NDAC 33.1-18-02-07
Borehole and monitoring well documentation
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 33.1-18-02-07
1.
A written log must be kept which records the depth below ground surface of the boundaries of
all strata encountered when drilling a borehole. Each stratum encountered must be described
using generally accepted geologic terminology.
2.
The certified monitoring well contractor must provide a monitoring well completion report to the
board of water well contractors on forms available from or acceptable to the board within thirty
days after the well has been installed. A completed report must include project and location,
date of drilling, logger's name and title, well number or borehole number, drilling method and
fluids used, borehole diameter, total depth, decontamination procedures, and a lithologic
description as provided by subsection 1. Additional information, the availability of which is
dependent upon the drilling method used, should also be provided and includes moisture
content, fractures, and depth at which water was first encountered. A completed report must
also include certified monitoring well contractor's name and license number; riser material;
screen material and screen slot size, length, and placement; filter pack materials; riser and
screen cleaning and installation procedures; sealing materials, placement and installation
procedures; well development procedures; and any installation conditions which affected well
construction.
3.
When completion reports are required by the department as a matter of fulfillment of its
regulatory functions, the reports must include the information required by subsections 1 and 2;
a detailed drawing of each well, including dimensions, as part of the well driller's report; and a
map drawn to a specified scale showing the locations of all monitoring wells with an accuracy
of three feet [0.914 meter]. The map must include manmade structure boundaries, any
pertinent property boundaries, a north arrow, the location coordinates and elevation of all
permanent benchmarks, the horizontal position of each monitoring well and its survey
coordinates, the vertical elevation of the top riser referenced to the nearest benchmark to an
accuracy of 0.01 feet [0.003 meter], and the respective identification number for each well.