California Public Resources Code

§ 3237

PRC § 3237 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) The supervisor or district deputy may order the plugging and abandonment of a well or the decommissioning of a production facility that has been deserted whether or not any damage is occurring or threatened by reason of that deserted well or production facility. The supervisor or district deputy shall determine from credible evidence whether a well or production facility is deserted.

(2)For purposes of paragraph (1), “credible evidence” includes, but is not limited to, the operational history of the well or production facility, the response or lack of response of the operator to inquiries and requests from the supervisor or district deputy, the extent of compliance by the operator with the requirements of this chapter, and other actions of the operator with regard to the well or production facility.

(3)A rebuttable presumption of desertion arises in any of the following situations:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 758, Sec. 3. (SB 84) Effective January 1, 2022.