Alabama Administrative Code
Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA
GOVERNING THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF GAS IN SOLUTION-MINED CAVITIES
Chapter 400-6-11 - REQUEST TO CLASSIFY A STORAGE WELL AND STORAGE CAVITY AS TEMPORARILY ABANDONED OR SHUT IN
Section 400-6-11-.01 - Temporarily Abandoned Status

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 400-6-11-.01
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

A storage operator may request that a storage well and the storage cavity be placed in a temporarily abandoned status for a period of one (1) year by submitting a written statement to the Supervisor stating the reasons for the request and including a detailed report outlining proposed temporary abandonment procedures. Upon approval of the request by the supervisor, the storage well and the storage cavity will be placed in a temporarily abandoned status for a period of one (1) year. The Board may grant a request for continuation of this temporarily abandoned status beyond the approved one (1) year if justified by the storage operator in writing stating the reasons for the request, which should include the future utility of the storage well and the storage cavity and a proposed schedule for future operations. The Supervisor may require temporary abandonment procedures other than those proposed by the storage operator.

Author: State Oil And Gas Board

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-17-1 et seq.

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