§ 250.460. What are the requirements for conducting a well test?

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(a)If you intend to conduct a well test, you must include your projected plans for the test with your APD (form BSEE-0123) or in an Application for Permit to Modify

(APM)(form BSEE-0124). Your plans must include at least the following information:

(1)Estimated flowing and shut-in tubing pressures;

(2)Estimated flow rates and cumulative volumes;

(3)Time duration of flow, buildup, and drawdown periods;

(4)Description and rating of surface and subsurface test equipment;

(5)Schematic drawing, showing the layout of test equipment;

(6)Description of safety equipment, including gas detectors and fire-fighting equipment;

(7)Proposed methods to handle or transport produced fluids; and

(8)Description of the test procedures.

(b)You must give the District Manager at least 24-hours notice before starting a well test.