R 299.2384 Change of well status.

Rule 2384. (1) A permittee of a well seeking to change the status of a well shall accurately make an application for change of well status with the supervisor of mineral wells. The application shall describe the kind of operation to be accomplished and the plan for protecting all utilized storage zones, disposal zones, and brine and hydrocarbon production zones, and shall include all information required in R 299.2312, R 299.2313, and R 299.2314, as applicable. A permittee shall not begin the operation until he or she has received approval from the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells and provided notification to the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells of the date the operation will commence. (2) A permittee of a well who desires to deepen a well below the permitted depth after drilling completion has occurred shall file an application to change well status as required in subrule (1) of this rule. To obtain approval to deepen, the permittee shall contact the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells by letter, telephone, or visit, and explain the circumstances for the request to deepen. The supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells may give verbal approval to deepen. If approval to deepen is granted, then the permittee shall file the application for change of well status under subrule (1) of this rule, within 5 business days of approval, at the offices of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Geological and Land Management Division, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909. An additional permit fee is not required. (3) A permittee of a well who changes the status of a well shall file, with the supervisor of mineral wells, within 60 days, a complete change of well status record on forms prescribed by the supervisor of mineral wells, except that a record shall not be filed when the change of well status operation is for temporary abandonment purposes.