Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Chapter 35 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Licensing
Subchapter 5 - General Requirements to Maintain Licenses and Operator Certifications
Section 785:35-5-1 - General requirements for licenses

(1) Designate in a writing filed with the Board an authorized representative of the licensee who shall be deemed and treated as responsible for the exercise, use, maintenance, modification, renewal and all other respects of, and all reports and correspondence relating to, the license. The licensee representative need not be an operator.

(2) An operator certified for the activity being conducted shall be present at the drilling, plugging or pump installation site at all times when any of the regulated activities are being conducted. The operator must have his certification in his possession anytime he is in charge of the drilling operations or pump installation activities.

(3) Each rig used in drilling or pump installation operations shall be properly identified with letters that are a minimum of two inches (2") inches in height, with the firm name and license number in a location visible to the public.

(4) Complete each well or install each pump as the case may be to meet or exceed the minimum standards adopted by the Board set forth in this Chapter, unless a variance has been requested and approved pursuant to 785:35-7-3 before construction begins.

(5) Submit a multi-purpose completion report acceptable to the Board for each new well constructed, each well plugged and each well reconditioned on the appropriate form provided by the Board within sixty (60) days following the completion of new construction, plugging, or reconditioning of the well. The report shall include all applicable information required in the form. For test holes and geotechnical borings, a multi-purpose completion report for each test hole and boring, or one multiple test hole/boring report on a form provided by the Board listing the required information for each such test hole or boring on a contiguous tract of land, must be submitted to the Board within sixty (60) days after completion and plugging of the test holes or borings. Licensees are responsible for the accuracy of information in all reports submitted by certified operators.

(6) Properly renew said license as required herein, including continuing education attendance.

(7) Post the license issued by the Board in a conspicuous place at the business address of the licensed individual, partnership, firm or corporation.

(8) Construct and complete water wells which are to be used for purposes other than domestic use only when an application has been made to the Board for a permit authorizing the location of the well(s).