Alabama Administrative Code Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA
Here’s a structured overview of Title 400 – State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama in the Alabama Administrative Code:
🛢️ Scope & Structure
Title 400 governs petroleum, natural gas, and related operations across multiple domains: onshore and submerged offshore lands, coalbed methane, Class II injection, underground storage, forced pooling, and CO₂ geologic storage (regulations.justia.com).
📚 Chapters & Key Topics
1. Governing Onshore Lands (Chapters 400‑1‑1 to 400‑1‑14)
400‑1‑1 General: definitions, compliance, transport permits (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
400‑1‑2 Permitting of Wells: bond requirements before well operations begin (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
400‑1‑6 Protection of Oil & Gas: sealing of production zones to prevent cross-contamination (law.cornell.edu)
400‑1‑6.10 Site Maintenance: access road and site upkeep standards (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
2. Governing Submerged Offshore Lands (Chapters 400‑2‑1 to 400‑2‑9)
400‑2‑1 General: rules applicable to Baldwin/Mobile County submerged wells (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
400‑2‑5 Testing & Allowable: offshore production testing standards (casetext.com)
3. Coalbed Methane Gas Operations (Chapters 400‑3‑1 to 400‑3‑9)
References overlay with Class II injection and forced pooling rules (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
4. Class II Underground Injection Control (Chapters 400‑4‑1 to 400‑4‑6)
Standards for deep injection wells (e.g., for waste fluids)—detailed within the Code.
5. Underground Storage in Reservoirs (Chapters 400‑5‑1 to 400‑5‑12)
Covers permits, facility design, pressure limits, volume verification, casing, mechanical tests, wellhead components (regulations.justia.com)
6. Underground Storage in Solution-Mined Cavities (Chapters 400‑6‑1 to 400‑6‑14)
Rules including bonding requirements for salt-cavity storage operations (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)
7. Practice, Procedure & Forced Pooling (Chapters 400‑7‑1 to 400‑7‑2)
Administrative procedures and forced integration of interests.
8. Geologic Storage of CO₂ (Chapter 400‑8‑1)
Liability, closure, cleanup responsibilities specific to CO₂ sequestration (gsa.state.al.us)
🧱 Statutory Authority
These regulations are promulgated under Code of Ala. 1975, Title 9, Chapter 17 (Oil & Gas) and include newer provisions like CO₂ storage under Act 2024‑325 § 2 (admincode.legislature.state.al.us).
✅ How to Access Full Text
Justia provides chapter-by-chapter listings under Title 400 (regulations.justia.com).
LII (Cornell) outlines the full structure from onshore through CO₂ storage (gsa.state.al.us).
Alabama’s AdminCode site (admincode.legislature.state.al.us) allows PDF downloads of individual rules.
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