R 299.2416 Operation of storage wells and associated surface facilities.

Rule 2416. (1) Before injecting fluid into a storage well, a permittee shall submit a surface facility plan and receive approval of the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells. The plan shall describe all the following and shall include schematic diagrams where applicable: (a) Well emergency shutdown systems. (b) Cavity overfill prevention devices or methods. (c) Surface facility and wellhead leak detection systems, including detection of any vapor cloud that may leave the storage facility property. (d) Brine pit vapor detection and control systems. (e) Fire detection and suppression systems. (f) Employee training and testing programs. (g) Integration of all leak detectors, fire detectors, and pressure sensors into a warning system that activates audible and visual alarms in the local control room and at any remote control center, including fail-safe aspects of all sensors. (h) Installation of wind direction indicators. (i) Construction and location of barriers designed to prevent vehicle impact. (j) Monitoring of the pressures on the injection and withdrawal piping. (k) Operating specifications of piping from the wellhead to the emergency shutdown valve. (l) Procedures and schedules for testing and ensuring functionality of each system or method listed in subdivisions (a) to (e) of this subrule and the measures to be taken if the system or any component of the system fails to operate as required. (2) A permittee shall submit to the supervisor of mineral wells a written emergency response plan. (a) The plan shall address all of the following: (i) Spills and releases. (ii) Fires. (iii) Explosions. (iv) Loss of electricity. (v) Loss of telecommunications services. (b) Where applicable the plan shall describe the following: (i) The facility's emergency response communication system. (ii) Procedures for coordination of emergency communication and response activities with local authorities. (iii) Use of warning systems. (iv) Procedures for employee evacuation and employee training. (c) The plan shall provide for annual drills to test response to a simulated emergency. (d) A permittee shall ensure the plan is updated as changes in safety features at the facility are made or as the supervisor of mineral wells requires. Copies of the plan shall be available at the storage facility and the company headquarters. (3) If an emergency occurs that may endanger nearby residents or property a permittee shall do all of the following: (a) As soon as practicable after the discovery of an emergency, notify the local emergency preparedness coordinator, the county sheriff's office or local police department, the supervisor of mineral wells and other appropriate public officials identified in the emergency response plan. (b) At the time of notice, report an assessment of the potential threat to the public. (c) Report to the supervisor of mineral wells as soon as practicable any problem that increases the potential for an uncontrolled release. A permittee shall confirm the report in writing within 11 days. (4) A permittee shall provide written notice of the date of a drill conducted under an emergency response plan to the supervisor of mineral wells, the local emergency preparedness coordinator, the county sheriff or local police department and the local fire department. Local emergency response personnel shall be invited to participate in all such drills. A permittee shall file a written evaluation of the drill and plans for improvement with the supervisor of mineral wells and local emergency preparedness coordinator within 30 days after the date of the drill. (5) A permittee shall determine the configuration of the roof of a storage cavity by downhole log or other method approved by the supervisor of mineral wells at intervals not to exceed 5 years. The results of the determination shall be filed with the supervisor of mineral wells within 60 days after completion. The filing shall include an interpretation of the results by a person qualified to make such interpretations. A permittee shall certify the results. (6) A permittee shall ensure the quantity of stored product in a cavity does not exceed the approved maximum storage volume for the cavity. (7) Any device or sensor which is not operating shall be repaired or replaced within 11 days of the date it is discovered to be defective. (8) A permittee shall meter the volumes of stored product injected and withdrawn from a storage well. (9) A permittee shall submit monthly reports of the following information not later than the end of the month following the reporting period: (a) Maximum and average injection and withdrawal pressures for each day of the month or a copy of any continuously recorded chart of the injection and withdrawal pressures. (b) Monthly averages of the maximum and minimum injection and withdrawal pressures. (c) Maximum and average injection and withdrawal rates for each day of the month. (d) Monthly averages of the maximum and minimum injection and withdrawal rates. (e) The net volumes of stored product and brine injected into and withdrawn for each day of the month, and to date, in the current calendar year. (f) Any event that triggers a system listed in subdivisions (a) to (e) of subrule (1) of this rule. (10) A permittee shall insure injection pressure does not exceed the maximum permitted injection pressure. (11) All records pertaining to a storage well shall be retained by the permittee for a period of at least 3 years following the plugging and abandonment of the storage well and shall be open to inspection at any time by the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells.