Section 332-17-400 - RecordsThe owner or operator of any well or wells shall keep or caused to be kept careful and accurate logs, core records, and history of the drilling of the well. The logs and tour reports shall be kept in the local office of the owner or operator and shall be subject during business hours to inspection by the department except during casing or abandonment operations when appropriate logs will be available at the well site.
Records that shall be filed with the department as set forth in RCW 79.76.210 are:
(1) The drilling log and core record showing the lithologic characteristics and depths of formations encountered, and the depths and temperatures of water-bearing and steam-bearing strata, and the temperature, chemical compositions, and other chemical and physical characteristics of fluids encountered. Core records shall show the depth, lithologic character, and the fluid content of cores obtained.(2) The well history shall describe in detail in chronological order on a daily basis all significant operations carried out and equipment used during all phases of drilling, testing, completion, recompletion, and abandonment of the well.(3) The well summary report shall accompany the drilling logs and well history report. It shall show the spud date, completion date, abandonment date, casing summary, fresh water zones, producing zones, total depth, well location, tops of formations penetrated and bottom hole temperature.(4) Production records shall be submitted monthly to the department on or before the 10th of each month for the preceding month on a form approved by the department.(5) Electric logs, directional logs, physical or chemical logs, tests, water analysis, surveys including temperature surveys, and such other logs or surveys as may be run.(6) A set of ditch samples if taken at not less than 30 meters (100 feet) intervals.Wash. Admin. Code § 332-17-400
Statutory Authority: RCW 79.76.050(2). 79-02-001 (Order), § 332-17-400, filed 1/4/79.