Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 400-5-7 — Storage Well Mechanical Integrity Test

400 State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama

Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-5-7-.01 Testing Requirements

(1) Utilizing a method approved by the Supervisor, each storage well shall be tested forinternal mechanical integrity prior to storing gas. Verification of internal mechanicalintegrity shall be demonstrated at least every five (5) years thereafter.

(2) Tests for fluid movement along the annular space outside the wellbore shall beconducted when deemed necessary by the Supervisor.

(3) All storage well mechanical integrity tests or verifications shall be prepared andsupervised by a qualified engineer or geologist and reports filed with the Board withinthirty (30) days.

(4) The operator shall give sufficient notice prior to conducting a mechanical integritytest so the Supervisor may send a duly authorized representative to the location towitness such activity.

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.