NDAC 43-02-02-22.2
Subsurface pressure test. The operator shall conduct a subsurface pressure test on the discovery well of any new pool
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discovered and shall report the results to the director within thirty days after the completion of such
discovery well. Drill stem test pressures are acceptable. After the discovery of a new pool, each
operator shall make additional subsurface pressure tests as directed by the director or provided for in
field rules. All tests shall be made by a person qualified by both training and experience to make such
tests and with an approved subsurface pressure instrument. All wells shall remain completely shut in for
at least forty-eight hours prior to the test. The subsurface determination shall be obtained as close as
possible to the midpoint of the productive interval of the reservoir. The report of the reservoir pressure
test shall be filed on form 9-sm.
The director may shut in any well for failure to make such test until such time as a satisfactory test
has been made or satisfactory explanation given.