SECTION 165:10-5-15. Application for permit for simultaneous injection well

(a)   General.

(1)   Simultaneous injection of salt water without a valid permit from the Underground Injection Control Department may result in the assessment of a fine up to $5,000 per day of operation.

(2)   A simultaneous injection facility shall be inspected by a representative of the commission prior to operation.

(b)   Criteria for approval.

(1)   Simultaneous injection may be permitted if the following conditions are met and injection will not adversely affect offsetting production nor endanger treatable water.

(A)   Injection zone is located below the producing zone in the borehole.

(B)   Injection pressure is limited to less than the local fracture gradient.

(C)   If injection is by gravity flow, no Area of Review will be required.

(D)   If injection is by positive pump pressure, a 1/4 mile Area of Review will be required. If unplugged or mud-plugged boreholes are located within the 1/4 mile radius, the operator of the proposed simultaneous injection well will be required to reconcile these boreholes prior to a permit being issued.

(E)   Simultaneous injectors must meet the requirements of 165:10-3-4 as they apply to producing wells.

(F)   Simultaneous injectors may be authorized to accept produced water from other wells. The UIC Department will determine on a case-by-case basis whether such a well warrants designation as a simultaneous injector, or whether the well requires a Commission order.

(2)   Required form and attachments. Each application for simultaneous injection shall be submitted to the UIC Department on Form 1015SI in quadruplicate. The forms must be properly completed and signed. Attached to one copy of the application form shall be the following:

(A)   Affidavit of mailing a copy of the completed Form 1015SI to each operator of a producing lease within 1/2 mile of the subject well.

(B)   Schematic diagram of the well showing all casing and tubing strings, packers, perforations and pumps.

(3)   Monitoring, testing and reporting requirements for simultaneous injection wells.

(A)   Upon receiving a permit, operator shall file an amended Completion Report Form 1002A within 30 days of recompletion.

(B)   Mechanical integrity will be demonstrated by filing annual reports of surface casing pressure, production casing pressure and fluid level.

(C)   Annual Report Form 1012 shall be submitted by January 31 of each year for the previous calendar year and semi-annual report Form 1012C shall be submitted by January 31 and July 31 of each year for the previous six-month period.

(4)   If no protest is received within 15 days of the mailing of Form 1015SI, the application shall be submitted for administrative approval. If a protest is received within the protest period, the operator shall, within 30 days, set and give proper notice of a date for hearing on the Pollution Docket before an Administrative Law Judge.

(c)   Expiration of the permit. The permit shall expire on its own terms if the subject well is not recompleted or if a revised Form 1002A is not submitted within 180 days from the date on the permit.

[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 2381, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1949, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 921, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 973, eff 9-14-18]