New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 11 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Part 4 - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Section 19.11.4.9 - PERMITTEE'S NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL TO DIVISION
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.11.4.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024
A permittee shall notify the division with:
A. a written notice of intent to engage in any one of the following activities:
(1) make
a minor change in the operation of the well (minor changes include changing
capillary tubing, pulling or replacing a pump or any other change the division
considers a minor change);
(2)
conduct a spinner, pressure or temperature survey test or another test that
does not modify the well structure;
(3) conduct a flow test on a production
well;
(4) perform routine
maintenance on a well;
(5) removal
of fluids from on-site pits or closed-loop systems per Paragraph (3) of
Subsection D of
19.11.4.17 NMAC; or
(6) change in location of a well that is
within the approved area of a geothermal well or facility permit (this will
require the permittee to apply for a minor permit modification pursuant to
Subparagraph F of
19.11.2.10 NMAC so that the permit
will reflect the new location).
B. a written notice of intent and request for approval for any one of the following activities:
(1) activities not specifically approved or
exempted under an existing permit;
(2) activities that do not require a permit
application per
19.11.2.10 NMAC;
(3) tracer tests;
(4) mechanical integrity tests;
(5) increasing depth of a well;
(6) conduct a flow test on an injection
well;
(7) entering or opening a
plugged well;
(8) shooting,
acidizing or fracturing a well;
(9)
abandoning and plugging a well;
(10) directional drilling (drilling in a
direction not intended to be vertical);
(11) changing the construction of a hole or
well, except for injection wells, including placing a plug in the hole or well
and recovering or altering the casing;
(12) conducting a major workover or cleaning
of a well; or
(13) any other
activity for which the division conducts a field inspection or evaluates
information or documentation regarding the construction of a hole or
well.
C. The director may determine, based on the notices submitted under Subsections A or B of 19.11.4.9 NMAC, that the permittee is required to apply for a permit modification in accordance with 19.11.2.10 NMAC.
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