Administrative Rules for
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Rule 2367.
(1) A person who drills, deepens,
changes well status, or completes a well as required by these rules, shall keep
and preserve at the well, during drilling, deepening, changes in well status,
or completion operations, all of the following:
(a) Accurate records
recording all geologic strata penetrated.
(b) Casing and cement
used.
(c) Other information as
may be required by the supervisor of mineral wells in connection with the
drilling of the well.
(2) If requested by the supervisor
of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral
wells, a permittee of a well shall file a copy of service company records,
including records of all of the following services that have been performed:
(a) Mudding, cementing,
and squeeze operations.
(b) Acidizing.
(c) Perforating.
(d) Fracturing.
(e) Shooting.
(f) Temperature surveys.
(g) Bond logs.
(h) Caliper surveys.
(i) Wireline borehole
and strata evaluation logs. The supervisor of mineral wells may request the
records directly from the service company.
(3) A permittee of a well shall make
all records and information available to the supervisor of mineral wells or
authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells at all times. A
permittee shall protect the records from damage or destruction due to a
preventable cause. Records shall be kept confidential as follows:
(a) A log of a brine or
test well shall be kept confidential for 10 years after well completion, except
as otherwise released by the owner.
(b) A log of a brine or
test well drilled for exploratory purposes shall be kept confidential until
released by the owner or operator or until the owner is no longer an active
producer, mineral lease holder, or owner of mineral lands in the state.
(c) If a brine or test
well is converted to a new use allowed under this part, or under another part
of the act, or under another act, a log of the well shall no longer be held
confidential and shall be open for public inspection. All the information
pertaining to the application for and issuance of a permit for the well shall
no longer be held confidential and shall be open for public inspection.
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