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§9.90. What additional information must be included if I am proposing production operations?

36 C.F.R. § 9.90

If you are proposing production operations, you must submit the following information:
(a)
The dimensions with a to-scale layout of the wellpad, clearly identifying well locations, noting partial reclamation areas; gathering, separation, metering, and storage equipment; electrical lines; fences; spill control equipment or structures including lined areas, artificial lift equipment, tank batteries, treating and separating vessels, secondary or enhanced recovery facilities, water disposal facilities, gas compression and/or injection facilities; metering points; sales point (if on lease); tanker pick-up points; gas compressor, including size and type (if applicable); and any other well site equipment;
(b)
The size, grade, weight, and setting depth of all casing and tubing strings; cementing history; type and size of packers and subsurface flow control devices; top and bottom depths of each completed interval; and method of completion;
(c)
The well history, including completions, stimulations, servicing, and workovers;
(d)
The minimum specifications for pressure-control equipment, function, and pressure-testing frequency;
(e)
The methods and means to be used to transport produced oil and gas, including vehicular transport; flowline and gathering line construction; operation; pipe size; operating pressure; cathodic protection methods; surface equipment use; surface equipment location; maintenance procedures; maintenance schedules; pressure detection methods; and shutdown procedures;
(f)
Road and wellpad maintenance plan, including equipment and materials to maintain the road surface and control erosion;
(g)
Vegetation management plan on well sites, roads, pipeline corridors, and other disturbed surface areas, including control of exotic species;
(h)
Storm water management plan on the well site;
(i)
Produced water storage and disposal plan; and
(j)
The procedures for well plugging, the depths and the types of plugs, and minimum mud weight.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 230a(a)(4), 459d-3, 460cc-2(i), 460ee(c)(4), 698c(b)(2), 698i(b)(2), and 698m-4; 18 U.S.C. 3571 and 3581; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, and 103104.

Source

Source: 81 FR 77992, Nov. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted.