19.11.4.9 PERMITTEE'S NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL TO DIVISION: A permittee shall notify the division with:

1. A. a written notice of intent to engage in any one of the following activities:

   1. (1) make a minor change in the operation of the well (minor changes include changing capillary tubing, pulling or replacing a pump or any other change the division considers a minor change);
   2. (2) conduct a spinner, pressure or temperature survey test or another test that does not modify the well structure;
   3. (3) conduct a flow test on a production well;
   4. (4) perform routine maintenance on a well;
   5. (5) removal of fluids from on-site pits or closed-loop systems per Paragraph (3) of Subsection D of 19.11.4.17 NMAC; or
   6. (6) change in location of a well that is within the approved area of a geothermal well or facility permit (this will require the permittee to apply for a minor permit modification pursuant to Subparagraph F of 19.11.2.10 NMAC so that the permit will reflect the new location).

2. B. a written notice of intent and request for approval for any one of the following activities:

   1. (1) activities not specifically approved or exempted under an existing permit;
   2. (2) activities that do not require a permit application per 19.11.2.10 NMAC;
   3. (3) tracer tests;
   4. (4) mechanical integrity tests;
   5. (5) increasing depth of a well;
   6. (6) conduct a flow test on an injection well;
   7. (7) entering or opening a plugged well;
   8. (8) shooting, acidizing or fracturing a well;
   9. (9) abandoning and plugging a well;
   10. (10) directional drilling (drilling in a direction not intended to be vertical);
   11. (11) changing the construction of a hole or well, except for injection wells, including placing a plug in the hole or well and recovering or altering the casing;
   12. (12) conducting a major workover or cleaning of a well; or
   13. (13) any other activity for which the division conducts a field inspection or evaluates information or documentation regarding the construction of a hole or well.
3. C. The director may determine, based on the notices submitted under Subsections A or B of 19.11.4.9 NMAC, that the permittee is required to apply for a permit modification in accordance with 19.11.2.10 NMAC.

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