Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-52 - Drilling, Re-Entering, Plugging and Abandoning Exploratory and Exploitation Oil and Gas Wells (Transferred from 1040-02)
Chapter 0400-52-08 - Directional Drilling (Transferred from 1040-02-08)
Section 0400-52-08-.03 - DIRECTIONAL SURVEY

(1) A directional survey shall be run by a qualified contractor approved by the Supervisor and 2 certified copies thereof filed with the Supervisor on any well, if:

(2) The Supervisor, on his own initiative or at the request of an offset operator, shall have the right to require the operator to run a directional survey on any well if there is reasonable cause therefore. Whenever a survey is so required, and the operator of the well and the offset operator are unable to agree as to the terms and conditions for running such survey, the Supervisor, upon request of either, shall determine such terms and conditions, after notice to all interested parties and a public hearing.

(3) Unless required by the Supervisor, a directional survey shall not be required for any well which is not directionally controlled and thereby intentionally deflected from the vertical and which has a surface location, maximum angle of deviation and total depth, in compliance with the provisions of Chapters 0400-52-01 through 0400-52-12.

(4) The provisions hereof shall not alter or affect the minimum spacing provisions of Chapters 0400-52-01 through 0400-52-12.