Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 385 - Department of the Commissioners of the Land Office › Chapter 15 - Sale and Operation of Oil and Gas Leases › Section 385:15-1-22 - Well installation and maintenance requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Depth.
Production and
			 marketing infrastructure carrying gaseous or liquid substances shall be buried
			 and maintained at a minimum depth of three (3) feet below the
			 surface.
(b)
Identification
			 of well.
Within thirty (30) days after the completion of a producing oil
			 or gas well, a sign shall be posted showing the name and A.P.I. number of the
			 well and the legal description of the lease.
(c)
Surface casing.
All wells
			 drilled for oil, gas, or saltwater disposal, shall set surface casing below all
			 freshwater strata, and shall be cemented from bottom to top.
(d)
Enclosures of well property.
Upon demand by Land Office all saltwater tanks, oil tanks, and other lease
			 installations shall be enclosed with earthen dikes sufficient to protect the
			 lease from damage by leakage or overflow. The oil and gas lessee shall erect
			 and maintain substantial gates or cattle guards on all entrances to the lease
			 or any subdivision thereof.
(e)
Saltwater disposal well applications.
Saltwater, other than that
			 produced from the leased lands, shall not be disposed in wells on school lands
			 except by written agreement with the Land Office. Applications for saltwater
			 disposal agreements shall be accompanied by a plat showing the location of all
			 wells from which the saltwater is produced and the amount of saltwater and oil
			 produced by each well.
(f)
Plugging requirements.
The lessee shall securely plug all dry or
			 abandoned wells in the manner required by the rules and regulations of the
			 Oklahoma Corporation Commission and the laws of the State of
			 Oklahoma.
(g)
Care of
			 surface.
The lessee shall maintain all installations in a neat and
			 workmanlike manner. The lessee shall remove all equipment or supplies not
			 needed in day to day operation of the lease. Irrespective of other operational
			 wells on the leased premises, the lessee shall immediately plug any dry,
			 exhausted, or abandoned well when production of oil or gas from that well
			 permanently ceases. The lessee shall immediately repair any damages caused by
			 lease operations to terraces, waterways, or any other soil conservation
			 practice.
(h)
Removal of
			 equipment and restoration of surface after lease termination.
Upon
			 termination of a lease, the lessee shall restore surface area; remove any
			 casing, production facilities or equipment; and plug any well or wells on said
			 lease within ninety (90) days unless an extension of time is granted in writing
			 by the Land Office. Any material not removed within ninety (90) days shall be
			 forfeited to the State. An inspection will be made ninety (90) days after
			 termination of the lease and an inspection fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
			 shall be charged to the lessee if the surface restoration is incomplete.
			 Additional inspections shall be conducted at thirty (30) day intervals until
			 surface restoration is complete. An additional inspection fee of One Hundred
			 Dollars ($100.00) shall apply to each additional inspection.
Amended at 21 Ok Reg 633,
				eff 12-19-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-13-04; Amended at 29
				Ok Reg 1299, eff 6-25-12