20 AAC 25.120. Well abandonment marker

(a) The exact surface location of an abandoned well must be shown by a steel well abandonment marker. The marker must be a marker plate meeting the requirements of (b) of this section. However, upon the request of the surface owner, and if the commission determines that a marker post does not create a hazard or obstacle, the commission will approve a marker post meeting the requirements of (c) of this section.

(b) A marker plate must be

(1) at least 1 / 4 inch thick;

(2) at least 18 inches square or in diameter; and

(3) welded to and must cover the outermost casing string.

(1) be at least four inches in diameter and at least 10 feet long;

(2) be set in cement inside well casing or firmly welded with supporting fillets to the top of a steel plate secured to the casinghead or casing stub;

(3) extend from four to six feet above final ground level; and

(4) be closed at the top with a screw cap, welded plate, or cement plug.

(d) The following information must be bead-welded directly to the marker:

(1) the name of the operator;

(2) the number that the commission has, under 20 AAC 25.040(b) , assigned to the Permit to Drill for the well;

(3) the name designated for the well by the operator under 20 AAC 25.005(f) ;

(4) the API number for the well, with any suffix appended to the number under 20 AAC 25.005(f) .

(e) The commission will, in its discretion, inspect the marker to verify proper installation and well information at the time of the location clearance required under 20 AAC 25.170.

(f) This section does not apply to abandoned wells drilled offshore.

History: Eff. 4/13/80, Register 74; am 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152

Authority: AS 31.05.030

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