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._ ~ , • <br />. = ~~~ <br />6.4 Present Rules <br />The present concept of permit applications places the responsihil- <br />ity to demonstrate the safety of a project on the applicant. The appli- <br />cant must supply a broad range of information to MOE including data on <br />the operating plan, site geology and ground-water hydrology, locations <br />and plugging or completion reports of neighboring oil and gas wells <br />within a 1-1/2 mile (2.4 km) radius that penetrate the disposal horizon, <br />chemical analyses of the native formation water and the wastewater, <br />names of adjacent mineral owners, a reservoir engineering report, a <br />description of the proposed monitoring program, an outline of the <br />testing and lagging programs, and engineer's descriptions of the hole, <br />the well, and surface facilities. <br />After review, the MOE may stipulate the following: <br />1. Maximum injection pressure or fluid level, <br />2. Maximum volumes or flow rates to be injected, <br />3. Monitoring requirements and report interval, <br />4. Installation of observation well(s) into the fresh- water <br />zone or the injection zone. <br />5. Certain tests to be run on the well from time to time to <br />demonstrate well integrity. <br />6. A condition that the operation of any disposal well may be <br />limited or terminated and the well plugged if this action is <br />found to be in the public interest. <br />i <br />We propose that MOE consider adoption of modified procedures in <br />reviewing the data that pertain to several of the above classes of rule- <br />making. In order to accomplish the statutory objectives of conservation <br />and at the same time avoid unnecessary restraint of enterprise, it would <br />be desirable to establish such rules after due consideration of the geo- <br />12u <br />