Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 522 - Oil and Gas
ABANDONMENT AND PLUGGING
Section 522.430 - Temporary abandonment of well

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 522.430

Current through December 12, 2024

1. Each well in which production casing has been run but which has not been operated for 1 year, and each well in which no production casing has been run and for which drilling operations have ceased for 30 days, must be permanently plugged.

2. The administrator may, for good cause, grant one or more extensions of not more than 1 year for the well to be plugged.

3 A request for an extension must be submitted on Form 4.

[Div. of Mineral Res., § 305, eff. 12-20-79]-(NAC A by Dep't of Minerals, 7-22-87); A by R081-15, eff. 12/21/2015

NRS 522.040

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