SECTION 165:10-5-9. Duration of underground injection well orders or permits

(a)   Subject to 165:10-5-10, 17 O.S. § 52, 52 O.S. §139(D)(1) and other applicable authority, authorization of injection into injection wells and disposal wells shall remain valid for the life of the well, unless revoked by the Commission for just cause or lapses and becomes null and void under the provisions of 165:10-5-5(h).

(b)   An order or permit granting underground injection may be suspended, modified, vacated, amended, or terminated during its term for cause. This may be at the Commission's initiative or at the request of any interested person through the prescribed complaint procedure of the Conservation Division. All requests shall be in writing and shall contain facts or reasons supporting the request.

(c)   An order or permit may be suspended or temporarily modified by the Commission pursuant to 17 O.S. § 52, 52 O.S. §139(D)(1), 165:10-5-7(g) and other applicable authority.

(d)   An order or permit may be permanently modified, vacated, amended, or terminated after notice and hearing if:

(1)   There is a substantial change of conditions in the injection well or the disposal well operation, or there are substantial changes in the information originally furnished.

(2)   Information as to the permitted operation indicates that the cumulative effects on the environment are unacceptable.

(e)   If an operator fails to perform the initial mechanical integrity test on a well within eighteen (18) months after the effective date of the order or permit authorizing injection into the well, then the order or permit authorizing injection into the well shall expire.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3691, eff 7-17-94; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2498, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 593, eff 8-25-16; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1121, eff 10-1-20]