Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining
Subpart 6 - Statewide Order No. 29-N-6
Chapter 6 - Class VI Injection Wells
Section XVII-619 - Pre-Operations-Completion Report and Site Reassessment
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XVII-619
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Pre-Operating Requirements. The owner or operator of the well shall submit the following information to the commissioner. The commissioner shall consider the information before granting final approval for the operation of a Class VI well:
1. the final area of review based on
modeling, using data obtained during logging and testing of the well and
subsurface formations as required by
§619.A 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,
and 10;
2. any relevant
updates-based on data obtained during logging and testing of the well and
subsurface formations as required by
§619.A 3, 4, 6, 7, and
10-to the information on the geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of
the proposed storage site and overlying formations, submitted to satisfy the
requirements of
§607.C.1 b;
3. information on the compatibility of the
carbon dioxide stream:
a. with fluids in the
injection zone(s);
b. with minerals
in both the injection and the confining zone(s), based on the results of the
formation testing program; and
c.
with the materials used to construct the well;
4. the results of the formation testing
program required at
§607.C.2 g;
5. final injection well construction
procedures that meet the requirements of
§617 A;
6. the status of corrective action on wells
in the area of review;
7. all
available logging and testing program data on the well required by
§617 B;
8. a demonstration of mechanical integrity
pursuant to §627;
9. any updates to
the proposed area of review and corrective action plan, testing and monitoring
plan, injection well plugging plan, post-injection site care and site closure
plan, or the emergency and remedial response plan submitted under §623, that
are necessary to address new information collected during logging and testing
of the well and the formation as required by
§617 B, and any updates to the
alternative post-injection site care timeframe demonstration submitted under
§633, that are necessary to address new information collected during the
logging and testing of the well and the formation as required by; and
10. any additional information requested by
the commissioner.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq., 30:22 et seq., and 30:1101 et seq.
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