Section R12-15-807. Single Well License

A.      An applicant for a single well license pursuant to A.R.S. § 45- 595(D) shall submit a verified application on forms prescribed and furnished by the Director, which shall include:

1.        The name and address of the applicant.

2.        The location of the well and whether the applicant owns the land.

3.        The type of drill rig to be used and the owner of the rig.

4.        The proposed design of the well or method of abandon- ment.

5.        The names of any people who will be assisting the appli- cant in  the drilling or  abandonment  of the well, and whether the applicant  will  compensate them for  their efforts.

6.        The applicant’s experience, if any, in well drilling or abandonment.

7.        Such other information as the Director may require rele- vant to the applicant’s experience and qualifications in well drilling or abandonment.

B.       The Director shall offer the single well examination no less than six times yearly and shall administer the examination to those eligible applicants whose applications were submitted at least 20 days prior to the date of the examination.

C.      The single well examination shall be of a form prescribed and furnished by the Director and shall test the applicant’s knowl- edge of abandonment techniques, or those minimum well con- struction requirements and drilling techniques applicable to the proposed design of the well. The passing grade on the sec- tions of the examination dealing with construction require- ments and drilling techniques, respectively, shall be 70 percent.

D.      Rule R12-15-805 relating to testing procedures shall be fully applicable.

E.       Applicants who twice fail the examination shall wait a mini- mum of 90 days before re-testing.

F.       Upon passing the examination, the applicant shall be issued a single well license, authorizing the applicant to drill or aban- don one exempt well at the location specified in the applica- tion. The license shall be valid for a period of one year from issuance.

Historical Note

Adopted effective March 5, 1984 (Supp. 84-2). Amended

effective June 18, 1990 (Supp. 90-2).