Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations
Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B
Chapter 3 - Pollution Control-Onsite Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste) Generated from the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells (Oilfield Pit Regulations)
Section XIX-317 - Requirements for Class II Community Saltwater Injection Wells and Systems

1. Community Saltwater Disposal Wells and Systems. The use of a legally permitted saltwater disposal well and system for community saltwater disposal purposes is prohibited unless the disposal well system operator submits a statement of noncommercial operation and the information requested in §317.B below to the Office of Conservation. Such statement must indicate that the operators using the community saltwater disposal system share only in the cost of operating and maintaining the well and related storage tanks and equipment (system).

2. Community Enhanced Oil Recovery Injection Wells and Systems. The use of a legally permitted enhanced oil recovery injection well for community saltwater injection purposes is prohibited unless the injection well operator submits a statement of noncommercial operation and the information requested in §317.B below to the Office of Conservation.

1. the name of the community saltwater injection system including the injection well name(s) and number(s), serial number(s), field, and section, township, and range;

2. a list of the operators using the community saltwater injection system;

3. a list of the producing wells (well name, number, and serial number) from which saltwater going into the community saltwater system is generated;

4. the approximate number of barrels per month of saltwater received from each producing well;

5. the method of transportation of the saltwater to the community system (i.e., truck, pipeline, etc.).