Non-Compliance/Enforcement Action
Failed Tests
- Shut in well immediately.
- Notify the district office within 24 hours - as specified in Rule 9 (11)(D), and 46 (i)(4).
- Submit test results on Form H-5 within 30 days. Note that filing the pressure test report is required on all pressure tests, whether passed, failed, or inconclusive.
- The Commission will typically require that the well be repaired and retested within 60 days.
Delinquent Tests
- 60 days past the due date, the Commission sends the operator a second notice of the need to file Form H-5.
- Enforcement action is initiated 30 days after the second notice if the operator has not contacted Technical Permitting regarding compliance.
- Well sealed in if no production exists on the lease.
- Lease pipeline connection severed if production exists.
Compliance
A well becomes compliant with the scheduled test requirement when the pressure test report (Form H-5) is received in the District Office. This date is important if the lease is severed/sealed-in for non-compliance. The pipeline reconnection fee must be paid if the well was non-compliant on the date of the severance.
