20 Alaska Admin. Code § 25.070

Current through March 29, 2024
Section 20 AAC 25.070 - Records and reports

The operator of a well shall

(1) keep a detailed accurate daily record of the actual drilling, completion, workover, repair, and plugging operations, and of the tests required by this chapter; the daily record must be available for inspection at reasonable times by the commission
(A) at the well; and
(B) in the state for five years after the date of well abandonment;
(2) file with the commission before well completion or, if the well is not completed, before well abandonment a survey plat certified by a registered land surveyor showing the precise surface location of the well; however, only the first well drilled from a fixed platform or a multiple-well location must have a certified survey;
(3) file with the commission, within 30 days after completion, abandonment, or suspension of the well and within 30 days after completion or plugging of a well branch, if occurring at a different time, a complete well record on the Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log (Form 10-407), including the tests required by this chapter and a summary of daily well operations reporting drilling depths, abnormally geo-pressured strata, lost circulation and other hole difficulties encountered, simulated kick drills, mud weight, and a brief description of principal items of work done, such as running and cementing casing, drill stem tests, BOP tests, coring, sidewall sampling, and logging; in the case of a well with multiple well branches, information pertaining to and filed under this paragraph with respect to a portion of a well need not be re-filed unless changed; and
(4) upon request of the commission after completion, abandonment, or suspension of the well or completion or plugging of a well branch, file with the commission a copy of the daily record required by (1) of this section.

20 AAC 25.070

Eff. 4/13/80, Register 74; am 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152

Authority:AS 31.05.030