S.C. Code Regs. § § 121-8.3

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 121-8.3 - General

A. Any person operating wholly or partially within this State for the purpose of oil and gas exploration, drilling or operating any oil or gas well, or transporting, storing, or refining oil or gas produced within the state shall file an Affidavit of Ownership and an Organizational Report on forms provided by the Commission. Within ten (10) days following any change in the facts stated on these forms, a revised form which reflects such change shall be filed with the Commission.

B. The Commission or its authorized representatives shall have access to all well, production, transport, storage, and refinery records for all oil and gas produced within the State; and shall be permitted access to any lease or property to inspect well records and to gauge any and all wells, storage and transport facilities, and refineries referred to herein at all reasonable times. All operators of oil or gas wells, drilling rigs, storage and intrastate transport facilities, and refineries utilizing instate produced oil or gas are required to allow and assist authorized representatives of the Commission in making tests authorized by these regulations or by the Act. Tests required by the Commission may be performed by the operator in accordance with specifications of the Commission. The Commission's access to records and properties shall be limited to those facilities located within the jurisdictional limits of the State of South Carolina.

C. The results of all well, production, transport, storage, and refinery records for all oil and gas produced within the State shall be considered public information, except as otherwise authorized in Section 121-8.14.

D. Fields and pools shall be classified according to common source of supply from which they produce and common sources of supply shall be determined and named by the Commission as sufficient data become available.

S.C. Code Regs. § 121-8.3