Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 24 - Class VI Injection Wells and Facilities Underground Injection Control Program
Section 24-10 - Permit Application

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 24-10

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) It is the operator's responsibility to apply for and obtain a permit in accordance with these regulations. Each application shall be submitted with all supporting data.

(b) In addition to the requirements of W.S. § 35-11-313(f)(ii), a complete application for a Class VI well shall include:

(i) A brief description of the nature of the business and the activities to be conducted that require the applicant to obtain a permit under this Chapter;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the operator, and the operator's ownership status and status as a federal, state, private, public, or other entity;

(iii) Up to four Standard Industrial Classification codes that best reflect the principal products or services provided by the facility;

(iv) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility;

(v) The location of the geologic sequestration project identified by section, township, range, and county, noting which sections (if any) include Indian lands;

(vi) Within the area of review, a listing and status of all permits or construction approvals associated with the geologic sequestration project received or applied for under any of the following programs or corresponding state programs:
(A) Hazardous Waste Management under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.;

(B) UIC Program under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.;

(C) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.;

(D) Prevention of Significant Deterioration program under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.;

(E) Nonattainment program under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.;

(F) National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants preconstruction approval under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.;

(G) Dredge and fill permitting program under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.;

(vii) Within the area of review, a list of other relevant permits associated with the geologic sequestration project that the applicant is required to obtain;

(viii) A statement of whether the geologic sequestration project is within a state-approved water quality management plan area, a state-approved wellhead protection area or a state-approved source water protection area;

(ix) A map showing the injection well(s) for which a permit is sought and the applicable area of review, consistent with Section 13 of this Chapter;
(A) Within the area of review, the map shall list the number, or name and location of:
(I) All injection wells, producing wells, abandoned wells, plugged wells, dry holes, or deep stratigraphic boreholes;

(II) All state- or EPA-approved subsurface cleanup sites;

(III) All water quality management plan areas, wellhead protection areas, and source water protection areas;

(IV) All surface bodies of water, springs, mines (surface and subsurface), quarries, and water wells;

(V) Other pertinent surface features, including structures intended for human occupancy;

(VI) Roads; and

(VII) State and Indian reservation boundaries;

(B) The applicant shall include on this map all relevant information of public record or known to the applicant; and

(C) The map shall also show known or suspected faults;

(x) A map delineating the area of review that:
(A) Meets the requirements of Section 13 of this Chapter;

(B) Is based upon modeling;

(C) Uses all available data, including data available from any logging and testing of wells within and adjacent to (within one (1) mile of) the area of review; and

(D) Describes the area of review by township, range, and section to the nearest ten (10) acres, as described under the general land survey system;

(xi) For the description required by W.S. W.S. 35-11-313(f)(ii)(A), sufficient information on the geologic structure and reservoir properties of the proposed storage site and overlying formations, including:
(A) Isopach maps of the proposed injection and confining zones, a structural contour map aligned with the top of the proposed injection zone, and at least two (2) geologic cross-sections of the area of review reasonably perpendicular to each other and showing the geologic formations from the surface to total depth;

(B) Location, orientation, and properties of known or suspected faults and fractures that may transect the confining zones in the area of review and a determination that they will not allow fluid movement;

(C) Information on seismic history that has affected the proposed area of review including knowledge of previous seismic events and history of these events, the presence and depth of seismic sources, and a determination that the seismicity will not allow fluid movement out of the injection zone;

(D) Data sufficient to demonstrate the effectiveness of the injection and confining zones, including:
(I) Data on the depth, areal extent, thickness, mineralogy, porosity, vertical permeability, and capillary pressure of the injection and confining zones within the area of review; and

(II) A description of geologic changes based on field data that may include geologic cores, outcrop data, seismic surveys, well logs, and names and lithologic descriptions;

(E) Geomechanical information on fractures, stress, ductility, rock strength, and in situ fluid pressures within the confining zone; and

(F) Geologic and topographic maps and cross-sections illustrating regional geology, hydrogeology, and the geologic structure of the local area;

(xii) A list of all wells and other drill holes within and adjacent to (within one (1) mile) the area of review. The list shall include a description of each well and drill hole type, construction, date drilled, location, depth, record of plugging and completion, and any additional information the Administrator requires;

(xiii) A list of the identity and location of all known wells within and adjacent to (within one (1) mile) the area of review that penetrate the confining or injection zone;

(xiv) Maps and stratigraphic cross-sections indicating the general vertical and lateral limits of all USDWs in the area of review; the location of water wells and springs in the area of review; the positions relative to the injection zones of all USDWS, water wells, and springs in the area of review, and the direction of water movement (if known);

(xv) For the characterization required by W.S. 35-11-313(f)(ii)(B), information necessary for the Division to classify the receiver and any secondarily affected aquifers under Water Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter 8;

(xvi) Baseline geochemical data on subsurface formations, including all USDWs in the area of review;

(xvii) Proposed operating data, including:
(A) Average and maximum daily rate and volume and mass and total anticipated volume and mass of the carbon dioxide stream;

(B) Average and maximum surface injection pressure;

(C) The source of the carbon dioxide stream; and

(D) An analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream and any other substances proposed for inclusion in the injectate stream; and

(E) Anticipated duration of the proposed injection periods;

(xviii) The compatibility of the carbon dioxide stream with fluids in the injection zone and minerals in both the injection and the confining zones, based on the results of the formation testing program, and with the materials used to construct the well;

(xix) Proposed formation testing program to obtain an analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the injection zone and confining zone and that meets the requirements of Section 16 of this Chapter;

(xx) Proposed stimulation program, a description of stimulation fluids to be used, and a determination that stimulation will not allow fluid movement out of the injection zone;

(xxi) Proposed procedure that outlines steps to conduct injection operations;

(xxii) A wellbore schematic of the subsurface construction details and surface wellhead construction of the injection and monitoring wells;

(xxiii) A demonstration, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that the injection wells will be sited in areas with a suitable geologic system that meets the requirements of Section 12(a) of this Chapter, including:
(A) Identification and characterization of additional zones, if they exist, that will impede vertical fluid movement, allow for pressure dissipation, and provide additional opportunities for monitoring, mitigation, and remediation; and

(B) Identification of vertical faults and fractures that transect the zones identified in subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph;

(xxiv) Injection well design and construction procedures that meet the requirements of Section 14 of this Chapter, including the information listed in Section 14(c)(ii) of this Chapter;

(xxv) Proposed area of review and corrective action plan that meets the requirements under Section 13 of this Chapter;

(xxvi) The status of corrective action on wells in the area of review;

(xxvii) All available logging and testing program data on the wells required by Section 17 of this Chapter;

(xxviii) A demonstration of mechanical integrity required by Section 19 of this Chapter;

(xxix) A demonstration, satisfactory to the Administrator, that the applicant has met the financial responsibility requirements of Section 26 of this Chapter;

(xxx) A written financial assurance cost estimate required by Section 26(b) of this Chapter;

(xxxi) A public liability insurance certificate that, in addition to meeting the requirements of W.S. § 35-11-313(f)(ii)(O), demonstrates that the public liability insurance policy meets the requirements of Section 26(l)(i)(B) of this Chapter; identifies each facility by name, address, and EPA Identification Number; and identifies the amounts and types of coverage for each facility;

(xxxii) Proposed testing and monitoring plan required by Section 20 of this Chapter;

(xxxiii) Proposed injection and monitoring wells plugging plan required by Section 23 of this Chapter;

(xxxiv) Proposed post-injection site care and site closure plan required by Section 24(a) of this Chapter;

(xxxv) Proposed emergency and remedial response plan required by Section 25 of this Chapter;

(xxxvi) A list of contacts for states or Tribes on Indian lands identified pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(v) and (b)(ix)(A)(VII) of this Section; and

(xxxvii) Any other information requested by the Administrator.

(c) All applications for permits, reports, or information submitted to the Administrator shall be signed by a responsible corporate officer.

(d) The application shall contain the following certification by the responsible corporate officer signing the application:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

(e) Sections of permit applications that represent engineering work shall be sealed, signed, and dated by a licensed professional engineer as required by W.S. § 33-29-601.

(f) Sections of permit applications that represent geologic work shall be sealed, signed, and dated by a licensed professional geologist as required by W.S. § 33-41-115.

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