Duties during drilling and construction of well

Sec. 5.3. During the drilling and construction of a Class VI injection well, a storage operator must:

(1) perform appropriate logs;

(2) perform surveys and tests to determine or verify the:

(A) depth;

(B) thickness;

(C) porosity;

(D) permeability;

(E) lithology; and

(F) salinity;

of any formation fluids in all relevant geologic formations to ensure conformance with the injection well construction requirements of the department; and

(3) establish accurate baseline data against which future measurements may be compared.

The storage operator must submit to the department a report prepared by a log analyst that includes an interpretation of the results of each log and test.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.56.