R 299.2437 Commencement of plugging operations.

Rule 2437. (1) A permittee of a well other than a test well shall begin plugging operations as follows: (a) Within 90 days after drilling completion if the well has been tested and found to be unuseable for the purpose for which it was permitted. (b) When the well has not been utilized for its permitted use for more than 24 consecutive months and temporary abandonment status has not been approved. The supervisor of mineral wells may require a permittee to supply proof that a well is being utilized for the purpose for which it was permitted. (2) A test well shall be plugged within 30 days of drilling completion and completion of all proposed well bore testing unless a different plugging schedule is approved by the supervisor of mineral wells at the time of issuance of a permit to drill and operate. (3) After receiving a written request showing just cause why the well should not be plugged, the supervisor of mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells may grant temporary abandonment status as provided by R 299.2328 or require the well to be plugged.