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Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-130 - Records index

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(1) The commission shall maintain and make available for public inspection and copying a current index which provides identifying information as to the following public records issued, adopted or promulgated after January 1, 1973:
(a) Statements of policy and interpretations of policy or statutes;
(b) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public;
(c) Planning policies and goals, and interim and final planning decisions;
(d) Factual staff reports and studies, factual consultant's reports and studies, scientific reports and studies, and any other factual information derived from tests, studies, reports, or surveys, whether conducted by public employees or others; and
(e) Correspondence, and materials referred to therein, by and with the agency relating to any regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement responsibilities of the agency, whereby the agency determines, opines upon, or is asked to determine or opine upon, the rights of the state, the public, a subdivision of state government, or of any private party.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-140 - Request for public records form

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All requests for inspection and/or copying of public records submitted to the commission's public records officer shall be in writing upon the form set out below, entitled "Request for public records."
We have received your request for copies of our public records. Please complete the form on the right and return it with the amount required. We will forward the requested copies to you as soon as we receive this form.
Thank you.
Return to:
Oceanographic Commission of Washington
312 First Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109
OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
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Order 1-76, §
										342-10-140, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-150 - Oceanographic commission - Organization and structure - Officers - Staff - Terms of office - Conduct of business

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The oceanographic commission of Washington is a state agency created pursuant to chapter 43.94 RCW for the purposes set forth in RCW 43.94.010.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-150, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-160 - Oceanographic commission - Members - Appointment and terms of office

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(1) The commission consists of twelve members (commissioners) who are selected as prescribed by RCW 43.94.020.
(2) Three members are state senators, no more than two of whom are to be members of the same political party, who are appointed by the president of the senate and whose positions are deemed vacated whenever such members cease to be members of the senate.
(3) Three members are state representatives, no more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, who are appointed by the speaker of the house and whose positions are deemed vacated whenever such members cease to be members of the house of representatives.
(4) Five members are appointed by the governor from the public-at-large, at least one of whom shall be representative of higher education, one representative of private industry, and one representative of labor.
(5) The chairman of the state marine resources and development committee shall be an ex officio member without a vote.
(6) Any vacancies occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the appointive power of the position vacated.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-160, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-170 - Oceanographic commission - Officers and executive committee - Terms

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(1) The executive committee of the commission shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, one other member of the commission, all of whom shall be elected by a majority vote of the commission. The fourth member of the executive committee shall be the immediate past chairman.
(a) The members of the executive committee shall hold office from July through June and until their successors be elected and qualified.
(b) Elections of such members shall be conducted in the first meeting held after July 1 of each year.
(c) Vacancies in the executive committee arising from any cause shall be filled at any regular or special meeting of the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-180 - Oceanographic commission - Duties of office

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(1) The chairman shall:
(a) Preside at all public meetings and executive sessions of the commission, and at all meetings of the executive committee;
(b) Endorse all resolutions, contracts and instruments on behalf of the commission as authorized by the commission, except where such power is delegated by these rules to the executive secretary;
(c) Perform all such other duties as are incident to his or her office or as are properly required of him or her by the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-190 - Meetings

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(1) Regular commission meetings shall be scheduled by the executive committee which shall fix the location, date and time of each such meeting. At least four regular meetings must be conducted each year.
(2) Special meetings may be called for at any time either by the chairman or a majority of the commission members.
(3) Executive sessions of the commission may be called by the chairman or by any five members of the commission requesting such from the chairman or the executive secretary.
(4) All commission meetings shall be in conformance with chapter 42.30 RCW, the Open Public Meetings Act.
(5) The presence of any two members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee, and of any six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum of the commission.
(6) All commission records of proceedings shall be maintained as minutes of the meetings, duly recorded, and shall be maintained as public records at the commission's field office.
(7) Written notice for all meetings shall be given by the executive secretary to each commission member and such other persons as may be required by RCW  42.30.080, and such notices:
(a) Shall be delivered personally or by posting in the United States mails addressed to such person's address most recently furnished to the executive secretary.
(b) Shall be delivered to the addressee at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice.
(c) Shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted.
(d) May be dispensed with as to any commission member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes, or as to any member who, at or prior to the time the meeting convenes, files with the executive secretary a written waiver of notice.
(e) Place of meetings shall be determined by the executive committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-200 - Order of business

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(1) The order of commission meeting business shall be conducted as prescribed by the agenda.
(2) Each meeting's agenda shall be prepared by the executive secretary and subject to chairman's approval.
(3) The minutes of the preceding meeting(s) shall be approved by the commission as the first act of each regular meeting.
(4) A meeting's agenda may receive modifications and changes during the meeting by the chairman or by motion.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-200, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-210 - Conduct of commission meeting business

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(1) All business of commission meetings shall be transacted by motion and resolution which may be made by any member eligible to vote who is in attendance, and shall require a second.
(2) Voting on all motions and resolutions shall be
viva voce
unless a division is called for by any member, in which case the executive secretary or his designated substitute shall call the role in alphabetical order and record the vote of each member present, "yea" or "nay."
(3) A concurrence of the majority of a quorum of voting members at the time shall be necessary for the passage of any motion or resolution.
(4) All matters which in the judgment of the commission are of a legislative character shall be embodied in the form of a resolution.
(5) Minutes of each commission meeting shall be recorded in a book or books kept for such purpose and shall be considered public records, and copies of the minutes of the previous meeting shall be mailed to each commission member as a tab to the agenda of the next meeting for commission approval as the first act of each regular meeting.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-210, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-220 - Oceanographic institute of Washington

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The institute was formed by the commission as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to the commission's authority granted by RCW 43.94.050.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-220, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-230 - Oceanographic institute of Washington - Institute board of trustees

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(1) The commission is directed by RCW 43.94.050 to establish the institute's membership and board of trustees.
(2) Trustees of the institute shall include all commission members and such other trustees as are elected by the commission.
(3) The number of institute trustees shall not exceed or be less than the limits specified in RCW 43.94.050 as now or hereafter amended, and no decrease in number of trustees shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent trustee.
Order 1-76, §
										342-10-230, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-240 - Oceanographic institute of Washington - Term of vacancies of institute trustees

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(1) The term for each trustee's office shall be for four years, expiring on January 15 and until his or her successor shall have been elected.
(2) An office of trustee shall be filled when any nominee for that position receives a majority vote of the quorum in his or her favor by the board of trustees.
(3) Election to such position shall be for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office or for the next full term associated with that position, as appropriate.
(4) Any trustee then holding a position for which the term of office has expired must declare whether he or she is a candidate for reelection to that position.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.94.040. 81-12-049 (Order 1-81), §
										342-10-240, filed 6/3/81; Order 1-76, §
										342-10-240, filed 4/22/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-250 - Use of abbreviations

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In this chapter the oceanographic commission of Washington shall be referred to as the "commission"; the executive secretary of the commission shall be referred to as the "secretary"; the State Environmental Policy Act, chapter 43.21C RCW, as "SEPA"; chapter 197-10 WAC, effective January 16, 1976, as the "SEPA guidelines"; and environmental impact statement as "EIS."
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-250, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-260 - Purpose and scope

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The rules contained in this chapter are to carry out the policy and procedures of SEPA and SEPA guidelines and shall govern the application of SEPA requirements to the commission. These rules are adopted pursuant to the requirement of and authority provided by chapter 43.21C RCW.
From the effective date of this chapter the commission in undertaking nonexempt actions shall conform to those relevant and applicable policies and procedures declared mandatory by the provisions of SEPA or the SEPA guidelines. Such pertinent and mandatory policy and procedures are hereby incorporated by reference and adopted as the policy and procedures of the commission.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-260, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-270 - Meaning of words and terms

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The words and terms in this chapter and in all proceedings of the commission in compliance with SEPA shall be deemed to conform to the mandatory definitions contained in the SEPA guidelines.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-270, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-280 - Sufficiency of compliance with SEPA guidelines

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Compliance with the applicable amendatory SEPA guidelines as supplemented by this chapter shall be deemed to constitute compliance with this chapter.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-280, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-290 - Designation of responsible official

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The secretary shall be the responsible official for the purpose of complying with SEPA.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-290, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-300 - Commission's SEPA public information center

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There is hereby established a commission public information center to carry out the functions contemplated by the SEPA guidelines, WAC 197-10-830, to be located in the field office of the commission at Seattle, Washington. The commission's public records officer shall have charge thereof.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-300, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-310 - Maintenance of EIS available register

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The commission shall maintain an EIS available register at its SEPA public information center. Said register shall be in the charge of the commission's public records officer, and it shall be available for public inspections and copying in compliance with WAC 342-10-090.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-310, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-320 - Procedure when a consulting agency

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The commission, being listed as an agency with environmental expertise (WAC 197-10-465), shall comply with those responsibilities of consulting agencies as set forth in WAC 197-10-520 through 197-10-540.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-320, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-330 - Exemption for emergency actions

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When actions are exempted from the requirements of SEPA or the SEPA guidelines because they are actions which must be taken immediately, or within a time too short to allow full compliance with SEPA or the SEPA guidelines to avoid an imminent danger to public or private property, or to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental degradation, the responsible official shall prepare a written statement showing the nature of the action and the reasons for immediate action. Such statement shall be filed in the commission's SEPA public information center.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-330, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 342 - Oceanographic Commission › Chapter 342-10 - Commission - Organization - Meetings - Public records › Section 342-10-340 - Chapter to be amended when SEPA guidelines amended

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When amendments are adopted to the SEPA guidelines, the commission shall adopt all amendments to this chapter within one hundred twenty days to bring this chapter into conformance with the SEPA guidelines as amended.
Order 2-76, §
										342-10-340, filed 10/19/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-001 - Promulgation

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Pursuant to the power and authority delegated to the oil and gas conservation committee by the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, chapter 78.52 RCW, after due notice the oil and gas conservation committee, hereinafter designated as the committee, does hereby make, adopt, and promulgate the following general rules and regulations deemed by the committee to be reasonably necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the act.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-001, filed 6/1/82; Promulgation, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-010 - General

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(1) The following rules and regulations have been adopted by the committee as general rules of statewide application; these may be added to or changed, as required or deemed necessary by the committee, in accordance with RCW  78.52.050.
(2) Special rules, regulations, and orders will be adopted when required or deemed necessary and shall prevail as against general rules, regulations, and orders if in conflict therewith.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-010, filed 6/1/82; Rule 1, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-015 - Rule making

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Notice of the intent to and the adoption of rules and regulations and their effective date shall be as provided in chapter 34.04 RCW, and RCW  78.52.050. An oral hearing shall be held for proposed rules and regulations.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
										344-12-015, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-015, filed 6/1/82; Rule 2, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-020 - Hearings

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(1) Hearings before the committee shall be open to the public. Hearings may be called by the committee, for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within its jurisdiction, upon its own motion or upon the petition of any interested party. Petitions for hearings shall be written and verified and may be in the form of a letter, shall be brief and concise, and shall state in general terms the matter upon which action of the committee is desired, the relief sought, and the reasons therefor.
(2) Contested case (adjudicatory) hearings before the committee shall be conducted under the procedures set forth in chapter 344-08 WAC and chapter 34.04 RCW.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-020, filed 6/1/82; Rule 3, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-025 - Notice of hearings

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(1) In addition to notice as may otherwise be required by law notice of all hearings shall be given by publishing notice thereof not less than twenty days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the state.
(2) The committee shall maintain a general mailing list and shall place thereon the names and addresses of all persons, firms, corporations, or governmental agencies who make request in writing to be included on such list. Each person, firm, corporation, and governmental agency on such mailing list shall be mailed at the address listed a copy of all rules, regulations, notices, and orders issued by the committee. Except as otherwise provided by law the failure to mail a copy of these to any such person, firm, corporation, or governmental agency shall not affect the validity of any hearing held pursuant to the notice published in accordance with the preceding paragraph or any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to such hearing.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by law notices of hearing shall state the time and place of the hearing, whether called by the committee on its own motion or at the request of an interested party, naming the party making the request, and shall state briefly and in general terms the subject matter of the hearing and relief sought.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-025, filed 6/1/82; Rule 4, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-030 - Hearings - Place of - Continuances - Action on

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(1) Hearings shall be held in Olympia, Washington unless otherwise ordered by the chairman. After notice of hearing is once given, the hearing may be continued to another day and from day to day and place to place by order of the committee.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, upon receipt of a proper request or application for hearing, the committee shall, if in its judgment a hearing is warranted and justifiable, promptly call a hearing, and after such hearing and with all convenient speed, and in any event within twenty days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall take action with regard to the subject matter thereof.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
										344-12-030, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-030, filed 6/1/82; Rule 5, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-035 - Administrative agent

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The department of natural resources is the designated agent of the committee for the purpose of carrying out the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. It shall be charged with the duty of administering and enforcing this act consistent with the policies adopted by the committee. It shall administer and enforce the policies adopted by the committee together with all rules and orders adopted and delegated by the committee including but not limited to issuing permits, enforcement action, and other activity authorized under this chapter. The department shall designate a state oil and gas supervisor.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
										344-12-035, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
										344-12-035, filed 6/1/82; Rule 6, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › Section 344-12-043 - Exploratory well locations

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(1) No exploratory well, or any part of the bore, casing, or drill site, shall be located closer than 500 feet (152 meters) to the external boundary of those lands on which the operator and/or their partners hold a contiguous mineral-interest.
(2) Upon written request to the supervisor, the committee may grant exceptions to the exploratory well set back requirements for good cause shown, provided that all owners of oil and gas and surface rights within a 500-foot radius of the well consent in writing to the proposed location.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.120, 78.52.155, 78.52.040 and 78.52.050. 88-14-026 (Order 11), §
										344-12-043, filed 6/29/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-050 - Application to drill, redrill, or deepen (Form-1)

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(1) A person desiring to drill, redrill, or deepen a well in search of oil or gas shall for each such well:
(a) Apply to the supervisor of such intent on Form-1;
(b) Submit a completed environmental checklist;
(c) Provide information on drill site layout, blowout prevention equipment details, mud program, casing and cementing program, and mud pit details;
(d) Designate location and source of water supply;
(e) Indicate topographic features of well site including drainage patterns, and any associated surface waters and wetlands;
(f) Provide a narrative statement describing the proposed measures to be taken for protection of the environment, including, but not limited to, the prevention or control of:
(i) Fires;
(ii) Soil erosion;
(iii) Pollution of surface and groundwaters;
(iv) Damage to fish and wildlife or other natural resources;
(v) Air and noise pollution; and
(vi) Hazards to public health and safety;
(g) Provide such other pertinent information or data which the supervisor may require to support the application for the development of oil and gas resources and the protection of the environment including site reclamation procedures;
(h) Designate methods and site for disposal of waste materials and drilling muds that contain heavy metals or are considered hazardous waste;
(i) Notify the surface landowner, the landowners tenant, or other surface users in writing with a copy to the supervisor;
(j) Shall pay a fee, which is not refundable, in the following amounts for each application:
(i) For each well the estimated depth of which is three thousand five hundred feet or less, two hundred fifty dollars;
(ii) From three thousand five hundred one feet to seven thousand feet, five hundred dollars;
(iii) From seven thousand one feet to twelve thousand feet, seven hundred fifty dollars; and
(iv) From twelve thousand one feet and deeper, one thousand dollars.
The fee shall accompany the application and be in cash or check, drawn upon or issued by a Washington state qualified public depository payable to state treasurer, state of Washington. Upon receipt of the application, the fee, and other specified information, the supervisor may issue to such person a permit to drill, after completion of an inspection of the proposed drill site, unless the drilling of the well is contrary to law, or to a rule, regulation, or order of the committee. The drilling of the well is prohibited until a permit to drill is obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section. If the permit is disallowed, the supervisor will immediately notify the person in writing the reasons therefor. The permit will be on such form containing such conditions as the committee may prescribe.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-055 - Transfer of drilling permit

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Each person who succeeds to the rights under a drilling permit shall, within ten days after the rights are acquired, notify the supervisor in writing thereof. Such transfer shall not become effective until the bond requirements of WAC 344-12-063 have been met.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-055, filed 6/1/82; Rule 9, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-060 - Bond to be furnished

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(1) The supervisor, except as hereinafter provided, shall require from the owner before a permit for drilling, redrilling, or deepening will be issued a good and sufficient bond in the sum of not less than $50,000.00 for each well payable to the state of Washington, conditioned on compliance with chapter 78.52 RCW, permit conditions, the rules and regulations and orders of the committee. Said bond shall remain in force and effect until the plugging of said well is approved by the supervisor and all laws, permit conditions, rules and regulations and orders have been complied with. It is provided, however, that any owner in lieu of such bond may file with the supervisor a good and sufficient blanket bond in the principal sum of not less than $250,000.00 covering all wells drilling or to be drilled.
(2) Bond or bonds herein required shall be executed by the owner as principal and by a surety company acceptable to the DNR and authorized to do business in the state of Washington as surety. Should the surety on such bond fail or refuse to require compliance with the conditions of the bond to the satisfaction of the supervisor, such surety shall be liable to the state of Washington in such a sum, within the limits of the sum stated on the face of the bond, as will indemnify the state of Washington for the cost of requiring compliance with the conditions of the bond.
(3) In lieu of the bond required by this section the owner may file with the committee a cash deposit, or an assignment of a savings account or of a certificate of deposit in a Washington bank on an assignment form prescribed by the committee, or a bank letter of credit acceptable to the supervisor. In the event a certificate of deposit is provided in lieu of a bond the owner shall guarantee payment of principal in the event penalties are assessed for early redemption of the certificate.
(4) The amount of the bond to be furnished for permits required under WAC 344-12-050(3) shall be $20,000.00.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.155(2)(e), 78.52.040 and 78.52.050. 87-17-004 (Order 512), §
											344-12-060, filed 8/6/87. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
											344-12-060, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-060, filed 6/1/82; Rule 10, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-063 - Bond termination - Release

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(1) A bond or bonds as required by this chapter shall remain in force and effect until:
(a) The plugging of said well or wells and reclamation of the well site or sites has been completed and has been approved by the supervisor and all requirements of chapter 78.52 RCW, rules and regulations, permit conditions, and orders of the committee have been complied with to the satisfaction of the supervisor; or until
(b) A new bond has been filed by a successor in interest and approved by the supervisor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-064 - Operation of seismic surveys

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Drilling and produced fluids from seismic shot holes shall be contained at each site. All fluid flows shall be killed immediately and the department shall be given notification of the location and depth from which the flow occurred. Insofar as is possible, disturbance of the soil shall be minimized. Vehicle traffic over seismic lines and line access routes shall be minimized. Siltation of ground or surface waters is prohibited.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.120, 78.52.155, 78.52.040 and 78.52.050. 88-14-026 (Order 11), §
											344-12-064, filed 6/29/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-065 - Identification of well

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Every person drilling for oil or gas or operating, owning, controlling, or in possession of any well drilled for oil or gas, shall post on the derrick or in a conspicuous place near the well, a sign in reasonably large and clear lettering, showing the name of the person drilling, operating, owning, or controlling the well; the name of the lease; the number of the well; the permit number; and the legal land description of the location by county, section, township, and range. Such sign shall be in place when drilling commences and shall be maintained until such time as the well is abandoned.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-065, filed 6/1/82; Rule 11, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-070 - Well history or record and well log (Form-2)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) During the drilling, redrilling, or deepening of any well, except seismic, that penetrates into the bedrock below the unconsolidated surficial cover, the owner, operator, contractor, driller, or other person responsible for the conduct of the drilling operations shall keep at the well, or at his headquarters in the state, or otherwise conveniently available to the supervisor, a detailed and accurate record of the drilling operations and a log of the strata drilled, reduced to writing from day to day, which shall be accessible to the committee and its agents at all reasonable times. A copy of the well history or record and a copy of the well log shall be furnished to the supervisor upon Form-2, prescribed by the committee, within thirty days after the completion or abandonment of the well. The well history or record shall describe the progress of drilling, the water, oil, or gas encountered, and such additional information as to gas volumes, pressures, rate of fill-up, water depths, caving strata, casing record, shooting, perforating, chemical treatment, general chemical composition, and volumes used of drilling mud, description and results of water-shut-off tests, casing tests, drill-pipe packer tests, and other tests, as are usually recorded in the normal procedure of drilling. The well log shall progressively describe the strata and formations encountered. In the drilling of exploratory wells, a ditch sample shall be collected at ten-foot intervals for the state and furnished to the supervisor within six months after completion of the well as a dry hole or as a producing well. In the drilling of wells within development units, a ditch sample shall be collected as directed by the supervisor and furnished to the supervisor after completion of the well as a dry hole or as a producing well. Any electrical or radioactivity logging or surveying of the well shall also be recorded and a copy furnished the supervisor within six months after completion. A detailed description of lithology shall be furnished to the supervisor within thirty days after completion or abandonment of any exploratory or wildcat well.
(2) All well histories, and records, well logs, ditch samples, results of directional surveys, and other reports submitted under this rule shall be kept confidential by the committee for a period of one year from date of filing if the well is a "wildcat" or "exploratory well" and if the operator so requests. (See RCW  78.52.260.)
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
											344-12-070, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-070, filed 6/1/82; Rule 12, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-075 - Deviation tests

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All wells must be drilled with due diligence to maintain a reasonably vertical well bore unless special circumstances require the bore to deviate from the vertical, in which instance permission to so deviate shall be obtained from the supervisor. The committee shall have the right to require the operator to make a directional survey of the hole, at the request of an off-set operator and at the expense of said off-set operator towards whom the well is being drilled prior to the completion of the well; and the committee shall have the right to require the operator to make a directional survey of the hole at any time, and at the expense of the operator, in order to ascertain that the well has not deviated beyond the boundaries of property on which well is located.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-075, filed 6/1/82; Rule 13, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-078 - Directional drilling

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Before beginning directional drilling, other than sidetracking due to hole conditions, the operator shall file a request for same and obtain approval from the supervisor. Such request shall state name and address of operator, well name and number, drilling permit number, exact surface location of well bore and the proposed direction of deviation, proposed horizontal distance between bottom of the hole and the surface location, reason for directional drilling and a list of direct offset operators towards whom the well is being drilled, if any. Within sixty days after completion of the work an accurate and complete copy of the directional survey shall be filed with the supervisor.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-078, filed 6/1/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-080 - Sealing off strata

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(1) All underground sources of drinking water of present or potential future use for domestic, municipal, commercial, stock, or agricultural purposes shall be confined to their respective strata and shall be adequately protected.
(2) All oil, gas, and underground sources of drinking water above and below the producing horizon shall be sealed or separated in order to prevent their contents from passing into another stratum.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050. 85-03-018 (Order 6, Resolution No. 10), §
											344-12-080, filed 1/8/85. Statutory Authority: RCW  78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-080, filed 6/1/82; Rule 14, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-087 - Well casing - Cementing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The owner shall case and cement all wells with a sufficient number of strings of casing in a manner necessary to:
(a) Prevent release of fluids from any stratum through the wellbore (directly or indirectly) into any waters of the state;
(b) Prevent commingling between separate hydrocarbon-bearing strata and intermingling between hydrocarbon and underground sources of drinking water, and between separate water-bearing strata;
(c) Prevent contamination of potential fresh water strata, gas, or oil zones;
(d) Support unconsolidated sediments; and
(e) Otherwise provide a means of control of the formation pressures and fluids.
The owner shall install casing of sufficient strength and size to provide optimum well control while drilling and to assure safe operations for the life of the well.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-092 - Blowout prevention

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Blowout prevention and related control equipment shall be installed and properly maintained ready for use until drilling operations are completed. The blowout prevention stack and related control equipment shall have a working pressure rating higher than the maximum anticipated wellhead surface pressure. Unless otherwise specified, blowout prevention equipment shall have a hydraulic actuating system and accumulator of sufficient capacity to close all of the hydraulically operated equipment and have a minimum pressure of 1,000 psi (69 bars) remaining on the accumulator. Dual control stations shall be installed and one control panel shall be located near the driller's station. Blowout prevention assemblies involving the use of air or other gaseous fluid drilling systems shall also include a rotating head. Exceptions to the requirements of this paragraph will be considered by the supervisor for areas of known surface stability and low subsurface formation pressure.
(1) Conductor or drive casing. A diverter and vent line may be required before drilling below the conductor or drive casing. If a full opening valve is installed in the vent line, it will be hooked up to automatically open when the diverter closes.
(2) Surface, intermediate and production casing. Prior to drilling below any of these strings, blowout prevention equipment shall include a minimum of:
(a) One expansion-type preventer and accumulator or a rotating head;
(b) A remotely controlled hydraulically operated double ram blowout preventer or two single ram type preventers, one equipped with pipe rams and the other equipped with blind rams. If abnormal pressures are anticipated, a third preventer, equipped with pipe rams, will be included;
(c) A drilling spool with two side outlets unless such side outlets are available in the blowout preventer stack;
(d) A fillup line;
(e) A kill line equipped with at least one valve; and
(f) A choke manifold system with suitable valves, chokes and lines. The lines to the pits or mud tanks will be securely anchored.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-095 - Fire hazards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any rubbish or debris that might constitute a fire hazard in the operation of the well, tanks, separator, or other equipment shall be removed to a distance of at least 100 feet (30 meters) from the well location, tanks, and separators.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-095, filed 6/1/82; Rule 17, filed 3/23/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-098 - Drilling fluid

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The properties, use, and testing of drilling fluids and the conduct of related drilling procedures shall be such as are necessary to prevent the blowout of any well. Sufficient drilling fluid materials to insure well control shall be maintained in the field area readily accessible for use at all times.
(1) Drilling fluid control. Before pulling drill pipe, the drilling fluid shall be properly conditioned or displaced. The hole shall be kept reasonably full at all times. Proper techniques shall be utilized when necessary to maintain mud characteristics for well control and hole conditioning. The conditions herein shall not apply when drilling with air or aerated fluids.
(2) Drilling fluid testing. Mud testing and treatment consistent with good operating practice shall be performed daily or more frequently as conditions warrant. The following drilling fluid system monitoring or recording devices shall be installed and operated continuously during drilling operations, with mud, occurring below the shoe of the conductor casing:
(a) High-low level mud pit indicator including a visual and audio-warning device, if applicable.
(b) A hydrogen sulfide indicator and alarm shall be installed in areas suspected or known by the supervisor to contain hydrogen sulfide gas which may reach levels considered to be dangerous to the health and safety of personnel in the area.
(c) Degassers shall be required if applicable, and below 7,500 feet (2286 meters) or in areas of known high pressure desilters and desanders if required for solids control.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 344 - Oil and Gas Conservation Committee › Chapter 344-12 - General rules › DRILLING › Section 344-12-102 - Well logging

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All wells shall be logged with an induction electric log, radiation log, or equivalent from total depth to the shoe of the conductor casing. The supervisor may grant an exception to this rule in field wells when well conditions make it impractical or impossible to meet this requirement.
Statutory Authority: RCW 78.52.050 and chapter 78.52 RCW. 82-12-052 (Order 3, Resolution No. 7), §
											344-12-102, filed 6/1/82.