Alaska Administrative Code

(a) If the department receives competing proposals from qualified applicants and the written finding of the commissioner concludes that a carbon storage exploration license should be issued, the commissioner will issue an invitation to each qualified applicant to submit a sealed …

A licensee shall, on or before the anniversary of the effective date of a carbon storage exploration license, deliver to the department (1) an annual report detailing the activities in the previous year and planned activity in the coming year in accordance with the work commitmen…

(a) If a licensee fails to comply with a provision of the carbon storage exploration license, the department will send the licensee a notice of default. If the licensee's noncompliance continues for 60 days after the notice of default is issued by the department, the commissioner…

(a) A licensee's request to convert a carbon storage exploration license to a carbon storage lease under AS 38.05.715(b) must be submitted to the department at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the license. A licensee may request conversion of all or a part of the licensed…

(a) A lessee under AS38.05.180 who wishes to engage in carbon storage not associated with enhanced oil or gas recovery must obtain a carbon storage lease under 11 AAC 84.1035 or this section for the reservoir. (b) An application to the department for a carbon storage lease under …

(a) If a lessee fails to comply with any term of a carbon storage lease, the lessee is in default under the lease agreement. (b) In the event of default by a lessee, the commissioner will give notice of default to the lessee. The notice will state the nature of the default and in…

(a) The commissioner will approve a proposed unit agreement upon a written determination that the unit agreement is necessary or advisable to protect the public interest and that the agreement will (1) promote the maximum utilization of the state's land and resources for the purp…

(a) A carbon storage exploration license or carbon storage lease may be assigned, in whole or in part, with the approval of the commissioner after submission of an application for assignment under 11 AAC 84.1060. Upon assignment, (1) the assignor and the assignor's surety are lia…

(a) An application for approval of assignment must(1) comply with 11 AAC 88.105; (2) be filed not later than 90 days after the effective date of the assignor's signature; an assignment not filed within 90 days may be approved, at the discretion of the commissioner, where no inter…

(a) A plan of development must include, based on data reasonably available at the time the plan is submitted for approval,(1) sufficient information for the commissioner to determine whether the plan is consistent with 11 AAC 84.1050(a), if applicable; (2) a detailed description …

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, before operations may be undertaken in an area subject to a carbon storage exploration license, carbon storage lease, or unit agreement, a licensee, lessee, or unit operator must submit an application for approval of a plan of operat…

(a) Before issuance of a carbon storage exploration license and before operations may commence on a carbon storage lease, the licensee or lessee must furnish a bond in an amount to be determined by the commissioner to the department. The commissioner will determine the bond amoun…

A carbon storage exploration licensee or carbon storage lessee is required to pay damages that become payable under AS 38.05.130 and shall indemnify and hold the state harmless from and against any claims, demands, liabilities, and expenses arising from or in connection with the …

(a) Following the cessation of injection operations on a carbon storage lease, the lessee shall submit an abandonment and restoration plan to the commissioner. The plan must detail the lessee's plan for restoring the leased area to a condition satisfactory to the commissioner and…

(a) The commissioner will not make expenditures from the carbon storage closure trust fund under AS 37.14.850 before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issues a carbon storage facility a certification of completion under AS 41.06.170. (b) Before the department will ce…

The department will maintain confidentiality of records under AS 38.05.035(a)(8) upon request of the person supplying the information, excluding (1) records of derivative products prepared by or on behalf of the department based on geologic, geophysical, or engineering data discl…

In 11 AAC 84.1000 - 11 AAC 84.1099, (1) "assignment" means a transfer of all or part of a licensee's interests in a carbon storage exploration license or a lessee's interest in a carbon storage lease; (2) "carbon dioxide" has the meaning given in AS 41.06.210; (3) "carbon storage…

Phosphate lease authorized by AS 38.05.155 are subject to disposition under 11 AAC 82. Notes 11 AAC 84.200 Eff. 9/5/74, Register 51 Authority:AS 38.05.020 AS 38.05.145(a) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison betw…

Oil shale leases authorized by AS 38.05.160 are subject to disposition under 11 AAC 82. Notes 11 AAC 84.300 Eff. 9/5/74, Register 51 Authority:AS 38.05.020 AS 38.05.145(a) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison bet…

(a) Sodium leases authorized under AS 38.05.152 for land which the director determines is known to contain valuable deposits of sodium compounds are issued competitively under 11 AAC 82. (b) Prospecting permits authorized under AS 38.05.152 for land not known to contain valuable …

(a) Sulphur leases authorized under AS 38.05.154 for land which the director determines is known to contain valuable deposits of sulphur are issued competitively under 11 AAC 82. (b) Prospecting permits authorized under AS 38.05.152 for land not known to contain valuable deposits…

(a) Potassium leases authorized under AS 38.05.157 for land which the director determines is known to contain valuable deposits of potassium compounds are issued competitively under 11 AAC 82. (b) Prospecting permits authorized under AS 38.05.157 for land not known to contain val…

(a)11 AAC 84.700 - 11 AAC 84.790 establish procedures for the disposal by competitive lease and by noncompetitive prospecting permit of geothermal resources as defined by AS 38.05.965(6). (b) Both a noncompetitive prospecting permit and a competitive lease for geothermal resource…

(a) In the absence of substantial geologic indications of geothermal resources, a disposal of geothermal resources will be preceded by a call for applications. The commissioner will, in his discretion, commence a call for applications on his own initiative or in response to reque…

(a) At the conclusion of the call for applications, the commissioner will determine which tracts within the area subject to the call will be disposed of by competitive lease or noncompetitive prospecting permit, after reviewing available geologic information and the response to t…

The competitive bidding procedures established in 11 AAC 82.400 - 11 AAC 82.475 apply to areas designated as competitive geothermal areas under 11 AAC 84.720. Notes 11 AAC 84.725 Eff. 5/8/83, Register 86 Authority:AS 38.05.020 AS 38.05.035 AS 38.05.145 AS 38.05.181 State regulati…

(a) The commissioner will, in his discretion, issue a noncompetitive geothermal prospecting permit for an initial two-year term to a person exercising a preference right under AS 38.05.181(a), and to a person who submits an application for a tract subject to a call for applicatio…

(a) The commissioner will issue a noncompetitive geothermal lease to a geothermal prospecting permittee if the commissioner determines that the permittee has (1) submitted information to the commissioner from subsurface test results showing geothermal resources at a temperature a…

(a) If, at the expiration of the 10-year primary term of a geothermal lease, the lessee has begun operations necessary to drill a geothermal well using equipment located at the lease area of sufficient size and capacity to drill to the total depth proposed in the plan of explorat…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a holder of a geothermal lease or prospecting permit shall have a plan of operations for all or part of the leased area approved by the commissioner before any operations may be undertaken on the area of the geothermal lease or prosp…

(a) Before initiating exploration or prospecting activities that require a land use permit under 11 AAC, a holder of a competitive geothermal lease or a holder of a prospecting permit must submit and receive approval of a plan of exploration. (b) A plan of exploration must includ…

(a) Before the issuance of a noncompetitive geothermal lease or before the commencement of the development of geothermal resources, the submission and approval of a plan of development is required of (1) a holder of a prospecting permit who discovers geothermal resources in comme…

The commissioner will determine before the issuance of a prospecting permit the royalty rate to be applied to the gross revenues derived from the sale, production, or use of geothermal resources, subject to the limitations of AS 38.05.181(g). Notes 11 AAC 84.770 Eff. 8/22/82, Reg…

The commissioner will keep confidential the following records, files and materials submitted under 11 AAC 84.700 - 11 AAC 84.790 upon request of the applicant, nominator, permittee or lessee under AS 38.05.035(a)(9): (1) the name of the person applying for a designated individual…

(a) For any geothermal operation under a prospecting permit or lease, a surface-damage bond is required in the amount of at least $10 per acre or $10,000, whichever is greater. (b) The bond required under (a) of this section will be released upon the following conditions: (1) the…

11 AAC 84.810 - 11 AAC 84.950 establish standards and procedures governing the submission of applications to the commissioner and criteria for approval of unit agreements for the exploration and development of geothermal resources, and standards to be followed in conducting lease…

(a) The commissioner will approve a proposed unit agreement for geothermal leases if he makes a written finding that the agreement is necessary or advisable to protect the public interest. The commissioner will approve a proposed unit agreement upon a written finding that it will…

Any person owning an interest in a geothermal system which is proposed to be committed to a unit which would include a state geothermal lease may propose a unit agreement by applying to the commissioner for approval of the agreement. The following items constitute a complete appl…

Within 10 days after receipt of a complete application for approval of a unit agreement, expansion of an approved unit under 11 AAC 84.880, or extension of the unit term under 11 AAC 84.855(a) (2), the commissioner will publish notice of the application in a newspaper of general …

(a) Within 60 days after the close of the public comment period required by 11 AAC 84.825, the commissioner will issue a written decision, approving or disapproving the unit agreement, in which he states the basis for his decision after considering the provisions of 11 AAC 84.815…

In submitting an application under 11 AAC 84.810 - 11 AAC 84.950, the applicant must provide five copies of the nonconfidential portions of the pertinent agreement, plan, modification, or other instrument or document for which approval is sought and two copies of any confidential…

(a) Except as provided in 11 AAC 84.945, and as otherwise provided in this section, a unit agreement must be executed on, or in a manner consistent with, a standard state unit agreement form. (b) The commissioner will allow a modification of the standard state unit agreement form…

The record owners of any right, title, or interest in the geothermal system or potential geothermal system to be included in a unit are the proper parties to the unit agreement. All proper parties must be invited to join the unit agreement. Notes 11 AAC 84.845 Eff. 5/8/83, Regist…

(a) A unit operator must be qualified to hold a lease as provided in 11 AAC 82.200 - 11 AAC 82.205, and must be qualified to fulfill the duties and obligations prescribed in the unit agreement. (b) The unit operator may be a working interest owner in the unit area or may be a par…

(a) A unit agreement becomes effective upon approval by the commissioner and automatically terminates five years from the effective date unless (1) a geothermal well in the unit area has been certified as capable of producing geothermal resources in paying quantities, in which ca…

(a) Unless a unit plan of development is filed under 11 AAC 84.865, a unit plan of exploration must be filed for approval by the commissioner as an exhibit to the unit agreement under 11 AAC 84.820. The plan must describe the applicant's proposed exploration activities, including…

(a) A unit plan of development must be filed for approval as an exhibit to the unit agreement if a participating area is proposed for the unit area in accordance with 11 AAC 84.875, or when a geothermal system has become sufficiently delineated so that a prudent operator would in…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a unit plan of operations for all or part of the unit area must be approved by the commissioner before any operations may be undertaken on the unit area if(1) the state owns all or part of the surface estate of the unit area; (2) the…

(a) At least 90 days before sustained unit production from a geothermal system, the unit operator shall submit to the commissioner for approval a description, based on subdivisions of the public land survey or its aliquot parts, of the proposed participating area. The participati…

(a) A unit must encompass the minimum area required to include all or part of one or more geothermal systems, or all or part of one or more potential geothermal systems. (b) Ten years after sustained unit production begins, the unit area must be contracted to include only those l…