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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2020-00079
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2020-00079 |
| Type of Filing |
Permanent Rule |
| Department |
400 Department of Natural Resources |
| Agency |
404 Oil and Gas Conservation Commission |
| CCR Number |
2 CCR 404-1 |
| CCR Title |
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
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Proposed rule
| Notice Filed with SOS |
02/14/2020 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2020-00079.pdf |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2020-00079.pdf |
| Statutory Authority |
§§ 25-8-202(7)(a), 34 60-105(1), 34-60-106(1)(c), 34-60-106(2), 34-60-106(2.5)(a), 34-60-107, and 34-60-108, C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The commission shall promulgate rules to ensure proper wellbore integrity of all oil and gas production wells. In promulgating the rules, the commission shall consider incorporating recommendations from the State Oil and Gas Regulatory Exchange and shall include provisions to:
(a) Address the permitting, construction, operation, and closure of production wells;
(b) Require that wells are constructed using current practices and standards that protect water zones and prevent blowouts;
(c) Enhance safety and environmental protections during operations such as drilling and hydraulic fracturing;
(d) Require regular integrity assessments for all oil and gas production wells, such as surface pressure monitoring during production; and
(e) Address the use of nondestructive testing of weld joints.
The Wellbore Integrity rulemaking is not the only rulemaking contemplated by Senate Bill 19-181. Additional Senate Bill 19-181 rulemakings will be noticed and conducted at later dates. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
On April 16, 2019, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 19-181 into law. Senate Bill 19-181 ensures that oil and gas development and operations in Colorado are regulated in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and wildlife resources. Senate Bill 19-181’s amendments to the Oil and Gas Conservation Act (“Act”), §§ 34-60-101–131, C.R.S., are effective as of April 16, 2019, the date the Governor signed the bill into law. Senate Bill 19-181 amends, among other provisions of the Act, § 34-60-106(18), C.R.S., directing:
The commission shall promulgate rules to ensure proper wellbore integrity of all oil and gas production wells. In promulgating the rules, the commission shall consider incorporating recommendations from the State Oil and Gas Regulatory Exchange and shall include provisions to:
(a) Address the permitting, construction, operation, and closure of production wells;
(b) Require that wells are constructed using current practices and standards that protect water zones and prevent blowouts;
(c) Enhance safety and environmental protections during operations such as drilling and hydraulic fracturing;
(d) Require regular integrity assessments for all oil and gas production wells, such as surface pressure monitoring during production; and
(e) Address the use of nondestructive testing of weld joints. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2020-00079.pdf
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| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
19-181
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| Hearing Date |
03/25/2020 |
| Hearing Time |
09:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
Adams County Government Center Public Hearing Room (1st Floor) 4430 S. Adams County Parkway Brighton, CO 80601 |
| Contact Name |
Mimi Larsen |
| Contact Title |
Hearings and Regulatory Affairs Manager |
| Contact Telephone |
303-894-2100 |
| Contact email |
mimi.larsen@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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