Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XVII - Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining
Subpart 7 - Statewide Order No. 29-M-5
Chapter 37 - Storage Wells in Solution-Mined Salt Dome Cavities
Section XVII-3731 - Inactive Caverns

1. notify the Office of Conservation in writing within seven days of the well or cavern becoming inactive (out-of-service). The notification shall include the date the cavern was removed from service, the reason for taking the cavern out of service, and the expected date when the cavern may be returned to service (if known);

2. disconnect all flowlines for injection to the well;

3. maintain continuous monitoring of cavern pressures, fluid withdrawal, and other parameters required by the permit;

4. maintain and demonstrate well and cavern mechanical integrity if storage 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 storage well and cavern shall not endanger the environment, or the health, safety, and welfare of the public during the period of cavern inactivity.

7. No inactive storage cavern may be returned to service without first submitting a written request with Form UIC-17 to the Office of Conservation to obtain approval from the commissioner.