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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 5CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
SUBCHAPTER CCERTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INCIDENTAL TO ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL, GAS, OR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
RULE §5.303Registration for Certification

(a) The operator or the proposed operator of an enhanced recovery facility for which the operator proposes to document geologic storage of anthropogenic CO2 incidental to enhanced recovery must register with the Commission in Austin.

  (1) The operator or proposed operator must include the prescribed fee with the registration application and must ensure that the registration application is executed by a party having knowledge of the facts entered on the registration.

  (2) The operator or proposed operator must include with the registration application the following:

    (A) the name, mailing address, and location of the facility for which the application is being submitted and the operator's name, address, telephone number, Commission Organization Report number, and ownership of the facility;

    (B) a demonstration that the reservoir is undergoing enhanced recovery using injection of anthropogenic CO2, including:

      (i) the Commission field designation;

      (ii) the Commission order approving such enhanced recovery project and a plat of the designated area;

      (iii) a list of all injection wells permitted under §3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid Injection into Productive Reservoirs) within the enhanced recovery facility; and

      (iv) information regarding the period of time for which CO2 injection has been conducted, or is expected to be conducted, together with the total anticipated volume of anthropogenic CO2 to be injected; and

    (C) a testing, monitoring, and reporting plan.

(b) Within 90 days of receipt of a complete registration application, the director will approve or deny the registration application. If the director approves the registration application, the acknowledgment will include the conditions for certification, including conditions for monitoring and reporting.


Source Note: The provisions of this §5.303 adopted to be effective July 17, 2011, 36 TexReg 4397

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