North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development
Chapter 43-02-14 - GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF OIL OR GAS
Section 43-02-14-07 - Permit requirements - Storage in saline reservoir
Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024
An application for a geological storage facility permit must include at least the following:
1. The name and address of the operator of the storage facility.
2. Address surface and pore space ownership by filing the following:
3. Applicant shall request a permit for all oil or gas injection wells, monitoring wells, and surface facilities by filing the following:
4. A map showing the extent of the pore space that will be occupied by the injection and geological storage of oil or gas over the life of the project.
5. A map showing the outside boundary of the oil or gas facility area, its delineated area of review, and the surface and bottom hole location of all proposed injection wells, monitoring wells, cathodic protection boreholes, and surface facilities.
6. Structural and stratigraphic cross sections that describe the geological conditions of the geological storage reservoir.
7. A structure map of the top and base of the geological storage reservoir.
8. An isopach map of the geological storage reservoir.
9. Identification of all structural spill points or stratigraphic discontinuities controlling the isolation of stored oil or gas and associated fluids within the geological storage reservoir.
10. Geomechanical information sufficient to demonstrate that the confining zone is free of transmissive faults or fractures and of sufficient areal extent and integrity to contain the injected oil or gas stream.
11. Any known regional or local faulting. If faults are known or suspected, a cross section that includes a depiction of the fault at depth.
12. A method for delineating the area of review, including the computational model to be used, assumptions that will be made, and the site characterization data on which the model will be based.
13. A map of all wells, including all injection wells, producing wells, plugged wells, abandoned wells, drilling wells, dry holes, water wells, and other subsurface structures within the oil or gas facility area and its delineated area of review.
14. A determination that all abandoned wells have been properly plugged and all operating wells have been constructed in a manner that prevents the oil or gas or associated fluids from escaping the geological storage reservoir.
15. A tabular description and well bore diagram of each well's type, construction, date drilled, location, depth, record of plugging, and completion.
16. Quantitative analysis from a state-certified laboratory of freshwater from all available freshwater wells within the oil or gas facility area and its delineated area of review. The location of all wells by quarter-quarter, section, township, and range must also be submitted. This requirement may be waived by the director in certain instances.
17. Quantitative analysis from a third-party laboratory of a representative sample of the oil or gas to be injected. A compatibility analysis with the receiving formation may also be required.
18. A map showing all occupied dwellings within the oil or gas facility area, including the delineated area of review.
19. Corrective action plan pursuant to section 43-02-14-05.1.
20. Identify whether the area of review extends across state jurisdiction boundary lines.
21. Address the potential for migration of unrecoverable injected oil or gas.
22. The stimulation plan for all geological storage facility wells, if any, including a description of the stimulation fluids to be used, and a determination that the stimulation will not interfere with containment.
23. An emergency and remedial response plan pursuant to section 43-02-14-15.
24. A corrosion monitoring and prevention plan for all wells and surface facilities.
25. A leak detection and monitoring plan for all surface facilities.
26. A leak detection and monitoring plan to monitor any movement of the oil or gas outside of the geological storage reservoir. This may include monitoring wells and the collection of baseline information of oil or gas background concentrations in ground water, surface soils, and chemical composition of in situ waters within the oil or gas facility area, its delineated area of review.
27. A time frame for extraction of injected oil or gas and expected recovery percentages.
28. Address associated water recovery and a plan for disposal.
29. Any additional information the director may require.
General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-25