Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 6 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Subchapter A - SHALLOW CLOSED-LOOP GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Section 6.110 - Well Reports

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 6.110

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) The water well driller is required by § 76.70 of this title (relating to Responsibilities of the Licensee -- State Well Reports) to submit a well report to TDLR electronically through the Texas Well Report Submission and Retrieval System (TWRSRS). The driller shall provide an electronic copy of the well report to the Director within 30 days of well completion. A well report is not required for each well constructed on one site; however a map or drawing of each well shall be provided.

(b) At a minimum, a completed copy of the well report must include the following information for each well or wells drilled:

(1) the name and address of the owner of the well or wells;

(2) the county in which the well or wells were drilled;

(3) a list of any other wells drilled at the same time;

(4) the owner well number (if assigned);

(5) the Latitude/Longitude (WGS 84 datum in either Degrees/Minutes Seconds or Decimal Degrees) of the well or wells;

(6) the elevation (surface level of drill site expressed in feet above sea level);

(7) the drilling start date and end date (expressed in month/date/year);

(8) a schematic showing the borehole or boreholes' diameter in inches, the bottom depth in feet, and the drilling method;

(9) the driller's name;

(10) the water well driller's TDLR license number; and

(11) any additives, constituents, or fluids to make up the heat transfer fluid.

(c) Incomplete well reports may be subject to a notice of violation from the Commission. Failure to complete a well report within 30 days of a notice of violation may result in enforcement action.

(d) A shallow closed-loop geothermal system, once drilled, installed, and operating is a permanent fixture of the property. If the property is transferred, both the transferor owner and the transferee owner shall notify the Commission of the transfer within 30 days of the date of the transfer. The transferee owner shall be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment.

(e) Texas Occupations Code § 1901.251 authorizes the owner or the person for whom the well was drilled to request that information in well reports be made confidential. If such person seeks to request confidentiality, the person shall file a written request with the Commission via certified mail. If the Commission receives a request under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA), Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, for materials that have been designated confidential, the Commission will notify the filer of the request in accordance with the provisions of the PIA so that the filer can take action with the Office of the Attorney General to oppose release of the materials.

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