Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
INACTIVE WELLS; ABANDONMENT AND PLUGGING
Section 534A.480 - Abandonment of thermal gradient or observational well

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 534A.480

Current through December 12, 2024

For abandonment of a thermal gradient well, the following provisions apply:

1. If the well was drilled and no water was encountered, the well bore must be backfilled with cuttings and a cement plug 50 feet long must be placed at the top of the well.

2. If the well encountered water when drilled, the well bore must be filled with a material approved by the Division and a cement plug of 50 lineal feet must be placed at the top of the well.

3. The surface must be restored as near as practicable to its original condition.

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85; A by R057-15, eff. 12/21/2015; A by R032-19A, eff. 12/16/2019

NRS 513.063, 534A.090

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