Full Text of SB0664 97th General Assembly
SB0664sam003 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Michael W. Frerichs Filed: 3/15/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 664
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 664 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 6.5 as follows: | 6 | | (225 ILCS 725/6.5 new) | 7 | | Sec. 6.5. Extraction of natural gas from shale using | 8 | | hydraulic fracturing. | 9 | | (a) Each owner or operator that begins extracting natural | 10 | | gas from shale shall report to the Department the information | 11 | | specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d) within 30 days after | 12 | | the beginning of extraction. The Director shall adopt rules | 13 | | that require, prior to such extraction, the owner or operator | 14 | | to perform a suitable mechanical integrity test of the casing | 15 | | or of the casing-tubing annulus or other mechanical integrity | 16 | | test methods using procedures that are established by |
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| 1 | | administrative rule. | 2 | | (b) The owner or operator shall provide geological names, a | 3 | | geological description, and the depth of the formation into | 4 | | which well stimulation fluids are to be injected. | 5 | | (c) The owner or operator shall provide detailed | 6 | | information to the Director concerning the base stimulation | 7 | | fluid source. The owner, operator, or service company shall | 8 | | also provide to the Director, for each stage of the well | 9 | | stimulation program, the following: | 10 | | (1) each stimulation fluid identified by additive | 11 | | type; and | 12 | | (2) the chemical compound name and Chemical
Abstracts | 13 | | Service (CAS) number for each additive used. | 14 | | (d) The owner or operator shall also provide a detailed | 15 | | description of the proposed well stimulation design, which | 16 | | shall include: | 17 | | (1) the anticipated surface treating pressure range; | 18 | | (2) the maximum injection treating pressure; and | 19 | | (3) the estimated or calculated fracture length and | 20 | | fracture height. | 21 | | (e) The Department shall post the information that it | 22 | | receives under subsections (b), (c), and (d) on its Internet | 23 | | website for a period of not less than 5 years. | 24 | | (f) The injection of volatile organic compounds, such as | 25 | | benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, also known as BTEX | 26 | | compounds, or any petroleum distillates, into an underground |
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| 1 | | source of drinking water is prohibited without exception. The | 2 | | proposed use of volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, | 3 | | toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, also known as BTEX | 4 | | compounds, or any petroleum distillates, for well stimulation | 5 | | into hydrocarbon bearing zones is only authorized with prior | 6 | | written approval of the Director. Produced water containing | 7 | | trace amounts of naturally occurring petroleum distillates may | 8 | | be used as a stimulation fluid in hydrocarbon-bearing zones. | 9 | | (g) In addition to any other information that it must | 10 | | provide, the owner, operator, or service company shall provide | 11 | | the Director the following post well stimulation detail: | 12 | | (1) the actual total well stimulation treatment volume | 13 | | pumped; | 14 | | (2) detail as to each fluid stage pumped, including | 15 | | actual volume by fluid stage, proppant rate or | 16 | | concentration, actual chemical additive name and type; | 17 | | (3) the actual surface pressure and rate at the end of
| 18 | | each fluid stage and the actual flush volume, rate, and | 19 | | final pump pressure; and | 20 | | (4) the instantaneous shut-in pressure, and the actual
| 21 | | 15-minute and 30-minute shut-in pressures when these | 22 | | pressure measurements are available. | 23 | | (h) During the well stimulation operation, the owner or | 24 | | operator shall monitor and record the annulus pressure at the | 25 | | bradenhead. If intermediate casing has been set on the well | 26 | | being stimulated, the pressure in the annulus between the |
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| 1 | | intermediate casing and the production casing shall also be | 2 | | monitored and recorded. A continuous record of the annulus | 3 | | pressure during the well stimulation shall be submitted. | 4 | | (i) If, during the stimulation, the annulus pressure
| 5 | | increases by more than 500 pounds per square inch gauge (psig) | 6 | | compared to the pressure immediately preceding the | 7 | | stimulation, the owner or operator shall verbally notify the | 8 | | Director as soon as practical but no later than 24 hours | 9 | | following the incident and must complete in a timely manner any | 10 | | corrective action identified by the Department. The owner or | 11 | | operator shall include a report containing all details | 12 | | pertaining to the incident, including corrective actions | 13 | | taken. | 14 | | (j) The owner or operator shall provide information to the | 15 | | Director as to the amounts, handling, and, if necessary, | 16 | | disposal at an identified appropriate disposal facility, or | 17 | | reuse of the well stimulation fluid load recovered during flow | 18 | | back, swabbing, or recovery from production facility vessels. | 19 | | Storage of that fluid shall be protective of an underground | 20 | | source of drinking water as demonstrated by the use of either | 21 | | tanks or lined pits. | 22 | | (k) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow the | 23 | | Director to require the disclosure of trade secrets as defined | 24 | | in the Illinois Trade Secrets Act. | 25 | | (l) The Department shall adopt all rules necessary to | 26 | | enforce this Section. ".
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