Section 534B.140 - Application for permit to drill; surety or bond; fee; duties of Division relating to applications and issuance of permits1. An application for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well must be on a form, designated by the Division, completed and signed by the well driller or operator and include, without limitation: (a) A statement of the purpose, diameter, design and expected depth of the well.(b) A description of the materials of construction for the well, including, without limitation, the type and anticipated length of casing, any blowout prevention equipment required pursuant to section 32, and the type of drilling rig that will be used. An applicant may propose the casing material to be used based on the depth, temperature and pressure anticipated in the well bore.(c) A plan for managing any fluids generated as part of drilling, testing or sampling, which must include, without limitation, a description of how the fluids will be managed in accordance with the requirements of chapter 445A of NRS and as required by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.(d) A plan for preventing the migration of fluids between aquifers and the contamination of groundwater, which may include, without limitation, any reporting, lithologic information or analysis necessary to support the plan.(e) A plan for monitoring flow volumes from the proposed well and a plan for plugging the proposed well in accordance with section 35.(f) The name and address of the well drilling contractor, if known, and the operator.(g) A description of the location of the proposed well by the quarter-quarter section, section, township and range and the groundwater basin name and number.(h) The global positioning coordinates of the location of the proposed well which:(1) Are identified by latitude and longitude using decimal degrees or coordinates of the Universal Transverse Mercator system; and(2) Specify whether North American Datum of 1983 or the World Geodetic System of 1984 was used.(i) If the proposed well will be located on public land:(1) The mining claim serial number and project identification number assigned by a federal agency and a copy of the notice or the plan of operations approved by a federal agency with maps of the proposed well; and(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, evidence of a surety required by the federal agency in the amount of the estimated cost necessary to properly plug the proposed well in accordance with section 35 . If evidence of a surety is not submitted with the application, it must be received and acknowledged by the Division before the drilling of the proposed well commences.(j) If the proposed well will be located on private land: (1) A map of the proposed well location;(2) The name of the owner of the land or designated lot on which the proposed well will be located; and(3) A bond in the amount determined by the Division to be necessary to properly plug the proposed well in accordance with section 35, which must be submitted with the application for a permit to drill The bond must be:(II) Issued by a surety authorized to do business in Nevada; or(III) In the form of a savings certificate or time certificate of deposit which is issued by a bank operating in Nevada and payable to the State of Nevada. Such a bond must remain in effect until the Division determines that the well has been properly plugged
2. An applicant for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well must pay to the Division a fee of $1,000 for each proposed well3. The Division shall approve or deny an application for a permit within 30 days after receipt or, if a hearing is required pursuant to section 37, within 30 days after the hearing.4. Construction or drilling of a dissolved mineral resource exploration well must not commence until a permit is issued by the Division.5. The Division shall:(a) Post applications for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well on the Internet website of the Division;(b) Transmit applications for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well to the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and(c) Post permits to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well that have been issued by the Division on the Internet website of the Division not later than 5 days after issuance.Nev. Admin. Code § 534B.140
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources by R109-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018Section 16 of Assembly Bill No. 52, chapter 507, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3412 (NRS 534B.080), section 19 of Assembly Bill No. 52, chapter 507, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3414 (NRS 534B.100), and section 20 of Assembly Bill No. 52, chapter 507, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3414 (NRS 534B.120)