25 Pa. Code § 78a.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.
(3) Township and county.
(4) Date drilling started and
completed.
(5) Method of
drilling.
(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) Whether methane was encountered other
than in a target formation.
(12)
The country of origin and manufacture of tubular steel products used in the
construction of the well.
(13) The
borrow pit used for well site development, if any.
(14) Other information required by the
Department.
(b) Within 30
calendar days after completion of the well, when the well is capable of
production, the well operator shall arrange for the submission of 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.
(4) Township and county.
(5) Perforation record.
(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 mass of each chemical
additive in the stimulation fluid.
(iii) The trade name, vendor and a brief
descriptor of the intended use or function of each chemical additive in the
stimulation fluid.
(iv) A list of
the chemicals intentionally added to the stimulation fluid, by name and
chemical abstract service number.
(v) The maximum concentration, in percent by
mass, of each chemical intentionally added to the stimulation fluid.
(vi) The total volume of the base
fluid.
(vii) A list of water
sources used under an approved WMP and the volume of water used from each
source.
(viii) The total volume of
recycled water used.
(ix) 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.
(9) The well
development impoundment, if any, used in the development of the well.
(10) Certification by the operator that the
monitoring plan required under §
78a.52a (relating to area of
review) was conducted as outlined in the area of review
report.
(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. §§
67.101-67.3104) or other
applicable State law.
(d) The well
record required under subsection (a) and the completion report required under
subsection (b) shall be submitted electronically to the Department through the
Department's web site.
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