055-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-6

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 2-6 - Tests and Surveys

(a) When deemed necessary or advisable, the Supervisor is authorized to require that tests or surveys be made to determine the presence of waste of oil, gas, water, or reservoir energy; the quantity of oil, gas, or water; the amount and direction of deviation of any well from the vertical; formation, casing, tubing, or other pressures; or any other test or survey deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the Wyoming Conservation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-5-101, et seq. Directional, deviation, and/or measurement-while-drilling (MWD) surveys must be run on horizontal wells and submitted in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 21 and Chapter 3, Section 25 of these rules, for horizontal wells.

(b) The Supervisor is also authorized to require testing necessary for the regulation of oilfield pits and wastes. Sampling procedures and protocol are subject to review by the Supervisor.

(c) Owners/Operators are required to report the depth to fluid and the casing pressure to the Commission by Sundry Notice (Form 4) on all shut-in and/or temporarily abandoned wells at such times as specified by the Supervisor.

055-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-6