Administrative Rules for
Michigan’s Mineral Well Operations Regulations - Part 625

Chapter Contents

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Michigan’s Mineral Well Operations Regulations - Part 625 -
Part 1. General Provisions
     R 299.2301 Application of rules.
     R 299.2302 Definitions; A to F.
     R 299.2303 Definitions; G to R.
     R 299.2304 Definitions; S to Z.
     R 299.2305 Terms defined in act.
     R 299.2309 Rescission.
Part 2. Permits To Drill And Operate
     R 299.2311 Application for permit to drill and operate general requirements; permits for existing unpermitted wells.
     R 299.2312 Application for permit to drill and operate a disposal well; additional requirements.
     R 299.2313 Application for permit to drill and operate a storage well; additional requirements.
     R 299.2314 Application for permit to drill and operate a well for production of artificial brine; additional requirements.
     R 299.2315 Application for a permit to drill and operate a test well; additional requirements.
     R 299.2316 Application for blanket test well permit; additional requirements.
     R 299.2317 Application for permit to directionally drill a well; additional requirements.
     R 299.2318 Issuance of permit to drill and operate a well; posting of permit.
     R 299.2319 Directional redrilling.
     R 299.2320 Public hearings on storage and disposal wells.
     R 299.2321 Notice of application to drill; advance notice of intent to drill.
     R 299.2322 Lost holes.
     R 299.2323 Conversion of well to use allowed under part 615 of the act.
     R 299.2324 Eligibility for permit.
     R 299.2325 Modification of permits; deepening permits; change of ownership.
     R 299.2326 Suspension of operations due to failure to transfer permit.
     R 299.2327 Termination of permit.
     R 299.2328 Temporary abandonment status.
     R 299.2329 Blanket test well permits; number of wells; extent; plugging test wells.
     R 299.2330 Conformance bond or statement of financial responsibility requirements.
     R 299.2331 Liability on conformance bond.
     R 299.2332 Conformance bond amounts.
     R 299.2333 Liability under conformance bonds issued by a surety.
     R 299.2334 Limitation of additional liability of blanket conformance bonds.
     R 299.2335 Release of conformance bonds; release of well from blanket conformance bond.
     R 299.2336 Notice of release of conformance bond or release of well from blanket conformance bond.
     R 299.2337 Test wells not subject to this part.
Part 3. Location Of Mineral Wells
     R 299.2341 Well location; exception.
Part 4. Well Drilling And Construction
     R 299.2351 Preventing waste.
     R 299.2352 Drilling notification.
     R 299.2353 Construction of water wells used for drilling or surface facilities.
     R 299.2354 Use of surface water for drilling.
     R 299.2355 Drilling fluids generally.
     R 299.2356 Blowout prevention equipment.
     R 299.2357 Drilling mud pits.
     R 299.2358 Mud gas separator; burning of gas generated by mud gas separator; incinerator or flare installation; hydrogen sulfide concentration determination.
     R 299.2359 Surface casing.
     R 299.2360 Wells drilled with cable tools.
     R 299.2361 Casing other than surface casing.
     R 299.2362 Cementing.
     R 299.2363 Stripping of casing.
     R 299.2364 Casing liners.
     R 299.2365 Requests for exceptions to R 299.2356 to R 299.2364.
     R 299.2366 Elevations; well depth measurements.
     R 299.2367 Well records; service company records; confidentiality.
     R 299.2368 Samples of drill cuttings and cores.
     R 299.2369 Filing of well records.
     R 299.2370 Borehole and strata evaluation logging.
     R 299.2371 Survey of directionally drilled well.
     R 299.2372 Sealing of cellars and rat and mouse holes.
Part 5. Completion
     R 299.2381 Responsibility for well operations.
     R 299.2382 Well completion operations.
     R 299.2383 Multiple zone completions.
     R 299.2384 Change of well status.
     R 299.2385 Mineral wells encountering hydrocarbons.
Part 6. Mechanical Integrity Testing
     R 299.2391 Testing before operation of wells.
     R 299.2392 Testing before operation of a storage cavity.
     R 299.2393 Periodic mechanical integrity testing.
     R 299.2394 Notice of mechanical integrity testing.
     R 299.2395 Calibration of pressure gauges.
     R 299.2396 Mechanical integrity testing required by supervisor of mineral wells.
     R 299.2397 Reports of mechanical integrity.
     R 299.2398 Alternative testing method.
     R 299.2399 Failure to demonstrate mechanical integrity.
Part 7. Operation Of Brine Production And Solution Mining Wells
     R 299.2401 Production tests for newly completed or change of status wells producing natural brine.
     R 299.2402 Special capacity tests of wells producing natural brine.
     R 299.2403 Reports of natural brine produced.
     R 299.2404 Solution mining; reporting.
     R 299.2405 Rock profile determination.
     R 299.2406 Cavity size.
     R 299.2407 Subsidence monitoring above a cavity created by solution mining.
     R 299.2408 Abandonment of cavity created by solution mining.
Part 8. Operation Of Disposal Or Storage Wells
     R 299.2411 Temporary authority to inject.
     R 299.2412 Testing before operation of disposal or storage wells.
     R 299.2413 Testing before operation of a storage cavity.
     R 299.2414 Confirmation for use of storage and disposal wells and cavities.
     R 299.2415 Operation of disposal wells; monitoring and reporting requirements.
     R 299.2416 Operation of storage wells and associated surface facilities.
Part 9. Disposition Of Brine
     R 299.2421 Prevention of pollution, contamination, or damage.
     R 299.2422 Pit disposal or storage prohibited.
     R 299.2423 Disposal of brine.
     R 299.2424 Use of annular space for disposal prohibited.
Part 10. Plugging
     R 299.2431 Plugging; general requirements.
     R 299.2432 Notification of intention to abandon and plug a well.
     R 299.2433 Plugging instructions.
     R 299.2434 Removal of uncemented casing required during plugging.
     R 299.2435 Methods and materials.
     R 299.2436 Plugging records; contents and filing.
     R 299.2437 Commencement of plugging operations.
     R 299.2438 Pulling of surface pipe and conductor pipe.
     R 299.2439 Restoration of well site; filling and leveling of cellars, pits, and excavations; removal of debris.
Part 11. Well Sites; Surface Facilities; Flow Lines
     R 299.2441 Surface facilities; location; exception to location requirements.
     R 299.2442 Surface facilities; request for approval; other permits required.
     R 299.2443 Hydrogeological investigation.
     R 299.2444 Secondary containment required.
     R 299.2445 Groundwater monitoring system.
     R 299.2446 Secondary containment; general requirements.
     R 299.2447 Secondary containment; vessels.
     R 299.2448 Secondary containment; loading and unloading areas.
     R 299.2449 Secondary containment; piping.
     R 299.2450 Secondary containment; certification.
     R 299.2451 Access to surface facilities.
     R 299.2452 Safety measures.
     R 299.2453 Use of unlined pits prohibited .
     R 299.2454 Cleanup and disposal of losses.
     R 299.2455 Notice of serious accident; reporting.
     R 299.2456 Reporting of losses and spills.
     R 299.2457 Smoking and open flame restrictions.
     R 299.2458 Identification of wells and surface facilities.
     R 299.2459 Line markers for brine pipelines.
     R 299.2460 Pipelines; records.
     R 299.2461 Purging, removal, and abandonment of lines and vessels.
     R 299.2462 Existing facilities; maintenance.
     R 299.2463 Nuisance odors.
Part 12. Hydrogen Sulfide Management
     R 299.2471 Determination by the supervisor of mineral wells.
     R 299.2472 Applicability of rules.
     R 299.2473 Metallic component standards.
     R 299.2474 Location of wells.
     R 299.2475 Training.
     R 299.2476 Securing of nonproducing wells.
     R 299.2477 Warning signs; specifications.
     R 299.2478 Contingency plans for drilling.
     R 299.2479 Compliance with rules; time.
     R 299.2480 Briefing areas.
     R 299.2481 Emergency preparedness coordinator; contact by permittee.
     R 299.2482 Wind direction indicators.
     R 299.2483 Equipment; electric or mechanical fan; hydrogen sulfide detection and warning system; emergency escape self-contained breathing apparatus; rig floor ventilation.
     R 299.2484 Initial testing.
     R 299.2485 Fluid analyses.
     R 299.2486 Vessels used for storing brine; equipment requirements.
     R 299.2487 Incinerators and flares; equipment and design requirements; additional requirements.
     R 299.2488 Vehicle loading racks; vapor return lines required; vapor vent lines permitted.
     R 299.2489 Servicing; requirements.
     R 299.2490 Nuisance odor prohibited.
     R 299.2491 Demonstration of hydrogen sulfide concentration.
Part 13. Hearings
     R 299.2501 Hearing; purpose; scheduling; request or petition generally.
     R 299.2502 Petition for hearing; contents.
     R 299.2503 Hearings subject to administrative procedures act of 1969.
     R 299.2504 Notice of hearing; service; answer.
     R 299.2505 Types of hearings.
     R 299.2506 Final decision or order.
     R 299.2507 Subpoenas; discovery.
     R 299.2508 Continuance of hearing.
     R 299.2509 Failure to give notice of hearing.
     R 299.2510 Administrative complaint; notice of hearing.
     R 299.2511 Emergency orders and hearings.
     R 299.2512 Appeals to the director of the department.
Part 14. Enforcement
     R 299.2521 Authority of supervisor of mineral wells.
     R 299.2522 Suspension of operations.
Part 15. Mineral Well Regulatory Fee
     R 299.2531 Filing of records; determination of fee; payment of fee.

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