Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 522.225 Transfer of permit. (NRS 522.040) If the person to whom a permit was originally issued disposes of all his or her operating interest in the well, he or she must submit a written statement to the Division setting forth that fact and requesting that the permit be transf…

NAC 522.230 Bonds and deposits. (NRS 522.040) 1. To ensure that a well, upon abandonment, is plugged in accordance with the regulations of the Division and that the well is operated and repaired in a manner which does not cause waste, the Division may, except as otherwise provide…

NAC 522.232 Duties of operator. (NRS 522.040, 522.119) An operator of an oil or gas well shall: 1. Maintain a copy of the approved drilling permit at the site of the well during the operation of the well, including, without limitation, during the stages of drilling, hydraulic fra…

NAC 522.234 Well control and safety; equipment for prevention of blowout. (NRS 522.040, 522.119) 1. An operator shall take all precautions which are necessary to keep wells under control and operating safely at all times. Well control and wellhead assemblies used in an oil or gas…

NAC 522.235 Location of wells. (NRS 522.040) In a proven oil and gas field the spacing of wells will be governed by special rules for each particular field, to be adopted by the Division after notice and hearing. In the absence of a special order of the Division establishing dril…

NAC 522.240 Exceptions to location of wells and well spacing orders. (NRS 522.040) 1. Upon proper application, the Administrator may approve an exception to NAC 522.235 or to any order of the Division establishing the spacing of wells for a pool. 2. An application for an exceptio…

NAC 522.245 Change of location of well. (NRS 522.040) If, before drilling a well, the person to whom the permit was originally issued desires to change the location, he or she must submit a letter so stating and another application properly filled out showing the new location. No…

NAC 522.250 Identification of wells. (NRS 522.040) 1. Each well which is being drilled or is capable of producing must be identified by a sign posted on the derrick or not more than 100 feet from the well. 2. The sign must be of durable construction. The lettering must be kept in…

NAC 522.255 Collecting pits. (NRS 522.040) 1. No operator who conducts oil or gas development and production may use unlined collecting pits for storage and evaporation of brines from the oil field. The Division may approve the use of impervious collecting pits in conjunction wit…

NAC 522.260 Strata sealed off from other strata. (NRS 522.040) 1. During the drilling of any oil or gas well, all strata bearing oil, gas or water above the producing horizon must be sealed or separated in order to prevent their contents from passing into other strata. 2. All fre…

NAC 522.265 Casings and casing strings. (NRS 522.040, 522.119) Unless a special provision requires otherwise, the following applies to all oil and gas wells: 1. An operator shall install conductor casing and cement the annular space surrounding the conductor casing from the shoe …

NAC 522.275 Directional drilling. (NRS 522.040) 1. Except for wells which are intentionally deviated, all wells must be drilled as nearly vertically as possible by normal, prudent and practical drilling operations. No interval in an oil well may be opened to the wellbore closer t…

NAC 522.280 Reentry. (NRS 522.040) If a hole is being reentered for any purpose, other than for repairs or a routine cleanout which does not change the producing interval, the operator must file with the Division a notice of intention on Form 4. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 206, eff.…

NAC 522.300 Classification of wells and pools. (NRS 522.040) The Division will determine whether a particular well or pool is a gas or oil well or gas or oil pool, classify and reclassify wells and name pools accordingly, determine the limits of any pool producing oil or gas, and…

NAC 522.305 Ratio of gas to oil. (NRS 522.040) The Division will, after notice and hearing, impose a limit on any ratio of gas to oil for wells in a pool. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 411, eff. 12-20-79] — (NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87)

NAC 522.310 Equipment for measurement. (NRS 522.040) 1. Adequate facilities must be provided for efficient measurement of the gas and oil produced for the purpose of obtaining gas to oil ratios on each well and reporting oil, gas and water production. 2. Wellhead equipment must b…

NAC 522.315 Multiple completion of wells. (NRS 522.040) No operator may permit multiple completion of a well without the approval of the Division. The Division may require adequate and complete separation, as determined by packer tests, of the various zones involved in the comple…

NAC 522.320 Production from different strata through same casing. (NRS 522.040) No operator may permit a well to produce either oil or gas from different strata through the same casing without first receiving written permission from the Division. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 404, eff…

NAC 522.325 Production from several wells to common facilities. (NRS 522.040) Common facilities may be used to receive the production from any number of wells, if adequate tankage and measuring equipment are installed so that production from each well can be accurately determined…

NAC 522.330 Periodic tests required to commingle production. (NRS 522.040) The production from one pool may not be commingled on the surface with that from another pool except when the quantities from each source of production are determined by periodic well tests or other measur…

NAC 522.335 Initial testing of gas wells. (NRS 522.040) Each gas well must be tested initially by the multipoint back pressure method at a time prescribed by the Division. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 408, eff. 12-20-79] — (NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87)

NAC 522.340 Gas produced or sold must be metered. (NRS 522.040) 1. All gas must be metered when produced or sold with an approved meter of sufficient capacity. Gas may be metered from a lease or from property which is a unit if it is shown that ratable taking can be maintained. 2…

NAC 522.342 Administrative fee. (NRS 522.040, 522.150) 1. The amount of the administrative fee that a producer or purchaser of oil or natural gas must pay pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 522.150 is 15 cents per barrel of oil or per 50,000 cubic feet of natural gas, as appropriate…

NAC 522.345 Utilization of gas. (NRS 522.040) 1. Gas from an oil well may be used for: (a) Light or fuel; (b) Efficient manufacture of chemicals; (c) Reinjection to increase the ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons or for storage; (d) The extraction of liquid hydrocarbons from the g…

NAC 522.350 Open reservoirs. (NRS 522.040) Oil or the waste from an oil field may not be stored or retained in unlined pits in the ground or open receptacles without the approval of the Division. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 407, eff. 12-20-79] — (NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87)

NAC 522.355 Removal of rubbish and debris. (NRS 522.040) Any rubbish or debris which might constitute a fire hazard must be removed to a distance of at least 100 feet from any well, tank or separator. Waste oil must be burned or disposed of in a manner approved by the Division of…

NAC 522.360 Dikes and fire walls. (NRS 522.040) Dikes or fire walls are required around permanent tanks for the storage of oil located within the corporate limits of any city or town, where tanks for storage are less than 500 feet from any highway or inhabited dwelling, less than…

NAC 522.365 Report of fire, lightning strike, break or leak, or overflow. (NRS 522.040) 1. Each operator of an oil or gas well, pipeline, receiving tank, tank for storage or receiving or receptacle for storage in which oil or gas is produced, received or stored, or through which …

NAC 522.380 Procedure for disposal of water. (NRS 522.040) 1. A person who wishes to dispose of salt water, brackish water or other water unfit for domestic use or for livestock, irrigation or other use with a disposal well must obtain: (a) Approval to drill and complete the disp…

NAC 522.400 Permit for secondary recovery operations required. (NRS 522.040) 1. Any method for maintaining pressure or recovering additional oil or gas, other than a method consisting of primary recovery techniques, may be used only upon approval of the Administrator. Such approv…

NAC 522.405 Notification of injection operations. (NRS 522.040) 1. Upon beginning to inject any fluids into an injection well, the operator shall notify the Division of the date on which injection began. 2. Within 10 days after the injection of fluids is discontinued, the operato…

NAC 522.410 Casing for injection wells. (NRS 522.040) Wells used for injection of gas, air, water or fluids into the producing formation must be cased with safe and adequate casing, and the casing must be cemented to prevent leakage or damage to oil, gas or fresh water. All injec…

NAC 522.415 Records and reports. (NRS 522.040) Each operator shall keep accurate records showing the amount of oil produced, volumes of fluid or gas injected and injection pressure. Each operator shall file with the Division, on Forms 7 and 7A, a monthly report showing all produc…

NAC 522.430 Temporary abandonment of well. (NRS 522.040) 1. Each well in which production casing has been run but which has not been operated for 1 year, and each well in which no production casing has been run and for which drilling operations have ceased for 30 days, must be pe…

NAC 522.435 Notice of intention to abandon. (NRS 522.040) 1. Before beginning work for the abandonment of any well, including a well being drilled, an oil or gas well, water well or a dry hole, notice of intention to abandon must be filed with the Division and approval for the ab…

NAC 522.440 Responsibility for plugging. (NRS 522.040) The operator of any well which has been drilled for oil or gas, or any seismic, core or other exploratory hole, whether cased or uncased, is responsible for the plugging of the well or hole. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 306, eff.…

NAC 522.445 Method of plugging. (NRS 522.040) 1. Each abandoned well or hole must be plugged by or on behalf of the owner, operator or producer who is in charge of the well and responsible for it. 2. Before any well is abandoned, it must be plugged in a manner which will permanen…

NAC 522.455 Restoration of surface and removal of debris. (NRS 522.040) The operator shall, as soon as weather and ground conditions permit, upon final abandonment and completion of the plugging of any well, clear the area around the well of all refuse, drain and fill all excavat…

NAC 522.460 Marker for abandoned well. (NRS 522.040) 1. Unless the owner of the surface land submits a request to the Division that an abandoned well not be marked, and the Administrator, in his or her discretion, grants the request, the location of the abandoned well must be sho…

NAC 522.465 Record of plugging. (NRS 522.040) Within 30 days after the plugging of a hole or well, a record of the plugging must be submitted to the Division on Form 12. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 307, eff. 12-20-79] — (NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87; A by Div. of Minerals by …

NAC 522.480 Books and records. (NRS 522.040) 1. All producers, transporters, storers and handlers of crude petroleum oil and natural gas in Nevada shall keep, for at least 5 years, appropriate books and records covering their operations in Nevada to substantiate the reports requi…

NAC 522.485 Forms required by chapter. (NRS 522.040) Where the provisions of this chapter require forms to be filed, the forms listed in NAC 522.490 to 522.535, inclusive, may be filed. [Div. of Mineral Res., § 702, eff. 12-20-79] — (NAC A by Div. of Minerals by R081-15, 12-21-20…

NAC 522.490 Form 1: Organization report. (NRS 522.040) 1. Form 1 must be filed with the Division by each person before drilling a first well in Nevada. An amended form must be filed when there is a change in any of the facts shown on the form. 2. Drilling permits will not be issu…

NAC 522.495 Form 2: Application for permit to drill. (NRS 522.040) 1. A person who desires to drill any oil or gas well must file Form 2, properly completed, with the Division. 2. The location plat required by this section must be of convenient size, and must have the location of…

NAC 522.500 Forms 3 and 3a: Drilling bond. (NRS 522.040) 1. Form 3, properly prepared, must accompany the bond required by NAC 522.230 for the drilling of a single well. 2. Form 3a, properly prepared, must accompany the bond required by NAC 522.230 for the drilling of more than o…

NAC 522.505 Form 4: Sundry notices and reports on wells. (NRS 522.040) 1. Form 4 must be used to: (a) Notify the Division and request its approval of or for: (1) A change of drilling plans. (2) A test of water shutoff. (3) A reentering or reopening of a plugged hole. (4) A shooti…

NAC 522.510 Form 5: Well completion report. (NRS 522.040) 1. Form 5, the well completion report, must be filed for all wells drilled in Nevada within 30 days after drilling operations are completed. In the case of a dry hole, this report may accompany Form 4. If production will n…