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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