Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 78a.123 - Logs and additional data(a) The well operator shall, within 90 days of completion or recompletion of drilling, submit a copy of any electrical, radioactive or other standard industry logs which have been run.(b) In addition, if requested by the Department within 1 year of the completion or recompletion of drilling, the well operator shall file with the Department a copy of the drill stem test charts, formation water analysis, porosity, permeability or fluid saturation measurements, core analysis and lithologic log or sample description or other similar data as compiled. Information is not required unless the operator has had the information described in this subsection compiled in the ordinary course of business. Interpretation of the data is not required to be filed.(c) Upon notification by the Department prior to drilling, the well operator shall collect additional data specified by the Department, such as representative drill cuttings and samples from cores taken, and other geological information that the operator can reasonably compile. Interpretation of the data is not required to be filed.(d) Data requested by the Department under subsections (b) and (c) shall be retained by the well operator and filed with the Department no more than 3 years after completion of the well. Upon request for good cause, the Department may extend the deadline up to 5 years from the date of completion or recompletion of drilling the well. The Department may request submission of the information before these time frames if the information is necessary to conduct an investigation or for enforcement proceedings.(e) The Department is entitled to utilize information collected under this section in enforcement proceedings, in making designations or determinations under section 1927-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-27), and in aggregate form for statistical purposes.