Regulation of Operations

Cal. PRC § 3238

California Statutes

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a) For oil and gas produced in this state from a well that qualifies under

Section or that has been inactive for a period of at least the preceding five consecutive years, the rate of the charges imposed pursuant to Sections and shall be reduced to zero for a period of years. The supervisor or district deputy shall not permit an operator to undertake any work on wells qualifying under

Section unless the mineral rights owner consents, in writing, to the work plan. (

b) An operator who undertakes any work on a well qualifying under

Section shall have up to days from the date the operator receives written consent from the supervisor to evaluate the well. On or before the day evaluation period ends, the operator shall file with the supervisor a bond or security in an amount specified in

Section 3204, 3205, or 3205.1, in accordance with the requirements of whichever of those sections is applicable to the well, if the well operations are to continue for a period in excess of the 90-day evaluation period. The conditions of the bond shall be the same as the conditions stated in

Section 3204. (

c) A party may plug and abandon a well that qualifies under

Section by obtaining all necessary rights to the well. That party shall be subject to the requirements of this

chapter as an operator of the well, file with the supervisor the appropriate bond or security in an amount specified in

Section 3204, 3205, or 3205.1, and complete the abandonment. If the abandonment is not completed, the supervisor may act under

Section to complete the work.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. PRC § 3238
Date2017-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierPRC3238.201627218

Regulation of Operations

Cal. PRC § 3238

California Statutes

Regulation of Operations

Cal. PRC § 3238

California Statutes

(

a) For oil and gas produced in this state from a well that qualifies under

Section or that has been inactive for a period of at least the preceding five consecutive years, the rate of the charges imposed pursuant to Sections and shall be reduced to zero for a period of years. The supervisor or district deputy shall not permit an operator to undertake any work on wells qualifying under

Section unless the mineral rights owner consents, in writing, to the work plan. (

b) An operator who undertakes any work on a well qualifying under

Section shall have up to days from the date the operator receives written consent from the supervisor to evaluate the well. On or before the day evaluation period ends, the operator shall file with the supervisor a bond or security in an amount specified in

Section 3204, 3205, or 3205.1, in accordance with the requirements of whichever of those sections is applicable to the well, if the well operations are to continue for a period in excess of the 90-day evaluation period. The conditions of the bond shall be the same as the conditions stated in

Section 3204. (

c) A party may plug and abandon a well that qualifies under

Section by obtaining all necessary rights to the well. That party shall be subject to the requirements of this

chapter as an operator of the well, file with the supervisor the appropriate bond or security in an amount specified in

Section 3204, 3205, or 3205.1, and complete the abandonment. If the abandonment is not completed, the supervisor may act under

Section to complete the work.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. PRC § 3238
Date2017-01-01
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierPRC3238.201627218