Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The permittee
shall notify the local emergency management office of all hazardous chemicals
that may be used for any purpose at the well site no later than 30 calendar
days prior to the chemicals entering the well site. This notification shall
include a Safety Data Sheet for each chemical and the following information:
(1) the anticipated quantity (mass or
volume);
(2) the method of
containment; and
(3) the chemical
classification.
(b) The
permittee, service company, or vendor shall submit to the Department, no less
than 30 calendar days prior to the commencement of well stimulation activities,
a complete list of all planned base fluids and additives to be used in well
stimulation activities. Any information the Commissions determines to be
confidential information under
G.S.
66-152(3),
G.S.
113-391.1, and Rule .0707 of this Subchapter
shall be protected as confidential information and shall be maintained in
accordance with
G.S.
132-7. This notification shall include:
(1) the trade or common name of each chemical
subject to the Safety Data Sheet;
(2) the CAS registry number;
(3) the range of anticipated concentrations
(by mass or volume) in the mixture for each chemical; and
(4) the purpose each chemical or mixture will
serve in the well stimulation process.
(c) The permittee shall upload all well
stimulation data, unless claimed as a trade secret under
G.S.
66-152(3),
G.S.
113-391.1, and Rule .0707 of this Subchapter
and the claim determined as satisfactory by the Commission pursuant to Rule
.0708 of this Subchapter to http://fracfocus.org/ within 15 calendar
days following the conclusion of well stimulation. The permittee shall submit a
Form 19 - Chemical Disclosure Report and a copy of the FracFocus submission to
the Department within 15 calendar days following the conclusion of stimulation.
If the permittee amends its FracFocus submission, any subsequent amendments
shall be submitted to the Department within 15 calendar days of the amendment.
Any information submitted to the Department that the Commission determines is
confidential information under
G.S.
66-152(3),
G.S.
113-391.1, and Rule .0707 of this Subchapter
shall be protected as confidential information and shall be maintained as
provided in
G.S.
132-7. The Form 19 - Chemical Disclosure
Report shall include:
(1) the permittee's
name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address;
(2) the county and nearest city or town where
the oil or gas well is located;
(3)
the property street address, or nearest address to the ingress and egress point
leading from a public road to the well pad;
(4) the API number, the lease name, and the
oil or gas well name and number;
(5) the type of oil or gas well;
(6) the date well stimulation operations
began;
(7) the date well
stimulation operations ceased;
(8)
the latitude and longitude of each wellhead reported to five decimal places of
accuracy and precision using the North American Datum of 1983
(NAD83);
(9) a certified
directional survey of the horizontal oil or gas well;
(10) the measured depth of the oil or gas
well and the true vertical depth of the oil or gas well;
(11) the total volume of water used in the
well stimulation operations including surface water, groundwater, produced
water, reused water, reclaimed or recycled water, or the type and total volume
of the base fluid used in the well stimulation operation, if a base substance
other than water was used;
(12) the
amount(s) and percent by volume of surface water or groundwater used in the
well stimulation operations and the point(s) of withdrawal of that surface
water or groundwater;
(13) the
source amount(s) and location(s) of recycled water, along with percent by
volume of recycled water that is used in well stimulation operations;
(14) the trade or common name and CAS
registry number of each chemical used in the well stimulation
operation;
(15) the trade or common
name, supplier, and a brief description of the intended use or function of each
additive in the well stimulation operation;
(16) identification and chemical
classification of each chemical and additive that is subject to the Safety Data
Sheet requirements of 29 CFR
1910.1200;
(17) the actual or maximum concentration of
each chemical and additive listed pursuant to Subparagraphs (14) and (15) of
this Paragraph expressed in percent by mass;
(18) the overall well stimulation mixture;
and
(19) the chemical
classification for each chemical and additive.
(d) For disclosures required pursuant to
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule, the permittee is not required to disclose:
(1) chemical mixtures or compounds that occur
as a consequence of drilling or well stimulation operations or that may be the
incidental result of a chemical reaction or process; or
(2) naturally occurring materials that become
unintentionally combined with well stimulation substances.
