The owner or operator of an injection well that is authorized
by rule under this Subpart C must submit inventory information to the Agency.
Such an owner or operator is prohibited from injecting into the well upon
failure to submit inventory information for the well to the Agency within the
time frame specified in subsection (d).
a) Contents. As part of the inventory, the
owner or
operator must submit at least the following information:
1) The facility name and location;
2) The name and address of legal
contact;
3) The ownership of
facility;
4) The nature and type of
injection wells; and
5) The
operating status of injection wells.
BOARD NOTE: This information is requested on national form
"Inventory of Injection Wells", USEPA Form 7520-16, incorporated by reference
in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(a).
b) Additional Contents. The owner
or
operator of a well listed in subsection (b)(1) must provide the information
listed in subsection (b)(2).
1) This Section
applies to the following wells:
A)
Corresponding
40 CFR
144.26(b)(1)(i) pertains to
Class II injection wells, which are regulated by the Department of Natural
Resources pursuant to the Illinois Oil and Gas Act (see 62 Ill. Adm. Code
240).
This statement maintains structural consistency with the corresponding federal
provisions;
B) Class IV injection
wells;
C) The following types of
Class V injection wells:
i) A sand or other
backfill well, 35 Ill. Adm. Code
730.105(e)(8);
ii) A radioactive waste disposal well that is
not a Class I injection well, 35 Ill. Adm. Code
730.105(e)(11);
iii) A geothermal energy recovery well, 35
Ill. Adm. Code
730.105(e)(12);
v) A well used in an experimental
technology, 35 Ill. Adm. Code
730.105(e)(15);
vi) A municipal or industrial disposal well
other than a Class I injection well; and
vii) Any other Class V injection well, at the
discretion of the Agency.
2) The owner or
operator of a well listed in
subsection (b)(1) must provide a listing of all wells owned or operated setting
forth the following information for each well. (A single description of wells
at a single
facility with substantially the same characteristics is
acceptable.)
A) Corresponding
40 CFR
144.26(b)(2)(i) pertains to
Class II wells, which are regulated by the Department of Natural Resources
pursuant to the Illinois Oil and Gas Act (see 62 Ill. Adm. Code
240). This
statement maintains structural consistency with the corresponding federal
provisions;
B) The location of each
well or project given by Township, Range, Section, and
Quarter-Section;
C) The date of
completion of each well;
D)
Identification and depth of the formations into which each well is
injecting;
E) The total depth of
each well;
F) The casing and
cementing record, tubing size, and depth of packer;
G) The nature of the injected
fluids;
H) The average and maximum
injection pressure at the wellhead;
I) The average and maximum injection rate;
and
J) The date of the last
mechanical integrity tests, if any.
c) This subsection (c) corresponds with
40 CFR
144.26(c), a provision
relating to USEPA notification to facilities upon authorization of the state's
program. This statement maintains structural consistency with USEPA
rules.
d) The owner or operator of
a new Class V injection well must submit inventory information prior to
starting injection.
e) The owner or
operator of a Class V injection well prohibited from injecting for failure to
submit inventory information for the well may resume injection 90 days after
submittal of the inventory information to the Agency, unless the owner or
operator receives notice from the Agency that injection may not resume or that
it may resume sooner.
