Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL
Construction, Operation, Monitoring and Abandonment
Section 445A.909 - Submission and contents of notice of completion; approval or denial of permission to initiate injection

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.909

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Within 30 calendar days after completion of a new injection well, the holder of a permit shall furnish the Director with a notice of completion containing the following information:

(a) Plans and drawings of the completed well as constructed.

(b) Copies of appropriate logs and other tests conducted during construction of the well and a descriptive report interpreting the results of that portion of the logs and tests related specifically to the zone for injection and adjacent formations.

(c) A chemical analysis of the fluid in the zone for injection.

(d) The results of deviation checks conducted on a well which is constructed by drilling a pilot hole and enlarging that hole by reaming or other methods.

2. The deviation checks must be at sufficiently frequent intervals to ensure that vertical avenues for the movement of fluids in the form of diverging holes are not created during drilling.

3. The Director shall review the information submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and NAC 445A.910, and shall notify the holder of the permit in writing within 30 days after receipt of that information whether:

(a) Approval is granted to initiate injection;

(b) The information submitted differs substantially from previously submitted information and an additional 30 days for review is required before the Director will make a decision; or

(c) Permission to initiate injection is denied.

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n, eff. 7-22-87; A 10-21-87-Substituted in revision for NAC 445.427

NRS 445A.425, 445A.465

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