Salt Water Disposal Well Monitoring

Salt Water Disposal Monitoring in the Permian Helps ROI

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) website states, “Operators are encouraged to perform seismic monitoring. In the Permian Basin (Districts 7C, 08 and 8A), an Operator may be permitted for a higher injection rate if an Operator develops and implements an RRC-approved Seismic Monitoring Plan and an Earthquake Response Plan.”

ISTI’s seismic monitoring experience and broad expertise can provide a successful, RRC-compliant solution to operators wanting to implement Salt Water Disposal (SWD) Well seismic monitoring. Get the maximum Return On Investment from your wells by being allowed to increase injection rates safely.

HOW CAN ISTI HELP?

SEISMIC MONITORING PLAN CONSULTING

ISTI can help you set up a seismic monitoring plan that contributes data to an existing public seismic network and includes the minimum requirements of monitoring method, instrumentation location and type, and data archival in a public seismic database. ISTI seismologists are well versed in monitoring network design to ensure mission objectives are met.

SEISMIC MONITORING

ISTI can provide RRC-compliant equipment to stream real-time seismic monitoring data to TexNet. Several operators in the Permian Basin are already using our equipment. ISTI can remotely monitor the equipment to ensure it is operational and provide local support in a timely manner to fix or replace station equipment experiencing issues.

While the minimum requirements allow the operator to provide updates to the RRC based on review of public databases, ISTI can provide a real-time automatic alert service to SWD well operators should an event occur within their area of interest that nears or exceeds monitoring requirements.

EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE PLAN SERVICE

ISTI can provide RRC-compliant equipment, which will stream real-time seismic monitoring data to TexNet. Several operators in the Permian Basin are already using our equipment. We can remotely monitor the equipment to ensure it is operational and provide local, timely support to fix or replace station equipment that is experiencing issues.

While the minimum requirements allow the operator to provide updates to the RRC based on review of public databases, we can provide a real-time automatic alert service to SWD well operators should an event occur within their area of interest that nears or exceeds monitoring requirements.

Contact ISTI today to discuss how we can support your Salt Water Disposal Well Seismic Monitoring needs.