Utah Admin. Code R649-2-6 - Access to Records
1. Any person who
produces, operates, sells, purchases, acquires, stores, transports, refines, or
processes oil or gas or who injects fluids for cycling, pressure maintenance,
secondary or enhanced recovery, or disposal of salt water or oil field waste
within the state, shall make and keep appropriate books and records covering
their operations in the state from which they shall be able to make and
substantiate any reports required by the board or the division.
1.1. Such books and records, together with
copies of any reports and notices submitted to the board or the division shall
be kept on file and available for inspection by the director or an authorized
agent at any reasonable time for a period of at least six years.
1.2. The director or the authorized agent
shall also have access to any pertinent well records wherever
located.
2. Each owner or
operator shall permit the director or authorized agent at their sole risk and
expense, in the absence of negligence on the part of the owner or operator, to
come upon any lease, property or well operated or controlled by them; to
inspect the records pertaining to and the manner of operation of such property
or well; and to have access at any reasonable time to any record pertaining to
such well. Any information so obtained by the director or authorized agent
shall be kept confidential and shall be reported only to the division or its
authorized agent, unless the owner or operator gives written permission to the
director to release such information.
3. Any off lease transportation of oil by
motor vehicle shall be accompanied by a run ticket or equivalent document. The
documentation shall identify the name and address of the transporter, the name
of the operator, the lease or facility from which the oil was taken, the date
of removal, the API gravity of the oil, the calculated percentage of BS and W,
the volume of oil or the opening and closing tank gauges or meter readings, and
the destination of the oil.
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