Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 30 - Taking and Use of Groundwater › Subchapter 3 - Permit Application Requirements and Processing › Section 785:30-3-1 - General application requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Application form to be used.
The
										applicant shall complete an application for a groundwater permit on an electronic or other form approved by
										the Board, copies of which are provided by the Board, and in the manner described by the form. The
										application form may be presented to the Board in person, by mail, by readable facsimile transmittal, or
										through the Board's online application service. With copies of the application form, the Board will provide
										copies of a sample plat on which information as required by the application form must be indicated. The Board
										may require that relevant portions of the approved form be completed for applications or petitions to amend
										an existing groundwater right.
(b)
Written permission of
										owner required if applicant does not own land.
Except as provided in 82 O.S., §1020.21,
no permit shall be issued to an applicant who is not the surface owner of the land on which the well
										is to be located, or hold a valid
[82:1020.11(D)] right
from such surface owner permitting
										withdrawal of water
[82:1020.11(D)], provided that an owner (or lessee) of a mineral estate severed
										prior to May 28, 1985, shall not be required to get separate authorization from the surface estate owner,
										pursuant to the Oklahoma Supreme Court case of Unit Petroleum Co. v. Okla. Water Res. Board. A copy of the
										ownership documentation or written permission may be required as part of the application.
(c)
Existing and proposed well locations; potential well areas;
										maximum number of wells to be completed.
(1)
Locations of
										existing wells.
The applicant may in the application form Appendix A describe or show the actual
										location of existing wells by distances in feet from readily identifiable objects or monuments such as
										section lines or provide latitude/longitude coordinates of existing wells requested to be authorized.
(2)
Locations of proposed wells.
If specific
										information is known, for instances by test drilling, the actual locations of proposed wells may be shown in
										the application plat by distances in feet from readily identifiable objects or monuments such as section
										lines or by latitude/longitude coordinates.
(3)
Potential
										well areas.
If the applicant does not have specific information as to location of existing or proposed
										wells, the potential area or areas where such wells are located or may be drilled and completed on the
										dedicated lands must be indicated on the application plat. Unless specified well location information is
										provided, the potential well area information for proposed well locations as indicated on the plat will be
										used to determine the certified mail notice that the applicant must provide. To be authorized by the permit,
										specific location information about existing and proposed wells must be provided or the wells must be located
										in the potential well area or areas.
(4)
Maximum number of
										wells to be completed.
If the requested permit is issued, it will authorize a maximum number of
										existing wells and proposed wells to be drilled and completed.