North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development
Chapter 43-02-03 - Oil and Gas Conservation
Section 43-02-03-41 - Subsurface pressure tests

Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 43-02-03-41
Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024

The operator shall make a subsurface pressure test on the discovery well of any new pool hereafter discovered and shall report the results thereof to the director within thirty days after the completion of such discovery well. Drill stem test pressures are acceptable. After the discovery of a new pool, each operator shall make additional subsurface pressure tests as directed by the director or provided for in field rules. All tests shall be made by a person qualified by both training and experience to make such tests and with an approved subsurface pressure instrument. All wells must remain completely shut in for at least forty-eight hours prior to the test. The subsurface determination must be obtained as close as possible to the top of the formation containing the productive interval of the reservoir. The report of the reservoir pressure test shall be filed on form 9a.

The director may shut in any well for failure to make such test as herein above described until such time as a satisfactory test has been made or satisfactory explanation given.

General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-08-04

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