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Welcome to Forms GW-1, GW-2:
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Groundwater Protection
Determination Requests
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and Statewide Rules as listed.
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My name is Rick Behal,
and presenting with me today
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is Tylynn Yezeski, more from
the Groundwater Advisory Unit.
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Also answering your
questions on the Q and A,
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our lead admin Heather Hesskew,
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and GAU manager, James Harcourt.
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If you're just joining us,
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and you're looking for a
copy of the presentation,
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go to the Q and A, you'll
find a link to this presentation.
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Just copy and paste
that to your browser.
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And it'll take you to the webinar page
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where you can find this
and all the presentations.
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We're, so Heather and James
will be answering your questions
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throughout the presentation
submitted through the Q and A.
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The chat feature is disabled.
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But they'll answer your questions
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throughout this presentation.
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And then at the end, we
should have time to go over
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some of those questions.
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We're gonna do this
presentation a little bit differently
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than in the past.
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It's gonna be in two
parts and the first half
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I'll go over general
information and determinations.
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And then followed by an online demo
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of one of the tools we use,
the surface casing estimator.
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Then I'll hand it over to Tylynn,
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and Tylynn will go over the Form GW-1.
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Followed by a quick demo using
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the Online Groundwater System.
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During the presentation, I
will refer to the Form GW-1
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as the application or the request.
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And I'll refer to the Form
GW-2 as the determination,
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the GAU letter, the Groundwater letter,
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or simply the letter.
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Again, here's the link
you can find in the Q and A
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to go to the presentation.
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You'll notice there, in the future,
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there'll be a second handout
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in addition to the presentation.
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The handout includes all the
slides from this presentation
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plus some additional
slides for reference.
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We had to limit the number
of slides in this presentation
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to allow time for the online demo.
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Which we hope you find useful.
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Let us know what
you think in the survey,
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'cause we're always looking to improve
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on our information on our presentation.
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Instead, let's get started.
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So an introduction,
I'll talk a little bit about
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who is the GAU and
what is it that we do.
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I'll talk about water
classification, BUQW, USDW,
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what are those exactly?
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H ones and W 14s,
Injection and Disposal wells.
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We take a closer look at
requests made for those purposes
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and we have some
additional filing requirements.
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So I'll talk about that.
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H 15s, we now have the,
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we can now issue
letters for H-15 purposes
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covering a large aerial extent.
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But in some cases,
those letters will be specific
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and can only use for
H-15 filing purposes.
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Then I'll go over some of the
tools and techniques we use.
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Followed by an online
demo of one of those tools,
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the surface casing estimator.
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And then I'll hand it over to Tylynn,
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and she'll go over the
Form GW-1, the application.
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Discuss some of the hangups,
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and then she'll do a quick demo
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on how to file the GW-1 online.
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The Groundwater Advisory Unit,
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we're part of technical permitting
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and the oil and gas division.
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Our primary function in the
GAU is a Statewide rule 13,
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is to determine the base
of usable quality water.
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Why is that?
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Because rule 13 requires to set
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and cement efficient surface casing
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to protect all usable quality
strata, that is the BUQW.
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GAU letters are required by rule 13,
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they're required for
filings for new drills,
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injection, re-entry, re-completion,
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H-15, water supply
wells, cathodic protection,
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microseismic wells,
I'll talk a little bit
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about some of these.
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In some cases, these letters can be used
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for multiple purposes and
sometimes they're specific,
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if it's stated in the letter.
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As I mentioned, we, when
it comes to H 15s injection
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and disposal wells, we
do a more thorough review.
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Not, we're not only looking for the base
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of usable quality water,
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but also the Underground Source
of Drinking Water, the USDW.
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and we're also looking for the depth
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of sufficient isolation
or geologic isolation.
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Basically, layers of clan shale
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between the injection interval
and the protected water,
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and I'll talk more about that.
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H 15s fluid level tests.
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H 15s are required to be submitted
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or inactive wells
older than 25 year old.
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Good news here is we now
have the option to issue letters
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for extended areal extents.
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Lots of wells, cover lots of wells.
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But in some cases, these
letters, these determinations
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can only be used for
H-15 filing purposes.
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And I'll talk more about that.
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Cathodic protection and
microseismic wells, CP or MS wells.
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A GAU letter is required if these wells
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are greater than 30 foot
deep required by rule.
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In most cases, these
wells do not penetrate
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the protected depth or the BUQW.
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And if that's the
case, then you're done,
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you got your letter.
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However, if the proposed
depth of these wells
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do exceed the BUQW,
then a drilling permit
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is required or W-1.
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Filing a W-1 for a CP or MS well
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are a little bit different,
it's a little bit different.
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In that, you have to also
submit a well bore schematic
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of the proposed wells showing how
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it is protective of Groundwater.
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And these letters are specific,
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meaning that you can only
use GAU letters for this purpose.
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Water classifications or water quality.
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Water quality depends on
the amount of dissolved solids
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in the water, salts,
minerals, organic matter.
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And the total amount of
dissolved solids or the TDS
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is a general indicator of water quality.
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So superior water quality or
fresh water is water with a TDS
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of less than 1000 parts per million.
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This is freshwater good tasting water.
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BUQW, this is water with a
TDS up to 3000 parts per million.
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This is considered
fresh to slightly saline.
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And this is the
protection depth required
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by Statewide rule 13,
the surface casing depth.
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It must be isolated.
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And then you have the
USDW and USDW is water
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with a TDS up to
10,000 parts per million.
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This is considered to be Brackish
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or moderately saline water.
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So this moderately saline
water, USDW is also protected
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by the safe drinking water act.
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You're not required to
submit surface casing
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through the USDW but injection
is not allowed into the USDW.
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And it must be isolated, protected.
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Tools and Techniques.
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Our primary tool, of
course is well logs.
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We have a library or
collection of well logs,
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collected through the decades
here at the Commission.
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These logs have the
shallow data, which we need.
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We refer to these as Q logs.
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Back in the day when
determinations were made,
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that information would be
transferred to a linen map.
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And we still have
those linen maps today,
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that image in their
bottom right hand corner.
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Hope to have those images someday.
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But in some cases, those still
provide valuable information.
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Nowadays, we also use
operator to provide information.
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We're always on the
lookout for new data.
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Again, it's the shallow data
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that we're mostly interested in.
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We also get resources and
logs from other government
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and NGO surface,
non-government resources.
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And then we organize
all this data using GIS.
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Public GIS Viewer.
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Sometimes useful logs can be downloaded
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from the RRC's public GIS viewer.
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Also, the GIS viewer provides,
can provide information,
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can help you fill out the information
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you need for the Form GW-1,
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the application elevation coordinates.
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In the handout, there
are additional slides,
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which you'll also find
on the GAU webpage,
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quick links for helpful hints,
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how to find this information
using the public viewer.
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Also earlier in this webinar series,
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there was a presentation
on the public GIS viewer.
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So if you miss that, you want,
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you might wanna check out the recording.
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All the webinar
presentations are recorded.
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So you can go back at your convenience
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and check them all out.
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Again, if you're just joining us
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and you're looking for the presentation,
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if you'd go to the Q and
A icon in your Zoom link,
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you'll find in the Zoom
toolbar, you'll find a link,
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just copy and paste
that to your browser.
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And it'll take you to the webinar page.
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And you can find this presentation.
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Texas Water Development
Board, Water Data Interactive.
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We use this site quite a bit.
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This site has links to
those Q logs I mentioned.
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It also has state water well reports,
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some of which have water
quality data or water analysis.
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You'll notice that the purple
green and orange dots.
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The purple dots are part of the
TWDB Groundwater database.
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These are the wells that may
include water quality analysis.
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The green dots are part
of the Brack's database.
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And the orange dots are water wells,
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all types of water wells,
domestic, industrial,
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public water supply
wells, monitor wells.
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So all kinds of information.
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And the Brack's database
that is a ongoing project
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by the TWDB to map
all the Brackish aquifers.
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Again, this is the moderately
saline water or the USDW.
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And the reason for
this is that in the future,
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these may become important
sources of drinking water,
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with a little desalinization.
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That's why that USDW is
important and protected.
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Bureau of Economic Geology,
Surface Casing Estimator.
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I'm gonna do a short
demo on this in a little bit.
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This project has been going
on for dozen years or so.
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Slowly but surely all those
Q logs that I mentioned
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are being transferred
in image by the BEG.
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In addition to all the
other great research
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they do at the bureau,
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they're also developing
the surface casing estimator.
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And I'll do a short
demo, it'll shortly tell you,
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show you what's available,
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how you can use it to
estimate surface casing depth
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for future projects.
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Disclaimer, you still need a GAU letter
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from the railroad Commission.
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How do we protect?
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So, as I mentioned for
injection disposal wells,
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we do a more thorough review.
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Not only are we determining the base
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of usable quality
water, but also the depth
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of the underground
source of drinking water.
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And we're also looking
for sufficient isolation
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or geologic isolation.
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Basically, layers of clay or shale.
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Sufficient isolation generally
is considered to be 250 feet
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of clay or shale with 100
foot of that being contiguous.
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So 250 feet bits and
pieces with 100 foot
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of that being solid,
that's sufficient isolation.
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So, well logs are a great
way showing us this isolation
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on the well log on the right-hand side.
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You'll see, in this example,
the SP log also the gamma,
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which is basically
run for every well now,
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sometimes called the shale finder.
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So it does a really good job
at showing us these isolation,
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clay and layer, clay and shale layers.
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So in this example, on the
left-hand side of your log,
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the clay and shale is where that log,
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where that line is just
going straight up and down
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as indicated by those red
bars added to this example.
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Also electric logs can be a
good indicator of water quality.
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Saltwater is more conductive
electricity than freshwater.
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Inversely, freshwater is more resistant.
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So in this example,
this is a resistivity log.
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On the right-hand side of your log,
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you'll see the lines kind
of kick out to the right side.
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Meaning it's more
resistive, more resistance.
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So, and you'll see in this next example,
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the BUQW and the
USDW has been indicated.
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Of course, where it kicks out farther,
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that's the USDW and it goes to the USDW,
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it's not quite kicking over
as far and then below that
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is the saline water.
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Statewide rule 13
requires surface casing,
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protect groundwater
as stated by the GAU.
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That's the groundwater
letter that's required by rule.
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So when a well is drilled,
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the well is drilled through the BUQW.
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Surface casing set
with cement circulated
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from the shoe to the surface.
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That isolates the USDW
and the groundwater
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from continued operations
from drilling the rest
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of the well.
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If surface casing is set more
than 200 feet below the BUQW,
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then a Statewide rule
13 exception is required.
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And for that, you need
to go to the district office.
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Rule 14 is plugging rule.
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Requires plugs be set to
isolate usable quality water,
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but also separate any
other superior quality of water
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within the BUQW.
00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:39.520
So this is why letters sometimes
have more than one depth
00:17:39.520 --> 00:17:43.800
or range within the deepest step.
00:17:43.800 --> 00:17:46.770
Because if there's a zone
of superior quality water
00:17:48.170 --> 00:17:51.480
within the BUQW then
plugs have to be set
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to isolate that also when it
comes time to plug the well.
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So that's why there's
multiple depths sometimes.
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Also rule 14 requires plugs be centered
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at the protection depth.
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So this is the limiting factor of
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these multipurpose GAU letters.
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We can't issue letters for
very large areal extents,
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because if that BUQW varies
more than 50 to 100 feet then,
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makes it hard to determine where
00:18:24.403 --> 00:18:26.660
you're gonna center that plug.
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So that's a limiting
factor on the areal extent
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that we can consider.
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And I'll talk more about that shortly.
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Okay as I mentioned,
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we have additional filing requirements
00:18:39.880 --> 00:18:43.763
for injection and disposal well filings.
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For these requests, we
need a representative log.
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And we also need a
copy of the application,
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the UIC application,
the Form H-1 or W-14.
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And why do we need that application is
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because we need to know
the proposed injection zone
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for the reasons I've stated that
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we need to make sure
there's sufficient isolation
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between the proposed injection interval
00:19:15.190 --> 00:19:17.163
and the protected waters.
00:19:19.460 --> 00:19:21.960
Also for disposal wells, the W 14s,
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we also issue a no harm letter
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in addition to the groundwater letter.
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The no harm letter includes
all the same information,
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but it also includes
the injection interval
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and the depth to sufficient isolation.
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And it may be in the near
future that we'll be issuing these
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for all injection and disposal,
H-1 and W-14, stay tuned.
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Reason for Filing.
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Some letters are multipurpose and others
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are specific to purpose of filing.
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So just because you
submit a groundwater request
00:20:05.980 --> 00:20:10.650
for a new well, you can
use it for re-completion,
00:20:10.650 --> 00:20:13.020
for P and A and H-15.
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They're not limited to
that stated purpose of filing
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in some cases, unless
otherwise specified in the letter.
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H ones and W 14s, of course,
as I've been talking about or,
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are specific because they include the,
00:20:26.890 --> 00:20:30.033
again, the USDW and isolation.
00:20:31.970 --> 00:20:36.740
H 15s, these can be
multipurpose or specific,
00:20:36.740 --> 00:20:39.813
depending on the area extent requested.
00:20:41.560 --> 00:20:44.820
It may be that you're just
requesting a small area
00:20:44.820 --> 00:20:46.513
or two to three wells.
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If it doesn't say otherwise,
00:20:49.770 --> 00:20:53.720
you can use that purpose of
filing H-15 groundwater letter
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for a new well, the
re-completion letter,
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unless otherwise specified.
00:20:57.290 --> 00:20:58.850
And I have another slide of that
00:20:58.850 --> 00:21:01.040
here coming up shortly on that.
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Areal Extent or Well Specific.
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So in general, we consider requests
00:21:11.670 --> 00:21:15.473
for areal extents for multiple wells.
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We encourage it, I mean,
it saves time, saves money.
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But the letter we can issue depends
00:21:28.376 --> 00:21:33.067
on the elevation, surface
elevation to the protection depth,
00:21:33.067 --> 00:21:36.633
the BUQW over the area requested.
00:21:37.510 --> 00:21:42.510
So if the surface elevation
to the BUQW varies
00:21:42.820 --> 00:21:44.653
over the area requested,
00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:52.410
if it's more than 50 feet,
100 feet, then we may,
00:21:52.410 --> 00:21:56.220
we'll have to issue a letter
covering an area smaller
00:21:56.220 --> 00:21:58.390
than what was requested
and you'll need to get
00:21:58.390 --> 00:22:00.940
an additional letter or whatever.
00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:02.643
It's limited by the size.
00:22:05.880 --> 00:22:07.480
You can request an areal extent
00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:10.043
by section, survey or abstract.
00:22:13.010 --> 00:22:16.900
If you're requesting an
areal for a section or survey
00:22:16.900 --> 00:22:20.300
or abstract or lease,
you'll need to include
00:22:20.300 --> 00:22:22.160
in your attachment, and a map attachment
00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:25.500
is required for all
filings, all applications.
00:22:25.500 --> 00:22:30.500
You'll need to include the
entire lease or abstract for,
00:22:32.020 --> 00:22:35.710
and also indicate in
that map that the well,
00:22:35.710 --> 00:22:37.813
the reference well for your application.
00:22:39.680 --> 00:22:41.150
You can specify the number,
00:22:41.150 --> 00:22:44.390
the specific wells you're
submitting your request for,
00:22:44.390 --> 00:22:46.430
or area in the remark section
00:22:46.430 --> 00:22:49.210
of the application, the GW-1.
00:22:49.210 --> 00:22:52.130
Or you can also include
another attachment
00:22:52.130 --> 00:22:53.313
with that information.
00:22:55.450 --> 00:22:59.090
So there's also the option
00:22:59.090 --> 00:23:03.623
to submit an aerial request by radius.
00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:08.853
The radius on the application
goes up to 2000 feet.
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So there can be a lot of
wells in a radius of 2000 feet.
00:23:15.770 --> 00:23:19.610
So in that case, when
there are a lot of wells
00:23:19.610 --> 00:23:21.490
or if you're requesting a large radius,
00:23:21.490 --> 00:23:24.600
we ask that you provide us
00:23:24.600 --> 00:23:27.603
with the specific well API numbers.
00:23:28.660 --> 00:23:31.460
Again, either in the
remarks or an attachment.
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And the reason being
is, there's 100 wells
00:23:35.700 --> 00:23:37.260
and the GAU letter says,
00:23:37.260 --> 00:23:41.390
this is good for all wells
within a 2000 foot radius.
00:23:41.390 --> 00:23:46.390
And you submit that letter
with a completion report
00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:48.270
or an H-15.
00:23:48.270 --> 00:23:51.010
Well, staff has to verify that indeed
00:23:51.010 --> 00:23:54.530
that well for that filing
is within that radius.
00:23:54.530 --> 00:23:56.200
And so that can be time-consuming.
00:23:56.200 --> 00:23:57.980
And so just to make it more efficient,
00:23:57.980 --> 00:24:01.493
we ask that you provide us
those specific well API numbers,
00:24:02.950 --> 00:24:04.680
and we'll include them in the letter.
00:24:04.680 --> 00:24:07.180
So that way, when
you're filing your H-15
00:24:07.180 --> 00:24:11.850
or completion report, it says,
00:24:11.850 --> 00:24:15.260
you just match the API on the filing
00:24:15.260 --> 00:24:17.430
with the API on the groundwater letter,
00:24:17.430 --> 00:24:19.270
and it's crystal clear,
00:24:19.270 --> 00:24:23.880
and it just saves a lot of
people time down the line,
00:24:23.880 --> 00:24:25.520
even the operators if you're digging
00:24:25.520 --> 00:24:28.690
through your groundwater
letters, finding existing ones.
00:24:28.690 --> 00:24:32.670
It's a lot easier if you're
requesting an areal extent
00:24:32.670 --> 00:24:35.010
by a section or a survey.
00:24:35.010 --> 00:24:40.010
Because it's fairly easy
and quick to determine, yes,
00:24:40.050 --> 00:24:42.600
indeed this well is within this survey,
00:24:42.600 --> 00:24:44.840
this abstract, this lease.
00:24:44.840 --> 00:24:46.720
And so, just keep that in mind,
00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:48.970
if you're requesting a radius.
00:24:48.970 --> 00:24:52.120
Maybe they areal extent survey section,
00:24:52.120 --> 00:24:53.720
maybe that works for you better.
00:24:57.110 --> 00:24:59.793
Okay, here's the,
my little H-15 cartoon.
00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:03.830
As I mentioned, we now
can issue determinations
00:25:03.830 --> 00:25:08.330
for H 15s covering a large areal extent.
00:25:08.330 --> 00:25:13.302
However, if the BUQW varies over 50 feet
00:25:13.302 --> 00:25:15.985
over the areal requested,
00:25:15.985 --> 00:25:18.605
then the GAU letter is gonna specify
00:25:18.605 --> 00:25:23.188
that that letter is only good
for H-15 filing purposes.
00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:26.926
However, if that requested area,
00:25:29.427 --> 00:25:33.510
if the BUQW doesn't vary
over the area requested,
00:25:34.637 --> 00:25:36.850
then it will not include that statement.
00:25:36.850 --> 00:25:39.520
And you can use that GAU letter
00:25:39.520 --> 00:25:42.320
for a new well re-completion,
P and A, or whatever.
00:25:42.320 --> 00:25:44.283
It won't be specific.
00:25:46.200 --> 00:25:51.020
And I'm trying to illustrate
this in this little diagram,
00:25:51.020 --> 00:25:54.980
keeping rules 13, surface
casing, setting depth
00:25:54.980 --> 00:25:58.960
and rule 14 plugging
depths requirements,
00:25:58.960 --> 00:26:00.310
keeping those in mind.
00:26:00.310 --> 00:26:05.263
So say you submit an H-15,
a request for A, B and C.
00:26:06.290 --> 00:26:11.290
Section A to C, the BUQW
varies from 100 to 200 to 300 feet.
00:26:14.190 --> 00:26:19.190
So we can issue an H-15
letter for sections, A, B and C.
00:26:19.520 --> 00:26:24.150
But it's only gonna, it's
gonna state the BUQW as 300.
00:26:24.150 --> 00:26:26.860
And it's gonna specify that the letter
00:26:26.860 --> 00:26:28.553
is only good for H-15 filings.
00:26:29.540 --> 00:26:32.353
If you submit an H-15
filing for section A,
00:26:33.410 --> 00:26:36.673
it's not gonna specify
that because section A,
00:26:36.673 --> 00:26:40.330
BUQW is 100 foot
throughout the whole section.
00:26:40.330 --> 00:26:44.160
You can use that letter for
a new well, a re-completion,
00:26:44.160 --> 00:26:46.140
P and A, whatever.
00:26:46.140 --> 00:26:48.940
But you can't get a
normal or regular letter
00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:51.580
for sections A, B and C because,
00:26:51.580 --> 00:26:53.320
where are you gonna set surface casing?
00:26:53.320 --> 00:26:56.620
Or when that depth
varies back up 100 feet,
00:26:56.620 --> 00:26:57.820
where are you gonna send it to the plug?
00:26:57.820 --> 00:26:59.940
So that's a limiting factor.
00:26:59.940 --> 00:27:02.560
But for H 15s, we
can do a larger extent.
00:27:02.560 --> 00:27:06.370
So if that deepest BUQW works for you,
00:27:06.370 --> 00:27:08.810
between the required
separation from the fluid level
00:27:08.810 --> 00:27:11.760
or whatnot, then you can go that way.
00:27:11.760 --> 00:27:13.420
And that saves a lot of time and money.
00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:14.870
So, we're excited about that.
00:27:18.150 --> 00:27:20.030
Okay, now I'm gonna do an online demo
00:27:20.030 --> 00:27:22.330
of the surface casing estimator.
00:27:22.330 --> 00:27:24.173
Before I hand it over to Tylynn.
00:27:27.030 --> 00:27:28.960
The best way to get there
00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:32.853
is just through the Railroad
Commission homepage.
00:27:34.160 --> 00:27:39.160
If you go to the Railroad
Commission search bar
00:27:39.820 --> 00:27:44.820
and just type in GAU,
that will take you,
00:27:45.330 --> 00:27:49.890
the first result would be our webpage.
00:27:49.890 --> 00:27:52.130
Rick, we
can't see your screen.
00:27:52.130 --> 00:27:55.200
Oh no, okay.
00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:56.173
Awesome.
00:27:57.390 --> 00:27:59.240
Let me back up.
00:27:59.240 --> 00:28:01.460
I see it,
nobody else sees it?
00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:03.050
Yeah, I see it.
00:28:03.050 --> 00:28:04.420
You see the GAU?
00:28:04.420 --> 00:28:05.450
Oh yeah, well the tools
00:28:05.450 --> 00:28:06.750
and techniques, okay.
00:28:06.750 --> 00:28:09.843
Okay I'm sorry, sorry.
00:28:26.760 --> 00:28:27.797
How about now?
00:28:29.090 --> 00:28:33.603
Yeah, now I'm
seeing the online RRC.
00:28:34.470 --> 00:28:35.550
Okay, so the best way to get
00:28:35.550 --> 00:28:38.180
to the surface casing
estimator is go to the,
00:28:38.180 --> 00:28:40.850
is through the Railroad
Commission homepage.
00:28:40.850 --> 00:28:43.870
So if you go to the homepage
and go to the search bar
00:28:43.870 --> 00:28:45.903
and just type in GAU,
00:28:49.360 --> 00:28:52.573
the first search result will be us.
00:28:55.140 --> 00:28:57.820
And this is the webpage,
00:28:57.820 --> 00:29:00.943
are part of the railroad
Commission webpage.
00:29:04.280 --> 00:29:07.080
You'll see on the right
side are the quick links.
00:29:07.080 --> 00:29:10.520
Here you'll find information
about, very helpful information
00:29:10.520 --> 00:29:13.910
for completing a Form GW-1 application.
00:29:13.910 --> 00:29:17.193
How to create a scaled map
using the public GIS viewer,
00:29:19.070 --> 00:29:21.210
using the public GIS viewer.
00:29:21.210 --> 00:29:22.870
Some of these slides are the same slides
00:29:22.870 --> 00:29:26.220
that I have in the handout,
which might not be available,
00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:28.170
but it will be available in the future.
00:29:29.320 --> 00:29:32.743
And then here is the link to
the surface casing estimator.
00:29:34.140 --> 00:29:35.340
I'm gonna click on that.
00:29:37.190 --> 00:29:38.023
And then this is the beginning,
00:29:38.023 --> 00:29:42.300
this the most important
part of this slide is in red.
00:29:42.300 --> 00:29:44.400
So this side, the
information in the site
00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:47.980
is from groundwater determinations,
00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:51.620
and surface casing estimations.
00:29:51.620 --> 00:29:53.570
It's from the railroad Commission data.
00:29:55.520 --> 00:30:00.520
And the disclaimer
that you still need final,
00:30:01.100 --> 00:30:02.610
this is just for planning purposes,
00:30:02.610 --> 00:30:05.853
and you'll still need
a letter from the GAU,
00:30:06.690 --> 00:30:10.190
if you're gonna drill
a well or whatever.
00:30:10.190 --> 00:30:11.590
You still need a GAU letter.
00:30:12.430 --> 00:30:13.623
And you click, I agree.
00:30:15.310 --> 00:30:20.310
Okay, so this looks very similar
to all the RRCs GIS viewer.
00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:23.890
Some of the shape files
here, this is the Capitan Reef,
00:30:23.890 --> 00:30:25.590
which is a protected area.
00:30:25.590 --> 00:30:27.840
Which we're always
looking for more data for.
00:30:28.840 --> 00:30:30.330
This is the known casing depth.
00:30:30.330 --> 00:30:34.660
You do not need to submit
a GAU, an application.
00:30:34.660 --> 00:30:36.400
If your well is in this area,
00:30:36.400 --> 00:30:40.440
you simply go to our
webpage and download a letter.
00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:42.723
This is a known
casing depth of 100 feet.
00:30:44.040 --> 00:30:48.453
The green are salt domes.
00:30:49.820 --> 00:30:52.730
Oh, also you'll notice
some counties are outlined
00:30:52.730 --> 00:30:55.610
in a heavy dark line
and some are dashed.
00:30:55.610 --> 00:30:57.950
The heavy dark lines are the ones
00:30:57.950 --> 00:31:00.060
where the data is available.
00:31:00.060 --> 00:31:04.210
The dash lines, and it's
explained in the legend down here.
00:31:04.210 --> 00:31:08.560
The dash line that they have,
the logs have been imaged,
00:31:08.560 --> 00:31:12.520
and they're just
developing the modeling,
00:31:12.520 --> 00:31:14.600
the layers underneath.
00:31:14.600 --> 00:31:18.050
And you'll notice, that they've started
00:31:18.050 --> 00:31:21.760
with the Barnett Shale
Eagle for Permian Basin.
00:31:21.760 --> 00:31:24.260
I think right now, they're
concentrating on the coast.
00:31:24.260 --> 00:31:27.823
In addition to these types,
they're already imaged.
00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:35.090
So let me discuss this
thing on the left side.
00:31:35.090 --> 00:31:37.900
The visibility, you'll notice
some of these are grayed out.
00:31:37.900 --> 00:31:41.470
I wanted to talk about
the log well function and,
00:31:41.470 --> 00:31:44.360
those are the Q logs and the surveys.
00:31:44.360 --> 00:31:48.130
As you zoom closer in, those
layers will become visible.
00:31:48.130 --> 00:31:51.120
They're not visible
at the Statewide level.
00:31:51.120 --> 00:31:55.760
And as you zoom in
and they become visible,
00:31:55.760 --> 00:31:58.020
then you'll get the explanation
in the legend down here
00:31:58.020 --> 00:31:59.480
as to what they are.
00:31:59.480 --> 00:32:03.340
And quickly, I wanna just click on the,
00:32:03.340 --> 00:32:06.630
these are the Texas Water
Development Board layers.
00:32:06.630 --> 00:32:08.500
There's all kinds of
information on the major
00:32:08.500 --> 00:32:11.220
and minor aquifers, Texas
Water Development site.
00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:14.460
But if you click on that,
you get this pretty picture.
00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:17.480
And these are all the major
aquifers, Ogallala in blue,
00:32:17.480 --> 00:32:18.993
the Carrizo, Gulf Coast.
00:32:24.210 --> 00:32:25.480
So that is useful.
00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:29.390
And then, okay, so
now we'll go to the icons
00:32:29.390 --> 00:32:31.320
on the upper right-hand side.
00:32:31.320 --> 00:32:34.260
This first icon, this is the
surface casing estimator.
00:32:34.260 --> 00:32:37.090
And that took me a while
to figure out what that was,
00:32:37.090 --> 00:32:38.890
but that's a piece of cemented pipe.
00:32:39.840 --> 00:32:42.183
These toggle on and on, on and off.
00:32:43.520 --> 00:32:47.390
This will, if you're zoomed in,
00:32:47.390 --> 00:32:50.900
it'll take you out to
the, the full state view.
00:32:50.900 --> 00:32:52.850
It wasn't working, but
you can use your mouse
00:32:52.850 --> 00:32:54.823
also to zoom in and out.
00:32:56.900 --> 00:32:59.150
The next one is the areal extent.
00:32:59.150 --> 00:33:02.073
I'm gonna use that one,
we can search by an area.
00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:06.693
The X Y, you can go
straight to a coordinate.
00:33:07.740 --> 00:33:09.630
Let's do that, so you
can plug in a coordinate,
00:33:09.630 --> 00:33:11.450
and go straight to a coordinate.
00:33:11.450 --> 00:33:16.330
This hour glass, this is a new function
00:33:16.330 --> 00:33:18.250
where you can plug in an API number
00:33:18.250 --> 00:33:20.263
and it'll take you straight to that API.
00:33:21.760 --> 00:33:26.350
And then this little
thing, bird on the lease,
00:33:26.350 --> 00:33:27.740
will take you to a county.
00:33:27.740 --> 00:33:32.020
And so I am going to start this demo.
00:33:32.020 --> 00:33:33.420
I'm gonna select the county.
00:33:34.460 --> 00:33:37.110
Oops, I selected and de-selected it.
00:33:37.110 --> 00:33:42.110
I'm gonna go to Karnes
County, and then it'll zoom in,
00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:47.440
take a few minutes.
00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:50.380
Okay, you see that now
you have the little Q logs.
00:33:50.380 --> 00:33:52.960
Those are the green X's, are available.
00:33:52.960 --> 00:33:56.150
And it's kind of showed
up on the visibility
00:33:56.150 --> 00:34:00.360
and also in the explanation,
not quite zoomed in enough
00:34:00.360 --> 00:34:04.083
for the surveys, but I'm gonna
just zoom in with my mouse.
00:34:12.204 --> 00:34:14.371
See if the surveys pop up.
00:34:19.680 --> 00:34:20.830
I'll take a second, and there we go,
00:34:20.830 --> 00:34:21.863
we have the surveys.
00:34:26.210 --> 00:34:30.080
So this explanation, we've
got the major aquifers.
00:34:30.080 --> 00:34:34.950
These diagonal lines are
the subsurface Carrizo aquifer.
00:34:34.950 --> 00:34:38.030
The yellow is the Gulf Coast aquifer.
00:34:38.030 --> 00:34:40.290
And then we have these Q logs.
00:34:40.290 --> 00:34:45.273
So to use the surface casing
estimator, I lost my mouse.
00:34:46.120 --> 00:34:49.850
Okay, you just click on this
thing, it toggles on and off.
00:34:49.850 --> 00:34:52.440
Let's say you wanna look around here
00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:53.773
and just click anywhere.
00:34:58.730 --> 00:35:00.060
Okay, click on it.
00:35:00.060 --> 00:35:01.700
And then it takes a few seconds.
00:35:01.700 --> 00:35:04.540
And then it pulls up all
the information for that,
00:35:04.540 --> 00:35:06.500
all the layers right there.
00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:09.660
So you'll get the location
and the ground elevation,
00:35:09.660 --> 00:35:14.660
the aquifers, BUQW, USDW,
all those estimated depths.
00:35:15.010 --> 00:35:16.570
Again, you still need the GAU letter
00:35:16.570 --> 00:35:18.810
from the Railroad Commission.
00:35:18.810 --> 00:35:22.170
In some cases, there'll
be more information
00:35:22.170 --> 00:35:24.820
than other locations, it just depends.
00:35:24.820 --> 00:35:26.463
So that's one way to do it.
00:35:27.540 --> 00:35:30.123
I'm gonna toggle that
off and then go to this,
00:35:31.131 --> 00:35:32.250
what does it say?
00:35:32.250 --> 00:35:35.380
Area, so if you wanna select an area,
00:35:35.380 --> 00:35:37.740
this is kind of cool,
this is kind of new.
00:35:37.740 --> 00:35:42.740
So if you put in, select an
area and then you click on it,
00:35:44.180 --> 00:35:46.383
I'm gonna click right over the Q log.
00:35:51.940 --> 00:35:53.983
Takes a few minutes, few seconds.
00:35:58.470 --> 00:36:00.823
Hopefully they're not
updating it at the moment.
00:36:03.110 --> 00:36:05.600
Okay, so we've got our
search results up here,
00:36:05.600 --> 00:36:07.630
it'll say three picks available.
00:36:07.630 --> 00:36:09.663
You can export additional data there.
00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:14.310
But so, we got our results
and you'll see down here
00:36:14.310 --> 00:36:17.860
in this corner it says, I hope
you all can see my mouse.
00:36:17.860 --> 00:36:21.850
It says, "Layers one through four."
00:36:21.850 --> 00:36:24.080
So this first layer is saying,
00:36:24.080 --> 00:36:26.200
that's the major aquifer layer.
00:36:26.200 --> 00:36:30.090
So it's the Gulf Coast aquifer.
00:36:30.090 --> 00:36:34.100
The next layer is the major aquifer,
00:36:34.100 --> 00:36:37.223
that's the Carrizo, it's
that diagonal red line.
00:36:40.350 --> 00:36:42.130
The next layer is the
survey information.
00:36:42.130 --> 00:36:44.633
So you've got your abstract
number, survey name.
00:36:46.960 --> 00:36:49.550
And your fourth layer,
this is the log well.
00:36:49.550 --> 00:36:51.720
And if you wanna view that log,
00:36:51.720 --> 00:36:55.530
you click here and it
will give you the log
00:36:55.530 --> 00:36:56.810
and you can view it.
00:36:56.810 --> 00:37:01.810
It's a log from what,
1951, SP resistivity log.
00:37:04.521 --> 00:37:05.847
So we'll just kind
of cruise through this
00:37:05.847 --> 00:37:06.680
and look at it a little bit.
00:37:06.680 --> 00:37:10.433
You can see these shale lines,
it goes straight up and down.
00:37:12.674 --> 00:37:17.310
And our resistivity, deep resistivity,
00:37:17.310 --> 00:37:18.210
we'll cruise down there and see
00:37:18.210 --> 00:37:21.500
where it can kicks over to the right.
00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:22.930
And you see it kicks over here
00:37:22.930 --> 00:37:25.660
and so this must be the Carrizo.
00:37:25.660 --> 00:37:30.660
So the resistivity is
high and it, and so that's,
00:37:30.810 --> 00:37:32.290
if you're familiar with Karnes County,
00:37:32.290 --> 00:37:34.910
you know that BUQW surface casing depth
00:37:34.910 --> 00:37:37.170
is quite deep in Karnes County.
00:37:37.170 --> 00:37:39.120
So you can download
this log if you like it
00:37:39.120 --> 00:37:43.970
and use it to upload in
your Petro or whatever.
00:37:43.970 --> 00:37:46.460
or you can just cancel.
00:37:46.460 --> 00:37:49.660
And I think that covers
it for my demonstration
00:37:49.660 --> 00:37:52.660
on the online surface
casing estimator site.
00:37:52.660 --> 00:37:57.340
I will go back to, hopefully
more successful this time
00:37:58.600 --> 00:38:03.600
to the presentation.
00:38:11.918 --> 00:38:14.918
(keyboard clicking)
00:38:20.890 --> 00:38:22.457
Ah, there we go.
00:38:28.654 --> 00:38:29.680
Okay, I'm gonna hand it over to Tylynn
00:38:31.216 --> 00:38:35.931
and she's gonna talk about
the GW-1, go ahead Tylynn.
00:38:35.931 --> 00:38:37.030
Good morning, everyone.
00:38:37.030 --> 00:38:38.930
I'm Tylynn, I'm one of the admins
00:38:38.930 --> 00:38:41.570
and I'll be going over the
groundwater application
00:38:41.570 --> 00:38:43.670
or Form GW-1.
00:38:43.670 --> 00:38:46.160
There are two ways to file them.
00:38:46.160 --> 00:38:49.870
You can log into the RRC online systems,
00:38:49.870 --> 00:38:54.640
or you can download the
PDF on the RRC website
00:38:54.640 --> 00:38:59.640
and email it to us at
the gau@rrc.Texas.gov.
00:38:59.890 --> 00:39:01.580
Or mail it to us, and our address
00:39:01.580 --> 00:39:04.070
is provided on the website.
00:39:04.070 --> 00:39:06.420
The application does have a fee with it,
00:39:06.420 --> 00:39:08.990
it is $250 for a regular.
00:39:08.990 --> 00:39:11.310
If you'd like to have it expedited,
00:39:11.310 --> 00:39:14.497
it's 187.50 on top of the 250.
00:39:15.660 --> 00:39:18.103
Expedited takes two to four days.
00:39:19.140 --> 00:39:22.770
Regular takes seven to 10 business days.
00:39:22.770 --> 00:39:23.643
Next slide, Rick.
00:39:25.570 --> 00:39:29.570
When you log into the RRC login,
00:39:29.570 --> 00:39:34.070
this is, we'll show you the main screen.
00:39:34.070 --> 00:39:38.560
And under my application,
you can look at your status,
00:39:38.560 --> 00:39:40.990
draft, which means that your application
00:39:40.990 --> 00:39:43.320
hasn't been submitted.
00:39:43.320 --> 00:39:47.350
Search for previous
filing, file a new application.
00:39:47.350 --> 00:39:49.140
And there's a user
guide that will walk you
00:39:49.140 --> 00:39:52.793
through the steps of
how to file one, next slide.
00:39:54.360 --> 00:39:57.700
As Rick had previous
mentioned in his presentation,
00:39:57.700 --> 00:40:00.550
when you're filing a UIC application,
00:40:00.550 --> 00:40:05.550
we do request more
paperwork with the H Ones
00:40:06.110 --> 00:40:11.110
and W 14s, as far as a log
and the actual application,
00:40:11.930 --> 00:40:16.823
H-1A and W-14 with
those filings, next slide.
00:40:18.890 --> 00:40:20.650
When filing, you can ask
00:40:20.650 --> 00:40:24.623
for a radius section, abstract or lease.
00:40:26.110 --> 00:40:27.780
And when you ask for those,
00:40:27.780 --> 00:40:31.460
make sure the map represents
the, what you're requesting.
00:40:31.460 --> 00:40:32.520
If you're requesting a lease,
00:40:32.520 --> 00:40:35.350
make sure your map
shows the lease lines.
00:40:35.350 --> 00:40:37.960
If you have any specific requests,
00:40:37.960 --> 00:40:41.270
make sure you put them
down in the remarks section
00:40:41.270 --> 00:40:44.140
or attach what you're requesting
00:40:44.140 --> 00:40:47.133
to your application, next slide.
00:40:48.480 --> 00:40:51.410
I'm gonna go ahead and show you a demo
00:40:51.410 --> 00:40:54.500
of how to fill out an online
groundwater determination.
00:40:54.500 --> 00:40:56.523
So I'm going to share my screen now.
00:41:02.790 --> 00:41:04.440
So this is what it looks like
00:41:04.440 --> 00:41:06.523
when you select a new application.
00:41:07.670 --> 00:41:11.400
Everything that has a red
asterisk has to be filled in.
00:41:11.400 --> 00:41:14.710
So the first box is
your reason for filing.
00:41:14.710 --> 00:41:17.610
It has a dropdown with
everything that you would need
00:41:17.610 --> 00:41:22.610
to file a GW-1 Form, API is required.
00:41:22.660 --> 00:41:23.900
If it's a new drill,
00:41:23.900 --> 00:41:25.810
make sure just to put the eight zeros in
00:41:25.810 --> 00:41:27.863
if you don't have an API.
00:41:28.710 --> 00:41:31.420
The areal extent here, this is where
00:41:31.420 --> 00:41:35.160
you can request radius
well location section.
00:41:35.160 --> 00:41:39.250
If you select radius, the
maximum is 2000 feet.
00:41:39.250 --> 00:41:40.510
If you want something else,
00:41:40.510 --> 00:41:42.710
put it in the remarks and the geologists
00:41:42.710 --> 00:41:45.700
can approve it or not approve it.
00:41:45.700 --> 00:41:48.050
If you want your application expedited,
00:41:48.050 --> 00:41:50.743
you need to check this
box right here on the right.
00:41:52.330 --> 00:41:56.770
If you have a previous GAU
number, you can provide it.
00:41:56.770 --> 00:41:59.510
It's not required, but it
does help the geologists out,
00:41:59.510 --> 00:42:01.110
the more information the better.
00:42:02.010 --> 00:42:05.190
Now we're gonna drop down
to the operator information.
00:42:05.190 --> 00:42:07.910
Here, you need to click search operator.
00:42:07.910 --> 00:42:10.270
It is best to use the operator number
00:42:10.270 --> 00:42:13.450
versus the operator name
because you will only do it
00:42:13.450 --> 00:42:18.450
if you spell it exactly how
it is on your information.
00:42:18.810 --> 00:42:21.380
Once you click it, it'll black out
00:42:21.380 --> 00:42:24.643
because you can't change
your in operator information.
00:42:25.760 --> 00:42:29.190
The next section is
the well identification.
00:42:29.190 --> 00:42:32.690
Here, you can drop type in the county
00:42:33.930 --> 00:42:36.320
and then it'll gray out the district.
00:42:36.320 --> 00:42:39.150
And then you need to
type in the lease name
00:42:39.150 --> 00:42:41.170
and the well number.
00:42:41.170 --> 00:42:44.900
If it's a CP Well it also,
or cathodic protection,
00:42:44.900 --> 00:42:46.963
it needs to have the alternate ID.
00:42:48.080 --> 00:42:50.953
The next section is the GPS coordinates.
00:42:52.880 --> 00:42:55.283
It doesn't matter what format you use,
00:42:56.220 --> 00:42:58.740
just make sure that we do have it.
00:42:58.740 --> 00:43:02.600
And you can find this
information on the GIS viewer.
00:43:02.600 --> 00:43:05.580
And there's also, if you go to the link,
00:43:05.580 --> 00:43:08.150
it'll show you steps on
how to fill that out as well
00:43:08.150 --> 00:43:10.760
in previous presentation.
00:43:10.760 --> 00:43:13.150
The next section is
the survey information.
00:43:13.150 --> 00:43:14.393
We need the survey name.
00:43:16.110 --> 00:43:18.650
And if you're asking for a section,
00:43:18.650 --> 00:43:21.900
the section needs to be filled
out or the abstract number.
00:43:21.900 --> 00:43:23.930
However your request is,
00:43:23.930 --> 00:43:25.830
that's when it needs to be filled out.
00:43:26.950 --> 00:43:28.900
The next section is the reference line.
00:43:30.200 --> 00:43:31.690
It has a dropdown.
00:43:31.690 --> 00:43:34.943
If one of your section falls
in an abstract block lever,
00:43:35.840 --> 00:43:37.363
make sure it fills it out.
00:43:38.316 --> 00:43:40.550
The first box is the distance,
00:43:40.550 --> 00:43:42.633
the second box is the direction.
00:43:43.520 --> 00:43:46.840
And your distances do need
to make a 90 degree angle
00:43:48.370 --> 00:43:50.750
from the well to the survey lines.
00:43:50.750 --> 00:43:53.530
The next section is upload files.
00:43:53.530 --> 00:43:56.713
All of our applications do
need a map attachment.
00:43:57.570 --> 00:43:59.550
So make sure that the map is selected.
00:43:59.550 --> 00:44:01.980
If you put your map under something else
00:44:01.980 --> 00:44:04.610
and try to submit your application,
00:44:04.610 --> 00:44:07.570
it will not go through,
map has to be on there.
00:44:07.570 --> 00:44:10.800
If you have other attachments
like your well log and that,
00:44:10.800 --> 00:44:13.590
you would select the well log here.
00:44:13.590 --> 00:44:18.590
Or if it's the application
forms for a W-14 or the H-1A,
00:44:19.400 --> 00:44:22.790
you would slide to
other, choose the file
00:44:22.790 --> 00:44:25.360
from your computer and attach it.
00:44:25.360 --> 00:44:27.757
You will see it down here where it says,
00:44:27.757 --> 00:44:29.290
"Currently no results found."
00:44:29.290 --> 00:44:32.040
But your attachments show right there.
00:44:32.040 --> 00:44:34.963
If they don't, they haven't
been attached correctly.
00:44:36.490 --> 00:44:38.590
Additional information that we need
00:44:38.590 --> 00:44:42.540
is the total vertical
depth, the elevation,
00:44:42.540 --> 00:44:47.290
which can all be found
on the RRC or GIS viewer.
00:44:47.290 --> 00:44:50.460
If you have the formation
at total vertical depth,
00:44:50.460 --> 00:44:53.170
you can provide that, it's not required.
00:44:53.170 --> 00:44:54.920
And then this final box right here,
00:44:54.920 --> 00:44:57.410
this is where you would put any remarks
00:44:57.410 --> 00:45:01.100
for the geologists to know
like the area you're requesting,
00:45:01.100 --> 00:45:03.203
the wells that you would want covered.
00:45:04.510 --> 00:45:07.550
And then you would go to next,
00:45:07.550 --> 00:45:10.410
if you're ready to go
to the payment screen.
00:45:10.410 --> 00:45:13.527
If you're got to find
more information hit save,
00:45:13.527 --> 00:45:17.900
and your application will
be in the, in your drafts.
00:45:17.900 --> 00:45:20.070
I'm going to stop sharing my screen now
00:45:20.070 --> 00:45:22.773
and go back to the slide presentation.
00:45:41.330 --> 00:45:43.730
So like I said at the end of the demo,
00:45:43.730 --> 00:45:46.270
when you hit next at
the bottom of the page,
00:45:46.270 --> 00:45:49.990
it will take you to the payment screen.
00:45:49.990 --> 00:45:53.700
It'll ask that you, all the information
00:45:53.700 --> 00:45:55.430
is correct on the application.
00:45:55.430 --> 00:45:58.860
And then it'll ask you to go next
00:45:58.860 --> 00:46:02.530
and then I'll bring you
to the payment screen.
00:46:02.530 --> 00:46:05.023
If you hit save, it will take you back,
00:46:05.870 --> 00:46:09.060
your application to the drafts
and you to your home screen.
00:46:09.060 --> 00:46:12.160
So you have to go
back to my applications
00:46:12.160 --> 00:46:15.053
and then to drafts, next screen.
00:46:17.140 --> 00:46:19.480
Here's where it'll show you
00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:21.240
that your information is all correct
00:46:21.240 --> 00:46:25.733
and then you're ready
to hit payment, next slide.
00:46:28.276 --> 00:46:31.640
Print a confirmation once
you make your payment
00:46:31.640 --> 00:46:36.460
and then return and go back
and finalize your application.
00:46:36.460 --> 00:46:37.750
When you submit your payment,
00:46:37.750 --> 00:46:39.560
it does not submit your application.
00:46:39.560 --> 00:46:43.870
So you do have to go back
into your drafts, hit open, edit,
00:46:43.870 --> 00:46:48.060
scroll all the way to the
bottom, hit next, and then submit.
00:46:48.060 --> 00:46:51.483
And then it'll, your application
will be submitted to us.
00:46:52.540 --> 00:46:53.463
Next slide.
00:46:55.210 --> 00:46:58.500
If an application is
returned by any of us,
00:46:58.500 --> 00:47:02.290
you will get an email
stating why it's being returned
00:47:02.290 --> 00:47:03.700
and the information provided.
00:47:03.700 --> 00:47:05.470
If you're, still don't understand,
00:47:05.470 --> 00:47:07.840
then feel free to give us a call.
00:47:07.840 --> 00:47:12.400
But here is where you'll
go to edit and resubmit
00:47:12.400 --> 00:47:14.980
and open your application,
make the changes,
00:47:14.980 --> 00:47:18.930
scroll all the way to the
bottom and then hit next
00:47:18.930 --> 00:47:22.083
and then submit, next slide.
00:47:25.080 --> 00:47:30.080
Also on your GAU home
log in, you can to search
00:47:30.220 --> 00:47:34.350
and you can search
for previous applications
00:47:34.350 --> 00:47:37.570
by either your operator
number or a GAU number,
00:47:37.570 --> 00:47:39.600
if you need to pull it up to see
00:47:39.600 --> 00:47:44.550
if you need a new one or
not, we only keep GW-1,
00:47:45.840 --> 00:47:50.643
two forms until June of
2015 to current, next slide.
00:47:54.950 --> 00:47:57.430
A summary, filing online helps expedite.
00:47:57.430 --> 00:47:59.090
It's the easiest way for us
00:47:59.090 --> 00:48:01.013
to get your applications through.
00:48:01.870 --> 00:48:03.670
When you're attaching a map,
00:48:03.670 --> 00:48:06.070
make sure there's no
special characteristics
00:48:06.070 --> 00:48:08.520
or spaces in your file name.
00:48:08.520 --> 00:48:12.453
We do recommend Chrome
browser when filing an application.
00:48:13.810 --> 00:48:18.050
That way it doesn't cause
any hiccups in the process.
00:48:18.050 --> 00:48:20.840
A map and plat attached
needs to be consistent
00:48:20.840 --> 00:48:24.950
with the GW-1, W-1
Forms attached with it.
00:48:24.950 --> 00:48:26.710
Also, if you don't have a map or plat,
00:48:26.710 --> 00:48:31.023
you are welcome to use
the plats from the GIS viewer.
00:48:31.910 --> 00:48:34.283
More data favors the desired outcome.
00:48:36.500 --> 00:48:40.147
And then if you have
questions, feel free to call us.
00:48:40.147 --> 00:48:42.610
And if you have a
rig on location, call us,
00:48:42.610 --> 00:48:46.520
but also make sure that your
application has been expedited.
00:48:46.520 --> 00:48:48.700
We can always return
it to you if you do need it
00:48:48.700 --> 00:48:53.483
to be expedited because of
a rig on location, next slide.
00:48:55.040 --> 00:48:57.540
Here is a list, including my information
00:48:57.540 --> 00:49:00.940
of all the people in the
GAU that can help you
00:49:00.940 --> 00:49:04.113
either with geologists questions
or application questions.
00:49:05.830 --> 00:49:06.793
Next slide.
00:49:08.630 --> 00:49:10.443
Is there any questions?
00:49:12.280 --> 00:49:15.043
James got any
questions you wanna go over?
00:49:16.770 --> 00:49:18.820
Let me just, I'm
responding to one right now.
00:49:18.820 --> 00:49:20.250
So let me send it.
00:49:20.250 --> 00:49:25.100
And I think there was one
that I said I would answer live.
00:49:25.100 --> 00:49:27.713
I don't know, Michelle, do
you wanna read the question?
00:49:31.777 --> 00:49:34.230
All right, I'll just state it.
00:49:34.230 --> 00:49:37.910
Someone had asked about the GW-2,
00:49:37.910 --> 00:49:41.610
and they asked about the USDW
00:49:41.610 --> 00:49:46.610
and do we cover the USDW
and rather than just the BUQW.
00:49:47.150 --> 00:49:49.370
And the answer really
is that our authority
00:49:49.370 --> 00:49:53.110
for things like rule 13 and rule 14,
00:49:53.110 --> 00:49:55.490
which is a casing and plugging,
00:49:55.490 --> 00:49:58.830
really have to do with the
BUQW and not the USDW.
00:49:58.830 --> 00:50:03.110
Our authority over the USDW
really has to do with rule nine
00:50:03.110 --> 00:50:07.490
or 46, or rule 81, are
you solution mining,
00:50:07.490 --> 00:50:09.750
are you in injecting into a productive
00:50:09.750 --> 00:50:12.010
or nonproductive reservoir?
00:50:12.010 --> 00:50:15.754
Rule 14 requires that
you cover the porous.
00:50:15.754 --> 00:50:17.910
And also that you'd cover the BUQW.
00:50:17.910 --> 00:50:22.690
So typically we do protect
the USDW in that way.
00:50:22.690 --> 00:50:26.330
And obviously if you're, for 81,
00:50:26.330 --> 00:50:28.820
they cement a surface on all strings.
00:50:28.820 --> 00:50:32.410
So the answer is, yeah,
we protect the USDW,
00:50:32.410 --> 00:50:37.410
but, our authority is limited
in how we go about doing that.
00:50:38.570 --> 00:50:40.520
So hopefully that answers the question.
00:50:42.410 --> 00:50:44.840
Other than that, I think
I answered everything
00:50:44.840 --> 00:50:47.010
to folks' satisfaction, if not,
00:50:47.010 --> 00:50:48.473
well, here's three open ones.
00:50:51.820 --> 00:50:55.010
Let's see, if you are reentering a well,
00:50:55.010 --> 00:50:58.270
and the surface casing
is not set to protect,
00:50:58.270 --> 00:51:00.533
at what the current GAU,
00:51:02.120 --> 00:51:04.350
let's see if you are
reentering well, okay.
00:51:04.350 --> 00:51:07.870
It states, what is required by
the operator to protect that?
00:51:07.870 --> 00:51:10.403
Okay, really for questions like this,
00:51:11.260 --> 00:51:13.810
this is the kind of thing
you really have to ask
00:51:13.810 --> 00:51:17.750
your district office, because
we're an advisory unit.
00:51:17.750 --> 00:51:22.420
We have no authority to tell
you what you can and can't do.
00:51:22.420 --> 00:51:24.060
Like the district office has.
00:51:24.060 --> 00:51:29.060
What we do is we look at the
geology and the hydro-geology
00:51:29.200 --> 00:51:31.200
and we tell you what it is.
00:51:31.200 --> 00:51:34.410
And we can apply that to the rule using
00:51:34.410 --> 00:51:36.600
our understanding of the rules.
00:51:36.600 --> 00:51:38.030
But when you get into these kinds
00:51:38.030 --> 00:51:42.550
of more complicated
situations, it really depends.
00:51:42.550 --> 00:51:46.940
It's best not to give you a
general answer, but say to you,
00:51:46.940 --> 00:51:49.390
go to the district office
with what you're doing.
00:51:49.390 --> 00:51:52.660
If your letter is current,
it's within five years,
00:51:52.660 --> 00:51:54.990
then we're not gonna
issue a different letter,
00:51:54.990 --> 00:51:57.260
unless there's some new information.
00:51:57.260 --> 00:51:59.320
So just use the letter you got.
00:51:59.320 --> 00:52:01.450
If your letter is older
than five years, again,
00:52:01.450 --> 00:52:03.950
go to the district office
because whatever it is
00:52:03.950 --> 00:52:06.890
you're doing may require a
new letter and they would know.
00:52:06.890 --> 00:52:08.980
And the district office
will consult with us
00:52:08.980 --> 00:52:10.820
and you can consult with us.
00:52:10.820 --> 00:52:12.680
And typically you're
gonna get the same story
00:52:12.680 --> 00:52:13.640
from all of us.
00:52:13.640 --> 00:52:17.510
But ultimately it's the
district office that decides,
00:52:17.510 --> 00:52:18.710
do you need a different letter,
00:52:18.710 --> 00:52:20.600
do you need a different technique?
00:52:20.600 --> 00:52:24.470
And we just advise, so hopefully
that answers your question.
00:52:24.470 --> 00:52:26.910
That'd be a real
13 exception when,
00:52:26.910 --> 00:52:30.170
and then that rule 13
exception might specify,
00:52:30.170 --> 00:52:32.700
intermediate casing screen
might have to do a squeeze
00:52:32.700 --> 00:52:35.050
or something, but
consult the district office.
00:52:35.050 --> 00:52:38.020
It's a rule 13 exception,
if that surface casing
00:52:38.020 --> 00:52:42.620
is either below or above
the state of BUQW,
00:52:42.620 --> 00:52:44.970
then you need a rule 13 exception.
00:52:44.970 --> 00:52:48.030
And then the district offices
are the experts in their area.
00:52:48.030 --> 00:52:49.300
They've got a smaller area.
00:52:49.300 --> 00:52:50.550
We're looking at the whole state.
00:52:50.550 --> 00:52:53.050
So they, they're more
familiar with their area,
00:52:53.050 --> 00:52:54.920
their geology, their water.
00:52:54.920 --> 00:52:57.010
And you know
probably nine times out of 10
00:52:57.010 --> 00:53:00.080
or 99.99 times out of 100,
00:53:00.080 --> 00:53:01.820
you're gonna get the
same answer from the GAU
00:53:01.820 --> 00:53:05.100
as the district office, but
they have the authority.
00:53:05.100 --> 00:53:08.453
So you need to go to them
and, and we're an advisory group.
00:53:09.330 --> 00:53:11.620
Yeah, good question.
00:53:11.620 --> 00:53:14.410
I hope that helps,
you see I think those,
00:53:14.410 --> 00:53:15.243
you're entering those.
00:53:15.243 --> 00:53:17.310
So I think that answered
all the questions.
00:53:18.780 --> 00:53:20.690
If there's any more
questions, there's one open.
00:53:20.690 --> 00:53:23.540
So I'm just gonna say type
answer, I think I answered it.
00:53:24.456 --> 00:53:26.180
Okay, the
bottom when I left
00:53:26.180 --> 00:53:29.980
for you to answer live or
whatever you would like.
00:53:29.980 --> 00:53:32.470
Okay, which
one's the bottom one?
00:53:32.470 --> 00:53:34.520
The Alicia Fulton.
00:53:34.520 --> 00:53:37.000
Yeah, and I think
that's the same answer
00:53:37.000 --> 00:53:40.350
to Alicia is, check
with the district office.
00:53:40.350 --> 00:53:43.540
And if you have, if you are uncertain,
00:53:43.540 --> 00:53:45.940
come back and talk to us about it.
00:53:45.940 --> 00:53:48.820
And a lot of times what
happens is we act as
00:53:49.810 --> 00:53:52.850
kind of a partner to the
operators and we partner
00:53:52.850 --> 00:53:55.800
with the district office and
we partner with the operator
00:53:55.800 --> 00:53:58.010
and we all talk and
we come to agreement.
00:53:58.010 --> 00:54:00.920
There are plenty of times
when district offices ask us
00:54:00.920 --> 00:54:02.320
for our advice.
00:54:02.320 --> 00:54:06.080
And quite often they go with our advice.
00:54:06.080 --> 00:54:08.240
But ultimately the district office
00:54:08.240 --> 00:54:11.070
has the authority, go to them
00:54:11.070 --> 00:54:12.963
if you have a complex situation.
00:54:14.380 --> 00:54:15.460
Let's see, here's another one.
00:54:15.460 --> 00:54:18.640
If you file a GAU for a survey,
00:54:18.640 --> 00:54:22.550
can you use this for more
than one well, new drill?
00:54:22.550 --> 00:54:25.900
Well, I mean, again,
if you file it for a survey
00:54:25.900 --> 00:54:29.950
and you have a new
drill within that survey
00:54:29.950 --> 00:54:33.000
and the letter was
granted without restriction,
00:54:33.000 --> 00:54:34.600
the answer is yes.
00:54:34.600 --> 00:54:39.600
But if you file, if you
applied for a survey,
00:54:40.090 --> 00:54:42.840
and let's say it was an H-15,
00:54:42.840 --> 00:54:45.110
and you asked for the
whole abstract, and,
00:54:45.110 --> 00:54:47.540
perhaps there's a
restriction within the letter
00:54:47.540 --> 00:54:50.790
because as Rick had pointed out earlier.
00:54:50.790 --> 00:54:52.880
In order to cover all the wells,
00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:57.130
we had to give you a general answer
00:54:57.130 --> 00:54:59.080
instead of a specific answer.
00:54:59.080 --> 00:55:03.497
Then the well will, the
letter, the GW-2 will say,
00:55:03.497 --> 00:55:05.270
"Get another letter for
plugging or something."
00:55:05.270 --> 00:55:08.870
So if the letter doesn't say explicitly
00:55:08.870 --> 00:55:10.670
that it's restricted, then it's not.
00:55:11.580 --> 00:55:13.810
That's probably the short answer.
00:55:13.810 --> 00:55:18.710
If you file it GAU for a
survey, can you use, okay,
00:55:18.710 --> 00:55:20.970
I think it's the same question.
00:55:20.970 --> 00:55:23.400
Yeah, we'll consider
all requests for areal extent,
00:55:23.400 --> 00:55:25.223
but what we can issue a letter for,
00:55:26.200 --> 00:55:29.100
depends on that difference of elevation,
00:55:29.100 --> 00:55:30.120
the protection depth.
00:55:30.120 --> 00:55:33.720
We may have to issue
that letter for a smaller area.
00:55:33.720 --> 00:55:35.600
And all letters
are good for five years.
00:55:35.600 --> 00:55:37.370
So there was a piece of that question
00:55:37.370 --> 00:55:39.790
that's asked if it's been two years.
00:55:39.790 --> 00:55:43.033
The really the important
thing to look at is,
00:55:44.106 --> 00:55:46.040
what date is it today,
00:55:46.040 --> 00:55:49.090
and what date was this letter
that I'm looking at issued?
00:55:49.090 --> 00:55:53.917
And if the letter was issued
more than five years from ago,
00:55:55.040 --> 00:55:56.037
then that's not a good letter
00:55:56.037 --> 00:55:57.960
and you need to get another one.
00:55:57.960 --> 00:55:59.830
But if it's less than
five years, it's good.
00:55:59.830 --> 00:56:01.410
And why don't we do that?
00:56:01.410 --> 00:56:04.980
We do that mainly
because information changes
00:56:04.980 --> 00:56:09.980
and groundwater levels
and saturation and so forth,
00:56:10.390 --> 00:56:12.070
that changes over time too.
00:56:12.070 --> 00:56:14.900
But it typically takes
longer than five years,
00:56:14.900 --> 00:56:17.910
unless there's a whole lot of activity.
00:56:17.910 --> 00:56:19.210
It takes longer than five years,
00:56:19.210 --> 00:56:21.710
but we choose five years because
00:56:21.710 --> 00:56:23.240
we get a lot of new data in.
00:56:23.240 --> 00:56:25.660
And then our understanding, our model,
00:56:25.660 --> 00:56:29.490
changes at least every
five years in some areas.
00:56:29.490 --> 00:56:31.020
So we just wanna be accurate.
00:56:31.020 --> 00:56:33.980
And we want to be able to
inform not only the operators,
00:56:33.980 --> 00:56:37.370
but the district offices accurately,
00:56:37.370 --> 00:56:40.280
what our current view
of groundwater looks like.
00:56:40.280 --> 00:56:41.290
Here's another one.
00:56:41.290 --> 00:56:45.780
Can you use another
operator's GAU when in the area?
00:56:45.780 --> 00:56:49.260
Absolutely, so when
we issue these letters,
00:56:49.260 --> 00:56:51.780
these letters are not about an operator
00:56:51.780 --> 00:56:52.680
or anything like that.
00:56:52.680 --> 00:56:57.670
These letters are about the
hydro-geological conditions
00:56:57.670 --> 00:56:59.550
in a particular footprint.
00:56:59.550 --> 00:57:01.870
And anybody who's
working within that footprint
00:57:01.870 --> 00:57:04.280
within the five years,
that that letter is good,
00:57:04.280 --> 00:57:06.660
can use that letter for any purpose
00:57:06.660 --> 00:57:09.150
that the letter allows
you to use it for.
00:57:09.150 --> 00:57:13.710
And so, in the case of injection, okay,
00:57:13.710 --> 00:57:16.440
those are a little bit
more complex letters.
00:57:16.440 --> 00:57:20.170
And you have to specifically
have a rule 81 or 46,
00:57:20.170 --> 00:57:25.170
or rule nine, a reason for
filing in order to get your USDW.
00:57:25.400 --> 00:57:28.010
If it's for purposes
other than injection,
00:57:28.010 --> 00:57:30.610
then it can be used for
any of those purposes.
00:57:30.610 --> 00:57:33.450
Of course again, some letters
will have a restriction in it,
00:57:33.450 --> 00:57:35.030
and then it will say that.
00:57:35.030 --> 00:57:39.670
And hopefully, what happens and I,
00:57:39.670 --> 00:57:42.430
99.9% of the time this is true.
00:57:42.430 --> 00:57:44.760
That when you asked the district office,
00:57:44.760 --> 00:57:45.990
or when you ask the GAU,
00:57:45.990 --> 00:57:48.630
you're gonna get the same
story about these letters.
00:57:48.630 --> 00:57:51.417
So if you have any
confusion, give us a call,
00:57:51.417 --> 00:57:54.730
and we'll handle everything
on a case by case basis.
00:57:54.730 --> 00:57:56.790
We're always available to you
00:57:56.790 --> 00:58:00.250
and not all of these
situations are straightforward.
00:58:00.250 --> 00:58:04.140
And sometimes, the district offices,
00:58:04.140 --> 00:58:07.210
will call us and ask for clarification.
00:58:07.210 --> 00:58:08.890
And sometimes even geologists,
00:58:08.890 --> 00:58:10.990
you put three geologists in a closet
00:58:12.090 --> 00:58:14.800
and you get four different opinions.
00:58:14.800 --> 00:58:17.410
So there is some variation here,
00:58:17.410 --> 00:58:19.530
but where the rubber meets the road is,
00:58:19.530 --> 00:58:21.000
we're here to answer questions.
00:58:21.000 --> 00:58:24.220
And for complex
situations, give us a call,
00:58:24.220 --> 00:58:25.520
give the district office a call.
00:58:25.520 --> 00:58:26.760
And if you're hearing
something different
00:58:26.760 --> 00:58:28.460
from the district office
than you are from us,
00:58:28.460 --> 00:58:31.660
or you think you are,
let's all three get on a call,
00:58:31.660 --> 00:58:33.060
and we'll straighten it out.
00:58:34.440 --> 00:58:37.520
Where can you find
another operators GW-2?
00:58:37.520 --> 00:58:41.490
I'll tell you the easiest
way to look for GW Twos is,
00:58:41.490 --> 00:58:46.490
open up your online application
and then put the county in
00:58:46.820 --> 00:58:48.250
that you're interested in,
00:58:48.250 --> 00:58:52.630
and then put the abstract
in that you're interested in
00:58:52.630 --> 00:58:54.260
and see what comes up.
00:58:54.260 --> 00:58:57.150
So you do a search all letters,
00:58:57.150 --> 00:58:58.880
and then you just, again,
00:58:58.880 --> 00:59:01.450
choose the county and
the abstract of the area
00:59:01.450 --> 00:59:02.790
that you're interested in.
00:59:02.790 --> 00:59:04.070
And that's probably the best way.
00:59:04.070 --> 00:59:06.030
There's a lot of ways to do it.
00:59:06.030 --> 00:59:07.507
You can even go to Neubus.
00:59:08.600 --> 00:59:11.460
And again, you can also
call us if you're searching
00:59:11.460 --> 00:59:13.290
for a GW-2 letter.
00:59:13.290 --> 00:59:14.710
And if we're real busy,
00:59:14.710 --> 00:59:17.620
we'll kind of tell you how to find it.
00:59:17.620 --> 00:59:21.790
But if we're not real busy,
darn it, we'll find for you.
00:59:25.810 --> 00:59:28.260
Okay, I'm not seeing any
questions at the moment.
00:59:33.870 --> 00:59:37.583
There's a thanks from anonymous
attendee, you're welcome.
00:59:40.090 --> 00:59:44.210
And Rick and Tylynn,
you guys did a great job,
00:59:44.210 --> 00:59:45.260
really appreciate it.
00:59:46.710 --> 00:59:48.770
Yeah, thanks
everyone for attending.
00:59:48.770 --> 00:59:52.790
And if you have any
questions, give us a call.
00:59:52.790 --> 00:59:54.340
Rick before y'all end,
00:59:54.340 --> 00:59:55.870
do you want to let everyone know
00:59:55.870 --> 00:59:59.783
about the evaluations
and the video work, please?
01:00:00.900 --> 01:00:02.383
So here's the evaluation.
01:00:03.230 --> 01:00:05.700
Let us know how we did, if
you have any suggestions,
01:00:05.700 --> 01:00:08.330
we're all always looking
at improving our site.
01:00:08.330 --> 01:00:13.330
Again, these, all these
videos and presentations
01:00:14.510 --> 01:00:17.260
are on our website to check out.
01:00:17.260 --> 01:00:18.820
They've been going
on for a couple of weeks
01:00:18.820 --> 01:00:21.570
and there's probably, there's
still another week or so.
01:00:22.930 --> 01:00:25.630
There's, right now, there's
a link in the Q and A,
01:00:25.630 --> 01:00:27.450
you can copy and paste
that to your browser,
01:00:27.450 --> 01:00:29.950
and it'll take you to the
webinar page, pretty easy.
01:00:29.950 --> 01:00:34.690
Go to the homepage and
just locate the webinar page
01:00:34.690 --> 01:00:38.480
and find all the links
and the evaluation.
01:00:38.480 --> 01:00:39.380
That's how we did.
01:00:44.729 --> 01:00:47.030
Is that it, should we?
01:00:47.030 --> 01:00:48.993
All right,
thank you guys.