Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 78.122 - Well record and completion report(a) For each well that is drilled or altered, the operator shall keep a detailed drillers log at the well site available for inspection until drilling is completed. Within 30 calendar days of cessation of drilling or altering a well, the well operator shall submit a well record to the Department on a form provided by the Department that includes the following information: (1) Name, address and telephone number of the permittee.(2) Permit number, and farm name and number.(4) Date drilling started and completed.(6) Size and depth of conductor pipe, surface casing, coal protective casing, intermediate casing, production casing and borehole.(7) Type and amount of cement and results of cementing procedures.(8) Elevation and total depth.(9) Drillers log that includes the name and depth of formations from the surface to total depth, depth of oil and gas producing zone, depth of fresh water and brines and source of information.(10) Certification by the operator that the well has been constructed in accordance with this chapter and any permit conditions imposed by the Department.(11) Other information required by the Department.(b) Within 30 calendar days after completion of the well, the well operator shall submit a completion report to the Department on a form provided by the Department that includes the following information: (1) Name, address and telephone number of the permittee.(2) Name, address and telephone number of the service companies.(3) Permit number and farm name and number.(6) Stimulation record which includes the following: (i) A descriptive list of the chemical additives in the stimulation fluid, including any acid, biocide, breaker, brine, corrosion inhibitor, crosslinker, demulsifier, friction reducer, gel, iron control, oxygen scavenger, pH adjusting agent, proppant, scale inhibitor and surfactant.(ii) The percent by volume of each chemical additive in the stimulation fluid.(iii) A list of the chemicals in the Material Safety Data Sheets, by name and chemical abstract service number, corresponding to the appropriate chemical additive.(iv) The percent by volume of each chemical listed in the Material Safety Data Sheets.(v) The total volume of the base fluid.(vi) A list of water sources used under an approved water management plan and the volume of water used from each source.(vii) The total volume of recycled water used.(viii) The pump rate and pressure used in the well.(7) Actual open flow production and shut in surface pressure.(8) Open flow production and shut in surface pressure, measured 24 hours after completion.(c) When the well operator submits a stimulation record, it may designate specific portions of the stimulation record as containing a trade secret or confidential proprietary information. The Department will prevent disclosure of the designated confidential information to the extent permitted under the Right-to-Know Law (65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3103).(d) In addition to submitting a stimulation record to the Department under subsection (b), and subject to the protections afforded for trade secrets and confidential proprietary information under the Right-to-Know Law, the operator shall arrange to provide a list of the chemical constituents of the chemical additives used to hydraulically fracture a well, by chemical name and abstract service number, unless the additive does not have an abstract service number, to the Department upon written request by the Department.The provisions of this § 78.122 adopted July 28, 1989, effective 7/29/1989, 19 Pa.B. 3229; amended December 16, 1994, effective 12/17/1994, 24 Pa.B. 6284; amended February 4, 2011, effective 2/5/2011, 41 Pa.B. 805.