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CA Pub Res Code § 3736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3736.

3736.  The owner or operator of any well, or his local agent, shall file with the supervisor a copy of the log, history, and core record, or any portion thereof, at any time after the commencement of the work of drilling any well upon written request of the supervisor, or the district deputy. The request shall be signed by the supervisor, or the district deputy, and served either personally, or by mailing a copy of the request, by registered mail, to the last known post office address of the owner or operator, or his agent.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1073.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3737 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3737.

3737.  A well is completed, for the purposes of this chapter, 30 days after it has commenced to produce a geothermal resource unless drilling operations are resumed before the end of the 30-day period.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3739 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3739.

3739.  Any person engaged in operating any wells wherein high pressures are known to exist, and any person drilling for geothermal resources in any district where the pressures are unknown shall equip the well with casings of sufficient strength, and with such other safety devices as may be necessary, in accordance with methods approved by the supervisor, and shall use every reasonable effort and endeavor effectually to prevent blowouts, explosions, and fires.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3740.

3740.  The owner or operator of any well on lands producing or reasonably presumed to contain geothermal resources shall properly case it with watertight and adequate casing, in accordance with methods approved by the supervisor or the district deputy. The owner or operator shall also use every reasonable effort and endeavor to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources, to shut out detrimental substances from strata containing water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes and from surface water suitable for such purposes, and to prevent the infiltration of detrimental substances into such strata and into such surface water.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 117.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3741.

3741.  The supervisor shall require such tests or remedial work as in his judgment are necessary to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources, to protect geothermal resources deposits from damage, or to prevent the infiltration of detrimental substances into underground or surface water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes, to the best interests of the neighboring property owners and the public.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 117.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3742.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3742.2.

3742.2.  Any person having drilled a well or wells on state, federal or private lands which are producing or, according to the supervisor, are capable of producing geothermal resources, may, at any time, apply to the supervisor for a certificate of primary purpose. When the supervisor determines that such well or wells are primarily for the purpose of producing geothermal resources and not for the purpose of producing water usable for domestic and irrigation purposes, the supervisor shall issue a certificate of primary purpose to such person. Such certificate shall establish a rebuttable presumption that such person has absolute title to the geothermal resources reduced to his possession from such well or wells. Such presumption may be rebutted only upon a showing that the water content of the geothermal resources is useful for domestic or irrigation purposes without further treatment thereof, but not by virtue of any production of such water as a by-product incident to the production of the geothermal resources.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 369, Sec. 6.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3743 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3743.

3743.  (a) An order of the supervisor or a district deputy issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide a clear and concise recitation of the acts or omissions with which the operator is charged. The order shall state all penalties and requirements imposed on the operator in connection with the acts or omissions charged and the order shall provide citations to the provisions of this code and the regulations that support the imposition of the penalties and requirements.(b) An order of the supervisor or a district deputy shall be in writing and shall be served on the operator by personal service or by certified mail.(c) When the supervisor or a district deputy makes or gives any written direction concerning the drilling, testing, or other operations in any well drilled, in process of drilling, or being abandoned, and the operator, owner, or representative of either, serves written notice, either personally or by mail, addressed to the supervisor, or to the district deputy at his or her office in the district, requesting that a definite order be made upon the subject, the supervisor or the district deputy shall, within five days after receipt of the notice, deliver a final written order on the subject matter.(d) When the supervisor or a district deputy issues any written order concerning an operation, an appeal may be made from the order pursuant to Sections 3762 to 3768, inclusive. The order shall inform the operator of its right to appeal the order.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 264, Sec. 17. (AB 2453) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3744 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3744.

3744.  (a) Within 30 days from the date of service of an order made pursuant to Section 3743, or if there has been an appeal from the order to the director, within 30 days after service of the decision of the director, or if a review has been taken of the order of the director, within 10 days after the affirmance of the order, the operator shall commence in good faith the work ordered and continue it until completion. If the work has not been commenced and continued to completion, the supervisor may appoint necessary agents to enter the premises and perform the work. An accurate account of the expenditures shall be kept. Any amount so expended constitutes a lien against the real or personal property of the operator upon which the work is done and the lien has the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien pursuant to Section 3772.(b) Notwithstanding Section 3741, 3743, or 3755, if the supervisor determines that an emergency exists, the supervisor may make formal or emergency orders or undertake any other action that the supervisor determines to be necessary for the protection of life, health, property, or natural resources.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 264, Sec. 18. (AB 2453) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3745 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3745.

3745.  The owner of any well producing geothermal resources or injecting fluids associated with geothermal operations shall file with the supervisor, on or before the 30th day of each month, for the last preceding calendar month, a statement of production and injection in the form as the supervisor may designate.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 17.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3746 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3746.

3746.  Before abandoning any well in accordance with methods approved by the supervisor or the district deputy, and under his direction, the owner or operator shall use every reasonable effort and endeavor to protect any underground or surface water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes from the infiltration or addition of any detrimental substances.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3747 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3747.

3747.  Before any work is commenced to abandon any well, the owner or operator shall give written notice to the supervisor or the district deputy of the owner’s or operator’s intention to abandon the well and the date upon which the work of abandonment will begin.The notice shall be given at least 10 days before the proposed abandonment, and it shall show the condition of the well and the proposed method of abandonment.The owner or operator shall furnish the supervisor or the district deputy any additional information that the supervisor or the district deputy may request regarding the condition of the well and the proposed method of abandonment, at any time between the filing of the notice of intention to abandon the well and the completion of abandonment.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 18.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3748 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3748.

3748.  The supervisor, or the district deputy, shall before the proposed date of commencing work to abandon such well, furnish to the owner or operator either:(a) A written report of approval of the proposal.(b) A written report stating what work or tests will be necessary before approval of abandonment will be given.(c) A written request stating what information will be necessary for the owner or operator to furnish the supervisor or the district deputy before approval to commence work to abandon or before approval of abandonment will be given.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3749 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3749.

3749.  If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to give the owner or operator a written report or request within the specified time, such failure shall be considered as an approval of the proposal to abandon the well, and the proposal shall, for the purposes and intents of this chapter, be deemed a written report of the supervisor or the district deputy.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3750.

3750.  Within 60 days after the completion of abandonment of any well, the owner or operator of the well shall make, in such form as the supervisor or the district deputy may direct, a written report of all work done in connection with the abandonment. The supervisor or the district deputy shall, within 10 days after the receipt of a written report of completion, furnish the owner or operator with a written final approval of abandonment, or a written disapproval of abandonment, setting forth the conditions upon which the disapproval is based.Failure to abandon in accordance with the approved method of abandonment, or failure to notify the supervisor or the district deputy of any test required by the final approval of abandonment to be witnessed by the supervisor, the district deputy or his inspector, or failure to furnish the supervisor or the district deputy, at his request, with any information regarding the condition of the well, shall constitute sufficient grounds for disapproval of the abandonment.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 741, Sec. 22.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3751.

3751.  No person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or otherwise, shall remove the casing or any portion thereof, from any well without first giving written notice to the supervisor or the district deputy of the person’s intention to remove the casing from the well. The notice shall be given at least 10 days before the proposed removal.The supervisor or the district deputy shall, before the proposed date of removal, furnish the person with a written report of approval of the person’s proposal, or a written report stating what work shall be done before the approval will be given.If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to give the person a written report within the specified time, that failure shall be considered an approval of the proposal to remove the casing, and the proposal shall, for the purposes and intents of this chapter, be deemed a written report of the supervisor or the district deputy.Within five days after the completion of the removal, the person shall make, in the form as the supervisor or district deputy may direct, a written report, in duplicate, of all work done in connection with the removal.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 19.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3752.

3752.  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all the well records, including production records, of an owner or operator that are filed pursuant to this chapter are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(2) Those records are public records when filed with the division, unless the owner or operator requests, in writing, that the division maintain the well records as confidential information. The confidential period shall not exceed five years from the cessation of drilling operations as specified in subdivision (e).(3) Well records that are maintained as confidential information by the division shall be open to inspection by those persons whom the owner or operator authorizes in writing. Confidential status shall not apply to state officers charged with regulating well operations, the director, or as provided in subdivision (c).(4) On receipt by the supervisor of a written request documenting extenuating circumstances relating to a particular well, including a well on an expired or terminated lease, the supervisor may extend the period of confidentiality for six months. The total period of confidentiality, including all extensions, shall not exceed seven years from the cessation of drilling operations as specified in subdivision (e), unless the director approves a longer period after a 30-day public notice and comment period. The director shall initiate and conduct a public hearing on receipt of a written complaint.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the well records shall become public records when the supervisor is notified that the lease has expired or terminated.(c) Production reports filed pursuant to Section 3745 shall be open to inspection by the State Board of Equalization or its duly appointed representative when making a survey pursuant to Section 1815 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or when valuing state-assessed property pursuant to Section 755 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and by the assessor of the county in which a well referred to in Section 3745 is located.(d) For the purposes of this section, “well records” does not include either experimental logs and tests or interpretive data not generally available to all operators, as defined by the supervisor by regulation.(e) For purposes of this section, the cessation of drilling operations occurs on the date of removal of drilling machinery from the well site.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 254, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 2007. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3752.

3752.  (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all the well records, including production records, of an owner or operator that are filed pursuant to this chapter are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(2) Those records are public records when filed with the division, unless the owner or operator requests, in writing, that the division maintain the well records as confidential information. The confidential period shall not exceed five years from the cessation of drilling operations as specified in subdivision (e).(3) Well records that are maintained as confidential information by the division shall be open to inspection by those persons whom the owner or operator authorizes in writing. Confidential status shall not apply to state officers charged with regulating well operations, the director, or as provided in subdivision (c).(4) On receipt by the supervisor of a written request documenting extenuating circumstances relating to a particular well, including a well on an expired or terminated lease, the supervisor may extend the period of confidentiality for six months. The total period of confidentiality, including all extensions, shall not exceed seven years from the cessation of drilling operations as specified in subdivision (e), unless the director approves a longer period after a 30-day public notice and comment period. The director shall initiate and conduct a public hearing on receipt of a written complaint.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the well records shall become public records when the supervisor is notified that the lease has expired or terminated.(c) Production reports filed pursuant to Section 3745 shall be open to inspection by the State Board of Equalization or its duly appointed representative when making a survey pursuant to Section 1815 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or when valuing state-assessed property pursuant to Section 755 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and by the assessor of the county in which a well referred to in Section 3745 is located.(d) For the purposes of this section, “well records” does not include either experimental logs and tests or interpretive data not generally available to all operators, as defined by the supervisor by regulation.(e) For purposes of this section, the cessation of drilling operations occurs on the date of removal of drilling machinery from the well site.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 369. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3753.

3753.  Upon receipt by the supervisor or by a district deputy of a written complaint, alleging a condition in violation of this chapter, specifically setting forth the condition complained against, signed by the complainant, the supervisor shall make an investigation of the well or wells and make a written report and order, stating the work required to repair the damage complained of, or stating that no work is required.A copy of the order shall be delivered to the complainant, or if more than one, to each complainant, and, if the supervisor orders the damage repaired a copy of the order shall be delivered to each of the owners, operators, or agents having in charge the well or wells upon which the work is to be done.The order shall contain a statement of the conditions sought to be remedied or repaired and a statement of the work required by the supervisor to repair the condition. Service shall be made by mailing copies to such persons at the post office address given.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 369, Sec. 9.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3754 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3754.

3754.  Any owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses to permit the supervisor or the district deputy, or his or her inspector, to inspect a well or appurtenant facilities, or who willfully hinders or delays the enforcement of this chapter, and every person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or otherwise, who violates, fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with this chapter, or who fails or neglects or refuses to furnish any report or record which may be required pursuant to this chapter, or who willfully renders a false or fraudulent report, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment, for each offense.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 20.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3754.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3754.5.

3754.5.  (a) Any person who violates this chapter or any regulation implementing this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. Acts of God, and acts of vandalism beyond the reasonable control of the operator, shall not be considered a violation. The civil penalty shall be imposed by an order of the supervisor upon a determination that a violation has been committed by the person charged, following notice to the person and an opportunity to be heard. The imposition of a civil penalty under this section shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law for the violation. When establishing the amount of civil liability pursuant to this section, the supervisor shall consider, in addition to other relevant circumstances, (1) the extent of harm caused by the violation, (2) the persistence of the violation, and (3) the number of prior violations by the same violator.(b) An order of the supervisor imposing a civil penalty shall be reviewable pursuant to Sections 3762 to 3771, inclusive. When the order of the supervisor has become final or has been upheld following exhaustion of the applicable review procedures, the supervisor may apply to the appropriate superior court for an order directing payment of the civil penalty.(c) Any amount collected under this section shall be deposited in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 18. Effective August 13, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3755 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3755.

3755.  The supervisor or his deputy may order the abandonment of any well that has been deserted whether or not any damage is occurring or threatened by reason of said well. Suspension of drilling operations and removal of drilling machinery is prima facie evidence of desertion after the elapse of six months unless a request for an extension of time for a period not to exceed an additional six months is theretofore filed. At any time the supervisor may for good cause shown extend this period.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)