Nev. Admin. Code § 522.724

Current through December 12, 2024
Section 522.724 - Application to drill; area of review
1. An operator must include with his or her application to drill an oil or gas well:
(a) The water appropriation permit number and the name of the owner of each water source within the area of review that is on file with the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(b) The well log number, well depth and the diameter of the water well casing.
(c) The static water level below the surface of the ground or the rate of flow of the water, if any.
(d) A description of the location of each water source located within the area of review in the manner prescribed by subsection 11 of section 9 of this regulation.
(e) Publically available maps and cross-sections of the area of review which describe the surface and subsurface geology of the area of review, including, without limitation, the location of known or suspected faults.
(f) A map showing the location of each water source or perennial stream located within the area of review, the overall project area or lease holdings, the boundaries of the area of review, all known well locations, land ownership and applicable assessor parcel numbers.
(g) The source and estimated volume of water required for hydraulic fracturing in each well.
(h) A plan for the management and disposal of all fluids to be used in the proposed hydraulic fracturing operation.
2. If an operator discovers inconsistencies with respect to publically available and proprietary hydrologic or geologic information within an area of review that the operator reasonably believes to be relevant with respect to potential contamination from hydraulic fracturing, the operator shall disclose the inconsistencies to the Division.
3. The Division may prescribe or an operator may specify an area of review that includes an area of land in addition to that area of land located within a radius of 1 mile of a proposed oil or gas well and any surface projection of any lateral component of the wellbore that is proposed for hydraulic fracturing for the purposes of compliance with this section or the collection of additional data based on population density, residential locations, water source locations or for other good cause as the Division or an operator may deem reasonable.

Nev. Admin. Code § 522.724

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources by R011-14, eff. 10/24/2014

NRS 522.040, 522.119