Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
Title 20. Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions. |
Chapter 20.25. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. |
Article 20.25.2. Abandonment and Plugging. |
Section 20.25.120. Well abandonment marker.
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The exact surface location of an abandoned onshore well must be shown by a well abandonment marker plate that (1) is constructed of steel that is at least 1/4 inch thick; (2) is welded to, and covers, the outermost casing string, including the conductor casing; (3) does not extend beyond the outermost casing string; and (4) contains the following information bead-welded directly to the marker plate: (A) The name of the operator that plugged and abandoned the well; (B) the number assigned by the commission to the Permit to Drill (Form 10-401) for the well under 20 AAC 25.040(b); (C) the name designated for the well by the operator under 20 AAC 25.005(f); (D) the API number for the well, with any suffix appended to the number under 20 AAC 25.005(f).
Authorities
31.05.030
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AS 31.05.030History
Eff. 4/13/80, Register 74; am 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152; am 3/21/2010, Register 193