SECTION 331.247. Bedded Salt Cavern Disposal Well Reporting Requirements

(a) Pre-operation reports.

(1) Start-up date and time. At least 24 hours before beginning drilling and cavern construction operations, the permittee shall notify the executive director in writing of the anticipated well construction and cavern construction start-up dates. Compliance with all pre-operation terms of the permit must occur before beginning injection operations.

(2) Notice of Completion. The permittee shall submit notice of completion of construction to the executive director as specified in §331.65(e)(1) of this title (relating to Reporting Requirements).

(3) Well completion report. Within 90 days after the completion of the well, the permittee shall submit a Well Completion Report to the executive director addressing the considerations and standards in §331.45(3) of this title (relating to Executive Director Approval of Construction and Completion) and §331.243 of this title (relating to Bedded Salt Cavern Disposal Well Construction Standards), and including a completed copy of the commission's Well Data Form, and a surveyor's plat showing the exact location and giving the latitude and longitude of the well. The report will also include a certification that a notation on the deed to the facility property or on some other instrument which is normally examined during title search has been made stating the surveyed location of the well, and the well permit number.

(4) Cavern completion report. Within 90 days after the completion of the cavern, the permittee shall submit a Cavern Completion Report to the executive director addressing the considerations and standards in §331.45(3) of this title and §331.244 of this title (relating to Bedded Salt Cavern Construction Standards), and including a surveyor's plat showing the exact location and giving the latitude and longitude of the cavern. The report will also include a certification that a notation on the deed to the facility property or on some other instrument which is normally examined during title search has been made stating the surveyed location of the cavern, the well permit number, the depth of the cavern floor and ceiling, the cavern diameter, the dates of operation, and its permitted waste streams.

(5) Local authorities. The permittee shall provide written notice to the executive director in a manner specified by the executive director that a copy of the permit has been properly filed with the health and pollution control authorities of the county, city, and town where the well is located.

(b) Operating reports.

(1) Injection operation quarterly report.

(A) For noncommercial facilities only, within 20 days after the last day of the months of March, June, September, and December, the permittee shall submit to the executive director a quarterly report of injection operation on forms supplied by the executive director. These forms will comply with the reporting requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations §146.69(a).

(B) The owner or operator shall submit inventory balance data measuring the volume of waste and brine injected into or withdrawn from each bedded salt cavern well, including methods for measuring and verifying volume.

(C) The executive director may require more frequent reporting.

(2) Injection zone annual report. For all facilities, the permittee shall submit annually with the December report of injection operation an updated graphic or other acceptable report and description of the effects of the well and cavern on the area of review, including a report on monitoring required by §331.246(j) of this title (relating to Bedded Salt Cavern and Well Monitoring and Testing Requirements). To the extent such information is reasonably available the report shall also include:

(A) locations of newly constructed or newly discovered wells within the area of review if such wells were not included in the technical report accompanying the permit application or in later reports;

(B) a tabulation of data as required by §331.121(a)(2)(B) of this title (relating to Class I Wells) for all such wells within the area of review that penetrate the injection zone or confining zone; and

(C) for noncommercial facilities only, a current injection fluid analysis.

(3) Workover reports. Within 30 days after the completion of the workover, a report shall be filed with the executive director including the reason for well workover and the details of all work performed.

(4) Well mechanical integrity, cavern integrity, and other reports. The permittee shall submit within 30 days after test completion a report including both data and interpretation on the results of:

(A) periodic tests of well and cavern integrity; and

(B) any other test of the injection well or cavern if required by the executive director.

(5) Emergency report of leak or other failure. The permittee shall notify the underground injection control staff of the Austin office and the local district office of the commission, within 24 hours of any significant change in monitoring parameters or of any other observations which could reasonably be attributed to a leak or other failure of the well equipment or cavern integrity.

Source Note: The provisions of this §331.247 adopted to be effective August 16, 2012, 37 TexReg 6078