Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining
Subpart 4 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-2
Chapter 31 - Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste in Solution-Mined Salt Caverns
Section XVII-3135 - Inactive Caverns
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XVII-3135
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The operator shall comply with the following minimum requirements when there has been no disposal of waste into a salt cavern for 30 consecutive days or more, regardless of the reason:
1. notify the Office
of Conservation as per the requirements of
§3109. H 3;
2. disconnect all flowlines for injection to
the salt cavern well;
3. maintain
continuous monitoring of salt cavern pressure, fluid withdrawal, and other
parameters required by the permit;
4. maintain and demonstrate salt cavern well
and salt cavern mechanical integrity if disposal operations were suspended for
reasons other than a lack of mechanical integrity;
5. maintain compliance with financial
responsibility requirements of these rules and regulations;
6. any additional requirements of the Office
of Conservation to document the salt cavern well and salt cavern shall not
endanger the environment, or the health, safety and welfare of the public
during the period of salt cavern inactivity.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.
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