Section 20.25.280. Workover operations.

	(a)  An Application for Sundry Approvals (Form 10-403) must be submitted to and approved by the commission in order to enter a well and conduct one or more of the following types of well workover operations:  
		(1) the perforation or reperforation of casing;  
		(2) stimulation;  
		(3) the pulling of tubing;  
		(4) alteration of the casing;  
		(5) repairs to the well.  
	(b)  The Application for Sundry Approvals must set out  
		(1) the current condition of the well;  
		(2) a copy of the proposed program for well work;  
		(3) unless already on file with the commission, a diagram and description of the well control equipment to be used, including if applicable a list of the blowout prevention equipment (BOPE) with specifications;  
		(4) the maximum downhole pressure that may be encountered, criteria used to determine it, and the maximum potential surface pressure based on a pressure gradient to surface of 0.1 psi per foot of true vertical depth, unless the commission approves a different pressure gradient that provides a more accurate means of determining the maximum potential surface pressure, such as using a stabilized shut-in tubing pressure;  
		(5) a description of any wellbore fluid to be used for primary well control; and  
		(6) the current bottom-hole pressure, or, if data setting out the actual pressure are not available, an estimate of the current bottom-hole pressure.  
	(c)  The operator shall keep records and reports of well workover operations, including BOPE test results, in conformance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.070(1).  
	(d)  The operator shall file with the commission, within 30 days after completion of workover operations, on a Report of Sundry Well Operations (Form 10-404), a complete record of the work performed and the tests conducted, and a summary of daily well operations as described in 20 AAC 25.070(3). Upon request, the operator shall file with the commission a copy of the daily record required by 20 AAC 25.070(1).  
	(e)  Upon application, the commission will, in its discretion, waive the requirements of this section for wells in a pool for which pool rules have been prescribed under 20 AAC 25.520.  
	(f)  An Application for Sundry Approvals for a well proposed for stimulation by hydraulic fracturing as defined in 20 AAC 25.283(m) must also comply with 20 AAC 25.283.  

Authorities

31.05.030

Notes

Reference

20 AAC 25.005
20 AAC 25.283
20 AAC 25.285
20 AAC 25.286
20 AAC 25.287

Authority

AS 31.05.030

History

Eff. 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152; am 12/28/2006, Register 180; am 1/7/2015, Register 213