R 299.2318 Issuance of permit to drill and operate a well; posting of permit.

Rule 2318. (1) The application for a well shall be processed under this rule and the supervisor of mineral wells shall issue or deny a permit to drill and operate under section 62509 of the act. (2) Upon receipt of an application for a permit, the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall have not more than 60 days to review the application to determine if the application is accurate and administratively complete. (3) If the application is determined to be inaccurate or incomplete, then the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall provide the applicant, within the 60-day period, with a notice that the application is inaccurate or incomplete and what changes or additional information shall be submitted. Upon receipt of the requested information, the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall have not more than 30 additional days to review the information to determine if the application is accurate and administratively complete. (4) Upon completion of the review process, if a public hearing is not held, the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall issue or deny the permit application within 11 business days, as provided in section 62509 of the act. (5) If a public hearing is conducted, the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells shall issue or deny the permit within 11 business days following review of the evidence gathered at the hearing. (6) A determination of administrative completeness does not mean that additional information may not be required from the applicant as a result of new circumstances that come to the attention of the supervisor of mineral wells. (7) Under R 299.2324, the supervisor of mineral wells shall not issue a permit to a person or an authorized representative of a person if the person is not eligible for a permit. (8) A person shall receive and post the permit in a conspicuous place at the well location. The permit shall remain posted at the well location until drilling completion.