Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024
1. The storage operator shall file with the
commission all reports, submittals, notifications, and any other information
that the commission requires.
2.
The storage operator shall give notice to the commission as soon as possible of
any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted storage facility
or any other planned changes in the permitted storage facility or activity
which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements.
3. Reports of compliance or noncompliance
with, or any progress reports on, interim and final requirements contained in
any compliance schedule of this permit shall be submitted no later than thirty
days following each schedule date.
4. The storage operator shall file with the
commission quarterly, or more frequently if the commission requires, a report
on the volume of carbon dioxide injected into or withdrawn since the last
report, the average injection rate, average composition of the carbon dioxide
stream, wellhead and downhole temperature and pressure data or calculations, or
other pertinent operational parameters as required by the commission.
5. The storage operator shall submit all
required reports, submittals, and notification under chapter 43-05-01 to the
United States environmental protection agency in an electronic format approved
by that agency.
6. The quarterly
report is due thirty days after the end of the quarter. The report must:
a. Describe any changes to the physical,
chemical, and other relevant characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream from
the proposed operating data;
b.
State the monthly average, maximum, and minimum values for injection pressure,
flow rate and volume, and annular pressure;
c. Describe any event that exceeds operating
parameters for annulus pressure or injection pressure specified in the
permit;
d. Describe any event which
triggers a shutoff device required pursuant to subsection 5 of section
43-05-01-11.3 and the response
taken;
e. State the monthly volume
and mass of the carbon dioxide stream injected over the reporting period and
the volume injected cumulatively over the life of the project to
date;
f. State the monthly annulus
fluid volume added; and
g. State
the results of monitoring prescribed under section
43-05-01-11.4.
7. The storage operator shall file
with the commission an annual report that summarizes the quarterly reports and
that provides updated projections of the response and storage capacity of the
storage reservoir. The projections must be based on actual reservoir
operational experience, including all new geologic data and information. All
anomalies in predicted behavior as indicated in permit conditions or in the
assumptions upon which the permit was issued must be explained and, if
necessary, the permit conditions amended in accordance with section
43-05-01-12. The annual report is
due forty-five days after the end of the year.
8. The storage operator shall report, within
thirty days, the results of:
a. Periodic tests
of mechanical integrity;
b. Any
well workover; and
c. Any other
test of the injection well conducted by the storage operator if required by the
commission.
9. The
storage operator shall report the following, within twenty-four hours:
a. Any evidence that the injected carbon
dioxide stream or associated pressure front may cause an endangerment to an
underground source of drinking water;
b. Any noncompliance which may endanger
health and safety of persons or cause pollution of the environment, including:
(1) Any monitoring or other information which
indicates that any contaminant may cause an endangerment to underground sources
of drinking water; or
(2) Any
noncompliance with a permit condition or malfunction of the injection system
which may cause fluid migration into or between underground sources of drinking
water shall be provided verbally within twenty-four hours from the time the
storage operator becomes aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall
also be provided within five days of the time the storage operator becomes
aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description
of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including
exact dates and times; and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the
anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to
reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
c. Any triggering of a shutoff
system (e.g., down-hole or at the surface);
d. Any failure to maintain mechanical
integrity; or
e. Any release of
carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or biosphere in compliance with the
requirement under subdivision h of subsection 1 of section
43-05-01-11.4 for surface air and
soil gas monitoring, or other monitoring technologies required by the
commission.
10. The
storage operator shall notify the commission in writing thirty days in advance
of:
a. Any planned well workover;
b. Any planned stimulation activities, other
than stimulation for formation testing conducted;
c. Any other planned test of the injection
well conducted by the storage operator; and
d. The conversion or abandonment of any well
used or proposed to be used in a geologic storage operation.
11. The storage operator shall
retain the following records until project completion:
a. All data collected for the applications of
the storage facility permit, injection well permit, and operation of injection
well permit;
b. Data on the nature
and composition of all injected fluids collected pursuant to subdivision a of
subsection 1 of section
43-05-01 -11.4; and
c. All records from the closure period,
including well plugging reports, postinjection site care data, and the final
assessment.
d. Upon project
completion, the storage operator shall deliver any records required in this
section to the commission.
12. The storage operator shall retain the
following records for a period of at least ten years from the date of the
sample, measurement, or report:
a. Monitoring
data collected pursuant to subdivisions b through i of subsection 1 of section
43-05-01-11.4; and
b. Calibration and maintenance records and
all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation,
and copies of all reports required by the storage facility permit.
c. This period may be extended by request of
the commission at any time.
13. The storage operator shall report all
instances of noncompliance not otherwise reported under this section, at the
time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the
information listed in subsection 9.
14. Where the storage operator becomes aware
that it failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or
submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the
commission, such facts or information shall be promptly submitted to the
commission. Failure to do so may result in revocation of the permit, depending
on the nature of the information withheld.
General Authority: NDCC
28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC
38-22
