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Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
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TITLE XXVIII. NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE |
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CHAPTER 377. ENERGY RESOURCES |
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PART I. REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES |
SECTION 377.2407. Natural gas storage facility permit application to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir.
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- 1(1) 2Before drilling a well to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir, the person who desires to conduct such operation shall apply to the department in the manner described in this section using such form as the department may prescribe to obtain a natural gas storage facility permit. The department shall also require any applicant seeking to obtain such permit to pay a reasonable permit application fee. Such fee must be in an amount necessary to cover the costs associated with receiving, processing, issuing, and recertifying the permit application, and inspecting for compliance with the permit.103(2) 104Each application must contain:108(a) 109A detailed, three-dimensional description of the natural gas storage reservoir, including geologic-based descriptions of the reservoir boundaries, and the horizontal and vertical dimensions.132(b) 133A geographic description of the lateral storage reservoir boundary.142(c) 143A general description and location of all injection, recovery, withdrawal-only, and observation wells.156(d) 157A description of the reservoir protective area.164(e) 165Information demonstrating that the proposed natural gas storage reservoir is suitable for the storage and recovery of gas.183(f) 184Information identifying all reasonably known abandoned or active wells within the natural gas storage facility.199(g) 200A field-monitoring plan that requires, at a minimum, monthly field inspections of all wells that are part of the natural gas storage facility.223(h) 224A monitoring and testing plan for the well integrity.233(i) 234A well inspection plan that requires, at a minimum, the inspection of all wells that are part of the natural gas storage facility and plugged wells within the natural gas storage facility boundary.267(j) 268A spill prevention and response plan.274(k) 275A well spacing plan.279(l) 280An operating plan for the natural gas storage reservoir, which must include gas capacities, anticipated operating conditions, and maximum storage pressure.301(m) 302A gas migration response plan.307(n) 308A location plat and general facility map surveyed and prepared by a registered land surveyor licensed under chapter 472.327(3) 328The department may require the applicant to provide additional information that is deemed necessary to permit the development of the natural gas storage facility. Each well related to the natural gas storage facility shall be authorized and permitted individually upon the applicant’s satisfying applicable well construction and operation criteria under this part; however, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, well spacing requirements do not apply.
