(1) The owner or operator of a well shall, upon completion of the well, provide the board, on its Form No. 4 for a new well or Form No. 2 for an existing well:
- (a) a description of the interval(s) or formation treated;
- (b) the type of treatment pumped (acid, chemical, fracture stimulation); and
- (c) the amount and type(s) of material pumped and the rates and maximum pressure during treatment.
- (2) For hydraulic fracturing treatments the description of the amount and type of material used must include the disclosure of fracturing fluids in accordance with 82-10-603, MCA, with the actual rate or concentration of each ingredient or additive used for treatment.
(3) To comply with the requirements of this section, the owner or operator may submit:
- (a) the service contractor's job log;
- (b) the service company's final treatment report (without any cost/pricing data);
- (c) an owner or operator's well treatment job log; or
- (d) other report providing the above required information.
(4) The administrator may waive all or a portion of the requirements in (2) or (3) of this rule if:
- (a) the owner or operator demonstrates that it has posted the required information to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission/Groundwater Protection Council hydraulic fracturing web site (FracFocus.org); or
- (b) a successor web site to FracFocus.org or other publically accessible Internet information repositories that the board may choose to accept.
Authorizing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 82-11-111, MCA
History: NEW, 2011 MAR p. 1686, Eff. 8/26/11; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 2209, Eff. 11/3/18.