Any water well used in connection with the drilling of an oil or
gas well shall be constructed in such a manner that will ensure proper
protection from contamination of the fresh water aquifers. Said well shall be
grouted to a depth of at least 50 feet or until the first impermeable layer is
encountered (where applicable). Upon completion of said well, a complete well
construction report and a driller's log, or lithologic log, shall be submitted
to the Commission within thirty (30) days and before beginning drilling
operations for the oil or gas well. After drilling and/of production operations
have ceased, the water well shall be properly plugged or when the well to be
plugged may safely be used for a fresh water well, or as an observation well to
be maintained by the Commission, a written agreement for such use shall be
secured from the landowners, or the Commission and filed with the agency.
(NOTE: Any water well drilled in connection with an oil or gas well, which
might be used as a drinking water source, may require a permit from the South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control as a public supply
well).
