StateManaged Plugging Overview Presenter Clay Woodul Presentation Overview Organization Responsibilities Activities Field Operations Austin Complaint Monitoring Enforcement Referrals State Managed Plugging Program ID: 368004
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Field Operations and" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Field Operations and State-Managed Plugging Overview
Presenter: Clay WoodulSlide2
Presentation OverviewOrganization
Responsibilities
ActivitiesSlide3Slide4Slide5
Field Operations AustinComplaint Monitoring
Enforcement Referrals
State Managed Plugging Program
Regulatory
Reports
Public and Industry Inquiries
Technical Assistance for other DepartmentsSlide6
Form H-1525-year Inactive Well Program
Monthly Listings
Fluid Level or Mechanical Integrity Tests
14(b)(2) extension
Severance/Seal
ExtensionsSlide7
Bringing Wells back into Production
SWR 15(l)(7) Effective 2010:
An operator of an inactive well that is more than 25 years old may not return that inactive well to active operation unless the operator performs either a fluid level test on the well within 12 months prior to the return to activity or a hydraulic pressure test of the well within five years prior to the return to activity. Slide8
Returning Well to Active Status
H-15 test must be run as noted in 15(l)(7)
W-10 or G-10
Retest
Form must be filed
Well must produce 10 BO or 100 MCF per month for 3 consecutive months
Extensions
of time has to be approvedSlide9
District Office ResponsibilityF
acilities and activities associated with
Oil
& Gas
Exploration
Production
Processing
Transportation
Waste
Handling and
DisposalSlide10Slide11Slide12Slide13
Monitoring & InspectionsMonitoring Emergency Incidents
Blowouts
Fires
H2S Incidents
Accidents/Injuries/Deaths
Spills
Witness Industry Operations
Surface Casing Jobs
P&A Operations
Mechanical Integrity Tests
Operator Cleanups
Drilling rig inspections
Commercial Waste and Disposal FacilitiesSlide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19
Monitoring & Inspections125,878 Inspections55,030
V
iolations
16,443 Pollution related violations
22 Blowouts
14 H2S Incidents
27 Fires
10 Accidents
791 Complaints
5,250 Industry
Pluggings
1,943 Surface
Casing
7,346 MITs
2,015 SpillsSlide20
Compliance & EnforcementNotice of ViolationNotice of Intent
Legal ReferralSlide21
Compliance & Enforcement§81.0531 – Administrative Penalty
If
a person violates provisions of this title which pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution or the provisions of a rule, order, license, permit, or certificate which pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution and are issued under this title, the person may be assessed a civil penalty by the commission.
(b) The penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments
.Slide22
Compliance & EnforcementEnforcement RecommendationsPlug Hearings
Non-Compliance with SWR 14(b)(2)
Penalty Action Hearings
Non-Compliance with Commission RulesSlide23
Enforcement ReferralsPlug HearingsViolation of SWR 14(b)(2)
Has not produced in > 12 months
Does not have an approved 14(b)(2) Extension
Does not have “Good Faith Claim” to operate
May include violations of other Commission RulesSlide24
Enforcement ReferralsRule 3—SignsRule 8—Leaks, spill, pits
Rule 9/46-Delinquent H-5, pressure on annulus
Rule 13—Open or leaking wellheads
Rule 17—Pressure on
bradenhead
Rule 36—H2S violationsSlide25
Enforcement ReferralsSWR 5—Drilling Permits
All wells require a permit to be drilled, deepened, reentered, or plugged back.
Operations may not commence until the permit has been issue.
Failure to notify prior to setting Surface, Intermediate, or Production casing.
Failure to notify of plugging a dry holeSlide26
Enforcement ReferralsSWR 14—Plugging rule
Failure to file plugging forms (W3A & W3)
Failure to notify
Failure to properly plug
Failure to remove equipmentSlide27
Enforcement ReferralsSWR 20—Notification of Fires, Leaks, Blowout
Requires immediate notification of
Fires
Blowouts and loss of well control
Leaks, spills, or breaksSlide28
Field Operations Activities
Complaint Process
Investigate all complaints
Coordinate inspections
Complaint Coordinator Monitors Progress
Complainant kept informed
Refer to State Managed Plugging & CleanupSlide29
Field Operations Activities
State Managed Plugging ProgramSlide30
Questions?