Okla. Admin. Code § 785:30-3-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 785:30-3-2 - Additional application requirements for enhanced recovery of oil and gas

(a) To aid the Board in making its determinations, applicants filing for the use of fresh water for enhanced recovery of oil and gas, in addition to all other requirements, must furnish the following as part of and at the time of filing the application:

(1) A copy of the easements or leases from the surface right owners giving the applicant the right to develop and use the fresh groundwater for the recovery process;

(2) An estimated schedule of use showing the amount of fresh water used each year in the recovery process;

(3) An economic study containing the following information:

(A) A detailed analysis of the relative cost of obtaining salt water and any other feasible alternative versus the relative cost of obtaining fresh water,

(B) Total project costs and the amount of oil and gas expected to be recovered and the value expected to be realized,

(C) The estimated value of fresh water for other purposes (purposes or uses common to the area or vicinity subject of the application) as measured against the overall estimated value of the oil or gas to be recovered,

(D) The additional expense per barrel recovered if the applicant is required to use or treat salt water instead of fresh water in the recovery process, and

(E) An evaluation of other recovery methods or alternatives considered and why recovery requiring the use of fresh water was deemed to be necessary or the most feasible.

(4) An inventory of all wells, fresh water, salt water, oil, gas, disposal, injection, both active and abandoned, within the boundaries of the proposed unitization and within two (2) miles of the outside boundaries of the proposed unitization;

(5) The permeability, thickness, and estimated porosity of the injection zone; and

(6) Information about reuse and recycling the fresh groundwater.

(b) The applicant may also be required to furnish other relevant material upon request which may include the following:

(1) A copy of the unitization plan on file with the Corporation Commission;

(2) A copy of each injection well application and the approval of such application by the Corporation Commission;

(3) A copy of all logs of each injection well showing the name of each zone containing salt water; and

(4) The name and chemical composition of any material or substance proposed to be injected underground in connection with the proposed enhanced recovery operation (other than fresh water).

Okla. Admin. Code § 785:30-3-2

Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2869, eff 7-1-96