Section 312IAC16-5-18. Monitoring and reporting requirements for Class II wells

   The monitoring and reporting requirements for a Class II well are as follows:

(1) The owner or operator shall file with the division a quarterly report on a division form not later than thirty (30) days following the quarter reported.

(2) The owner or operator shall monitor maximum and average injection pressure and the injection rate for a Class II well on at least a monthly basis, with the results reported and summarized quarterly on a division form. The owner or operator shall use the same form to indicate casing annulus pressure monitoring used instead of any other casing annulus pressure test performed. No person may operate a Class II well unless the division form identified in this subdivision is completed and filed as required in subdivision (1).

(3) The owner or operator of a Class II well shall notify the division in writing within thirty (30) days of the date upon which injection or disposal is commenced.

(4) Within thirty (30) days of the permanent termination of injection or disposal, an owner or operator shall in writing notify the division of the termination date and the reason for termination.

(5) The division director may order an owner or operator to plug a Class II well where injection fluid is not being directed into the permitted injection zone. If fresh water may be endangered, the owner or operator must orally notify a commission representative within twenty-four (24) hours of when the owner or operator knows or should have known of the failure or irregularity and a written notice of the failure or irregularity must be submitted to the division direction within five (5) days of the occurrence, together with a plan for testing and repairing the well.

(6) The owner or operator must demonstrate mechanical integrity of the well after testing and repairs under subdivision (5) and prior to resuming the injection of fluids.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 16-5-18; filed Feb 23, 1998, 11:30 a.m.: 21 IR 2344; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed Mar 25, 2010, 2:57 p.m.: 20100421-IR-312100033RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 12:13 p.m.: 20151028-IR-312150224RFA)