pollutant
				Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge point;
(C) Pits constructed in association with
				heater treaters or other dehydration equipment used in production, such as free
				water knockouts, or first, second and third stage separators;
(D) Pits constructed for blowdown or gas
				flaring purposes.
(iv)
				Pits constructed for the storage and treatment of heavy sludges, oils, or basic
				sediment and water (BS&W) in connection with production
				operations;
(v) Temporary pits
				constructed during well workovers, including spent acid and frac fluid
				pits;
(vi) Permanent or temporary
				emergency use pits;
(vii)
				Miscellaneous pits associated with oil and gas production not listed
				above.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-2 - Water Shut-Offs

Current through July 13, 2024
By approved reasonable methods, the Owner or Operator shall
				  shut off and exclude all alien water from any oil or gas-bearing stratum to the
				  satisfaction of the Supervisor, and to determine the effectiveness of such
				  operations, the Owner shall, unless otherwise requested by the Supervisor, make
				  a casing and water shut-off test before suspending drilling operations or
				  completing the well.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-3 - Accidents, Spills, and Fires

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Owner or
				Operator shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent accidents and fires,
				shall notify the Supervisor within twenty-four (24) hours of all accidents
				(other than personal injuries and deaths) or fires of major consequence, and
				shall submit a full report thereon within fifteen (15) days.
(b) Uncontained spills or unauthorized
				releases of produced fluids, drilling muds, produced water, hydrocarbons, or
				chemicals which enter, or threaten to enter, waters of the state must be
				verbally reported to the Commission no later than the next business day
				following discovery of the incident. The Owner or Operator shall file a written
				report within fifteen (15) working days.
(c) Regardless of the type of surface
				containing the fluids, contained spills of crude oil, condensate, produced
				water, or a combination thereof, which occur on a lease, unit, or communitized
				area, except on state lands, and do not physically enter waters of the state
				and are immediately contained, removed, and disposed of properly,
(i) Contained spills of less than one (1)
				barrel (42 gallons) are not required to be verbally reported. The Owner or
				Operator shall maintain a record of such spills, the volume and actions taken
				to contain, remove and properly dispose and have the records available for
				review by the Commission upon request.
(ii) Contained spills of greater than one (1)
				barrel (42 gallons) and less than ten (10) barrels (420 gallons) are not
				required to be verbally reported. The Owner or Operator shall file a written
				report within fifteen (15) working days of the spill.
(iii) Contained spills equal to or greater
				than ten (10) barrels (420 gallons) shall be verbally reported to the
				Commission no later than the next business day following discovery of the
				incident. The Owner or Operator shall file a written report within fifteen (15)
				working days of the spill.
(iv) An
				example of the information normally required by the Commission for reporting
				spills is included in the Incident Report (Form 21; Appendix E). The Commission
				accepts copies of reports prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
				Department of Environmental Quality or the Bureau of Land Management.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-5 - Underground Disposal of Water

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The underground
				disposal of fresh water or of salt water, brackish water, or other water unfit
				for domestic, livestock, irrigation, or other general uses, is permitted only
				upon order of the Commission or approval of the Supervisor, obtained pursuant
				to an application therefore filed in accordance with Chapter 5, Rules of
				Practice and Procedure, as amended herein. Orders authorizing disposal wells
				shall remain valid unless revoked by the Commission for just cause. In
				addition, there is assessed a seventy-five dollar ($75.00) annual fee on all
				new and old disposal wells.
(i) No later than
				January 1, 2005, disposal wells shall be equipped with operable pressure
				gauges, calibrated at all times to industry standards and manufacturer's
				specifications for the instrument used, on the tubing and on the casing-tubing
				annulus, or set up in such a way that the company representative can connect
				gauges to the well to determine pressure on the tubing and casing-tubing
				annulus. Accurate gauges shall also be placed on any other annuluses as deemed
				necessary by the Supervisor. Variances may be administratively approved for
				good cause shown.