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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 331UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER DSTANDARDS FOR CLASS I WELLS OTHER THAN SALT CAVERN DISPOSAL WELLS
RULE §331.67Recordkeeping Requirements

(a) The permittee shall keep complete and accurate records of:

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

    (A) continuous records of surface injection pressures;

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

    (C) continuous records of injection flow rates;

    (D) monthly total volume of injected fluids;

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

    (A) injection fluid analyses;

    (B) bottom hole pressure determinations;

    (C) mechanical integrity; and

    (D) casing inspection surveys;

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

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

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

(c) The permittee shall retain, for a period of three years following the completion of any plugging and abandonment procedures, records of all monitoring information including the nature and composition of all injected fluids 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 §331.67 adopted to be effective May 13, 1986, 11 TexReg 1983; amended to be effective July 5, 1989, 14 TexReg 3047; amended to be effective November 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 11433

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