OAR 632-010-0140
Reserve Pits, Sumps, and Above-Ground Tanks

(1)

Materials or any fluid necessary to the drilling, production, or other operations by the permittee must be discharged to or placed in pits, sumps or above-ground tanks approved by the department and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The permittee must provide pits, sumps, or tanks of adequate capacity and design to retain all materials. Under no circumstances are the contents of a pit or sump allowed to:

(a)

Contaminate streams, artificial canals or waterways, groundwater, lakes, rivers, or other water bodies; or

(b)

Adversely affect the environment, including but not limited to, persons, plants, fish, and wildlife and their populations.

(2)

When no longer needed, and within one year of completion of drilling operations, fluid in pits, sumps, or tanks must be disposed of in a manner approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. In addition, sumps must be filled and covered and the premises reclaimed. Restoration is not required if arrangements are made with the surface owner to leave the site suitable for a secondary beneficial use that is compatible with the applicable local comprehensive plan and land use regulations. The permittee must notify the department to inspect the site reclamation.

Source: Rule 632-010-0140 — Reserve Pits, Sumps, and Above-Ground Tanks, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=632-010-0140 (accessed May 26, 2025).

632–010–0002
General Rules 632–010–0004
Supremacy of Special Rules 632–010–0008
Definitions 632–010–0010
Application and Permit to Drill, Redrill, Deepen, Alter Casing, or Rework 632–010–0011
Active Permits 632–010–0012
Modifications to Drilling Permits 632–010–0014
Drilling Practices 632–010–0015
Down Hole Loss and Decommissioning of a Radioactive Source 632–010–0016
Enclosure and Identification of Wells, Tanks, and Other Oil Measuring Devices 632–010–0017
Well Records (Logs) 632–010–0018
Organization Reports 632–010–0020
Surface Equipment 632–010–0128
Boiler or Light Plant 632–010–0130
Rubbish or Debris 632–010–0132
Tubing 632–010–0134
Chokes 632–010–0136
Separators 632–010–0138
Fire Walls 632–010–0140
Reserve Pits, Sumps, and Above-Ground Tanks 632–010–0142
Directional Drilling 632–010–0144
Report of Perforating or Well Stimulation Treatment 632–010–0146
Vacuum Pumps Prohibited 632–010–0148
Production Practice 632–010–0150
Removal Of Casing 632–010–0151
Notification of Fire, Breaks, Leaks, or Blowouts 632–010–0152
Multiple Completion of Wells 632–010–0154
Determining and Naming Fields and Pools 632–010–0156
Spacing Units, Notification 632–010–0157
Exceptions to Special Rules 632–010–0159
Underground Reservoirs for Natural Gas Storage 632–010–0161
Compulsory Integration Orders 632–010–0162
Illegal Production 632–010–0163
Limitation of Production 632–010–0164
Commingling of Production Prohibited 632–010–0165
Allocation of Gas Pursuant to Special Pool Rules 632–010–0166
Reports by Purchasers and Producers 632–010–0167
Maximum Efficient Rate Hearings 632–010–0168
Use of Earthen Reservoirs 632–010–0170
Reservoir Surveys 632–010–0172
Operators to Assist in Reservoir Surveys 632–010–0174
Measurement of Potential Open-Flow of Gas Wells 632–010–0176
Supervision of Open-Flow and Pressure Tests 632–010–0178
Duration of Tests 632–010–0182
Gas to Be Metered 632–010–0184
Direct Well Pressure 632–010–0186
Gas-Oil Ratio 632–010–0188
Gas-Oil Ratio Surveys and Reports 632–010–0190
Gas Utilization 632–010–0192
Disposal of Brine or Salt Water 632–010–0194
Water Injection and Water Flooding of Oil and Gas Properties 632–010–0196
Gas Injection of Oil and Gas Properties 632–010–0198
Abandonment, Unlawful Abandonment, Suspension, Well Plugging 632–010–0205
Drilling Surety Bond 632–010–0210
Disposal of Solid and Liquid Wastes 632–010–0220
Measurement of Oil 632–010–0225
Spacing Plan 632–010–0230
Location of Wells 632–010–0235
Exceptions

May 26, 2025

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