Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
4.1 General: The
owner or operator of any well shall keep or cause to be kept a careful and
accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. These
records shall be kept in the nearest office of the owner or operator or at the
well site and together with all other reports of the owner and operator
regarding the well shall be subject to the inspection by the Division during
business hours. All records, unless otherwise specified, must be filed with the
Division within 90 days after completion of the well.
4.2 Records to be Filed with the Division:
4.2.1 Drilling Logs and Core Record -- the
drilling log shall include the lithologic characteristics and depths of
formations encountered, the depth and temperatures, chemical compositions and
other chemical and physical characteristics of fluids encountered from time to
time so far as ascertained. The core record shall show the depth, lithologic
character, and fluid content of cores obtained so far as determined. The
collection of cuttings at least every 30 feet, or more often if a significant
change in lithology occurs, and filing thereof, is a condition for approval of
the Plan of Operations. The cuttings must be cleaned, dried, marked for
location and depth and placed in envelopes, sample bags, or chip trays. The
cuttings and a split of any core must be submitted to the Division within 30
days after the well is completed.
4.2.2 Well History -- the history shall
describe in detail in chronological order on a daily basis all significant
operations carried out and equipment used during all phases of drilling,
testing, completion, and abandonment of any well.
4.2.3 Well Summary Report -- the well summary
report shall accompany the core record and well history reports. It is designed
to show data pertinent to the construction and condition of a well at the time
of completion of work done.
4.2.4
Production Records -- the owner or operator of any well producing geothermal
resources shall file with the Division on or before the tenth day of each month
for the preceding month, a statement of production utilized in a form as the
Division may designate.
4.2.5
Injection Records -- the owner or operator of any well injecting geothermal
fluids or waste water for any purpose shall file with the Division on or before
the tenth day of each month for the preceding month a report of the injection
as the Division may designate.
4.2.6 Electric Logs and Directional Surveys
if Conducted --electric logs and directional surveys shall be filed upon
recompletion of any well. Like copies shall be filed upon recompletion of any
well. Upon a showing of hardship, the Division may extend the time within which
to comply for a period not to exceed one year.
4.3 Confidential Status: Any reports, logs,
records, or histories filed with the Division shall not be available for public
inspection and shall be kept confidential by the Division unless agreed to by
the owner, provided, however, that the Division may use any reports, logs,
records, or histories in any action in any court to enforce the provisions of
Title 73, Chapter 22, or any order adopted hereunder. The following information
may be made public by the Division:
(a) Owner
or operator's name.
(b) Well
designation or number.
(c)
Elevation of derrick floor or ground elevation.
(d) Location of well.
(e) The application and all information
pertaining to it, including its current status.
4.4 Inspection of Records: The records filed
by an operator with the Division shall be open to inspection only to those
authorized in writing by the operator and to designated Division personnel. The
records of any operator filed for a completed or producing well that has been
transferred by sale, lease, or otherwise shall be available to the new owner or
lessee for his inspection or copying and shall be available for inspection or
copying by others upon written authorization of new owner or lessee.
