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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 331UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER JSTANDARDS FOR CLASS I SALT DOME CAVERN DISPOSAL WELLS
RULE §331.169Record-Keeping Requirements

(a) The permittee shall keep complete and accurate records of, but not limited to:

  (1) All monitoring required by the permit, including:

    (A) continuous records of surface injection pressures;

    (B) continuous records of the pressures and volumes of the annulus between the tubing and long string;

    (C) continuous records of injection and production flow rates;

    (D) monthly total volume of injected and produced materials;

    (E) continuous records of cavern gases chemistry and pressures;

    (F) continuous records of cavern fill volume and chemistry; and

    (G) continuous records of cavern fluid volume;

  (2) All periodic well tests, including but not limited to:

    (A) analyses of injected and produced materials;

    (B) cavern integrity;

    (C) well mechanical integrity; and

    (D) casing inspection surveys;

  (3) all shut-in periods and times that emergency measures were used for handling injection fluid or waste;

  (4) any additional information on conditions that might reasonably affect the operation of the injection well.

(b) All records shall be made available promptly on location for review upon request from a representative of the commission.

(c) The permittee shall retain on location, for a period of three years following abandonment, records of all information resulting from any monitoring activities, including the chemical and physical characteristics of injected waste, or other records required by the permit. The executive director may require a permittee to submit copies of the records at any time prior to conclusion of the retention period.


Source Note: The provisions of this §331.169 adopted to be effective June 22, 1992, 17 TexReg 4097; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11433

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