| (a) The owner or operator of a Class I bedded salt
cavern disposal well shall prepare, maintain, and comply with a plan
for cavern closure that meets the following minimum requirements:
(1) The owner or operator shall submit the plan as
a part of the permit application and, upon approval, or approval with
modifications by the executive director, such plan shall be a condition
of any permit issued.
(2) The owner or operator shall submit all proposed
revisions to the plan and obtain any necessary permit amendments,
as appropriate, over the life of the well and cavern.
(3) The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following
information:
(A) Upon cessation of waste disposal, and before cavern
sealing, the operator shall:
(i) Conduct a gamma-density log to determine the cavern
top, salt top and to check for fluid behind the casing.
(ii) Conduct a sonar caliper survey on the storage
cavern if no sonar has been run within the past five years. The owner
or operator may use another similar proven technology designed to
determine cavern configuration and measure cavern capacity as a substitute
for a sonar survey.
(B) All brine displaced from the well or flushed from
waste lines during the plugging operation shall be managed and disposed
of under applicable state and federal regulations.
(b) The well shall be closed in accordance with §331.46
of this title (relating to Closure Standards).
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