Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a)
Within
60 calendar days after the conclusion of high volume horizontal hydraulic
fracturing operations, the permittee shall file a high volume
horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations completion report with the
Department in hard copy and electronic format (PDF).
b)
A copy of
eachcompletion report submitted to the Department shall be
provided by the Department to the Illinois State Geological Survey in
electronic format.
c)
Completion reports shall be made available on the Department's
website no later than 30 days after receipt by the Department.
(Section 1-75(f) of the Act)
d)
The high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations completion
report shall contain the following information (Section 1-75(f) of the
Act):
1)
the permittee's name as
listed in the permit application (Section 1-75(f)(1) of the
Act);
2)
the dates of the
high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations (Section
1-75(f)(2) of the Act);
3)
the county where the well is located (Section 1-75(f)(3) of
the Act);
4)
the well name
and Department reference number (Section 1-75(f)(4) of the
Act);
5)
the total water
volume used in each stage and the total used in the high
volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations of the well, and the type and
total volume of the base fluid used if something other than water
(Section 1-75(f)(5) of the Act);
6)
each source from which the water used in the high volume horizontal
hydraulic fracturing operations was drawn, and the specific location of each
source, including, but not limited to, the name of the county and latitude and
longitude coordinates (Section 1-75(f)(6) of the Act);
7)
the quantity of hydraulic
fracturing flowback recovered from the well and the time period for
flowback recovery (Section 1-75(f)(7) of the Act);
8)
a description of how hydraulic
fracturing flowback recovered from the well was disposed or recycled
(Section 1-75(f)(8) of the Act);
9)
a chemical disclosure report identifying each chemical and proppant
used in hydraulic fracturing fluid for each stage of the high volume
horizontal
hydraulic fracturing operations including the
following (Section 1-75(f)(9) of the Act):
A)
the total volume of water used in
the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing treatment of
the well or the type and total volume of the base fluid used in the
high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing treatment, if something
other than water (Section 1-75(f)(9)(A) of the Act);
B)
each hydraulic fracturing additive
used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid, including the trade name, vendor, a
brief descriptor of the intended use or function of each hydraulic fracturing
additive, and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), if applicable
(Section 1-75(f)(9)(B) of the Act);
C)
each chemical intentionally added
to the base fluid, including, for each chemical, the Chemical Abstracts Service
number, if applicable (Section 1-75(f)(9)(C) of the Act);
and
D)
the actual
concentration in the base fluid, in percent by mass, of each chemical
intentionally added to the base fluid (Section 1-75(f)(9)(D) of the
Act);
10) a copy of the
hydraulic fracturing string pressure test conducted pursuant to Section
245.805(e),
if applicable;
11)
all
pressures recorded during the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing
operations in accordance with Section
245.835
(Section 1-75(f)(10) of the Act);
12) plans for how produced water will be
disposed of or recycled as required by Section
245.940
(see Section 1-75(c)(8) of the Act). If produced water is to be disposed of,
the names and locations of Class II injection wells to be used. All Class II
injection wells to be used for disposal of produced water must be shown to be
in compliance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
240.360 at the
time of the issuance of the high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit;
and
13)
any other
reasonable or pertinent information related to the conduct of the high volume
horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations the Department may request or
require (Section 1-75(f)(11) of the Act).
e) The HVHHF operations completion report
must be approved and signed and certified by a licensed professional engineer,
licensed profession geologist or the permittee.