15A NCAC 05D .0110. FILING OF THE LOG OF DRILLING

(a)  Within 30 days of the termination of drilling operations of any oil or gas well, the operator must file with the director a complete log of the drilling of the well.  The record shall include the following:

(1)           copy of the driller's log;

(2)           a set of drill cuttings at 10 foot intervals;

(3)           a copy of all borehole geophysical logs run on the well;

(4)           all oil or gas show reports and a copy of the mud log if run;

(5)           results of tests such as drill stem tests, bailer tests, etc.;

(6)           core descriptions and analyses.

(b)  Upon request by the operator, this information will be kept confidential for a period of one year after completion or abandonment of the well.  Extensions of this confidentiality shall be allowed up to a maximum of one year at the discretion of the director.

(c)  No bond shall be released until this Regulation has been complied with.

(d)  The operator shall cause a drillers log to be kept at the drill site during drilling operations which shall include the following:

(1)           formations penetrated,

(2)           drilling depth,

(3)           fluids encountered,

(4)           tests performed.

This record shall be available to an authorized representative of the department at all reasonable times.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑391;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1984.