Section 534A.465 - Inactive well: Order to show cause why well should stay open; declaration of abandonment and order to plug; notice to operator; effect of failure of operator to respond1. If a well is inactive for 2 years or more, the Administrator may issue an order to the operator to show cause as to why the well should remain open and that such action is consistent with: (a) The policies specified in NRS 445A.305 and 445B.100;(b) The purposes of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS; and(c) The purposes specified in chapter 501 of NRS.2. If the Administrator finds that good cause has not been shown, the Administrator may declare the well abandoned and order the well to be plugged.3. The Administrator shall send written notice of the order to plug the well to the operator by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested.4. If the operator fails to respond in writing within 45 days after the written notice is mailed pursuant to subsection 3 with a plan for plugging the well and: (a) The well is bonded by a federal agency, the Administrator must notify the federal agency and coordinate with the federal agency to ensure that the well is plugged.(b) The well is not bonded by a federal agency, the Administrator may, without further notice, take such steps necessary to plug the well. The costs of plugging the well, including labor and material, may be paid from the bond filed pursuant to NAC 534A.250. Any costs above the bond are a lien upon the land on which the well is located.Nev. Admin. Code § 534A.465
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources by R032-19A, eff. 12/16/2019