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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3011.

3011. (a) The purposes of this division include protecting public health and safety and environmental quality, including reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the development of hydrocarbon and geothermal resources in a manner that meets the energy needs of the state.
(b) The supervisor shall coordinate with other state agencies and entities described in subdivision (f) of Section 38501 of the Health and Safety Code in furtherance of the goals of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) and to help support the state’s clean energy goals.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 9. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3012.

3012. The provisions of this division apply to any land or well situated within the boundaries of an incorporated city in which the drilling of oil wells is now or may hereafter be prohibited, until all wells therein have been abandoned as provided in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 898.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3013.

3013. This division shall be liberally construed to meet its purposes, and the director and the supervisor, acting with the approval of the director, shall have all powers, including the authority to adopt rules and regulations, which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 999, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3014.

3014. “District” means an oil and gas district as provided for in Section 3100.
(Added by renumbering Section 3015 by Stats. 1974, Ch. 765.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3015.

3015. For the purpose of implementing Section 503 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, the supervisor may make the determinations entrusted to state agencies having regulatory jurisdiction with respect to the production of natural gas. Such determinations shall be made pursuant to procedures prescribed in guidelines adopted by the supervisor.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 725.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3016.

3016. For purposes of this chapter, abandoned underground personal property, including a well, of an operator shall become the property of the mineral interest owner when the operator loses the right to remove the personal property under common law or under a lease or any other agreement that initially gave the operator the right to drill, operate, maintain, or control the well. In that case, in accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 3237, the mineral interest owner shall be held jointly liable for the well if, in the lease or other conveyance, the mineral interest owner retained a right to control the well operations that exceeds the scope of an interest customarily reserved in a lease or other conveyance in the event of default.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 272, Sec. 2. (AB 2729) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 3017.

3017. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the oil and gas industry pay for all necessary costs of plugging and abandonment and site restoration of oil and gas wells.
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that, to minimize the risk that the state will be liable for costs of plugging and abandonment, no well be transferred to another owner until and unless a bond has been filed that would cover the full cost of plugging and abandonment and site restoration.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 359, Sec. 2. (AB 1167) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3100.

3100. For the purposes of this chapter, the state is divided into districts, the number and boundaries of which shall be fixed by the director. The director and the supervisor shall have the authority to redefine the districts as needed to ensure the efficient administration of this chapter. The director and the supervisor shall solicit public input before revising the districts.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 52. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3101.

3101. The supervisor shall appoint one chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each of the districts provided for in this chapter, and shall prescribe their duties.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 898.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3103.

3103. The chief deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 53. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3104.

3104. Each district deputy shall be a competent engineer or geologist, preferably licensed in the state, and experienced in the development and production of oil and gas.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 54. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3105.

3105. An office under the supervision of a district deputy may be maintained in each district. The office shall be conveniently accessible to the oil and gas operators in the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1077, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3106.

3106. (a) The supervisor shall so supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and the operation, maintenance, and removal or abandonment of tanks and facilities attendant to oil and gas production, including pipelines not subject to regulation pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 51010) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code that are within an oil and gas field, so as to prevent, as far as possible, damage to life, health, property, and natural resources; damage to underground oil and gas deposits from infiltrating water and other causes; loss of oil, gas, or reservoir energy, and damage to underground and surface waters suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes by the infiltration of, or the addition of, detrimental substances.
(b) The supervisor shall also supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells so as to permit the owners or operators of the wells to utilize all methods and practices known to the oil industry for the purpose of increasing the ultimate recovery of underground hydrocarbons and which, in the opinion of the supervisor, are suitable for this purpose in each proposed case. To further the elimination of waste by increasing the recovery of underground hydrocarbons, it is hereby declared as a policy of this state that the grant in an oil and gas lease or contract to a lessee or operator of the right or power, in substance, to explore for and remove all hydrocarbons from any lands in the state, in the absence of an express provision to the contrary contained in the lease or contract, is deemed to allow the lessee or contractor, or the lessee’s or contractor’s successors or assigns, to do what a prudent operator using reasonable diligence would do, having in mind the best interests of the lessor, lessee, and the state in producing and removing hydrocarbons, including, but not limited to, the injection of air, gas, water, or other fluids into the productive strata, the application of pressure heat or other means for the reduction of viscosity of the hydrocarbons, the supplying of additional motive force, or the creating of enlarged or new channels for the underground movement of hydrocarbons into production wells, when these methods or processes employed have been approved by the supervisor, except that nothing contained in this section imposes a legal duty upon the lessee or contractor, or the lessee’s or contractor’s successors or assigns, to conduct these operations.
(c) The supervisor may require an operator to implement a monitoring program, designed to detect releases to the soil and water, including both groundwater and surface water, for aboveground oil production tanks and facilities.
(d) To best meet oil and gas needs in this state, the supervisor shall administer this division so as to encourage the wise development of oil and gas resources.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 523, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3106.5.

3106.5. Acting with the approval of the director, the supervisor may annually expend, from the amount appropriated to the division, up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to support activities at the West Kern Oil Museum.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 731, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3107.

3107. A district deputy in each district, designated by the supervisor, shall collect all necessary information regarding the oil and gas wells in the district, with a view to determining the presence of oil and gas sands and the location and extent of strata bearing water suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes that might be affected. The district deputy shall prepare maps and other accessories necessary to determine the presence of oil and gas sands 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 oil and gas sands 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 this data shall be kept on file in the office of the district deputy of the respective district.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 278, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3108.

3108. (a) On or before the first day of October of each year the supervisor shall make public, for the benefit of all interested persons, a report in writing showing:
(1) The total amounts of oil and gas produced in each county in the state during the previous calendar year.
(2) The total cost of the division for the previous fiscal year, including an accounting of any General Fund moneys appropriated and used for plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of facilities, and site remediation, or appropriated and used to facilitate those activities.
(3) The total amount delinquent and uncollected from any assessments or charges levied pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The report shall also include such other information as the supervisor deems advisable.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 1. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3108.5.

3108.5. (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, the supervisor shall make all public information collected or maintained by the division, with priority given to well records, well logs, notices of intention, supplementary notices, field reports, inspection reports, correspondence, and other materials, readily available to the public on the division’s internet website, except well records required to be held as confidential information pursuant to Section 3234. All online materials shall be organized by well, operator, or project, and searchable.
(2) On or before July 1, 2024, the supervisor shall make all notices of violation and orders of the supervisor readily available to the public on the division’s internet website.
(b) The supervisor shall make continuous progress towards meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) and the materials readily available to the public online shall steadily increase. Priority shall be given to public information regarding well records, well logs, notices of intention, notices of violation, supplementary notices, field reports, inspection reports, and correspondence previously available on the division’s internet website and documents associated with wells that have not been plugged and abandoned.
(c) (1) The supervisor shall, commencing July 1, 2023, provide an annual update to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water on progress made toward meeting the requirements of subdivision (a).
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 727, Sec. 3. (SB 406) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3109.

3109. The supervisor may publish any publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter relating to oil and gas, for which there may be public demand. If these publications, reports, maps, or other printed matter are sold, they shall be sold at cost, and the proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 10. Effective August 13, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3110.

3110. All money paid to the Treasurer pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400) shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury, for expenditure as provided in Section 3401.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 11. Effective August 13, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3111.

3111. (a) All money received in repayment of repair work done as provided in this chapter shall be returned and credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for expenditure as provided in Section 3401.
(b) All miscellaneous revenues from oil and gas wells and from real and personal property acquired by the supervisor in the course of carrying out this chapter shall be credited to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for expenditure as provided in Section 3401.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 240, Sec. 12. Effective August 13, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3112.

3112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the supervisor or the Division of Oil and Gas shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 3115.

3115. On or before July 1, 2023, the division shall develop and implement an education and outreach program to provide training to local governmental entities on materials collected and maintained by the division related to oil and gas operations.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 727, Sec. 4. (SB 406) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.3 - Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding › Section 3125.

3125. All work to plug and abandon wells, decommission production facilities, or otherwise remediate well sites that is undertaken, funded, or financed by the division pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255 and performed by outside contractors is public work for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.3 - Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding › Section 3125.1.

3125.1. (a) Not later than June 30, 2024, the California Workforce Development Board shall consult with the division in developing and implementing the Oil and Gas Well Capping Pilot initiative established pursuant to the Budget Act of 2022 to assist state-registered apprenticeship programs in creating curriculum for training apprentices and to upskill journeypersons on well capping projects.
(b) The division and other public agencies that receive funds from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund pursuant to this chapter shall consult and coordinate with the California Workforce Development Board when promoting or seeking to improve workforce education and training programs for incumbent and entry-level workers that support or advance high-quality work performance and increase priority populations’ access to high-quality jobs associated with projects involving the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255.
(c) In developing and implementing workforce development programs to support projects involving the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255, the board, division, and other public agencies shall align with the principles and practices of the high road, high road training partnerships, and high road construction careers as defined in subdivisions (r) to (t), inclusive, of Section 14005 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.3 - Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding › Section 3125.2.

3125.2. (a) The division, with assistance from the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, shall develop a procurement process to group multiple projects involving the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255, to use project labor agreements under which to deliver those projects.
(b) The division, when contracting on or after January 1, 2028, for the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255, shall ensure that all entities selected for these projects enter into a project labor agreement that will bind all of the contractors performing work on the project. For purposes of this section, “project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.3 - Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund: Labor Standards for Funding › Section 3125.3.

3125.3. (a) This section applies only to work performed by contractors licensed by the Contractors State License Board under contracts for the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites, pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255, that are awarded, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2028.
(b) The division, when contracting for the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging, and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites pursuant to Section 3226 or 3255, shall require that contractors and any subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied if all contractors and subcontractors for the performance of construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, or work, including the plugging and abandonment of wells, decommissioning of production facilities, or otherwise remediating well sites, are required to become bound to a multicraft project labor agreement that expressly requires each contractor and subcontractor performing the work to use a skilled and trained workforce. For purposes of this subdivision, “project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.5 - Underground Injection Control › Section 3130.

3130. For purposes of this article, the following terms mean the following:
(a) “Beneficial use” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (f) of Section 13050 of the Water Code.
(b) “Class II well” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 144.6 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) “Exempted aquifer” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 144.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) “State board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(e) “Underground Injection Control Program” means a program covering Class II wells for which the division has received primacy from the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 1425 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300h-4).
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 29. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.5 - Underground Injection Control › Section 3131.

3131. (a) To ensure the appropriateness of a proposal by the state for an exempted aquifer determination subject to any conditions on the subsequent injection of fluids, and prior to proposing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency that it exempt an aquifer or portion of an aquifer pursuant to Section 144.7 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the division shall consult with the appropriate regional water quality control board and the state board concerning the conformity of the proposal with all of the following:
(1) Criteria set forth in Section 146.4 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) The injection of fluids will not affect the quality of water that is, or may reasonably be, used for any beneficial use.
(3) The injected fluid will remain in the aquifer or portion of the aquifer that would be exempted.
(b) Based on the consultation pursuant to subdivision (a), if the division and the state board concur that an aquifer or portion of an aquifer may merit consideration for exemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, they shall provide a public comment period and, with a minimum of 30 days public notice, jointly conduct a public hearing.
(c) Following review of the public comments, and only if the division and state board concur that the exemption proposal merits consideration for exemption, the division shall submit the aquifer exemption proposal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 29. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 2.5 - Underground Injection Control › Section 3132.

3132. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Carbon dioxide capture project” means a project that uses a process to separate carbon dioxide from industrial, commercial, or energy-related sources, other than oil or gas production from a well, and produces a concentrated fluid of carbon dioxide with the intent of preventing emission of the carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
(2) “Carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project” means a carbon dioxide capture project or carbon dioxide removal project, that seeks to provide for the long-term isolation or utilization of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through storage in a geologic formation.
(3) “Carbon dioxide removal project” means a project that uses a process to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
(4) “Concentrated carbon dioxide fluid” means a fluid that contains concentrated carbon dioxide that is proportionately greater than the ambient atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide.
(b) An operator shall not inject a concentrated carbon dioxide fluid produced by a carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration project into a Class II well for purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including the facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another well.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 359, Sec. 4. (SB 905) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3150.

3150. “Additive” means a substance or combination of substances added to a base fluid for purposes of preparing well stimulation treatment fluid which includes, but is not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. An additive may, but is not required to, serve additional purposes beyond the transmission of hydraulic pressure to the geologic formation. An additive may be of any phase and includes proppants.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3151.

3151. “Base fluid” means the continuous phase fluid used in the makeup of a well stimulation treatment fluid, including, but not limited to, an acid stimulation treatment fluid or a hydraulic fracturing fluid. The continuous phase fluid may include, but is not limited to, water, and may be a liquid or a hydrocarbon or nonhydrocarbon gas. A well stimulation treatment may use more than one base fluid.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3152.

3152. “Hydraulic fracturing” means a well stimulation treatment that, in whole or in part, includes the pressurized injection of hydraulic fracturing fluid or fluids into an underground geologic formation in order to fracture or with the intent to fracture the formation, thereby causing or enhancing, for the purposes of this division, the production of oil or gas from a well.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3153.

3153. “Well stimulation treatment fluid” means a base fluid mixed with physical and chemical additives, which may include acid, for the purpose of a well stimulation treatment. A well stimulation treatment may include more than one well stimulation treatment fluid. Well stimulation treatment fluids include, but are not limited to, hydraulic fracturing fluids and acid stimulation treatment fluids.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3154.

3154. “Proppants” means materials inserted or injected into the underground geologic formation that are intended to prevent fractures from closing.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3155.

3155. “Supplier” means an entity performing a well stimulation treatment or an entity supplying an additive or proppant directly to the operator for use in a well stimulation treatment.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3156.

3156. “Surface property owner” means the owner of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll or, if more recent information than the information contained on the assessment roll is available, the owner of record according to the county assessor or tax collector.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3157.

3157. (a) For purposes of this article, “well stimulation treatment” means any treatment of a well designed to enhance oil and gas production or recovery by increasing the permeability of the formation. Well stimulation treatments include, but are not limited to, hydraulic fracturing treatments and acid well stimulation treatments.
(b) Well stimulation treatments do not include steam flooding, water flooding, or cyclic steaming and do not include routine well cleanout work, routine well maintenance, routine removal of formation damage due to drilling, bottom hole pressure surveys, or routine activities that do not affect the integrity of the well or the formation.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3158.

3158. “Acid well stimulation treatment” means a well stimulation treatment that uses, in whole or in part, the application of one or more acids to the well or underground geologic formation. The acid well stimulation treatment may be at any applied pressure and may be used in combination with hydraulic fracturing treatments or other well stimulation treatments. Acid well stimulation treatments include acid matrix stimulation treatments and acid fracturing treatments. Acid matrix stimulation treatments are acid treatments conducted at pressures lower than the applied pressure necessary to fracture the underground geologic formation.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3159.

3159. “Flowback fluid” means the fluid recovered from the treated well before the commencement of oil and gas production from that well following a well stimulation treatment. The flowback fluid may include materials of any phase.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3 - Well Stimulation › Section 3161.

3161. (a) The division shall finalize the regulations governing this article on or before January 1, 2015. Notwithstanding any other laws, the regulations shall become effective on July 1, 2015.
(b) The division shall allow, until regulations specified in subdivision (b) of Section 3160 are finalized and implemented, and upon written notification by an operator, all of the activities defined in Section 3157, provided all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The owner or operator certifies compliance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of, paragraphs (1), (6), and (7) of subdivision (d) of, and paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of, Section 3160.
(2) The owner or operator shall provide a complete well history, incorporating the information required by Section 3160, to the division on or before March 1, 2015.
(3) (A) The division commences the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)), to provide the public with detailed information regarding any potential environmental impacts of well stimulation in the state.
(B) Any environmental review conducted by the division shall fully comply with both of the following requirements:
(i) The EIR shall be certified by the division as the lead agency, no later than July 1, 2015.
(ii) The EIR shall address the issue of activities that may be conducted as defined in Section 3157 and that may occur at oil wells in the state existing prior to, and after, January 1, 2014.
(C) This paragraph does not prohibit a local lead agency from conducting its own EIR.
(4) The division ensures that all activities pursuant to this section fully conform with this article and other applicable provisions of law on or before December 31, 2015, through a permitting process.
(c) The division has the emergency regulatory authority to implement the purposes of this section. Notwithstanding Section 11349.6 of the Government Code or other laws, an emergency regulation adopted pursuant to this subdivision implementing subdivision (b) shall be filed with, but shall not be disapproved by, the Office of Administrative Law, and shall remain in effect until revised by the director or July 1, 2015, whichever is earlier.
(d) This section does not limit the authority of the division to take appropriate action pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3106.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 131. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3181.5.

3181.5. (a) (1) The operator of a gas storage well shall provide to the division a complete chemical inventory of the materials, of any phase, that may be emitted from the gas storage well in the event of a reportable leak, as defined for purposes of Section 3183, periodically, as determined by the division, but no less than annually. For purposes of this section, material includes, but is not limited to, the composition of formation fluids, gas in the storage reservoir, wellbore-produced fluids, and all well maintenance and control materials, including well kill fluids, placed in the well. For purposes of this section, fluids include suspended or entrained solids.
(2) The division shall consider information collected pursuant to its existing regulations when determining what information satisfies the requirements of this section.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the event of a reportable leak, as defined for purposes of Section 3183, the operator of a gas storage well shall provide to the division the composition of well kill fluids within five days of their use in a leaking gas storage well and any updates to the information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) to ensure that it is current.
(c) The information provided pursuant to this section shall be provided with sufficient accuracy and precision as determined by the division, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and other relevant health experts, to inform the determination of public health impacts from the release of these materials to the environment.
(d) If an operator subject to this section is unable to obtain information about a chemical from the chemical’s supplier for any reason, including, but not limited to, assertion by the chemical supplier of trade secret protections, the division may require the supplier to furnish that information to the division.
(e) In the event of a reportable leak, as defined for purposes of Section 3183, the division shall post the information related to the reportable leak received pursuant to this section on its internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 773, Sec. 3. (SB 463) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3182.

3182. On a weekly basis, the division shall post a list of notices received pursuant to Section 3203 on the division’s Internet Web site. Copies of any notice shall be provided to members of the public upon request.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3183.

3183. (a) The division, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall determine and adopt by regulation what constitutes a reportable leak from a gas storage well and the timeframe for reporting that leak. The regulations shall require an operator to immediately report to the division a leak that poses a significant present or potential hazard to public health and safety, property, or to the environment.
(b) Until the regulations pursuant to subdivision (a) are in effect, a leak of any size from a gas storage well shall be deemed a reportable leak, and the operator shall notify the division immediately.
(c) If a leak from a gas storage well that is reported to the division pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable, cannot be controlled within 48 hours, the division shall post information about the leak on its internet website and provide regular updates to the public until the leak is stopped.
(d) The division, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall review and, if necessary, revise the regulations developed pursuant to subdivision (a) no less than once every 10 years.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 773, Sec. 4. (SB 463) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3184.

3184. (a) Within 72 hours of being notified of a reportable leak, pursuant to Section 3183, the supervisor shall determine if the reportable leak poses a significant present or potential hazard to public health and safety, property, or to the environment such that a relief well is necessary. If the supervisor makes that determination, the operator shall immediately begin preparation for, and, as soon as practicable at the determination of the supervisor, commence the drilling of, a relief well.
(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall prevent the supervisor from making a determination after the initial 72-hour period that a reportable leak poses a significant hazard to public health and safety, property, or to the environment and that a relief well is necessary. If the supervisor makes that determination, the operator shall immediately begin preparation for, and, as soon as practicable at the determination of the supervisor, commence the drilling of, a relief well.
(c) If the operator is required to drill a relief well under subdivision (a) or (b), the operator’s efforts to drill the relief well shall continue until the reportable leak has been stopped and the cause of the reportable leak has been fully addressed or the supervisor determines that other means of controlling the reportable leak are appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3185.

3185. The division shall perform unannounced random onsite inspections of some gas storage wells annually. The results shall be posted and available to the public on the division’s Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3186.

3186. An operator of a gas storage well shall develop and maintain a comprehensive gas storage well training and mentoring program for those employees whose job duties involve the safety of operations and maintenance of gas storage wells and associated equipment. The training program shall include, but is not limited to, gas storage well operations, including best practices to prevent leaks, maintenance and testing, gas storage well safety regulations, emergency response, and incident reporting. If storage field employees are represented by a labor union, the operator shall consult with the relevant union local on safety issues and, when requested, establish a framework to provide training through a joint labor-management training program.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3186.3.

3186.3. On or before July 1, 2021, in response to the independent root cause analysis of the 2015 well leak at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility prepared by Blade Energy Partners dated May 16, 2019, and ordered by the supervisor and the Public Utilities Commission, the division shall review and, if necessary, revise its natural gas storage well policy and regulations to address the root causes identified. At a minimum, the division shall evaluate and consider all of the following:
(a) Requirements for cathodic protection measures for well casings, where appropriate, on a well-by-well or field-by-field basis.
(b) Requirements for well control plans for a gas storage field, that include the range of flow properties possible in the event of an uncontrolled well release.
(c) Requirements for investigating leaks and other pressure equipment integrity incidents that present a risk of leaks as determined by the division. This shall include reporting requirements to the division.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 773, Sec. 5. (SB 463) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 3.5 - Natural Gas Storage Wells › Section 3187.

3187. All materials provided to the division and approved by the supervisor to comply with Sections 3181, 3184, and 3185 shall be posted and available to the public on the Internet Web site of the division in a timely manner.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 4 - Regulation of Operations › Section 3200.

3200. An owner or operator of a well or production facility shall designate an agent, giving his or her address, who resides in this state, to receive and accept service of all orders, notices, and processes of the supervisor or a 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 the termination, and unless operations are discontinued, shall appoint a new agent.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 562, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)