Section R12-15-804. Application for well drilling license

A.      An applicant for a well drilling license shall submit a verified application of a form prescribed and furnished by the Director which contains the following information:

1.        A designation of the classification of license sought by the applicant.

2.	If the applicant is an individual, the individual’s name,		1.     Cable tool drilling in rock and unconsolidated material.
	address and telephone number.		2.     Air rotary drilling in rock and unconsolidated material.
3.	If the applicant is a partnership, the names, addresses, and		3.     Mud rotary drilling in rock and unconsolidated material.
	telephone numbers of all partners, with a designation of		4.     Reverse rotary drilling in rock and unconsolidated mate-
	any limited partners.		rial.
4.	If the applicant is a corporation, association or other orga-		5.     Jetting and driving wells in unconsolidated material.
	nization, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of		6.     Boring and augering in unconsolidated material.
	the directors and of the president, vice president, secre-	B.	Only the qualifying party, department personnel, and persons
	tary and treasurer, or the names, addresses and telephone		having the express permission of the Director shall be permit-
	numbers of the functional equivalent of such officers.		ted in the examination room while the examination is in prog-
5.	The address or location of the applicant’s place of busi-		ress. The qualifying party shall not bring books or notes into
	ness, the mailing address if it is different from the appli-		the examination room, or communicate by any means whatso-
	cant’s place of business, and if applicant is a corporation,		ever while the examination is in progress without the express
	the state in which it is incorporated.		permission of the presiding examiner. The qualifying party
6.	The name, address and telephone number of each qualify-		shall not leave the examination room while the examination is
	ing party, the qualifying party’s relationship to the appli-		in progress without first obtaining the permission of the pre-
	cant, and a detailed history of each qualifying party’s		siding examiner. The Director may disqualify an applicant for
	supervisory responsibilities and well drilling experience,		violation of this subsection.
	including previous employers, job descriptions, duties	C.	To obtain a well drilling license, a qualifying party of the
	and types of equipment utilized.		applicant shall pass the section on legal requirements, the sec-
7.	The names, addresses and telephone numbers of three		tion on general knowledge, and one or more specialized sec-
	persons not members of each qualifying party’s immedi-		tions.  Each   section  of   the  examination  shall  be  graded
	ate family, who can attest to each qualifying party’s good		separately. The passing grade on each section shall be 70 per-
	character and reputation, experience in well drilling, and		cent.
	qualifications for licensing.	D.	No person may take the examination more than twice during
8.	Such additional information relevant to the applicant’s or		any 12 months.
	qualifying party’s experience and qualifications in well	E.	The Director may exempt a qualifying party from taking the
	drilling as the Director may require.		section on general knowledge, and one or more of the special-

B.       An applicant shall notify the Director in writing of any change in the information contained in the application within 30 days after such change.

C.      The Director shall not issue a license under this Article if the applicant or a qualifying party lacks good character and repu- tation.

D.      Prior to the issuance of a license, a qualifying party shall demonstrate three years of experience, dealing specifically with the type of drilling for which the applicant is applying for a license. This experience requirement may be reduced if the Director finds that the qualifying party has clearly and con- vincingly demonstrated a high degree of understanding and knowledge of well drilling techniques for the type of drilling for which the applicant is applying for a license. In no case, however, shall the practical experience requirement be less than two years.

Historical Note

Adopted effective March 5, 1984 (Supp. 84-2). Former Section R12-15-804 renumbered to R12-15-803(B) and (C), new Section R12-15-804 adopted effective June 18, 1990 (Supp. 90-2).