§ 250.1152. How do I conduct well tests?
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/us/cfr/t30/s§ 250.1152·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)When you conduct well tests you must:
(1)Recover fluid from the well completion equivalent to the amount of fluid introduced into the formation during completion, recompletion, reworking, or treatment operations before you start a well test;
(2)Produce the well completion under stabilized rate conditions for at least 6 consecutive hours before beginning the test period;
(3)Conduct the test for at least 4 consecutive hours;
(4)Adjust measured gas volumes to the standard conditions of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute
(psia)and 60 °F for all tests; and
(5)Use measured specific gravity values to calculate gas volumes.
(b)You may request approval from the Regional Supervisor to conduct a well test using alternative procedures if you can demonstrate test reliability under those procedures.
(c)The Regional Supervisor may also require you to conduct the following tests and complete them within a specified time period:
(1)A retest or a prolonged test of a well completion if it is determined to be necessary for the proper establishment of a Maximum Production Rate
(MPR)or a Maximum Efficient Rate (MER); and
(2)A multipoint back-pressure test to determine the theoretical open-flow potential of a gas well.
(d)A BSEE representative may witness any well test. Upon request, you must provide advance notice to the Regional Supervisor of the times and dates of well tests.