2019 Operator’s Guide to Filing UIC ... - Oklahoma

2019 Operator¡¯s Guide to Filing

UIC Applications and Reports

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Underground Injection Control

405/521-2242

Jim Thorpe Building

P.O. Box 52000-2000

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2000

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UIC Manager

1015 Permitting

MIT Coordinator

Case Reviewer

Case Reviewer

Case Reviewer

Seismicity

Intent to Drill

Field Operations

Well Records

Production

Surety

UIC Fax

405-522-2745

405-522-2763

405-521-2242 `

405-522-2735

405-522-2749

405-522-5799

405-522-2751

405-521-3070

405-521-2260

405-521-2271

405-522-1123

405-521-2246

405-521-3099

Patricia Downey

Debora Curry

James Phelps

Mark Haden

Van Nguyen

Butch Will

Charles Lord

Sandy DeLozier

Brandon Sims

Janie Hlinicky

Jim Rosado

Mathew Merino

Address:

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Oil and Gas Conservation Division

P.O. Box 52000

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2000

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Oil and Gas Conservation Division

2101 North Lincoln Blvd.

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

District 1

P (918) 367-3396

F (918) 367-3564

Manager: Roger Pearman

District 2

P (405) 375-5570

F (405) 375-5576

Manager: Brad Ice

115 West 6th Avenue

Bristow, OK 74010

101 South 6th Street

Kingfisher, OK 73750

District 3

P (580) 255-0103

F (580) 255-0154

Manager: Gayland Darity

District 4

P (580) 332-3441

F (580) 332-8434

Manager: Jeff Krebbs

1111 W. Willow Ave

Duncan, OK 73533

1400 Hoppe Blvd, Suite D

Ada, OK 74820

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Permitting

Form 1015 Instructions

Affidavit of Mailing (Example)

Notice of Publication for non-commercial/injection wells (Example)

Notice of Publication for commercial wells (Example)

Problem Wells and Dry Holes within the Radius of Endangerment

Figure B (Problem Wells and Dry Holes)

Reduction of the Radius of Endangering Influence

Pressure Differentials

Figure C (Pressure Differentials)

Geological Limitations

Figure D (Sand Pinch out)

Monitoring Problem Wells

Figure E (Monitoring)

Producing Wells in the Injection Zone

Figure F (Estimate of Zone of Endangerment)

Radius of Endangerment

Figure G (E.O.R.)

Graph 1 (Radius of Endangerment)

Permeability

Exhibit J (Form 1015T)

Exhibit K (Form 1015SI)

FAQ

How to Report the Form 1012 Online

How to Transfer a UIC Well, How to Terminate a UIC Well

Exhibit T, T2, T3, T4, T5 (Form 1073I, 1073IMW)

Exhibit L (Form 1075)

Exhibit M (Form 1072)

Exhibit N (Form 1012)

Exhibit O (Form 1012C)

Permitting Process for Disposal, Injection and Annular Injection

What can and cannot be put down a Class II well?

What to know about spills

County names, numbers, and districts assigned

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Introduction

On December 2, 1981, Oklahoma received authority from the United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the Underground Injection

Control (UIC) program. This authority is called ¡°Primacy¡± in the UIC program.

In order to receive primacy, Oklahoma had to reach the federal requirements

written under Part C, Section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Public Law 93523 as amended.

The UIC rules were written to enforce both federal and state laws governing the

protection of underground sources of drinking water as mandated by the Safe

Drinking Water Act of 1974.

In Oklahoma, the term ¡°treatable¡± water is used instead of underground source of

drinking water in order to avoid confusion with the state definition of fresh water.

Treatable water as explained under OAC Rule 165:10-1-2, Definitions: Subsurface

water in its natural state, useful or potentially useful for drinking water for human

consumption, domestic livestock, irrigation, industrial, municipal, and recreational

purposes, and which will support aquatic life, and contains less than 10,000

mg/liter total dissolved solids or less than 5,000 ppm chlorides. Treatable water

includes, but is not limited to, fresh water.

The Underground Injection Control Department has written this brochure to assist

industry in understanding the concept of the UIC Program and the understanding

of the most common types of problems encountered when complying with the

most commonly used UIC Forms. It should be stated that nothing in this brochure

should be interpreted to supersede the Rules of the Oil and Gas Conservation

Division. Should anything contained herein conflict with Oklahoma Administrative

Code Rules, it should be understood that OAC Rules supersede all comments,

statements and material contained within this brochure.

Permitting

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The UIC Department is responsible for the permitting of Enhanced Recovery

Injection Wells (both water and gas injection), Disposal Wells (commercial and

non-commercial), and Annular Injection Wells (injection of reserve pit fluids down

the annulus). Most often the requested permits for injection and disposal wells are

for the conversion of an existing depleted production well or a plugged well.

The rules governing the injection wells are OAC 165:10-5-1 through OAC 165:105-15, OAC 165:5-7-27, OAC 165:5-7-30, the request for an exception to UIC rules

under OAC 165:5-7-29, and other rules governing filing, forms, notices, etc. as

listed in the general rules and regulations of the Oil and Gas Conservation Division

of the OCC.

An applicant will be required to file the appropriate form depending upon the type

of permit needed. The form 1015 application is used for commercial disposal,

non-commercial disposal, enhanced recovery injection, and LPG. The form 1015T

is for annular injection. And finally the Form 1015SI is for permitting a

simultaneous injection well. The required supporting documents can vary and a

list of them can be found on the second or the back side of the forms. Most

information required to complete the above permits can be found on previously

submitted well completion reports, form 1002A, and other Commission documents

found on document imaging.

Some areas of the 1015 forms that may give difficulty in obtaining are the surface

casing depth, base of treatable water, porosity and permeability documentation,

and ¡°problem wells¡± in the immediate vicinity of the proposed injection/disposal

well.

As stated earlier, the goal of UIC is to protect underground treatable water. To do

this, the Commission has established curtailed requirements such as, ¡®the well

should have surface casing set and cemented at least 50 feet below the base of

treatable water¡¯(ref: OAC 165:10-3-4). The depth of treatable water can be

obtained for any location from Commission maps through email at

ogbtw@. In the case of an older well being converted to an

injection/disposal and not having the required amount of surface casing, an

alternative way will need to be found in order to comply with the previous rule.

The production casing (long string) would need to be squeeze cemented a

minimum of 50 feet below the base of treatable water to comply. In rare cases, an

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