South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 74:11:08:01 Void. 74:11:08:01. Standards for mineral exploration. Void

Rule 74:11:08:02 Void. 74:11:08:02. Permit area size. Void

Rule 74:11:08:03 Void. 74:11:08:03. Exemptions for small equipment. Void Rule 74:11:08:03.01 Definitions. 74:11:08:03.01. Definitions. Terms defined by SDCL chapters 45-6C and 45-6D have the same meanings when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean: (1…

Rule 74:11:08:03.01 Definitions. 74:11:08:03.01. Definitions. Terms defined by SDCL chapters 45-6C and 45-6D have the same meanings when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Bedrock," any geologic formation or sediment of Pliocene age or older …

Rule 74:11:08:04 Minimum acceptable plugging method. 74:11:08:04. Minimum acceptable plugging method. Test holes that encounter no water or only low-permeability formations such as clays, shales, and till must be backfilled to restore natural conditions as nearly as possible. Exc…

Rule 74:11:08:05 Plugging and sealing confined aquifers or more than one aquifer. 74:11:08:05. Plugging and sealing confined aquifers or more than one aquifer. Test holes that penetrate confined aquifers or that encounter more than one aquifer may be plugged with bentonite grout …

Rule 74:11:08:05.01 Plugging and sealing single unconfined aquifers. 74:11:08:05.01. Plugging and sealing single unconfined aquifers. Test holes that penetrate a single, unconfined aquifer may be backfilled with drill cuttings or clean sand or gravel from the bottom of the hole t…

Rule 74:11:08:06 Plugging in unconsolidated granular material. 74:11:08:06. Plugging in unconsolidated granular material. Test holes that penetrate water-bearing unconsolidated granular material above bedrock and that continue into the bedrock shall be plugged by placing a column…

Rule 74:11:08:07 Plugging flowing artesian test holes. 74:11:08:07. Plugging flowing artesian test holes. All flowing artesian test holes shall be plugged with cement grout from the bottom of the hole to within three feet of the surface. Upon initial settling of the cement grout,…

Rule 74:11:08:07.01 Alternate plugging plans. 74:11:08:07.01. Alternate plugging plans. Alternate plugging plans may be approved by the department if they are determined to be as protective of groundwater as the methods specified in this chapter. Alternate plugging plans must be …

Rule 74:11:08:07.02 Plugging with bentonite chips. 74:11:08:07.02. Plugging with bentonite chips. Bentonite chips may be used in place of bentonite grout to plug test holes with a diameter four inches or greater, that are not deeper than 500 feet and that have no more than 100 fe…

Rule 74:11:08:08 Temporary plugging and capping. 74:11:08:08. Temporary plugging and capping. If a delay in plugging and capping is approved by the department, the hole shall be securely capped with a tapered concrete plug or suitable equivalent that is of sufficient diameter to …

Rule 74:11:08:09 Void. 74:11:08:09. New road and trail standards. Void

Rule 74:11:08:10 Void. 74:11:08:10. Surface restoration of drill sites. Void

Rule 74:11:08:11 Void. 74:11:08:11. Wells used for fresh water. Void

Rule 74:11:08:12 Void. 74:11:08:12. Notification required of aquifer penetration. Void

Rule 74:11:08:13 Void. 74:11:08:13. Submission of general geologic information. Void

Rule 74:11:08:14 Void. 74:11:08:14. Preservation of cores and samples. Void

Rule 74:11:08:15 Void. 74:11:08:15. Reporting schedule for general geologic information. Void

Rule 74:12:01:01 Definitions 74:12:01:01. Definitions. Words defined in SDCL 45-9-2 have the same meaning when used in this article. In addition, terms used in this article mean: (1) "Barrel," 42 United States gallons measured at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and atmospheric pressure at …

Rule 74:12:02:01 Requirements to drill, deepen, or reenter for oil or gas. 74:12:02:01. Requirements to drill, deepen, or reenter for oil or gas. A person drilling for oil and gas must obtain a permit to drill, deepen, or reenter a well before initiating drilling activities. The …

Rule 74:12:02:02 Requirements to drill a directional or horizontal well. 74:12:02:02. Requirements to drill a directional or horizontal well. In addition to the requirements set forth in § 74:12:02:01, an application for a permit to drill a directional or horizontal well shall in…

Rule 74:12:02:03 Failure to commence drilling cancels permit -- Extensions. 74:12:02:03. Failure to commence drilling cancels permit -- Extensions. Failure to commence drilling, deepening, or reentering a well within one year after issuance of a permit cancels the permit unless a…

Rule 74:12:02:04 Minimum spacing of oil wells. 74:12:02:04. Minimum spacing of oil wells. In the absence of an order by the board setting spacing units for a pool, a well drilled for oil may not be drilled on any tract of land other than a governmental quarter-quarter-section, a …

Rule 74:12:02:05 Minimum spacing of gas wells. 74:12:02:05. Minimum spacing of gas wells. In the absence of an order by the board setting spacing units for a pool, a well may not be drilled for gas on any tract of land other than a governmental section or, in areas not covered by…

Rule 74:12:02:06 Spacing of wells after discovery of oil or gas. 74:12:02:06. Spacing of wells after discovery of oil or gas. After the discovery of oil or gas in a pool not covered by an order of the board, the operator or other interested person shall file a petition for a cont…

Rule 74:12:02:07 Dissolution of abandoned oil or gas fields. 74:12:02:07. Dissolution of abandoned oil or gas fields. Any person may request the dissolution of an abandoned oil or gas field by submitting a petition to the secretary. After determining that an oil or gas field no l…

Rule 74:12:02:08 Secretary authorized to approve exception location. 74:12:02:08. Secretary authorized to approve exception location. If the secretary finds that a well drilled at the location prescribed in any applicable rule or order of the board would not produce in paying qua…

Rule 74:12:02:09 Identification sign required at each well. 74:12:02:09. Identification sign required at each well. Each well must be identified by a sign posted not more than 20 feet from the well. The sign must be of durable construction. The lettering on the sign must be kept …

Rule 74:12:02:10 Pit construction and reclamation. 74:12:02:10. Pit construction and reclamation. All pits used for storage of exploration and production wastes must be constructed, maintained, and reclaimed to prevent contamination of soil and all waters of the state. Under no c…

Rule 74:12:02:11 Oil, gas, and water strata required to be sealed. 74:12:02:11. Oil, gas, and water strata required to be sealed. During construction of oil, gas, and injection wells all oil and gas bearing strata and freshwater resources must be sealed to preclude vertical migra…

Rule 74:12:02:12 Procedures for setting surface casing and production casing. 74:12:02:12. Procedures for setting surface casing and production casing. The procedure for setting surface and production casing must meet the following conditions: (1) The surface hole must be drilled…

Rule 74:12:02:13 Operators to seal off or plug wells with defective casings or cement. 74:12:02:13. Operators to seal off or plug wells with defective casings or cement. In any well that appears to have defective casing or cement that will permit or may create underground waste o…

Rule 74:12:02:14 Blowout prevention equipment required. 74:12:02:14. Blowout prevention equipment required. In all drilling operations, precautions must be taken for keeping the well under control, including the use of blowout preventers and high pressure fittings attached to a c…

Rule 74:12:02:15 Vertical deviation test. 74:12:02:15. Vertical deviation test. When a well is drilled or deepened, it must be done so that the deviation from the vertical distance between the top and bottom of the hole is at all times a minimum. The secretary may require a test …

Rule 74:12:02:16 Wellhead pressure testing equipment. 74:12:02:16. Wellhead pressure testing equipment. Christmas tree fittings or wellhead connections with a working pressure at least equivalent to the calculated or known pressure to which the equipment will be subjected must be…

Rule 74:12:02:17 Well logs, completion/recompletion reports, and sundry notice reports to be filed with the secretary. 74:12:02:17. Well logs, completion/recompletion reports, and sundry notice reports to be filed with secretary. The operator must notify the secretary by telephon…

Rule 74:12:02:18 Cores and samples required to be sent to the state geologist. 74:12:02:18. Cores and samples required to be sent to the state geologist. Sections of cores, if taken, and a washed, dry cut of sample cuttings from all wells drilled for oil and gas must be identifie…

Rule 74:12:02:19 Hydraulic fracturing reporting requirements. 74:12:02:19. Hydraulic fracturing reporting requirements. If hydraulic fracture stimulation is performed on an oil or gas well, the operator shall post on the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry the following stimul…

Rule 74:12:03:01 Notification of plugging and abandoning of well. 74:12:03:01. Notification of plugging and abandoning of well. The operator must notify the secretary before plugging and abandoning of a well. This notification must include the proposed plugging method. The operat…

Rule 74:12:03:02 Secretary to approve method of plugging. 74:12:03:02. Secretary to approve method of plugging. Before a well is abandoned, it must be plugged in a manner that will permanently confine all oil, gas, water, and other fluids to the strata in which they originally oc…

Rule 74:12:03:03 Temporary abandonment of a well. 74:12:03:03. Temporary abandonment of a well. Written approval must be obtained from the secretary for the temporary abandonment of a well. A well that is not completed with production casing may not be temporarily abandoned and m…

Rule 74:12:03:04 Markers required on abandoned wells. 74:12:03:04. Markers required on abandoned wells. All casing strings of wells to be abandoned must be cut off at least three feet below the final ground surface contour. A plate with the name of the operator, well name and num…

Rule 74:12:03:05 Operators of wells responsible for plugging. 74:12:03:05. Operators of wells responsible for plugging. The operator of any well drilled for oil or gas, whether cased or uncased, is liable and responsible for plugging in accordance with this chapter. Source: 38 SD…

Rule 74:12:03:06 Surface reclamation of abandoned well sites. 74:12:03:06. Surface reclamation of abandoned well sites. Within one year after plugging and abandoning a well, the site must be reclaimed. Reclamation includes replacing topsoil, reseeding, revegetation, grading, disp…

Rule 74:12:03:07 Interim reclamation of well sites. 74:12:03:07. Interim reclamation of well sites. Interim reclamation must be conducted on all areas disturbed by a well drilling operation and not needed for production operations within 12 months after the well is completed. Int…

Rule 74:12:04:01 Gas-oil ratio test required on oil wells -- Procedure. 74:12:04:01. Gas-oil ratio test required on oil wells -- Procedure. The operator shall conduct a gas-oil ratio test within 30 days after the completion or recompletion of an oil well. The test shall follow th…

Rule 74:12:04:02 Subsurface pressure tests required on oil wells -- Procedure. 74:12:04:02. Subsurface pressure tests required on oil wells -- Procedure. The operator shall conduct a subsurface pressure test on new wells. The operator shall report the results to the secretary wit…

Rule 74:12:04:03 Commingling of oil from separate pools prohibited underground. 74:12:04:03. Commingling of oil from separate pools prohibited underground. Unless approved by the secretary using the notice of recommendation procedure in chapter 74:12:09, each pool must be produce…

Rule 74:12:04:04 Control of multiple completed wells to ensure segregation of sources required. 74:12:04:04. Control of multiple completed wells to ensure segregation of sources required. Wells to be completed in more than one pool may be authorized by the secretary through the n…