Current through June 11, 2024
Section 522.505 - Form 4: Sundry notices and reports on wells1. Form 4 must be used to: (a) Notify the division and request its approval of or for: (1) A change of drilling plans.(2) A test of water shutoff.(3) A reentering or reopening of a plugged hole.(4) A shooting, acidizing or fracture treating.(5) A pulling or altering of casing.(6) An intention to abandon a well. (7) An intention to deepen or plug back a well that has been drilled.(8) Extending the deadline prescribed in subsection 1 of NAC 522.220.(9) An intention to change the location of a well for which a permit to drill and operate has been issued but on which drilling has not yet begun.(10) An intention to begin major maintenance or cleaning of a well.(11) An intention to change the activity status of a well, other than an intention to shutin a well for not more than 30 days.(12) A change in the name of a well.(13) A change in the owner or operator of a well.(14) Any other proposed activity for which the Division conducts an extensive review. Permission in advance does not relieve the operator of the requirement to file the notice.
(b) Report progress or completion of the activities designated in paragraph (a) which have been approved by the Division. The report required pursuant to this paragraph is for informational purposes only and is not a request for approval from the Division.(c) Report the supplemental history of a well, including, without limitation, any activities not designated in paragraph (a) that are temporary and do not require a change in the terms of the permit. The report required pursuant to this paragraph is for informational purposes only and is not a request for approval from the Division.2. The presence of a representative of the division at the scene of any of the activities required to be reported on Form 4 or any approval of an activity of which the division must be notified on Form 4 does not relieve the operator of the requirement to file the form or the notice. The division may observe and report on these activities.Nev. Admin. Code § 522.505
[Div. of Mineral Res., § 706, eff. 12-20-79]-(NAC A by Dep't of Minerals, 7-22-87); A by R081-15, eff. 12/21/2015