Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 522 - Oil and Gas
ABANDONMENT AND PLUGGING
Section 522.460 - Marker for abandoned well

1. Unless the owner of the surface land submits a request to the division that an abandoned well not be marked, and the administrator, in his discretion, grants the request, the location of the abandoned well must be shown by steel marker at least 4 inches in diameter and at least 10 feet long set in concrete and extending at least 4 feet above ground level.

2. The marker must bear the name of the operator and the name, number and description of the location of the well. This information must be bead-welded or stamped directly to the marker pipe. The top of the pipe must be closed with a cement plug, screw cap or welds.