1. 1. Notification Prior to Performance of Activity. A storage operator shall notify the Supervisor prior to performing any of the following activities:

   1. a. Setting surface casing;
      b. Running intermediate or production casing;
      c. Perforating;
      d. Drillstem testing;
      e. Wireline logging or surveying;
      f. Coring;
      g. Pressure testing;
      h. Cleaning tanks; and
      i. Initiating a gathering line construction operation.
      j. Witness of Activities. The Supervisor may send a duly authorized representative to the location to witness activities in section 1 of this rule.

2. 2. Notification Subsequent to Occurrence of Activity. An operator shall notify the Supervisor when the following occurs:

   1. a. Loss of a radioactive logging source;
      b. Encountering unexpected wellbore conditions during recompletion or reworking;
      c. Repairing or replacing damaged gathering lines; and
      d. Fire, spill, leak, or blow out.

Author: S. Marvin Rogers

Statutory Authority: 9-17-150 et seq. of the Code of Alabama (1975)

History: New Rule: Published November 27, 2024; effective January 11, 2025.