Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An operator shall file a completion report
with the Commission within 30 days after a well is completed. The completion
report shall contain a description of the well and lease, the casing, tubing,
liner, perforation, stimulation, and cement squeeze records, and data on the
initial production. The operator shall submit other well data to the Commission
within 30 days of the date the work is done, including any:
1. Lithologic, mud, or wireline
log;
2. Directional
survey;
3. Core description and
analysis;
4. Stratigraphic or
faunal determination;
5. Formation
or drill-stem test;
6. Formation
fluid analysis; or
7. Other similar
information or survey.
B. An operator shall furnish samples of
drilled cuttings, at a maximum interval of 10 feet, to the Commission within 30
days after drilling is completed. The operator may furnish samples of
continuous core in chips at 1-foot intervals. The operator shall:
1. Wash and dry all samples;
2. For each sample, place approximately 3
tablespoons of the sample in an envelope with the following identifying
information: the well from which the sample originates, the location of the
well, the Commission's permit number for the well, and the depth at which the
sample is taken; and
3. Package
sample envelopes in protective boxes and ship prepaid to:
Oil and Gas Administrator
Arizona Geological Survey
416 W. Congress, Ste. 100
Tucson, AZ 85701
C. Confidential records:
1. The Commission shall keep the completion
report and all well information required by this Section for any well drilled
for oil and gas in unproven territory confidential for one year after the
drilling is completed unless the operator gives written permission to release
the information at an earlier date. The Commission shall provide notice to the
operator 60 days before confidential records become subject to public
inspection and, at the operator's request, extend the confidential period for
six months to two years from the date of the request if the Commission finds
that the operator has provided credible evidence that disclosure of the
information is likely to cause harm to the operator's competitive position with
respect to unleased land in the vicinity of the well.
2. The Commission shall keep the completion
report and all well information required by this Section for any well drilled
in search of geothermal resources confidential for one year after drilling is
completed upon operator request.
