Okla. Admin. Code § 385:15-1-22 - Well installation and maintenance requirements
(a)
Depth. Production and
marketing infrastructure carrying gaseous or liquid substances shall be buried
and maintained at a minimum depth of three (3) feet below the
surface.
(b)
Identification
of well. Within thirty (30) days after the completion of a producing oil
or gas well, a sign shall be posted showing the name and A.P.I. number of the
well and the legal description of the lease.
(c)
Surface casing. All wells
drilled for oil, gas, or saltwater disposal, shall set surface casing below all
freshwater strata, and shall be cemented from bottom to top.
(d)
Enclosures of well property.
Upon demand by Land Office all saltwater tanks, oil tanks, and other lease
installations shall be enclosed with earthen dikes sufficient to protect the
lease from damage by leakage or overflow. The oil and gas lessee shall erect
and maintain substantial gates or cattle guards on all entrances to the lease
or any subdivision thereof.
(e)
Saltwater disposal well applications. Saltwater, other than that
produced from the leased lands, shall not be disposed in wells on school lands
except by written agreement with the Land Office. Applications for saltwater
disposal agreements shall be accompanied by a plat showing the location of all
wells from which the saltwater is produced and the amount of saltwater and oil
produced by each well.
(f)
Plugging requirements. The lessee shall securely plug all dry or
abandoned wells in the manner required by the rules and regulations of the
Oklahoma Corporation Commission and the laws of the State of
Oklahoma.
(g)
Care of
surface. The lessee shall maintain all installations in a neat and
workmanlike manner. The lessee shall remove all equipment or supplies not
needed in day to day operation of the lease. Irrespective of other operational
wells on the leased premises, the lessee shall immediately plug any dry,
exhausted, or abandoned well when production of oil or gas from that well
permanently ceases. The lessee shall immediately repair any damages caused by
lease operations to terraces, waterways, or any other soil conservation
practice.
(h)
Removal of
equipment and restoration of surface after lease termination. Upon
termination of a lease, the lessee shall restore surface area; remove any
casing, production facilities or equipment; and plug any well or wells on said
lease within ninety (90) days unless an extension of time is granted in writing
by the Land Office. Any material not removed within ninety (90) days shall be
forfeited to the State. An inspection will be made ninety (90) days after
termination of the lease and an inspection fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
shall be charged to the lessee if the surface restoration is incomplete.
Additional inspections shall be conducted at thirty (30) day intervals until
surface restoration is complete. An additional inspection fee of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) shall apply to each additional inspection.
Notes
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