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OR Rev Stat § 522.045 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.045 - Decommissioned well; jurisdiction.

Any well drilled under authority of this chapter from which usable geothermal resources cannot be derived, or the owner or operator has no intention of deriving usable geothermal resources, and that is not expected to provide information useful to the development of geothermal resources shall be plugged and decommissioned as provided in this chapter or, upon the operator’s written application to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and with the concurrence and approval of the Water Resources Director, jurisdiction over the well may be transferred to the Water Resources Director and, in such case, the well shall no longer be subject to the provisions of this chapter but shall be subject to any applicable laws and rules relating to wells drilled for appropriation and use of ground waters. If an application is made to transfer jurisdiction, a copy of all logs, records, histories and descriptions shall be provided to the Water Resources Director by the applicant. [1975 c.552 §4e; 2009 c.794 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 522.050 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.050

[1971 c.776 §1; 1975 c.552 §1; renumbered 522.015]
OR Rev Stat § 522.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.055 - Permit; application; fees.

(1) A person may not engage in drilling a prospect well except in compliance with a permit issued by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries under this section. (2) An application for a permit to drill prospect wells must include: (a) A plugging and decommissioning plan; (b) Such other information as the department by rule may require to assess the impacts of the proposed prospect well; and (c) A nonrefundable fee as determined by the department based on the estimated cost of review of the proposed prospect wells, not to exceed $2,000 per application or permit modification. (3) Each application may include up to five prospect wells per project area. The project area must be contiguous and include no more than 640 acres. (4) A permit to drill remains valid until it is revoked or modified by the department based on new information or changed conditions. (5) The permittee shall pay the department an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of $2,725 on or before the anniversary of each active permit. (6) A permittee that requests to transfer a permit issued under this section shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $2,000 at the time of the request. (7) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Geology and Mineral Industries Account established by ORS 516.070. [1975 c.552 §4a; 1991 c.526 §2; 2009 c.794 §6; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 522.065 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.065 - Circulation of application to state agencies; suggested conditions to permit; time limit for permit action.

(1) Upon receipt of a complete application to drill prospect wells, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall circulate copies of the application to the Water Resources Department, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of State Lands. The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may circulate copies to other public agencies that may have an interest in the permit application. (2) Any public agency receiving a copy of the application as provided in subsection (1) of this section may suggest conditions under which a permit should be granted. A public agency shall submit any suggested conditions to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries within 45 days of the public agency’s receipt of the copy of the application. The department shall consider any suggested conditions that a public agency submits to the department within the 45-day period. (3) A permit issued under this section is subject to such conditions as the department may impose. Included among the conditions shall be provision for the proper and safe plugging and decommissioning of each prospect well. Subject to ORS 522.075, the department shall issue or deny the permit by a written order within 60 days after receipt of a complete application unless the department determines that a longer period is necessary to respond to comments or new information or for other good cause. [1975 c.552 §4b; 2009 c.794 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 522.075 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.075 - Bond or security; conditions; cancellation.

(1)(a) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may not issue a permit for a prospect well until the applicant has provided a bond or alternative form of financial security as specified in rules adopted by the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (b) The amount of the bond or alternative form of financial security may not be less than $10,000 for each prospect well or not less than $50,000 for all prospect wells to be drilled. (2) The bond or alternative form of financial security must be conditioned upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued pursuant to this chapter and must secure the state against all losses, charges and expenses, including court costs and attorney fees, incurred by the state in obtaining such compliance. (3) With the consent of the department, any bond or acceptable alternative form of financial security submitted pursuant to this section may be terminated or canceled. However, the department may not consent to the termination or cancellation of any bond or security until each prospect well covered by such bond or security has been properly and safely plugged and decommissioned pursuant to the plan required by the permit or until another bond or security for each well has been submitted and approved by the department. [1975 c.552 §4c; 1977 c.87 §1; 1979 c.163 §2; 1995 c.146 §1; 2009 c.794 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 522.080 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.080 - Operator liability.

In addition to any other liability imposed by law, the operator of a prospect well shall be liable to any person or public agency that sustains damages from failure of the operator to comply with: (1) A condition in a permit requiring the operator to provide for the protection of ground water in the area affected by the well; or (2) Any rules of the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries establishing standards for blowout prevention, equipment and casing design and removal, and any other procedures necessary to shut out detrimental substances from strata containing ground or surface water usable for beneficial purposes. [2009 c.794 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 522.085 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.085 - Report certifying completion of decommissioning plan.

Upon completion of all drilling and testing undertaken pursuant to an application to drill prospect wells, the applicant shall file with the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries a report certifying the completion of the plugging and decommissioning plan required by the permit. [1975 c.552 §4d; 2009 c.794 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 522.115 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.115 - Permit; application; fees.

(1) A person may not engage in the drilling or operating of any geothermal well except in compliance with a permit issued by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries under this section. (2) An application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well must include: (a) The location and elevation of the floor of the proposed derrick. (b) The number or other designation approved by the department by which the well shall be known. (c) The applicant’s estimate of the depths to be drilled. (d) The nature and character of the geothermal resource sought. (e) A reclamation plan for the well pad. (f) Such other information as the department by rule may require to assess the impact of the proposed geothermal well. (g) A nonrefundable fee of $2,000. (3) The permittee shall pay an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of $2,725 on or before the anniversary of each active permit. (4) A request by a permittee to modify a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $2,000. (5) A request by a permittee to transfer a permit issued under this section must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $2,000. (6) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Geology and Mineral Industries Account established by ORS 516.070. [1975 c.552 §5; 1977 c.87 §2; 1991 c.526 §3; 2009 c.794 §11; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 522.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.125 - Circulation of application to state agencies; suggested conditions to permit.

(1) Upon receipt of a complete application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall circulate copies of the application to the Water Resources Department, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Environmental Quality, the State Parks and Recreation Department, the Department of Land Conservation and Development, the State Department of Energy, the Department of State Lands and the governing body of the county and the geothermal heating district in which the well will be located. The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may circulate copies to other public agencies that have an interest in the application. (2) Any public agency receiving a copy of the application as provided in subsection (1) of this section may suggest conditions under which a permit should be granted. A public agency shall submit any suggested conditions to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries within 45 days of the public agency’s receipt of the copy of the application. The department shall consider any suggested conditions that a public agency submits to the department within the 45-day period. [1975 c.552 §6; 1981 c.694 §5; 1989 c.904 §66; 2009 c.794 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 522.135 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.135 - Permit; time limit for action; grounds for issuance; conditions; fees.

(1) Within 60 days after receipt of a complete application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well, the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall by order issue or deny the permit unless the department determines that a longer period is necessary to respond to comments or new information or for other good cause. (2) Except as provided in ORS 522.145, the department shall issue the permit if, after receipt of comments from the agencies referred to in ORS 522.125, the department determines that issuance of the permit would be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and ORS chapters 468A, 468B and 537, any rule adopted under this chapter by the governing board of the department, any rule adopted by the Water Resources Commission under ORS chapter 537 and any rule adopted under ORS chapter 468 or 468B by the Environmental Quality Commission. (3) If the department issues a permit pursuant to this section, the department shall impose such conditions as the department considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and ORS chapters 468A, 468B and 537, any rule adopted under this chapter by the governing board of the department, any rule adopted by the Water Resources Commission under ORS chapter 537 and any rule adopted under ORS chapter 468 or 468B by the Environmental Quality Commission. The department shall include in the permit a statement that issuance of the permit does not relieve any person from any obligation to comply with ORS 468B.035, 468B.050, 468B.195, 537.090 or 537.535 or any other applicable state or federal environmental laws. (4) The State Geologist shall incorporate into the permit requirements: (a) Any conditions made by the Water Resources Director necessary to comply with the purposes set forth in ORS 537.525; and (b) Any conditions made by the Department of Environmental Quality necessary to comply with the purposes set forth in ORS 468A.010 and 468B.015. [1975 c.552 §7; 1981 c.694 §6; 1991 c.526 §4; 2009 c.794 §13; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 522.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.145 - Bond or security; conditions; cancellation.

(1)(a) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may not issue a permit for a geothermal well until the applicant has provided a bond or alternative form of financial security as specified in rules adopted by the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (b) The amount of the bond or alternative form of financial security may not be less than $25,000 for each well or not less than $150,000 for all wells to be drilled. (2) The bond or alternative form of financial security must be conditioned upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted and orders issued pursuant to this chapter and must secure the state against all losses, charges and expenses, including court costs and attorney fees, incurred by the state in obtaining such compliance. (3) With the consent of the department, any bond or acceptable alternative form of financial security submitted pursuant to this section may be terminated or canceled. However, the department may not consent to the termination or cancellation of any bond or security until each geothermal well covered by such bond or security has been properly and safely plugged and decommissioned pursuant to the plan required by the permit or until another bond or security for each well has been submitted and approved by the department. [1975 c.552 §8; 1977 c.87 §3; 1981 c.694 §7; 1995 c.146 §2; 2009 c.794 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 522.155 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.155 - Liability for failure to protect ground water and surface water; rules.

In addition to any other liability imposed by law, the operator of a geothermal well shall be liable to any person or public agency that sustains damages from failure of the operator to comply with: (1) A condition in a permit requiring the operator to provide for the protection of ground water in the area affected by the well; or (2) Any rules of the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries establishing standards for blowout prevention, equipment and casing design and removal, and any other procedures necessary to shut out detrimental substances from strata containing ground or surface water usable for beneficial purposes. [1975 c.552 §9; 2009 c.794 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 522.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.165 - Request for permit modification; fee.

(1) A permittee must make a request to modify a permit before changing the location, number or designation specified for any geothermal well or before undertaking to alter in any manner the casing of a geothermal well. (2) A request to modify a permit under this section, except for changes to a well name, shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable fee specified in ORS 522.115. [1975 c.552 §10; 2009 c.794 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 522.175 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.175 - Plugging and decommissioning; rules.

(1) No person shall abandon a geothermal well without first plugging and decommissioning the well in conformance with a plugging and decommissioning plan approved by the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and complying with the provisions of ORS 522.245. (2) The governing board of the department shall adopt rules designed to: (a) Protect underground and surface water usable for beneficial purposes from pollution resulting from infiltration or addition of any detrimental substance; (b) Prevent the escape of all fluids to the surface; (c) Close the surface aperture of the well; and (d) Remove all surface equipment except that necessary to maintain permanent closure of the well. [1975 c.552 §11; 1981 c.694 §8; 2009 c.794 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 522.195 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.195 - Monthly production statement; rules.

Except as excluded by rule adopted by the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, the operator of any completed geothermal well shall file with the department a monthly statement of the geothermal resources production from such well during the preceding calendar month. [1975 c.552 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 522.205 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.205 - Notice by prospective operator of transfer or purchase of well; application; fee; notice by buyer of land of transfer or purchase; rules.

(1) Except as excluded from the provisions of this section by rule of the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, any prospective operator of a geothermal well shall notify the department in such form as the department may direct of the purchase, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange of the well within 45 days of the purchase and shall accompany such notice with an application for transfer of the permit for the particular well. The application must include the transfer fee specified in ORS 522.115. (2) Any buyer of land on which a geothermal well is located shall notify the department of the purchase, assignment, transfer, conveyance or exchange of the land upon which such well is situated within 45 days of such purchase. [1975 c.552 §15; 2009 c.794 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 522.215 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.215 - Suspension of drilling or operation; application; terms; extension; presumption of abandonment; unlawful abandonment; notice; proceedings against operator.

(1) No operator shall suspend drilling or operation of a geothermal well without obtaining permission from the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (2) The department may authorize an operator to suspend for a specific period operations or remove equipment from an uncompleted geothermal well upon such terms as the department may specify, upon written application of the operator and an affidavit showing good cause therefor. (3) Within a period of six months from the ending date specified for such suspension, the operator may make written application for an extension of suspension and file it with an affidavit showing good cause for such an extension. Upon a finding that the extension is merited, the governing board of the department may extend the suspension for an additional specific period. (4) If, after suspension, operations are not resumed by the operator within six months from the ending date specified for the suspension or extension thereof, an intention to abandon and unlawful abandonment shall be presumed. (5) Whenever an operator whose operations have been suspended fails to comply with such terms as the department may specify in its authorization, the geothermal well shall be presumed unlawfully abandoned. A well shall also be deemed unlawfully abandoned, if, without notice to the department, any drilling or producing equipment is removed. (6) An unlawful abandonment shall be declared by order of the board, and written notice thereof shall be mailed by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt both to such operator at the last-known post-office address of the operator, to the registered agent of the operator, if any, and to the operator’s sureties. (7) After declaration of unlawful abandonment, the board may proceed against the operator and the surety of the operator as provided for in ORS 522.145 and may bring suit pursuant to ORS 522.810 or take any other enforcement or recovery action authorized by law. [1975 c.552 §16; 1981 c.694 §9; 1991 c.249 §39; 2009 c.794 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 522.225 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.225 - Notice of intent to plug and decommission.

(1) Before commencing any operation to discontinue the use of a geothermal well, the operator shall give notice to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries of the intention to plug and decommission the well and the date upon which the work will begin. (2) Such notice shall be given at least 24 hours before the commencement of plugging and decommissioning operations and shall indicate: (a) The condition of the well; (b) The proposed method of the plugging and decommissioning operation; and (c) Any additional information that may be required by the department. [1975 c.552 §17; 2009 c.794 §20]
OR Rev Stat § 522.245 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources|Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources|Section 522.245 - Department approval of plugging and decommissioning; report by operator; effect of failure to comply; proceedings against operator.

(1) A representative of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may be present during any operation to plug and decommission a geothermal well. If the representative determines that the plugging and decommissioning is satisfactory, the representative shall approve the plugging and decommissioning of the well. (2) Within 45 days after the completion of the plugging and decommissioning of any geothermal well, the operator of the well shall make a written report of all work done. Within 45 days after the receipt of the report, the department shall furnish the operator with a written final approval of the plugging and decommissioning or a written disapproval setting forth the conditions upon which the disapproval is based. (3) Failure to plug and decommission in accordance with the approved method, failure to submit to the department any notice or report required by this chapter or failure to furnish the department with any required information shall constitute sufficient grounds for disapproval of the plugging and decommissioning and shall constitute unlawful abandonment of the well. (4) When the department has issued a written disapproval of the plugging and decommissioning, the governing board of the department may proceed against the operator and the surety of the operator as provided for in ORS 522.145 and may bring suit pursuant to ORS 522.810 or take any other enforcement or recovery action authorized by law. [1975 c.552 §19; 1981 c.694 §10; 2009 c.794 §21]