SECTION 165:10-11-2. Operating requirements for licensees

(a)   This Section shall apply to each licensee under 165:10-11-1.

(b)   If a licensee prepares the Notice of Intent to Plug (Form 1001 and/or the Plugging Report (Form 1003), then the licensee shall:

(1)   Include the following on any submitted form:

(A)   The name and address of the well operator if the licensee is serving as a contractor for the operator of the well.

(B)   The name and address of the person or entity hiring the licensee if the licensee is serving as the contractor for any person who is not an operator of the well.

(C)   That he is acting independently if the licensee either purchased the well for salvage or contracted with the landowner to plug the well in exchange for casing and/or other well equipment.

(2)   Mail a copy of Form 1001 to the last known operator of the well to be plugged, as shown by the records of the Conservation Division.

(c)   For purposes of this subsection, the term "plugged well" shall refer to a well for which the Conservation Division has a plugging record. A licensee shall comply with the requirements of 165:10-1-10 and 165:10-3-1 before entering a plugged well if:

(1)   The licensee is not hired by the operator of the well to conduct the re-entry operation.

(2)   The owner of the well is either the licensee or the surface owner of the tract on which the well was drilled.

(3)   The Commission has not contracted with the licensee to replug the well.

(d)   A licensee shall be responsible for the plugging of a well if:

(1)   The licensee is the owner of the well or the licensee is the operator of the well.

(2)   The licensee enters a well without having contracted with the operator or with a party other than the operator who has authority to authorize the licensee to enter the well on behalf of such party.

(e)   Any violation of this Section will subject licensee to a fine, to suspension or revocation of licensee's license issued pursuant to 165:10-11-1, and to proceedings as authorized by statute in the district court.

[Source: Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2198, eff 7-1-97]