North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-05 - Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
Chapter 43-05-01 - Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
Section 43-05-01-10 - Injection well permit
Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024
1. Upon review and approval of the application to drill, deepen, convert, reenter, or operate an injection well, submitted in accordance with section 43-05-01-09, the commission shall issue permits to drill and operate.
2. A permit shall expire twelve months from the date of issue if the permitted well has not been drilled, deepened, reentered, operated, or converted.
3. Injection well permits must be issued for the operating life of the storage facility and the closure period.
4. The commission shall review each issued injection well permit at least once every five years to determine whether it should be modified, revoked, or a minor modification made.
5. On a case-by-case basis when required by the commission, the storage operator shall submit a schedule of compliance leading to full compliance with all provisions of this chapter and North Dakota Century Code chapter 38-22.
6. For the purposes of enforcement, compliance with an injection well permit during its term means compliance with this chapter and North Dakota Century Code chapter 38-22. However, a permit may be modified, revoked, or terminated during its term pursuant to section 43-05-01-12.
7. The issuance of an injection well permit does not convey any property rights of any sort or any exclusive privilege.
8. The issuance of an injection well permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of other private rights or any infringement of state or local law or regulations.
9. Injection is prohibited until construction is complete, and
10. The permit shall establish any maximum injection volumes and pressures necessary to assure that fractures are not initiated in the confining zone, that injected fluids do not migrate into any underground source of drinking water, that formation fluids are not displaced into any underground source of drinking water, and to assure compliance with section 43-05-01-11.3.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-22