OAR 632-010-0196
Gas Injection of Oil and Gas Properties


In addition to the requirements of ORS 520.095 (Rules and orders)(1), OAR 632-010-0002 (General Rules) through 632-010-0240 and any other applicable statutes, orders, or rules, wells drilled for the purpose of storing natural gas in an underground reservoir must be drilled in a manner that protects the underground reservoir against contamination and against waste of natural gas.

(1)

Application and Approval: After applying for and receiving approval, the permittee of any well or proposed well may inject gas under pressure into the formation containing water, oil or gas for the purpose of increasing production of oil or gas from the reservoir or for storing natural gas.

(2)

Casing and Cement: Wells used for the injection of gas into the producing formation must be cased with sound casing so as not to permit leakage, and the casing must be cemented in a manner such that damage will not be caused to oil, gas, or freshwater resources. All injection of gas must be through tubing with a casing packer set at the lower end above the zone of injection, and the annular space between tubing and casing must be monitored to be sure the packer is holding. The requirement for a casing packer may be waived by the department for temporary test injection into a depleted or partially depleted gas pool when an existing well is utilized as the temporary injection well. Prior to temporary injection, the casing must be tested for mechanical integrity to verify that there are no leaks in the casing. The department must be notified of all mechanical integrity tests.

(3)

Application, Contents, Notice, Objection, Hearing, and Approval:

(a)

No gas may be injected into a well until approved by the department pursuant to application and notice as herein required;

(b)

A written request for gas injection of oil and gas properties must be submitted to the department and include the following:

(A)

The location of the injection well;

(B)

The location and depth of all oil and gas wells and the names of mineral rights owners within a one-half mile radius of the injection well;

(C)

The name, description, and depth of the formations from which wells are producing or have produced;

(D)

The name, description, and depth of the formations to be injected;

(E)

The depths of each formation into which gas is to be injected;

(F)

The elevations of the top of the oil- or gas-bearing formation in the injection well and the wells producing from the same formation within one-half mile of the injection well;

(G)

The log of the injection well, or similar available information;

(H)

Description of the injection well casing;

(I)

The estimated amounts to be injected daily and the proposed injection pressure;

(J)

An engineering and geological study of the proposed injection site including:
(i)
Characteristics of reservoir and caprock, including areal extent, thickness, and lithology;
(ii)
Remaining gas or oil reserves of storage zones, including calculations, if applicable;
(iii)
If an aquifer is to be injected, known water wells, aquifer extent, thickness, and water quality; and
(iv)
Proposed use of monitor wells for the project;

(K)

The names and addresses of the permittees; and

(L)

Other information the department may require to ascertain whether the gas injection plan meets the requirements of law and does not pose a significant risk to human health or the environment.

(c)

Applications may be made to include the use of more than one injection well on the same spacing unit or on more than one spacing unit; and

(d)

Applications must be executed by all permittees who are to participate in the proposed gas injection plan.

(4)

Notice of Commencement and Discontinuance of Gas Injection.

(a)

The permittee must notify the department at least 10 days prior to the commencement of gas injection operations.

(b)

Within 10 days after the discontinuance of gas injection operations, the permittee must notify the department of the date of discontinuance and the reasons for the discontinuance.

(c)

Before any injection well is decommissioned, the permittee must submit an application to the department per OAR 632-010-0198 (Abandonment, Unlawful Abandonment, Suspension, Well Plugging).

(d)

The above notification requirements do not apply to a gas storage facility except for the initial injection and filling of the reservoir and for the decommission of the storage reservoir.

(5)

Records: The permittee must keep the following records and make them available to the department:

(a)

The amount of gas injected into the injection wells;

(b)

The amount of gas produced;

(c)

The amount of oil produced from leases affected by the gas injection; and

(d)

The well-head injection pressures.

Source: Rule 632-010-0196 — Gas Injection of Oil and Gas Properties, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=632-010-0196.

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
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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