Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality › Chapter 24 - Class VI Injection Wells and Facilities Underground Injection Control Program › Section 24-10 - Permit Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) It is the
				operator's responsibility to apply for and obtain a permit in accordance with
				these regulations. Each application shall be submitted with all supporting
				data.
(b) In addition to the
				requirements of W.S. §
									
										35-11-313(f)(ii), a complete
				application for a Class VI well shall include:
(i) A brief description of the nature of the
				business and the activities to be conducted that require the applicant to
				obtain a permit under this Chapter;
(ii) The name, address, and telephone number
				of the operator, and the operator's ownership status and status as a federal,
				state, private, public, or other entity;
(iii) Up to four Standard Industrial
				Classification codes that best reflect the principal products or services
				provided by the facility;
(iv) The
				name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
(v) The location of the geologic
				sequestration project identified by section, township, range, and county,
				noting which sections (if any) include Indian lands;
(vi) Within the area of review, a listing and
				status of all permits or construction approvals associated with the geologic
				sequestration project received or applied for under any of the following
				programs or corresponding state programs:
(A)
				Hazardous Waste Management under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
												6901
et seq.
;
(B) UIC Program under the Safe Drinking Water
				Act, 42 U.S.C. §
												300f
et seq.
;
(C)
				National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C. §
												1251
et seq.
;
(D) Prevention of Significant Deterioration
				program under the Clean Air Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
												7401
et seq.
;
(E) Nonattainment program under the Clean Air
				Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
												7401
et seq.
;
(F) National Emissions Standards for
				Hazardous Air Pollutants preconstruction approval under the Clean Air Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
												7401
et seq.
;
(G) Dredge and fill permitting program under
				section 404 of the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C. §
												1251
et seq
.;
(vii) Within the area of review, a
				list of other relevant permits associated with the geologic sequestration
				project that the applicant is required to obtain;
(viii) A statement of whether the geologic
				sequestration project is within a state-approved water quality management plan
				area, a state-approved wellhead protection area or a state-approved source
				water protection area;
(ix) A map
				showing the injection well(s) for which a permit is sought and the applicable
				area of review, consistent with Section
				13 of this Chapter;
(A) Within the area of review, the map shall
				list the number, or name and location of:
(I)
				All injection wells, producing wells, abandoned wells, plugged wells, dry
				holes, or deep stratigraphic boreholes;
(II) All state- or EPA-approved subsurface
				cleanup sites;
(III) All water
				quality management plan areas, wellhead protection areas, and source water
				protection areas;
(IV) All surface
				bodies of water, springs, mines (surface and subsurface), quarries, and water
				wells;
(V) Other pertinent surface
				features, including structures intended for human occupancy;
(VI) Roads; and
(VII) State and Indian reservation
				boundaries;
(B) The
				applicant shall include on this map all relevant information of public record
				or known to the applicant; and
(C)
				The map shall also show known or suspected faults;
(x) A map delineating the area of review
				that:
(A) Meets the requirements of Section
				13 of this Chapter;
(B) Is based upon modeling;
(C) Uses all available data, including data
				available from any logging and testing of wells within and adjacent to (within
				one (1) mile of) the area of review; and
(D) Describes the area of review by township,
				range, and section to the nearest ten (10) acres, as described under the
				general land survey system;
(xi) For the description required by W.S.
				W.S.
				35-11-313(f)(ii)(A),
				sufficient information on the geologic structure and reservoir properties of
				the proposed storage site and overlying formations, including:
(A) Isopach maps of the proposed injection
				and confining zones, a structural contour map aligned with the top of the
				proposed injection zone, and at least two (2) geologic cross-sections of the
				area of review reasonably perpendicular to each other and showing the geologic
				formations from the surface to total depth;
(B) Location, orientation, and properties of
				known or suspected faults and fractures that may transect the confining zones
				in the area of review and a determination that they will not allow fluid
				movement;
(C) Information on
				seismic history that has affected the proposed area of review including
				knowledge of previous seismic events and history of these events, the presence
				and depth of seismic sources, and a determination that the seismicity will not
				allow fluid movement out of the injection zone;
(D) Data sufficient to demonstrate the
				effectiveness of the injection and confining zones, including:
(I) Data on the depth, areal extent,
				thickness, mineralogy, porosity, vertical permeability, and capillary pressure
				of the injection and confining zones within the area of review; and
(II) A description of geologic changes based
				on field data that may include geologic cores, outcrop data, seismic surveys,
				well logs, and names and lithologic descriptions;
(E) Geomechanical information on fractures,
				stress, ductility, rock strength, and in situ fluid pressures within the
				confining zone; and
(F) Geologic
				and topographic maps and cross-sections illustrating regional geology,
				hydrogeology, and the geologic structure of the local area;
(xii) A list of all wells and
				other drill holes within and adjacent to (within one (1) mile) the area of
				review. The list shall include a description of each well and drill hole type,
				construction, date drilled, location, depth, record of plugging and completion,
				and any additional information the Administrator requires;
(xiii) A list of the identity and location of
				all known wells within and adjacent to (within one (1) mile) the area of review
				that penetrate the confining or injection zone;
(xiv) Maps and stratigraphic cross-sections
				indicating the general vertical and lateral limits of all USDWs in the area of
				review; the location of water wells and springs in the area of review; the
				positions relative to the injection zones of all USDWS, water wells, and
				springs in the area of review, and the direction of water movement (if
				known);
(xv) For the
				characterization required by
				W.S.
				35-11-313(f)(ii)(B),
				information necessary for the Division to classify the receiver and any
				secondarily affected aquifers under Water Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter
				8;
(xvi) Baseline geochemical data
				on subsurface formations, including all USDWs in the area of review;
(xvii) Proposed operating data, including:
(A) Average and maximum daily rate and volume
				and mass and total anticipated volume and mass of the carbon dioxide
				stream;
(B) Average and maximum
				surface injection pressure;
(C) The
				source of the carbon dioxide stream; and
(D) An analysis of the chemical and physical
				characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream and any other substances proposed
				for inclusion in the injectate stream; and
(E) Anticipated duration of the proposed
				injection periods;
(xviii) The compatibility of the carbon
				dioxide stream with fluids in the injection zone and minerals in both the
				injection and the confining zones, based on the results of the formation
				testing program, and with the materials used to construct the well;
(xix) Proposed formation testing program to
				obtain an analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the
				injection zone and confining zone and that meets the requirements of Section
				16 of this Chapter;
(xx) Proposed stimulation program, a
				description of stimulation fluids to be used, and a determination that
				stimulation will not allow fluid movement out of the injection zone;
(xxi) Proposed procedure that outlines steps
				to conduct injection operations;
(xxii) A wellbore schematic of the subsurface
				construction details and surface wellhead construction of the injection and
				monitoring wells;
(xxiii) A
				demonstration, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that the injection
				wells will be sited in areas with a suitable geologic system that meets the
				requirements of Section
				12(a) of this Chapter,
				including:
(A) Identification and
				characterization of additional zones, if they exist, that will impede vertical
				fluid movement, allow for pressure dissipation, and provide additional
				opportunities for monitoring, mitigation, and remediation; and
(B) Identification of vertical faults and
				fractures that transect the zones identified in subparagraph (A) of this
				subparagraph;
(xxiv)
				Injection well design and construction procedures that meet the requirements of
				Section
				14 of this Chapter, including the
				information listed in Section
				14(c)(ii) of this
				Chapter;
(xxv) Proposed area of
				review and corrective action plan that meets the requirements under Section
				13 of this Chapter;
(xxvi) The status of corrective action on
				wells in the area of review;
(xxvii) All available logging and testing
				program data on the wells required by Section
				17 of this Chapter;
(xxviii) A demonstration of mechanical
				integrity required by Section
				19 of this Chapter;
(xxix) A demonstration, satisfactory to the
				Administrator, that the applicant has met the financial responsibility
				requirements of Section 26 of this Chapter;
(xxx) A written financial assurance cost
				estimate required by Section 26(b) of this Chapter;
(xxxi) A public liability insurance
				certificate that, in addition to meeting the requirements of W.S. §
										
											35-11-313(f)(ii)(O),
				demonstrates that the public liability insurance policy meets the requirements
				of Section 26(l)(i)(B) of this Chapter; identifies each facility by name,
				address, and EPA Identification Number; and identifies the amounts and types of
				coverage for each facility;
(xxxii)
				Proposed testing and monitoring plan required by Section
				20 of this Chapter;
(xxxiii) Proposed injection and monitoring
				wells plugging plan required by Section 23 of this Chapter;
(xxxiv) Proposed post-injection site care and
				site closure plan required by Section 24(a) of this Chapter;
(xxxv) Proposed emergency and remedial
				response plan required by Section 25 of this Chapter;
(xxxvi) A list of contacts for states or
				Tribes on Indian lands identified pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(v) and
				(b)(ix)(A)(VII) of this Section; and
(xxxvii) Any other information requested by
				the Administrator.