APPLICATION TO PLUG

APPLICATION TO PLUG. Any drilling well completed as a dry hole, from which the rig is to be moved away, shall be mudded and cemented, provided, however, that authorization to the contrary has not been given by the Board. Before any work is commenced to abandon any well drilled for the discovery of oil or gas, the owner or operator thereof shall give written notice to the Board of his intent to abandon such well on Form No. 6, along with a proposed procedure for plugging said well, prior to beginning operations of plugging said well. Upon receipt of such notice, the Board may issue plugging permit and may send a duly authorized representative to the location specified to be present at the time indicated in such notice, to witness the plugging of such well. In the case of an emergency, the application may be made orally or by telegraph, and the Supervisor may orally or by telegraph authorize the work; however, written application must be filed within five (5) days after emergency authorization is given even though the work has already been commenced or completed and a written permit shall be issued which shall contain the emergency authorization. Plugging operations shall begin within 120 days of approval of the Form 6 and shall proceed with due diligence until completed, however, an extension of time may be granted by the Board for good cause shown upon public notice and hearing. No surface or production casing shall be pulled from any abandoned well without first filing Form No. 6 and upon completion of said work, report on Form No. 7 the manner in which the well was plugged and the amount of pipe pulled.