Utah Admin. Code R649-3-29 - Workable Coal Beds
1. Prior to
commencing drilling operations for oil and gas on any lands where there are
mine workings, the operator shall furnish a copy of the APD, a plat or map as
required under Subsection
R649-3-4, and a designation of
the proposed angle and direction of the well, if the well is to be deviated
substantially from a vertical course, to any coal owners and lessees whose
interests are within a radius of 5,280 feet of the proposed well.
2. A well penetrating one or more workable
coal beds or mine workings shall be drilled to a depth and shall be of a size,
to permit the placing of casing in the hole at the points and in the manner
necessary to exclude any oil, gas or gas pressure from the coal bed, other than
oil, gas or gas pressure originating in the coal bed.
3. Unless otherwise authorized by the
division, the casing run through a coal bed shall be seated at least 50 feet
into the closest impervious formation below the coal bed. The casing shall be
cemented solidly through the coal bed to a height at least 50 feet into the
closest impervious formation above the coal bed.
4. A directional survey or a cement bond log
shall be performed and furnished to the division upon written request by the
division.
5. Upon penetrating a
coal bed the operator shall notify the division, in writing, before completing
or plugging and abandoning the well.
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