ORS 520.097
Abandonment or completion of well

  • well logs and records
  • trade secrets

(1)

For a period of two years from the date of abandonment or completion of a well, all well logs and records and well reports submitted to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries are trade secrets under ORS 192.345 (Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure) and are not subject to public disclosure under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department), and all drill cuttings and cores may not be disclosed to the public unless such protection is waived by the permittee or disclosure is required by a court order.

(2)

The department may extend the period under subsection (1) of this section up to an additional five years on the request of the permittee or the permittee’s successor in interest. [2007 c.672 §12]

Source: Section 520.097 — Abandonment or completion of well; well logs and records; trade secrets, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors520.­html.

520.005
Definitions
520.017
Fees
520.025
Permit for drilling well or using well
520.027
Information holes
520.035
Waste of oil or gas prohibited
520.045
Determination of waste of oil or gas
520.055
General jurisdiction and authority of board
520.095
Rules and orders
520.097
Abandonment or completion of well
520.125
Authority of board to summon witnesses and require production of evidence
520.145
Judicial review of board or department actions
520.155
Records, accounts, reports and writings not to be falsified, altered, destroyed or removed from state
520.165
Aiding or abetting in violation of chapter prohibited
520.175
Injunctions to restrain violation or threatened violation of chapter
520.210
Establishment of spacing units for pool or field
520.220
Integrating interests or tracts within spacing unit
520.230
Approved agreement for cooperative or unit development of pool not to be construed as violating certain regulatory laws
520.240
Voluntary unitization of operations by lessees of tidal or submersible lands
520.260
Hearing to determine need for unitization of operations
520.270
Plan for unit operations
520.280
Allocation of production under plan
520.290
When unitization order to become effective
520.300
Amending unitization order
520.310
Unitization of area including area previously unitized
520.320
Unitization order does not terminate prior agreements or affect oil and gas rights
520.330
Effect of operations in unit area
520.340
Legislative findings
520.350
Property rights in underground reservoirs for natural gas storage
520.991
Penalties
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