OAR 632-020-0030
Application for Geothermal or Prospect Well


A geothermal or prospect well permit is required from the department.

(1)

A permit required under OAR 632-020-0028 (Permit Required) must be obtained before commencing the construction of access roads, well pads, cellar excavations, setting the conductor pipe, drilling, redrilling, deepening or altering the casing of any geothermal or prospect well.

(2)

The application for a geothermal or prospect well permit must include all of the following:

(a)

A nonrefundable application fee in accordance with ORS 522.055 (Permit) or 522.155 (Liability for failure to protect ground water and surface water);

(b)

The location(s) and ground elevation(s) of the proposed well(s). The location includes the township, range, section, and the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates system;

(c)

Ownership rights or other rights as described in 632-020-0010 (Definitions)(8); and

(d)

The proposed geologic objectives and proposed well depth for each well.

(e)

Other pertinent data as the department may require in a form acceptable to the department.

(3)

The department will circulate an application to drill pursuant to ORS 522.125 (Circulation of application to state agencies)(1) for geothermal wells or 522.065 (Circulation of application to state agencies) for prospect wells. The information on the permit application is not confidential.

Source: Rule 632-020-0030 — Application for Geothermal or Prospect Well, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=632-020-0030.

632‑020‑0005
Jurisdiction and Authority
632‑020‑0010
Definitions
632‑020‑0015
Inspection and Supervision
632‑020‑0020
General Rules
632‑020‑0025
Supremacy of Special Rules
632‑020‑0028
Permit Required
632‑020‑0030
Application for Geothermal or Prospect Well
632‑020‑0031
Annual Permit Fees
632‑020‑0032
Permit Conditions
632‑020‑0035
Drilling Financial Security
632‑020‑0040
Assignment, Transfers of Ownership
632‑020‑0060
Filing of Well Records, Confidentiality
632‑020‑0065
Applications to Modify
632‑020‑0070
Well Designations
632‑020‑0090
Noise Abatement
632‑020‑0095
Casing Requirements
632‑020‑0100
Removal of Casings
632‑020‑0105
Directional Drilling
632‑020‑0110
Serving Orders
632‑020‑0115
Measurement of Geothermal Resources
632‑020‑0117
Spacing Plan
632‑020‑0120
Production Reports
632‑020‑0125
Proper Completion, Plugging, and Decommissioning
632‑020‑0130
Subsequent Decommissioning Report
632‑020‑0134
Naming of Fields
632‑020‑0135
Well Spacing
632‑020‑0138
Unit Agreements
632‑020‑0140
Commingling Production
632‑020‑0145
Pits or Sumps
632‑020‑0150
Disposal of Solid and Liquid Wastes
632‑020‑0151
Handling of Test Fluids
632‑020‑0154
Injection and Conservation
632‑020‑0155
Application to Inject
632‑020‑0156
Permit for Injection
632‑020‑0157
Injection Well Construction, Protection and Mechanical Integrity
632‑020‑0158
Wellhead Equipment, Injection Wells
632‑020‑0159
Monitoring Injection
632‑020‑0165
Judicial Review of Board Actions
632‑020‑0170
Environmental Protection
632‑020‑0175
Blowout Prevention for Geothermal Wells and Prospect Wells 2,000 Feet or More in Depth
632‑020‑0180
Blowout Prevention Rules for Prospect Wells Less than 2,000 Feet in Depth
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 632-020-0030’s source at or​.us