Notice of intention to plug well

The operator or the operator's agent shall file a notice of intention (form 4-sm) to plug with the state geologist, and obtain the approval of the director, prior to the commencement of plugging or plug-back operations. The notice shall state the name and location of the well, the name of the operator, and the method of plugging, which must include a detailed statement of proposed work. In the case of a recently completed test well that has not had production casing in the hole, the operator may commence plugging by giving reasonable notice to, and securing verbal approval of, the director as to the method of plugging and the time plugging operations are to begin. Within thirty days after the plugging of any well, the owner or operator thereof shall file a plugging record (form 7-sm), and, if requested, a copy of the cementer's trip ticket of job receipt, with the state geologist setting forth in detail the method used in plugging the well. This section shall not apply to testholes.