Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.1080 – Storage facility permit; required Class VI well permit information

(a) Prior to the issuance of a storage facility permit authorizing the construction of a new Class VI well, or the conversion on an existing Class I, Class II, or Class V well to a Class VI well, the storage operator shall submit, and the commission shall consider the following:
1. (1) the information required by 40 C.F.R. 144.31 (e) (1) - (6) (application for a permit; authorization by permit), Subpart D (authorization by permit), revised as of January 10, 2011, and adopted by reference;
2. (2) a map showing the Class VI well for which a permit is sought and the applicable area of review consistent with 20 AAC 25.1070; within the area of review, the map must show the number or name, and location of all injection wells, producing wells, abandoned wells, plugged wells or dry holes, deep stratigraphic boreholes, state- or United States Environmental Protection Agency-approved subsurface cleanup sites, surface bodies of water, springs, mines, surface and subsurface, quarries, water wells, other pertinent surface features including structures intended for human occupancy, state, tribal, and territory boundaries, and roads; additionally, the map must also show faults, if known or suspected; only information of public record is required to be included on this map;
3. (3) information on the geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of the proposed storage site and overlying formations, including:
  1. (A) maps and cross sections of the area of review;
  2. (B) the location, orientation, and properties of known or suspected faults or fractures that may transect the confining zone in the area of review and a determination of non-interference with containment;
  3. (C) data on the depth, areal extent, thickness, mineralogy, porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure of the injection and confining zone, including geology or facies changes based on field data which may include geologic cores, outcrop data, seismic surveys, well logs, and names and lithologic descriptions;
  4. (D) geomechanical information on fractures, stress, ductility, rock strength, and in situ fluid pressures within the confining zone;
  5. (E) information on the seismic history including the presence and depth of seismic sources and a determination that the seismicity would not interfere with containment;
  6. (F) geologic and topographic maps and cross sections that illustrate regional geology, hydrogeology, and the geologic structure of the local area;
4. (4) a tabulation of all wells within the area of review which penetrate the injection or confining zone; the data must include a description of each well type, construction, date drilled, location, depth, record of plugging or completion, and any additional information required by the commission;
5. (5) maps and stratigraphic cross sections indicating the general vertical and lateral limits of all underground sources of drinking water, water wells, and springs within the area of review, their positions relative to the injection zone, and, where known, the direction of water movement;
6. (6) baseline geochemical data on subsurface formations, including all underground sources of drinking water in the area of review;
7. (7) proposed operating data for the proposed carbon storage site, including
  1. (A) the average and maximum daily rate and volume or mass and total anticipated volume or mass of the carbon dioxide stream;
  2. (B) the average and maximum injection pressure;
  3. (C) the source of the carbon dioxide stream; and
  4. (D) an analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the carbon dioxide stream;
8. (8) the proposed pre-operational formation testing program to obtain an analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the injection zone and confining zone that meets the requirements of 20 AAC 25.1220;
9. (9) the proposed stimulation program, a description of stimulation fluid to be used and a determination that stimulation will not interfere with containment;
10. (10) the proposed procedure to outline steps necessary to conduct injection operation;
11. (11) schematics or other appropriate drawings of the surface and subsurface construction details of the well;
12. (12) the Class VI well construction procedures that meet the requirements of 20 AAC 25.1210;
13. (13) the proposed area of review and corrective action plan that meets the requirements under 20 AAC 25.1070;
14. (14) a demonstration, satisfactory to the commission, that the storage operator meets the financial responsibility requirements under 20 AAC 25.1200;
15. (15) the proposed testing and monitoring plan required by 20 AAC 25.1250;
16. (16) the proposed Class VI well plugging plan required by 20 AAC 25.1300;
17. (17) the proposed post-injection site care and site closure plan required by 20 AAC 25.1310;
18. (18) at the commission's discretion, a demonstration of an alternative post-injection site care timeframe required by 20 AAC 25.1310(h);
19. (19) a proposed emergency and remedial response plan required by 20 AAC 25.1260;
20. (20) a list of contact information to the commission that identifies any state, tribe or territory within the area of review of the proposed storage facility based on the information provided by the map required in (a)(2) of this section;
21. (21) any other information required by the commission.
(b) The commission will notify in writing any state, tribe, or territory within the area of review of the proposed storage facility based on the information provided by the applicant in (a)(2) and (a)(20) of this section and pursuant to the requirements of 40 C.F.R. 145.23 (f)(13), effective January 10, 2011, and adopted by reference.
(c) Before granting approval for the operation of Class VI well the commission will consider the following information:
1. (1) the final area of review based on modeling, using data obtained during logging and test of the proposed Class VI well, and the formation as required by (c)(2) - (4), (6), (7), and (10) of this section.
2. (2) any relevant updates based on data obtained during logging and testing of the well and the formation required by (c)(3), (4), (6), (7), and (10) of this section, to the information on geologic structure and hydrogeologic properties of the proposed storage site and overlying foundation submitted to satisfy the requirements of (a)(3) of this section;
3. (3) information on the compatibility of the carbon dioxide stream with fluid in the injection zone and minerals in both the injection and confining zone, based on the results of the formation testing program, and with the materials used to construct the well;
4. (4) the results of the formation testing program required by (a)(8) of this section;
5. (5) the final Class VI well construction procedures that meet the requirements of 20 AAC 25.1210;
6. (6) the status of corrective action on wells in the area of review under 20 AAC 25.1070;
7. (7) all available logging and testing program data required by 20 AAC 25.1220;
8. (8) a demonstration of mechanical integrity under 20 AAC 25.1240;
9. (9) any updates to the proposed area of review and corrective action plan under 20 AAC 25.1070, testing and monitoring plan under 20 AAC 25.1250, Class VI well plugging plan under 20 AAC 25.1300, post-injection site care and site closure plan under 20 AAC 25.1310 or the emergency and remedial response plan submitted under 20 AAC 25.1260 as required by (a) of this section, which are necessary to address new information collected during the logging and testing of the Class VI well to be used in the storage facility and the formation as required by all paragraphs of this section and any updates to the alternative post-injection site care timeframe demonstration under 20 AAC 25.1310, if applicable, submitted under (a) of this section and which are necessary to address new information collected during the logging and test of the well and the formation as required by all paragraphs of this section; and
10. (10) any other information required by the commission.
(d) A storage operator seeking a waiver of the requirement to inject below the lowermost underground source of drinking water shall also refer to 20 AAC 25.1270 and submit a supplemental report as required under that section. A supplemental report is not a part of the permit application.