Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Production And Transmission Of Natural Gas
PRODUCTION
Section R. 460.864 - Permit for well connection

(1) The operator of each well shall, before gas is produced from such well, make application to the commission on form provided therefor, (form 15A, appendix A) for permission to sell gas from such well: provided, that application and permit shall not be required for making connection to pipe lines used exclusively for transporting or transmitting gas for fuel for drilling wells, or gas used in homes of lessors of lands on which wells are located.

(2) Any application for a standard well connection permit should be submitted to the commission not less than 15 days before the first day of the month during which it is expected that receiving, transmitting or purchasing of gas shall commence. Upon receipt from a well operator of a properly executed application for a well connection permit, the commission will issue well connection permit order (form 16A, appendix A) and will furnish a copy thereof to the purchaser or transmitter designated by the applicant operator, such copy to be furnished to the purchaser or transmitter at least 10 days before the first day of the monthly period used in accounting for gas. The commission will cause a well capacity test to be made, and following such test will issue an allowable withdrawal order (form 17A, appendix A) to the well operator, and will furnish a copy thereof to the purchaser or transmitter on or before the first day of the monthly period used in accounting for gas.

(3) The purchaser or transmitter shall connect such well to its gathering system and prepare to receive, transmit or purchase gas during the next succeeding monthly period used in accounting for gas, provided that it has received the copy of the well connection permit from the commission at least 10 days before such date; that the operator has prepared and placed the well in condition to make such connection conveniently possible, and that obstacles or conditions beyond its reasonable control do not prevent such connection.

(4) In case of emergency a temporary well connection permit may be issued by wire upon receipt of an application by telegraph from well operator, giving the full name of the applicant, the full name of the well, the conservation department permit number, the date of well completion, and the open flow capacity of the well; and also a telegraphic statement from the prospective transmitter or common purchaser of gas that it will accept said well for connection. Such telegraphic application must be followed within 10 days by the regular application required in subrule (1) of this rule.

(5) The commission and a transmitter or purchaser may at their option and discretion cooperate, if it is reasonably practicable, to issue orders, make well capacity tests, connect to wells and make provisions for receiving, transmitting or purchasing gas from a well if the application for temporary or standard well connection permit has not been filed with the commission as much as 15 days before the beginning of the monthly period used by the transmitter or purchaser in accounting for gas, but there shall be no obligation in such cases on the part of either the commission or the transmitter or purchaser to either commence or complete such orders, tests, connections or preparations to receive, transmit or purchase gas during the next succeeding monthly period.

(6) With each standard well connection permit there will be issued a metal plate bearing the permit number. This plate must be affixed to the wellhead substantially as shown on plate 1A, appendix A, and in case of loss or destruction must be immediately replaced. The original plate will be furnished without charge, but a nominal charge of 50 cents will be made for each replacement plate.

(7) When processed casinghead gas is to be transmitted for public use, application shall be made to the commission for a special connection permit before transmission by pipe line is begun. (See R 460.851.)