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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 4 - Blowout Prevention › Section 1942.2 - Cable Tool Drilling

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This method of drilling, or any other method of drilling,
						will be allowed, at the discretion of the Supervisor, with certain stipulations
						in the following cases only:
(a) Areas
					 where formation pressures are known to be hydrostatic and are known to contain
					 geothermal fluids at shallow depths, and where down-hole temperatures are less
					 than 100° C (212° F).
(b)
					 Areas where geothermal fluids have been produced from shallow wells, less than
					 150 meters (500 feet) true vertical depth, over a number of years with no known
					 history of a blowout or geyser.
1.
						Repealer and new section filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 79, No. 33). For prior history, see Register 74, No.
						20.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph
						filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3712
						  and
						  3715,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 4 - Blowout Prevention › Section 1942.3 - Stable Areas Using Air as the Drilling Fluid. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
						33). For former history, see Register 74, No.
						20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3712,
						  3715,
						  3724,
						  3739
						  and
						  3740,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 4 - Blowout Prevention › Section 1942.4 - Cable Tool Drilling. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
						33). For former history, see Register 74, No.
						20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3712,
						  3715,
						  3724,
						  3737,
						  and
						  3740,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1950 - Official Completion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A well is considered to be completed 30 days after
						drilling operations have ceased and the well is capable of producing a
						geothermal resource, or 30 days after the well has commenced to produce a
						geothermal resource, unless drilling operations are resumed before the end of
						the 30-day period.
1.
						Amendment filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 49).
2. Amendment filed 8-16-79; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3737,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1950.1 - Time Limits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of filing drilling records pursuant to
						Section
						3735,
						Public Resources Code, the 60 day time limit for filing such records shall
						begin when the Division determines that a well is completed, idle, or plugged
						and abandoned.
1. New
						section filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
						33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
3. Change without regulatory
						effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3735,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1951 - Production Reports. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 49).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1952 - Maintenance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All wellheads, separators, pumps, mufflers, manifolds,
						valves, pipelines and other equipment used for the production of geothermal
						resources, shall be maintained in good condition in order to prevent loss of or
						damage to life, health, property and natural resources.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1953 - Corrosion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All surface wellhead equipment and pipelines and
						subsurface casing and tubing will be subject to periodic corrosion surveillance
						in order to safeguard life, health, property and natural
						resources.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1954 - Tests

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Requirements.
					 The Supervisor shall require such tests or remedial work as in his or her
					 judgment are necessary to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural
					 resources, to protect geothermal reservoirs from damage or to prevent the
					 infiltration of detrimental substances into underground or surface water
					 suitable for agricultural, industrial, municipal, or domestic purposes, to the
					 best interest of the neighboring property owners and the public.
(b) Types of Tests.
(1) Casing Tests
(A) Spinner surveys
(B) Wall thickness
(C) Lap
(D) Pressure
(E) Radioactive tracer
					 surveys
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 5 - Completion and Production › Section 1954.1 - Right of Entry. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
						without regulatory effect repealing section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1960 - Definition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Injection wells are those used for the disposal of waste
						fluids, the augmentation of reservoir fluids, pressure maintenance of
						reservoirs or for any other purpose authorized by the Supervisor. New wells may
						be drilled and/or old wells may be converted for water injection or disposal
						service. Notices, bonds and fees are required for drilling or conversion as
						stated in Article 3.
1.
						Editorial correction of article heading (Register 98, No. 4).
2.
						Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1961 - Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Following is an outline which sets forth the requirements
						for initiating an injection project. Data and exhibits need only extend or
						cover the injection zone and zones which will possibly be affected by an
						injection project:
(a) Letter setting
					 forth the entire plan of operations, which should include:
(1) Reservoir conditions.
(2) Method of injection: through casing,
					 tubing, or tubing with a packer.
(3) Source of injection fluid.
(4) Estimates of daily amount of water to be
					 injected.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1962 - Project Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A written approval of a project will be sent to the
						operator and such approval will contain those provisions specified by the
						Division as necessary for safe operations. Injection shall not commence until
						approval has been obtained from the Division.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1963 - Notice to Drill New Well or Convert Existing Well

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Prior to the operator doing work on a well, the
						appropriate notices must be approved by the Division. Proposals to drill new
						wells for injection purposes shall be filed on the Division form entitled
						Notice of Intention to Drill New Well (OGG 105). Proposals to convert existing
						wells shall be filed on the Division form entitled Rework/Supplementary
						Notice.
Bonds and fees are required for all proposed wells. The
						bonds and fees for an injection well are the same as those required for a
						development well.
Injection wells shall conform to the Division's spacing
						regulations.
1.
						Amendment filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
						33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3712,
						  3723,
						  3724,
						  and
						  3725,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1964 - Subsequent Work

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A Rework/Supplementary Notice is required for any
						subsequent work that alters the well casing(s) or changes the use of the well
						as provided in Section
						1966(f).
1.
						Amendment filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
						33).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3724,
						  3724.2,
						  3724.3,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1965 - Injection Reports. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 49).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 6 - Injection › Section 1967 - Abandonment. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Amendment filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 49).
2. Repealer filed 8-16-79; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3714,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3712,
						  3729,
						  and
						  3740,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 7 - Subsidence › Section 1970 - Responsibility

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The prime responsibility for subsidence detection and
						abatement in geothermal areas in the State of California lies with the Division
						of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 7 - Subsidence › Section 1971 - Imperial Valley Subsidence Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Surveys and Bench Marks.
(1) Subsidence bench marks, at wellsites,
					 tied to existing first- and/or second-order networks, are required for all
					 wells that will be tested or produced. These bench marks shall be the
					 responsibility of and at the expense of the operator. Surveys shall precede
					 extensive production testing of the well.
(2) All survey work shall be coordinated with
					 the County Surveyor.
(3) All work
					 shall be done under the direct supervision of a Registered Civil Engineer or
					 Licensed Land Surveyor.
(4) An
					 adequate series of bench marks shall be set as required by the Division and
					 shall be tied to existing survey nets.
(5) All field work, computations, etc., shall
					 conform to National Geodetic Survey (N.G.S.) standards. Refer to "Manual of
					 Geodetic Leveling" (1948).
(6) All
					 surveys shall be second-order or better.
(7) All single-point tie-ins shall be
					 double-run. Survey loops between two points on existing surveys may be
					 single-run.
(8) Equipment shall be
					 equal to or better than that accepted by the N.G.S. for second-order surveys.
					 The N.G.S. procedures shall be followed.
(9) Types of acceptable bench marks are:
(A) Brass rod driven to refusal or 9 meters
					 (about 30 feet) and fitted with an acceptable brass plate.
(B) Permanent structure (head walls, bridges,
					 etc.) with installed plate.
(10) Bench marks at wellsites shall be
					 situated so as to minimize the possibility of being destroyed during any
					 subsequent work-over activity at the wells. Each bench mark shall be well
					 marked so as to be plainly visible to work-over crews.
(11) Between the wellsite and the network,
					 bench marks shall be set at one-half mile intervals or as specified by the
					 Division.
(12) Surveys shall be run
					 annually by and at the expense of the operator while well(s) are being produced
					 unless otherwise specified by the Division.
(13) The adjusted data from all surveys shall
					 be submitted to the Division within 60 days after leveling is
					 completed.
(14) Resurveys of the
					 first- and second-order networks shall be coordinated by the
					 Division.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 8 - Plugging and Abandonment › Section 1980 - Objectives

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The objectives of abandonment plugging are to block
						interzonal migration of fluids so as to:
(a) Prevent contamination of the fresh waters
					 or other natural resources.
(b)
					 Prevent damage to geothermal reservoirs.
(c) Prevent loss of reservoir
					 energy.
(d) Protect integrity of
					 reservoirs.
(e) Protect life,
					 health, environment and property.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending article 8 heading filed 9-3-96 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 8 - Plugging and Abandonment › Section 1981 - General Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following are general requirements which are subject
						to review and modification for individual wells or field conditions. The
						Division may require the witnessing of any or all of the field operations
						listed below.
(a) Notice of Intention
					 to plug and abandon Geothermal Resources Well, is required for all
					 wells.
(b) History of Geothermal
					 Resources Well shall be filed within 60 days after completion of the plugging
					 and abandonment.
(c) The Division's
					 Report of Well plugging and abandonment, will not be issued until all records
					 have been filed and the site inspected for final cleanup by a Division
					 engineer.
(d) Subsequent to the
					 plugging and abandonment of the hole, all casings shall be cut off at least 2
					 meters (6 feet) below the surface of the ground, all concrete cellars and other
					 structures shall be removed, and the surface location restored, as near as
					 practicable, to original conditions. The landowner has the option to assume
					 legal responsibility for a well; however, to do so he or she must have legal
					 clearance from the Division.
(e)
					 Good quality, heavy drilling fluid approved by the Supervisor shall be used to
					 replace any water in the hole and to fill all portions of the hole not plugged
					 with cement.
(f) All cement plugs,
					 with the possible exception of the surface plug, shall be pumped into the hole
					 through drill pipe or tubing.
(g)
					 All open annuli shall be filled solid with cement to the surface.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational;
						effective upon filing (Register 76, No. 49).
2. Change without
						regulatory effect amending subsections (a)-(d) filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
3. Change without regulatory
						effect amending first paragraph and subsections (c)-(e) filed 12-26-2006
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 8 - Plugging and Abandonment › Section 1981.1 - Exploratory Well Requirements (NO Production Casing)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Base of fresh waters--a minimum of 30
					 meters (about 100 feet) of cement straddling the interface or transition zone
					 whether behind casing or uncased.
(b) Shoe plug (all casing, including
					 conductor pipe)--straddle with 30 meters (about 100 feet) of cement.
(c) Where the well has been drilled with air,
					 a bridge plug shall be placed at the shoe of the surface casing and the bridge
					 plug shall be capped with at least 60 meters (about 200 feet) of
					 cement.
(d) Surface plug--15 meters
					 (about 50 feet) minimum. May be either neat cement or concrete mix.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 8 - Plugging and Abandonment › Section 1981.2 - Cased Wells

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Cased exploratory, uncompleted development, former
						producing and injection wells.
(a)
					 Geothermal zones--uncased or perforated. Cement plugs shall extend from the
					 bottom of the zone or perforations to 30 meters (about 100 feet) over the top
					 of the zone or perforations.
(b)
					 Liners. Cement plugs shall be placed from 15 meters (about 50 feet) below to 15
					 meters (about 50 feet) above liner tops.
(c) Casing may be salvaged within protection,
					 if first approved by the Division. A minimum overlap of 15 meters (about 50
					 feet) is required.
(d) Casing stubs
					 and laps. Cement plugs shall be placed, if possible, from 15 meters (about 50
					 feet) below to 15 meters (about 50 feet) above top of casing. If unable to
					 enter stub or lap, 30 meters (about 100 feet) of cement shall be placed on the
					 top of the stub or lap.
(e) Fish,
					 collapsed pipe, etc. Cement plugs shall be squeezed, with the use of a retainer
					 or bradenhead, with sufficient cement to fill across the production zone or
					 perforations and to 30 meters (about 100 feet) above the zone or
					 perforations.
(f) Base of fresh
					 waters--a minimum of 30 meters (about 100 feet) of cement straddling the
					 interface or transition zone, whether behind casing or uncased.
(g) Shoe plug (all casing, including
					 conductor pipe)--straddle with 30 meters (about 100 feet) of cement.
(h) Where the well has been drilled with air,
					 a bridge plug shall be placed at the shoe of the surface casing and the bridge
					 plug shall be capped with at least 60 meters (about 200 feet) of
					 cement.
(i) Surface plug--15 meters
					 (about 50 feet) minimum. May be either neat cement or concrete mix.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (d) filed 9-3-96
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
2. Change without regulatory
						effect amending subsection (c) filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 8 - Plugging and Abandonment › Section 1982 - Abandonment of Deserted Well. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer filed 12-3-76 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 49).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 4 - State-Wide Geothermal Regulations › Article 9 - Complaints and Appeals [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect repealing article 9 (sections
					 1990-1993) filed 9-3-96 pursuant
					 to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 1 - General › Section 1995 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the rules
						and regulations governing the disclosure and inspection of well records on file
						with the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources as provided for in
						Sections 3234 and
						3752, Division 3 of the Public
						Resources Code.
1. New
						Subchapter 5 (Sections
						1995,
						1995.1-1995.3,
						1996,
						1996.1-1996.10,
						1997,
						1997.1-1997.5,
						1998,
						1998.1,
						1998.2) filed 5-28-76; designated
						effective 7-1-76 (Register 76, No. 22).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed
						1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
3.
						Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to
						section 100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code; and Section
						  6253(a),
						  Government Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 1 - General › Section 1995.1 - Policy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The policy of the Division is to make all well records
						that are open to public inspection readily available to the public. Upon
						request by any person, identifiable public records shall be made available for
						inspection and copying as provided for in this subchapter.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code; and Sections
						  6256 and
						  6257,
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 1 - General › Section 1995.2 - Scope of Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
These regulations shall apply to all records on file at
						every office of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources as defined
						in Section
						1996.1 of this
						subchapter.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234
						  and
						  3752,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 1 - General › Section 1995.3 - Effective Date. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Repealer filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No.
						40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76, No.
						49).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996 - General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following words or terms used in this subchapter,
						unless otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this
						article.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.1 - Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Records" mean all of the well records filed pursuant to
						Division 3, Chapters 3 or 4 of the Public Resources Code, including production
						and injection reports of the wells of any owner or operator, except
						experimental logs, experimental tests, or interpretive data as defined in this
						article.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76,
						No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76,
						No. 49).
3. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.2 - Confidential Status. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Amendment filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76,
						No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76,
						No. 49).
3. Repealer filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.3 - Experimental Log and Experimental Test

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Experimental log" or "experimental test" means a log or
						test that is not generally available to all operators, or that is run to
						evaluate whether such log or test is an effective, workable, and valid
						engineering or geologic tool. A log or test that is not generally available to
						all operators is one that is not listed in the pricing schedules, nor offered
						as a routine service, by established logging companies.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(d)
						  and
						  3752(c),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.4 - Interpretive Data

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Interpretive data" mean geologic and engineering data,
						from an owner or operator, that are derived from raw data by means of
						professional study and interpretation.
"Interpretive data" include, but are not limited to:
						geologic cross sections, subsurface contour maps, surface geologic maps, oil
						and gas reserve calculations, and paleontologic reports.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(d)
						  and
						  3752(c),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.5 - Offshore Well

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Offshore well" as related to well records means a well
						that is identified by a specific API numbering system used to classify offshore
						wells.
1.
						Amendment filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3013,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3234(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.6 - Well

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Well" means an original hole, or a subsequent deepening
						or redrilling thereof, carried out after completion of the original drilling
						operation. The records of all holes drilled during the course of a single
						drilling operation or shallow geothermal observation well program shall be
						considered as records of a single well for purposes of this
						subchapter.
1.
						Repealer and new section filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76
						(Register 76, No. 49).
3. Amendment filed 12-3-76 as an emergency;
						effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 76, No.
						49).
4. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 82, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.7 - Date of Cessation of Drilling Operations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Date of cessation of drilling operations" means the date
						on which any or all equipment or machinery necessary for carrying out a
						drilling operation is removed from the well site.
1.
						Repealer and new section filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76
						(Register 76, No. 49).
3. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3013,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3234(e),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.8 - Date of Abandonment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Date of abandonment" means the date on which, in the
						judgment of the Supervisor, the plugging for the purpose of abandonment is
						completed or virtually completed.
1.
						Repealer and new section filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing
						(Register 76, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76
						(Register 76, No. 49).
3. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
4. Change without
						regulatory effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.9 - Extenuating Circumstances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Extenuating circumstances" mean conditions, beyond the
						control of the owner or operator, which have prevented the owner or operator
						from utilizing the competitive advantage from the information obtained from a
						well. "Extenuating circumstances" include, but are not limited to, the
						following:
(a) Active competitive
					 leasing or mineral rights sales in the immediate vicinity of the
					 well;
(b) Governmental or judicial
					 action delaying oil, gas, or geothermal development;
(c) Natural disasters; or
(d) Scarcity of materials and
					 equipment.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 1996.10 - Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Applicant" means any person requesting permission to
						inspect and/or copy records on file with the Division of Oil, Gas, and
						Geothermal Resources.
1. New
						NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
						4).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cite: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  6250,
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 3 - Status Determination › Section 1997 - General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All records filed with the Division of Oil, Gas, and
						Geothermal Resources, including records filed before July 1, 1976, are public
						records and are open for inspection and copying, except those records
						maintained in confidential status pursuant to Sections
						3234 or
						3752, Division 3 of the Public
						Resources Code.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76,
						No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76,
						No. 49).
3. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
4. Change without regulatory effect
						amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 3 - Status Determination › Section 1997.1 - Request for Confidential Status

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A request for confidential status
					 pursuant to Sections
					 3234 or
					 3752, Division 3, Public Resources
					 Code, must be filed prior to or at the time the records subject to said request
					 are filed, and shall not apply retrospectively to portions of a well record
					 already on file with the Division for which confidential status had not been
					 requested. Said request shall be made in writing to:
(1) The district deputy of the district in
					 which the well is located, for an onshore oil or gas well (see map titled "Oil
					 and Gas District Boundaries of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal
					 Resources");
(2) The district
					 geothermal office for a geothermal well (see map titled "Geothermal District
					 Boundaries of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources");
Such request shall be signed by a representative of the
						company.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 3 - Status Determination › Section 1997.2 - Request for Extension of Confidential Status

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A request for extension of confidential
					 status pursuant to Sections
					 3234 or
					 3752, Division 3, Public Resources
					 Code, shall be made in writing to the appropriate party, as indicated in
					 Section 1997.1 of this article; shall
					 document extenuating circumstances; and shall be signed by a representative of
					 the company.
(b) If the Supervisor
					 fails to reply to a request for extension of confidential status within twenty
					 (20) working days from the date of receipt of such request, the request shall
					 be deemed approved.
(c) Records
					 that are the subject of a request for extension of confidential status shall be
					 retained in confidential status after receipt of the request until their status
					 is determined by the Supervisor.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76,
						No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76,
						No. 49).
3. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
4. Change without regulatory effect
						amending subsections (b)-(c) filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(a)
						  and
						  3752(a),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 5 - Disclosure and Inspection of Public Records › Article 3 - Status Determination › Section 1997.3 - Classification as Experimental Log or Experimental Test

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Supervisor shall not consider a log
					 or test for classification as experimental unless the owner or operator
					 requests that such log or test be classified as experimental at the time of
					 filing of the log or test with the Division. Such request shall be made in
					 writing to the appropriate party, as indicated in Section
					 1997.1 of this article; shall
					 contain justification for the request; and shall be signed by a representative
					 of the company.
(b) If the
					 Supervisor fails to reply to a request for experimental status within twenty
					 (20) working days from the date of receipt of such request, the request shall
					 be deemed approved.
(c) A log or
					 test that is the subject of a request for classification as experimental shall
					 be retained in confidential status after receipt of the request until the
					 Supervisor determines whether it is experimental.
(d) The Supervisor may review the
					 experimental classification of logs and tests to determine if the
					 classification remains appropriate. If technological advances or other factors
					 indicate the experimental classification should be withdrawn, thus revoking
					 confidential status, the Supervisor shall notify the operator of this decision.
					 If no written appeal is made pursuant to section
					 1997.5 of this article, the
					 Supervisor may open the log or test data to public review.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-27-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76,
						No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-3-76 (Register 76,
						No. 49).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 12-3-76 as an
						emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register
						76, No. 49).
4. New NOTE filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).
5. New subsection (d) filed 8-4-95;
						operative 9-3-95 (Register 95, No. 31).
6. Change without regulatory
						effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  3013
						  and
						  3712,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3234(d)
						  and
						  3752(c),
						  Public Resources Code.