New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 15 - OIL AND GAS
Part 16 - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION
Section 19.15.16.8 - SIGN ON WELLS

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.15.16.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

A. An operator shall identify wells and related facilities the division regulates by a sign, which shall remain in place until the operator plugs and abandons the well and closes the related facilities.

B. For drilling wells, the operator shall post the sign on the derrick or not more than 20 feet from the well.

C. The sign shall be of durable construction and the lettering shall be legible and large enough to be read under normal conditions at a distance of 50 feet.

D. The wells on each lease or property shall be numbered in non-repetitive, logical and distinctive sequence.

E. An operator shall have 90 days from the effective date of an operator name change to change the operator name on the well sign unless the division grants an extension of time, for good cause shown along with a schedule for making the changes.

F. Each sign shall show the:

(1) well number;

(2) property name;

(3) operator's name;

(4) location by footage, quarter-quarter section, township and range (or unit letter can be substituted for the quarter-quarter section); and

(5) API number.

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