Montana Administrative Code

36.22.1228 DISPOSAL BY INJECTION (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-123, 82-11-124, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1997 MAR p. 1589, Eff. 9/9/97.

36.22.1229 WATER INJECTION AND GAS REPRESSURING The owner or operator of any well may inject water or gas under pressure into a formation containing oil or gas for the purpose of obtaining oil or gas from the reservoir upon application, hearing, and approval by the board. Wells u…

36.22.1230 APPLICATION – CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-123, 82-11-124, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1997 MAR p. 1589, Eff. 9/9/97.

36.22.1231 NOTICE OF APPLICATION – OBJECTIONS Notice of application for enhanced recovery or gas repressuring shall be given by the applicant by mailing or delivering a copy of the application to each operator of drilling or producing wells or of wells which have produced within …

36.22.1232 BOARD AUTHORIZATION No water flood or gas injection program shall be instituted until the same has been regularly authorized by the board. The board will make such special orders and rules for the individual case as the conditions may justify. Authorizing statute(s): 8…

36.22.1233 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE – PLUGGING OF ABANDONED WELLS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-123, 82-11-124, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1997 MAR p. 1589, Eff. 9/9/97.

36.22.1234 RECORDS REQUIRED (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-123, 82-11-124, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1997 MAR p. 1589, Eff. 9/9/97.

36.22.1240 REPORT OF WELL STATUS CHANGE The owner or operator of any oil, gas, service, or injection well must report the change in status of such well from active to inactive or from producing to nonproducing status if such well was idle for six or more consecutive months. If th…

36.22.1241 SERVICE COMPANY REPORTS When a service company other than the drilling contractor cements, chemically treats, fractures, perforates, acidizes, plugs, or performs any act designed to change the productivity of a well or reservoir, the service company shall furnish the b…

36.22.1242 REPORTS BY PRODUCERS – TAX REPORT – TAX RATE Each owner or operator of an oil or gas well or any other well (except an injection well reported on Form 5) must submit Form 6 to the board. The form must be submitted by the last day of each month following the month being…

36.22.1243 REPORTS FROM TRANSPORTERS, REFINERS, PURCHASERS, AND GASOLINE OR EXTRACTION PLANTS All refiners of crude oil shall make monthly reports to the board on Form No. 8.The form shall contain all information required and shall be filed with the board on or before the last da…

36.22.1244 PRODUCER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-123, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1398, Eff. 7/16/82; REP, 2018 MAR p. 2209, Eff. 11/3/18.

36.22.1245 ILLEGAL PRODUCTION No person shall produce any crude oil, natural gas, or waste oil from any spacing unit or pool in this state except in accordance with the rules and orders of the board. Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-148, MCA H…

36.22.1301 NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF INTENTION TO ABANDON REPORT Before any work is commenced to abandon stratigraphic tests or any new well drilled in search of oil or gas, for saltwater disposal, or for any other purpose related to oil field operations in which no casing has been …

36.22.1302 NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT The notice of abandonment required to be given to the surface owner by section 82-10-401 , MCA, shall be mailed to said surface owner or owners at their address as shown by the last completed assessment roll in the office of the county assessor of…

36.22.1303 WELL PLUGGING REQUIREMENT The owner shall not permit any well drilled for oil, gas, saltwater disposal, or any other purpose to remain unplugged after such well is no longer useful for the purpose for which it was drilled or converted. When a well is no longer capable …

36.22.1304 PLUGGING METHODS AND PROCEDURE All abandoned wells shall be marked with a permanent monument which shall consist of a piece of pipe not less than four inches in diameter and not less than ten feet in length of which four feet shall be above the general ground level and…

36.22.1305 EXCEPTION FOR FRESHWATER WELLS When the well to be plugged, as required by ARM 36.22.1303, may safely be used as a freshwater well and such utilization is desired by the landowner, the well need not be filled above the required sealing plug set below freshwater; provid…

36.22.1306 APPROVAL FOR PULLING CASING AND REENTERING WELLS No casing shall be pulled from any well regardless of its status without first filing Form No. 2 and securing approval of the petroleum engineer or his authorized agent. No oil or gas well which has been plugged in accor…

36.22.1307 RESTORATION OF SURFACE The owner of any well drilled in search of oil and gas or for injection purposes or the driller of a stratigraphic test or core hole, or seismographic shot hole shall, as soon as weather or ground conditions permit, upon the final abandonment and…

36.22.1308 PLUGGING AND RESTORATION BOND Except as otherwise provided in these rules, the following bonds are required for wells within the board's jurisdiction: the owner or operator of a single well to be drilled, or of a single existing oil, gas, or Class II injection well to …

36.22.1309 SUBSEQUENT REPORT OF ABANDONMENT Within 15 days after the plugging of a well, the owner thereof shall file a subsequent report of abandonment with the board setting forth in detail the method used in plugging the well. Such report shall be made on Form No. 2 and shall …

36.22.1401 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this subchapter the following are defined: "Area of review" means the area surrounding an injection well to a radius calculated according to the criteria set forth in ARM 36.22.1425 or a fixed radius of one quarter mile, or for an area p…

36.22.1402 UNDERGROUND INJECTION No person shall commence a new injection project or construct or operate a new Class II injection well, or convert an existing well to injection, whether for the purpose of disposal, or as part of an enhanced recovery project, or for the storage o…

36.22.1403 APPLICATION CONTENTS AND REQUIREMENTS The application for a Class II injection permit must be filed with the board showing: the location of the input well or wells; the location and mechanical condition of all oil and gas wells, including abandoned and drilling wells, …

36.22.1406 CORRECTIVE ACTION It is the obligation of the applicant to demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that the existing wells that penetrate the injection zone within the area of review are in adequate mechanical condition to prevent migration of injected fluid into any U…

36.22.1407 SIGNING THE APPLICATION Applications must be signed (for a corporation) by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president, or by an agent and attorney-in-fact; or, (for a sole proprietorship) by the sole proprietor; or, (for a partnership) by a g…

36.22.1408 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The owner or operator of any injection well outside the exterior boundaries of Indian reservations must comply with the applicable bonding requirements of ARM 36.22.1308 and this subchapter. Owners or operators proposing to drill or acquire add…

36.22.1409 HEARINGS For new wells or projects a petition for hearing of the application for underground injection must be filed in triplicate with the board. Upon receipt of the petition, the board will set a hearing date for the application, and cause notice of the hearing to be…

36.22.1410 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice of application for underground injection permit must be mailed to each current operator, lease owners, and surface owners, within the area of review. Such notices must be mailed on or before the date the application is mailed to or filed wi…

36.22.1411 BOARD AUTHORIZATION No injection program shall be instituted until the same has been authorized by the board. The board will make such special orders and rules for the individual case as conditions may justify. If the board determines, or is notified by EPA, that the a…

36.22.1414 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE – PLUGGING OF ABANDONED WELLS Within 30 days of the commencement of underground injection operations, the applicant must notify the board of the same and the date of commencement in conjunction with the filing of Form 4 for well…

36.22.1415 RECORDS REQUIRED The owner or operator of any Class II injection well or wells must keep and retain for at least five years, an accurate record of : the cumulative amount of fluid injected into such well or wells; the wellhead pressure or pressures, and the injection r…

36.22.1416 MECHANICAL INTEGRITY From and after the effective date of these regulations, all new wells drilled for, and all existing wells converted to, water injection or disposal must demonstrate mechanical integrity before being placed into service. A mechanical integrity test …

36.22.1417 NOTIFICATION OF TEST – REPORTING RESULTS To the extent practicable, the board's field representative will schedule routine mechanical integrity tests required under ARM 36.22.1416. The owner or operator of a Class II injection well must give the board at least 48 hours…

36.22.1418 EXEMPT AQUIFERS The board may authorize the exemption of an aquifer from classification as an underground source of drinking water provided the aquifer: does not currently serve as a source of drinking water; and is not reasonably expected to serve as a source of drink…

36.22.1419 TUBINGLESS COMPLETIONS After the effective date of these regulations, tubingless completions or annular injection wells, or wells not equipped to inject through tubing below a packer or other suitable sealing device in the annulus will not be permitted. Exceptions to t…

36.22.1422 PERMIT CONDITIONS Applications for injection wells approved by the board, or administrative approvals issued under the board's authority, are valid for the life of the injection well(s) unless revoked by the board for good cause, after notice and hearing. If administra…

36.22.1423 INJECTION FEE – WELL CLASSIFICATION The board will collect an annual injection fee of $200 for each injection well existing upon the effective date of these regulations, and for each injection well permitted thereafter. Wells will be classified as injection wells under…

36.22.1424 WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT BY PROGRAM DIRECTOR When injection does not occur into, through, or above an underground source of drinking water, the program director may authorize a well or project with less stringent requirements for area of review, construction, mechanical i…

36.22.1425 AREA OF REVIEW The area of review for each injection well or each field, project, or area of the state shall be determined according to both (2) and (3), or (4) of this rule unless a variance from these requirements is granted by the board. The zone of endangering infl…

36.22.1601 WHO MAY APPLY FOR DETERMINATION (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 64, Eff. 6/29/79; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1398, Eff. 7/16/82; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1602 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND CONTENTS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1398, Eff. 7/16/82; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1603 DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORTING APPLICATION (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1604 DOCKET NUMBER (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1605 LIST OF APPLICATIONS - PUBLIC ACCESS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115 and 82-11-116, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1606 OBJECTIONS TO APPLICATIONS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1607 DEADLINES FOR ACTION ON DETERMINATIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 1496, Eff. 11/13/81; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1608 DEFICIENT APPLICATIONS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-11-115, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.

36.22.1609 BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 82-15-111, MCA Implementing statute(s): 82-15-111, MCA History: EMERG, NEW, 1979 MAR p. 648, Eff. 6/29/79; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1398, Eff. 7/16/82; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1160, Eff. 4/26/96.