Rule 1501:9-11-10. Cutting off conductor pipe or surface casing below grade; identification tag

119.03 (A) When the plugging operations have been completed, a person has to cut off the remaining casing in the well to a minimum of thirty inches below the surface of the grade. The chief may grant exceptions to this rule including allowing the person to delay cutoff until all wells on a horizontal well site have been plugged. (B) No sooner than three business days after emplacing the uppermost plug, a plate with an identification tag has to be tack-welded or attached on the top of the remaining casing. If the landowner signs a waiver, casing may be left in place, not less than thirty inches above grade, with an identification tag. Last updated June 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM Supplemental Information Authorized By: 1509.03 Amplifies: 1509.13 , 1509.14 , 1509.15 8/10/2025 8/9/1993