Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 400-3-3 — Notification and Approval of Activities

400 State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-3-3-.01 Well Status Report

A status or progress report of operations being performed in association with well activities requiring permits in Rule 400-3-2-.01 shall be reported orally or in writing to the appropriate Board office by 10:00 a.m. on the first working day of each week.

History

• Author: State Oil and Gas Board
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-17-1, et seq.
• Filed August 7, 1984. Repealed and New Rule: Filed April 11, 2000; effectiveMay 16, 2000.
• Editor's note: See history note at end of chapter.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-3-3-.02 Notification Of Activities

(1) Notification Prior to Performance of Activity. An operator shall notify the Supervisor prior to performing any of the following activities:

(a) Setting surface casing, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(b) Running intermediate or production casing, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(c) Perforating or slotting casing, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(d) Drillstem testing, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(e) Wireline logging or surveying, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(f) Coring, see Rule 400-3-4-.03(1);

(g) Pressure testing, see Rule 400-3-4-.09(4) or Rule 400-4-2-.01(2)(d); and

(h) Swabbing and cleaning wells, see Rule 400-3-5-.02.

(2) Witness of Activities. The Supervisor may send a duly authorized representative to the location to witness activities in section (1) above.

(3) Notification Subsequent to Occurrence of Activity. An operator shall notify the Supervisor when the following occurs:

(a) Sale, assignment, or acquisition of any well and associated facilities, see Rule 400-3-2-.05;

(b) Loss of a radioactive logging source, see Rule 400-3-4-.05(1); and

(c) Fire, spill, leak, or blow out, see Rule 400-3-8-.01.

History

• Author: State Oil and Gas Board
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-17-1, et seq.
• Filed August 7, 1984. Amended: Filed March 11, 1986. Repealed and New Rule:Filed April 11, 2000; effective May 16, 2000.
• Editor's note: See history note at end of chapter.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-3-3-.03 Approval Of Activities

(1) An operator shall obtain approval of the Supervisor for:

(a) Initiating drilling, converting, or reentering a well, see Rule 400-3-2-.01(2);

(b) Deepening, see Rule 400-3-2-.01(3);

(c) Directionally drilling or sidetracking, see Rule 400-3-2-.01(4);

(d) Change of operator, see Rule 400-3-2-.05;

(e) Plan of abandonment of a radioactive logging source, see Rule 400-3-4-.05(3);

(f) Plan of operation for reentering, converting, recompleting, or reworking a well containing a radioactive logging source, see Rule 400-3-4-.05(7);

(g) Radioactive surveys, see Rule 400-3-4-.06;

(h) Chemical treatment or fracturing, see Rule 400-3-4-.07;

(i) Construction of any pit, see Rule 400-3-4-.10

(j) Disposal of pit fluids, see Rule 400-3-4-.11;

(k) Plugging and abandonment, see Rule 400-3-4-.14;

(l) Restoration of location, see Rule 400-3-4-.16;

(m) Initial request for temporary abandoned or shut-in status, see Rule 400-3-4-.17;

(n) Venting or flaring, see Rule 400-3-5-.03;

(o) Production approval, see Rule 400-3-5-.04;

(p) Recompletion or reworking, see Rule 400-3-6-.05;

(q) Transportation of gas, see Rule 400-3-7-.01;

(r) Transportation of wastes, see Rule 400-3-8-.02(1)(a); and

(s) Modification of transportation of wastes procedures, see Rule 400-3-8-.02(1)(b).

(2) Witness of Activities. The Supervisor may send a duly authorized representative to the location to witness activities in section (1) above.

History

• Author: State Oil and Gas Board
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-17-1, et seq.
• Filed August 7, 1984. Repealed and New Rule: Filed April 11, 2000; effective May 16, 2000.
• Editor's note: See history note at end of chapter.