NDAC 43-02-05-12
Reporting, monitoring, and operating requirements
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 43-02-05-12
1.
The operator of an injection well shall meter or use an approved method to keep records and
shall report monthly to the director, the volume and nature, i.e., produced water, pit water,
makeup water, etc., of the fluid injected, the average operating and maximum injection
pressures, the maximum injection rate, and such other information as the director may
require. The operator of each injection well shall, on or before the fifth day of the second
month succeeding the month in which the well is capable of injection, file with the director the
aforementioned information for each well in a format provided by the director.
2.
Immediately upon the commencement or recommencement of injection, the operator shall
notify the director of the injection date verbally and in writing.
3.
The operator shall place accurate gauges on the tubing and the tubing-casing annulus.
Accurate gauges shall also be placed on any other annuluses deemed necessary by the
director.
4.
The operator of an injection well shall keep the well, surface facilities, and injection system
under continuing surveillance and conduct such monitoring, testing, and sampling as the
director may require to verify the integrity of the surface facility, gathering system, and
injection well to protect surface and subsurface waters. Prior to commencing operations, the
saltwater disposal injection pipeline must be pressure tested. All existing saltwater disposal
injection pipelines where the pump and the wellhead are not located on the same site are
required to be pressure tested annually.
5.
The operator of an injection well shall report any noncompliance with regulations or permit
conditions to the director verbally within twenty-four hours followed by a written explanation
within five days. The operator shall cease injection operations if so directed by the director.
6.
Within ten days after the discontinuance of injection operations, the operator shall notify the
director of the date of such discontinuance and the reason therefor.
7.
Upon the completion or recompletion of an injection well or the completion of any remedial
work or attempted remedial work such as plugging back, deepening, acidizing, shooting,
formation fracturing, squeezing operations, setting liner, perforating, reperforating, tubing
repairs, packer repairs, casing repairs, or other similar operations not specifically covered
herein, a report on the operation shall be filed with the director within thirty days. The report
shall present a detailed account of all work done, including the reason for the work, the date of
such work, the shots per foot and size and depth of perforations, the quantity of sand, crude,
chemical, or other materials employed in the operation, the size and type of tubing, the type
and location of packer, the result of the packer pressure test, and any other pertinent
information or operations which affect the status of the well and are not specifically covered
herein.
8.
Annular injection of fluids is prohibited.