New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 14 - GEOTHERMAL POWER
Part 54 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL
Section 19.14.54.8 - SUNDRY NOTICES AND REPORTS ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES WELL (FORM G-103)
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.14.54.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Form G-103 is a dual purpose form to be filed with the Santa Fe office of the division to obtain approval prior to commencing certain operations and also to report various completed operations.
A. Form G-103 as a notice of intention: form G-103 shall be filed in duplicate by the operator and approval obtained from the division prior to:
(1) Effecting a change
of plans from those previously approved on form G-101 or form G-103.
(2) Altering a drilling wells casing program
or pulling casing or otherwise altering an existing well's casing
installation.
(3) Temporarily
abandoning a well. (See Rule G-303 B) [now 19.14.73.9 NMAC].
(4) Plugging and abandoning a well. (See
Rules G-302 and G-303 A) [now 19.14.72 NMAC and 19.14.73.8 NMAC].
(5) Performing remedial work on a well which,
when completed, will affect the original status of the well. (This shall
include making new perforations in existing wells or squeezing old perforations
in existing wells, but is not applicable to new wells in the process of being
completed not to old wells being deepened or plugged back to another zone when
such recompletion has been authorized by an approved form G-101, application
for permit to drill, deepen, or plug back, nor to acidizing, fracturing or
cleaning out previously completed wells.).
(6) In the case of well plugging operations,
the notice of intention shall include a detailed statement of the proposed
work, including plans for shooting and pulling casing, plans for mudding,
including weight of mud, plans for cementing, including number of sacks of
cement and depths of plugs and the time and date of the proposed plugging
operations. (See Rules G-302 and G-303 A) [now 19.14.72 NMAC and 19.14.73.8
NMAC].
B. Form G-103 as a Subsequent Report. Form G-103 as a subsequent report of operations shall be filed in accordance with the section of this Rule applicable to the particular operation being reported. Form G-103 is to be used in reporting such completed operations as:
(1) Commencement of drilling
operations
(2) Casing and cement
test
(3) Altering a well's casing
installation
(4) Temporary
abandonment
(5) Plugging and
Abandonment
(6) Plugging back or
deepening
(7) Remedial
work
(8) Change in ownership of a
drilling well
(9) Such other
operations which affect the original status of the well but which are not
specifically covered herein.
C. Filing Form G-103 as a Subsequent Report. Information to be entered on form G-103, subsequent report, for a particular operation is as follows:
(1) Report of
Commencement of Drilling Operations. Within ten days following the commencement
of drilling operations, the operator of the well shall file a report thereof on
form G-103 in duplicate. Such report shall indicate the hour and the date the
well was spudded.
(2) Report of
Results of Test of Casing and Cement Job; Report of Casing Alteration. A report
of casing and cement test shall be filed by the operator of the well within ten
days following the setting of each string of casing or liner. Said report shall
be filed in duplicate on form G-103 and shall present a detailed description of
the test method employed and the results obtained by such test, and any other
pertinent information required by Rule G-108 B(5) [now Paragraph (5) of
Subsection B of 19.14.27.8 NMAC]. The report shall also indicate the top of the
cement and the means by which such top was determined. It shall also indicate
any changes from the casing program previously authorized for the
well.
(3) Report of Temporary
Abandonment. A report of temporary abandonment of a well shall be filed by the
operator of the well within ten days following completion of the work. The
report shall be filed in duplicate and shall present a detailed account of the
work done on the well, including location and type of plugs used, if any, type
and status of surface and downhole equipment, and other pertinent information
relative to the overall status of the well.
(4) Report on Plugging of Well.
(a) A report of plugging operations shall be
filed by the operator of the well within 30 days following completion of
plugging operations on any well. Said report shall be filed in triplicate on
form G-103 and shall include the date the plugging operations were begun and
the date the work was completed, a detailed account of the manner in which the
work was performed including the depths and lengths of the various plugs set,
the nature and quantities of materials employed in the plugging operations
including the weight of the mud used, the size and depth of all casing left in
the hole and any other pertinent information. (See Rules G-301 - G-303) [now
19.14.71 NMAC - 19.14.73 NMAC] regarding plugging operations.
(b) No plugging report will be approved by
the division until all forms and reports on the well have been filed and the
pits have been filled and the location levelled and cleared of junk. It shall
be the responsibility of the operator to contact the Santa Fe office of the
division when the location has been so restored in order to arrange for an
inspection of the plugged well and the location by a division
representative.
(5)
Report of Remedial Work. A report of remedial work performed on a producing
well or former producing well shall be filed by the operator of the well within
30 days following completion of such work. Said report shall be filed in
duplicate on form G-103 and shall present a detailed account of the work done
and the manner in which such work was performed; the daily production from the
well both prior to and after the remedial operation; the size and depth of
shots; the quantity of sand, acid, chemical or other materials employed in the
operation and any other pertinent information. Among the types of remedial work
to be reported on form G-103 are the following:
(a) Report on shooting, fluid fracturing or
chemical treatment of a previously completed well
(b) Report on squeeze job
(c) Report on setting of liner or
packer
(d) Report of any other
remedial operations which are not specifically covered herein
(e) Report on deepening or plugging
back
(6) Report of
Change in Ownership of a Drilling Well. A report of change of ownership shall
be filed by the new owner of any drilling well within ten days following actual
transfer of ownership. Said report shall be filed in triplicate on form G-103
and shall include the name and address of both the new owner and the previous
owner, the effective date of the change of ownership and any other pertinent
information. No change in the ownership of a drilling well will be approved by
the division unless the new owner has an approved bond in accordance with Rule
G-101 [now 19.14.20 NMAC] and has filed satisfactory "Designation of Agent
(Rule G-100) [now 19.14.1.17 NMAC]. The former owner of the well, to obtain
release of his bond, shall follow the procedures set forth in Rule G-101(b)
[now Subsection B of 19.14.20.8 NMAC]. (Form G-104 [now 19.14.23 NMAC] shall be
used to report transfer of ownership of a completed well; see Rule G-204) [now
19.14.55 NMAC].
(7) Other Reports
on Wells. Reports on any other operations which affect the original status of
the well which are not specifically covered herein shall be submitted to the
division on form G-103, in triplicate, by the operator of the well within ten
days following the completion of such operation.
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