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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 20. Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions. |
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Chapter 20.25. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. |
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Article 20.25.2. Abandonment and Plugging. |
Section 20.25.115. Shut-in wells.
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(a) No later than March 31 of each year, an operator shall file with the commission a report on completed development or service wells that have been shut in for 365 days or longer as of January 1 of that year. The report must provide (1) the current known mechanical condition of the well, including the condition of installed tubing and casing strings; (2) the date the well was shut in and the circumstances surrounding the decision to shut in the well; and (3) an analysis of the future utility of the well. (b) The commission will require an operator of a shut-in well to file additional information as the commission considers necessary to ensure that freshwater and hydrocarbon sources are protected.