Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 400-5-4 — Underground Storage Operating Pressures

400 State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-5-4-.01 Maximum and Minimum Operating Pressures

The maximum and minimum operating pressures of an underground storage facility shall be determined by an engineer or geologist in conjunction with the requirements specified in Rule 400-5-3-.01. The maximum allowable stabilized reservoir pressure (gauge) shall be no greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the fracture pressure of the underground reservoir as determined by a step rate test or as calculated by a qualified engineer, by a method acceptable to the Board. The average storage reservoir pressure shall be no greater than ninety percent (90%) of the fracture pressure even for short periods of time.

History

• Author: State Oil And Gas Board
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-17-1 et seq.
• New Rule: Filed April 11, 2000; effective May 16, 2000.