78.60.230 – Confidentiality of records—Preservation in an electronic data system.
RCW 78.60.230 Confidentiality of records—Preservation in an electronic data system. (1) The records of any owner or operator, when filed with the department as provided in this chapter, shall be confidential and shall be open to inspection only to personnel of the department for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and […]
78.60.240 – Removal, destruction, alteration, etc., of records prohibited.
RCW 78.60.240 Removal, destruction, alteration, etc., of records prohibited. No person shall, for the purpose of evading the provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order of the department made thereunder, remove from this state, or destroy, mutilate, alter or falsify any such record, account, or writing. [ 1974 ex.s. c 43 § […]
78.60.250 – Violations—Modification of permit, when necessary—Departmental order—Issuance—Appeal.
RCW 78.60.250 Violations—Modification of permit, when necessary—Departmental order—Issuance—Appeal. Whenever it appears with probable cause to the department that: (1) A violation of any provision of this chapter, regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or condition of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter has occurred or is about to occur, or (2) That a modification of a […]
78.60.260 – Liability in damages for violations—Procedure.
RCW 78.60.260 Liability in damages for violations—Procedure. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or fails to perform any duty imposed by this chapter, or violates an order or other determination of the department made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and in the course thereof causes the death of, […]
78.60.120 – Notification of abandonment or suspension of operations—Required—Procedure.
RCW 78.60.120 Notification of abandonment or suspension of operations—Required—Procedure. (1) Before any operation to plug and abandon or suspend the operation of any well is commenced, the owner or operator shall submit in writing a notification of abandonment or suspension of operations to the department for approval. No operation to abandon or suspend the operation […]
78.60.130 – Performance bond or other security—Required.
RCW 78.60.130 Performance bond or other security—Required. Every operator who engages in the drilling, redrilling, or deepening of any well or core hole shall file with the department a reasonable bond or bonds with good and sufficient surety, or the equivalent thereof, acceptable to the department, conditioned on compliance with the provisions of this chapter […]
78.60.140 – Termination or cancellation of bond or change in other security, when.
RCW 78.60.140 Termination or cancellation of bond or change in other security, when. The department shall not consent to the termination and cancellation of any bond by the operator, or change as to other security given, until the well or wells for which it has been issued have been properly abandoned or another valid bond […]
78.60.150 – Notification of sale, exchange, etc.
RCW 78.60.150 Notification of sale, exchange, etc. The owner or operator of a well shall notify the department in writing within ten days of any sale, assignment, conveyance, exchange, or transfer of any nature which results in any change or addition in the owner or operator of the well on such forms with such information […]
78.60.160 – Combining orders, unitization programs and well spacing—Authority of department.
RCW 78.60.160 Combining orders, unitization programs and well spacing—Authority of department. The department has the authority, through rules and regulations, to promulgate combining orders, unitization programs, and well spacing, and establish proportionate costs among owners or operators for the operation of such units as the result of said combining orders, if good and sufficient reason […]
78.60.070 – Drilling permits—Applications—Hearing—Fees.
RCW 78.60.070 Drilling permits—Applications—Hearing—Fees. (1) Any person proposing to drill a well or redrill an abandoned well for geothermal resources shall file with the department a written application for a permit to commence such drilling or redrilling on a form prescribed by the department accompanied by a permit fee of two hundred dollars. The department […]