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CA Pub Res Code § 3716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3716.

3716.  The district deputy in each district shall collect all information regarding the wells in the district necessary for the proper supervision of the wells. The district deputy shall prepare maps and other accessories necessary to determine the underground conditions in a geothermal area and the location and extent of strata bearing water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes or surface water suitable for those purposes. This work shall be done with the view to advising the operators as to the best means of protecting the geothermal resource deposits and the water-bearing strata and surface water, and with a view to aiding the supervisor in ordering tests or repair work at wells. All the data shall be kept on file in the office of the district deputy of the respective district, and copies thereof shall be available, upon request, to the Director of Water Resources, the State Geologist, and the appropriate California regional water quality control board located in the area involved, subject to Section 3752.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 12.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3717.

3717.  Upon request, the supervisor shall notify the Department of Fish and Game and the California regional water quality control board in the area affected of the location and abandonment of geothermal wells.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 13.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3718 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3718.

3718.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as superseding any of the provisions of Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code or Division 6 (commencing with Section 5650) of the Fish and Game Code.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3719 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3719.

3719.  The supervisor shall publish any publications, reports, maps, statistical data or other printed matter relating to geothermal resources, for which there may be public demand. If these publications, reports, maps, statistical data or other printed matter are sold, they shall be sold at cost, and the proceeds shall be deposited in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 16. Effective August 13, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3720.

3720.  For the purposes of this chapter, the state may be divided into one or more districts, the boundaries of which shall be fixed by the director.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3721.

3721.  Every owner or operator of any well shall designate an agent, giving his or her address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or any court of law. Every person so appointing an agent shall, within five days after the termination of the agency, notify the supervisor, in writing, of such termination, and unless operations are discontinued, shall appoint a new agent.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 278, Sec. 11.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3722.

3722.  The owner or operator of any well shall notify the supervisor or the district deputy, in writing, in such form as the supervisor or the district deputy may direct, of the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, or exchange by the owner or operator of such well, and the land, owned or leased, upon which the well is located, within 30 days after such sale assignment, transfer, conveyance, or exchange. The notice shall contain the following:(a) The name and address of the person to whom such well was sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, or exchanged.(b) The name and location of the well.(c) The date of the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange.(d) The date when possession was relinquished by the owner or operator.(e) A description of the land upon which the well is situated.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 813.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3723.

3723.  Every person who acquires the ownership or operation of any well, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or otherwise, shall, within 30 days after acquiring the well and the land, owned or leased, upon which it is located, notify the supervisor or the district deputy, in writing, of his ownership or operation. The notice shall contain the following:(a) The name and address of the person from whom the well was acquired.(b) The name and location of the well.(c) The date of acquisition.(d) The date when possession was acquired.(e) A description of the land upon which the well is situated.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 813.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3723.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3723.5.

3723.5.  Any person who acquires the ownership or operation of any well or wells, whether by purchase, transfer, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or otherwise, shall, within 30 days after acquiring the well or wells, file with the supervisor an individual indemnity bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each well acquired, or a blanket indemnity bond in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for any number of wells acquired. The bond shall be stated in substantially the language set forth in Section 3725.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 112.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.

3724.  The owner or operator of any well, before commencing the original drilling of a well or the redrilling of an abandoned well, shall file with the supervisor or the district deputy a written notice of intention to commence drilling, accompanied by the prescribed fee. Drilling shall not commence until approval is given by the supervisor or the district deputy. If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to give the owner or operator written response to the notice within 10 working days, such failure shall be considered as an approval of the notice and the notice shall, for the purposes and intents of this chapter, be deemed a written report of the supervisor. The notice shall contain the following:(a) The location and elevation of the floor of the proposed derrick.(b) The number or other designation by which the well shall be known. Such number or designation shall be subject to the approval of the supervisor.(c) The owner’s or operator’s estimate of the depths between which production will be attempted.(d) Such other pertinent data as the supervisor may require.After the completion of any well, the provisions of this section, other than the requirement of the payment of the fee, shall also apply, as far as may be, to the deepening or redrilling of the well, or any operation involving the plugging of the well, or any operations permanently altering in any manner the casing of the well. The number or designation by which any well heretofore drilled has been known, and the number or designation specified for any well in a notice filed as required by this section, shall not be changed without first obtaining a written consent of the supervisor.As set forth by regulation, the appropriate fee to be filed for the drilling of a new well or the redrilling of an abandoned well, shall be twenty-five dollars ($25), two hundred dollars ($200), five hundred dollars ($500), or one thousand dollars ($1,000).The fee shall be paid as provided in Section 3724.6.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 375, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.1.

3724.1.  An owner or operator may submit to the supervisor for approval a written program to drill a shallow well or wells for temperature-gradient monitoring purposes. In order to qualify under this section, a program shall contain not more than 25 wells and the maximum total depth of each of these wells shall not exceed 250 feet. Each program submitted for approval shall include:(a) Well numbers.(b) Well locations and elevations.(c) Geologic interpretation of the area under investigation, including any known or inferred temperature data.(d) Such other data as may be required by the supervisor.The fee required to be filed for the drilling of these shallow wells shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) per well or two hundred dollars ($200) per program, whichever is the lesser.The fee shall be paid as provided in Section 3724.6.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 14.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.2.

3724.2.  If, after study by the supervisor, it is determined that one or all of the wells proposed pursuant to Section 3724.1 require additional supervision, the supervisor may require that a proposal for such well or wells be submitted in compliance with all the provisions of Section 3724.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.3.

3724.3.  Drilling of program wells, as described in Section 3724.1, shall not commence until approval is given by the supervisor or the district deputy. If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to give the owner or operator written response to the program within 10 working days, such failure shall be considered as an approval of the program and the program shall, for the purposes and intents of this chapter, be deemed a written report of the supervisor.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.32.

3724.32.  When an operator fails to pay a civil penalty imposed pursuant to Section 3754.5, comply with an order of the supervisor issued pursuant to this chapter, or pay a charge assessed under Section 3724.5, the supervisor may deny approval of the operator’s proposed well operations until the operator pays the civil penalty, complies with the order of the supervisor, or pays the charge assessed under Section 3724.5.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 597, Sec. 1. (SB 571) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.35.

3724.35.  The supervisor may adopt regulations governing intermediate and deep wells drilled for temperature-gradient monitoring purposes. The regulations may specify the content of any written program for the wells drilled for that purpose to be submitted to the supervisor for approval, the amount of the fee, if any, to be filed for each intermediate or deep well drilled or for each program, and any other matter deemed necessary by the supervisor.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 15.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.4.

3724.4.  The proposal, and all other data submitted as required by Sections 3724.1, 3724.2, and 3724.3, shall be maintained in a confidential status as provided for in Section 3752.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.5.

3724.5.  To provide funds for the supervision of geothermal resource wells, the supervisor shall establish an annual well fee, and penalties for late payment, to be applied on an equal basis to all wells as provided under this section.The annual well fee shall be imposed upon each producing, service, and idle well that existed at any time during the calendar year preceding the statewide fee-assessment date. However, the annual well fee shall not be imposed on any temperature-gradient or observation well, irrespective of its depth, and any low-temperature well, including any well drilled for the purpose of filling a hot water spa or pool intended for human immersion, or any well for which the supervisor has approved suspension.The annual well fee shall be established so that the sum of the annual well fees plus the estimated sum of those well permit fees provided in Sections 3724 and 3724.1 and pursuant to any regulation adopted under Section 3724.35 are equal to the appropriation for the supervision of geothermal resource wells as provided in the Governor’s Budget. The establishment of the annual well fee shall take into account any budget adjustments for actual expenditures in the current and prior fiscal years. Any budget change proposal for support of the provisions of this chapter shall be submitted by the supervisor to geothermal operators for review and comment. A system for determining the fee and penalties and administering the fee and penalty collection shall be adopted by the supervisor by regulation after public hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 16.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3724.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3724.6.

3724.6.  The permit application fees established in Sections 3724 and 3724.1 shall be made payable by the operator to the Department of Conservation, and the annual well fee established in accordance with Section 3724.5 shall be made payable to the Treasurer. The proceeds from the permit applications and the annual well fees shall be deposited in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, and shall be available for appropriation exclusively for the supervision of geothermal resource wells.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 17. Effective August 13, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3725.

3725.  Every person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning of any well, except a low-temperature geothermal well, shall file with the supervisor an individual indemnity bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each well drilled, redrilled, deepened, maintained, or abandoned. The bond shall be filed with the supervisor at the time of the filing of the notice of intention to drill, redrill, deepen, maintain, or abandon, as provided in Section 3724 or 3724.1. The bond shall be executed by the person, as principal, and by an authorized surety company, as surety, conditioned that the principal named in the bond shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of this chapter, in drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning any well or wells covered by the bond, and shall secure the state against all losses, charges, and expenses incurred by it to obtain such compliance by the principal named in the bond.The conditions of the bond shall be stated in substantially the following language:“If ____, the above bounden principal, shall well and truly comply with all the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3700) of Division 3 of the Public Resources Code and shall obey all lawful orders of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, or his or her district deputy or deputies, if not appealed as provided in that chapter, or upon affirmance thereof by the Director of Conservation, if appealed thereto, and shall pay all charges, costs, and expenses incurred by the supervisor or his or her district deputy or deputies in respect of the well or wells or the property or properties of the principal, or assessed against the well or wells or the property or properties of the principal, in pursuance of the provisions of that chapter, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect.”(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 278, Sec. 12.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3725.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3725.5.

3725.5.  Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning of any low-temperature well, as defined in Section 3703.1, shall file with the supervisor an individual indemnity bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each well less than 2,000 feet deep, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each well 2,000 feet deep or deeper, but less than 5,000 feet deep, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each well 5,000 but less than 10,000 feet deep, or twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each well 10,000 or more feet deep. The bond shall be filed with the supervisor at the time of the filing of the notice of intention to drill, redrill, deepen, maintain, or abandon, as provided in Section 3724 or 3724.1. The bond shall be executed by such person, as principal, and by an authorized surety company, as surety, and shall be in substantially the same language and upon the same conditions as provided in Section 3725, except as to the difference in the amount.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1270.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3726.

3726.  Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning of one or more wells at any time, may file with the supervisor one bond for one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to cover all his operations in drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning of any of his wells in this state in lieu of an individual indemnity bond for each such operation as required by Section 3725 or 3725.5. The bond shall be executed by such person, as principal, and by an authorized surety company, as surety, and shall be in substantially the same language and upon the same conditions as provided in Section 3725, except as to the difference in the amount.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 112.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3728.

3728.  Any individual or blanket indemnity bond issued in compliance with this chapter may, with the consent of the supervisor, be terminated and canceled and the surety be relieved of all obligations thereunder when the well or wells covered by such bond have been properly abandoned or another valid bond has been substituted therefor. Should the person who has filed a blanket bond properly abandon a portion of his wells covered by the bond, the bond may, with the consent of the supervisor, be terminated and canceled and the surety be relieved of all obligations thereunder upon the filing by such person of an individual bond for e ch well which he is still engaged in drilling, redrilling, deepening, maintaining, or abandoning. Liability as to individual wells that have been drilled and abandoned under a blanket bond may also be terminated with the consent of the supervisor.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 794.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3728.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3728.5.

3728.5.  In lieu of the bond required by Sections 3723.5, 3725, 3725.5, and 3726, a deposit may, with the written approval of the supervisor, be given pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 995.710) of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, other than a deposit of money or bearer bonds or bearer notes.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 351.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3729 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3729.

3729.  For the purposes of Section 3728, a well is properly abandoned when it has been shown to the satisfaction of the supervisor that all proper steps have been taken to protect underground or surface water suitable for irrigation or farm or domestic purposes from the infiltration or addition of any detrimental substance, and to prevent the escape of all fluids to the surface.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 794.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3730.

3730.  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.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3731.

3731.  The log shall show the character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well, the amount, size and weight of casing used, and particularly the location, depth and temperature of waterbearing strata, together with the temperature, chemical composition, and other chemical and physical characteristics of fluid encountered from time to time, so far as ascertained.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1398.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3732.

3732.  The core record shall show the depth, character, and fluid content of cores obtained, so far as determined.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3733.

3733.  The history shall show the location and amount of sidetracked casings, tools, or other material, the depth and quantity of cement in cement plugs, the shots of dynamite or other explosives, the results of production and other tests during drilling operations, and completion data.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1483.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3734.

3734.  The log shall be kept in the local office of the owner or operator and, together with the tour reports of the owner or operator, shall be subject, during business hours, to the inspection of the board, the supervisor, or the district deputy.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1073.)
CA Pub Res Code § 3735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS|CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources|Section 3735.

3735.  Upon the completion or abandonment of any well or upon the suspension of operations upon any well, true copies of the log, core record, history, and, if made, true copies of all electrical, physical, or chemical logs, tests, or surveys, in duplicate and in such form as the supervisor may direct, shall be filed with the district deputy within 60 days after such completion or abandonment. Like copies shall be filed upon the recompletion of any well.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1213.)