| (a) Pre-operation reports.
(1) 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(2) of
this title (relating to Executive Director Approval of Construction and Completion)
and §331.163 of this title (relating to 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. The permittee shall integrate the data
obtained into adjusted injection zone fluid transport calculations, and updated
cross-sections of the injection zone, and shall include these items in the
completion report.
(2) 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(2)
of this title and §331.164 of this title (relating to 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. The permittee shall integrate
the data obtained into adjusted injection zone waste transport calculations,
waste front calculations and updated cross-sections of the injection zone
and include these items in the completion report.
(3) 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.
(4) Start-up date and time. 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 prior to beginning injection operations. The permittee shall
notify the executive director at least 24 hours prior to beginning drilling
and cavern construction operations.
(5) Approval of construction and completion. Prior to beginning
operations, the permittee shall obtain written approval from the executive
director which states that the constructions and completions of the well and
cavern are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the salt cavern
solid waste disposal well permit. To obtain certification, the permittee shall
submit to the executive director the following reports and certifications
prepared and sealed by a professional engineer with current registration pursuant
to the Texas Engineering Practice Act:
(A) final construction, "as-built" plans and specifications,
reservoir data, and an evaluation of the considerations set out in §331.45(2)
of this title;
(B) certification that the construction of the well, cavern,
and associated facilities has been completed in accordance with the provisions
of the disposal well permit and with the design and construction specifications
of the permittee's application;
(C) certification that actual data obtained on the confining
and injection zones will not result in a need for a change in the operating
parameters specified in the permit.
(b) Operating reports.
(1) Injection operation quarterly report. 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). The executive director
may require more frequent reporting.
(2) Injection operation monthly report. For commercial facilities
only the following shall apply.
(A) The permittee shall submit to the commission within 10
days after the last day of each month a report describing chemical characteristics
of new waste streams received for injection. The report shall be on forms
provided by or acceptable to the commission.
(B) The permittee shall submit within 30 days after the last
day of each month a report to the commission including the following information
for wastes received and injected during the month:
(i) names and locations of the companies and plants generating
the wastes;
(ii) chemical and physical characteristics and volume of waste
received from each company including pH;
(iii) names of companies transporting the wastes; and
(iv) a log of injection operations for each injection episode
including, but not limited to, time of injection, injection rate, injection
pressures, injection fluid volume, injection fluid pH, and injection fluid
density.
(C) The permittee shall submit to the commission within 20
days of the last day of each month a report of injection operations on forms
provided by the commission. These forms will comply with the reporting requirements
of 40 Code of Federal Regulations §146.69(a). The executive director
may require more frequent reporting.
(3) 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 §331.166(h) of this title (relating to 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 1/2 mile
of the injection well and for all other 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.
(4) 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 and interpretations
of all logs and data collected.
(5) 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.
(6) Emergency report of leak or other failure. The permittee
shall notify the underground injection control (UIC) 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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §331.167 adopted to be effective June 22, 1992, 17 TexReg 4097; amended to be effective January 2, 1995, 19 TexReg 10099; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11433 |
