IA oil/gas well plugging, bonding, and drilling-permit duties

Record: p09-IA-rec-02
State: IA
Category: requirements · plugging_requirements
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: IA-OG-PLUG-DUTIES

Fields

bond amount: $15,000
bond requirement: a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $15,000 in favor of the state of Iowa
dept witness: Time must be allowed for a department representative to be present at the plugging operations, if so desired by the director.
director approval: Approval must be obtained from the director prior to commencing operations.
drilling permit duty: It is unlawful to commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas or the production of metallic minerals or to commence operations to deepen any well to a different geological formation without first giving the director notice of intention to drill, and without first obtaining a permit from the director, under rules prescribed by the department and paying to the department a fee established by rule of the department for the well.
notice of intent: Notice of the proposed method of abandoning and plugging any well drilled in connection with oil or gas operations or metallic mineral exploration or production must be filed on a form prescribed by the department.
plug when idle: Any well drilled in connection with oil or gas operations or metallic mineral exploration or production shall be properly plugged when the well is no longer used for the purpose for which it was drilled.
thirty day rule: the well(s) in question must be properly abandoned and plugged within 30 days after the permit authorizing the drilling expires

Evidence

plug when idle: Any well drilled in connection with oil or gas operations or metallic mineral exploration or production shall be properly plugged when the well is no longer used for the purpose for which it was drilled.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/iowa/Iowa-Admin-Code-r-561-17-15 · fetch body: rule text · source p09-IA-src-04 · visit p09-IA-visit-04
thirty day rule: the well(s) in question must be properly abandoned and plugged within 30 days after the permit authorizing the drilling expires
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/iowa/Iowa-Admin-Code-r-561-17-15 · fetch body: rule text · source p09-IA-src-04 · visit p09-IA-visit-04
notice of intent: Notice of the proposed method of abandoning and plugging any well drilled in connection with oil or gas operations or metallic mineral exploration or production must be filed on a form prescribed by the department.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/iowa/Iowa-Admin-Code-r-561-17-15 · fetch body: rule text · source p09-IA-src-04 · visit p09-IA-visit-04
director approval: Approval must be obtained from the director prior to commencing operations.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/iowa/Iowa-Admin-Code-r-561-17-15 · fetch body: rule text · source p09-IA-src-04 · visit p09-IA-visit-04
dept witness: Time must be allowed for a department representative to be present at the plugging operations, if so desired by the director.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/iowa/Iowa-Admin-Code-r-561-17-15 · fetch body: rule text · source p09-IA-src-04 · visit p09-IA-visit-04
bond requirement: a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $15,000 in favor of the state of Iowa
https://rules.iowa.gov/Notice/Details/4434C · search-result rule-text snippet (ARC 4434C) · source p09-IA-src-02 · visit p09-IA-visit-02
bond amount: $15,000
https://rules.iowa.gov/Notice/Details/4434C · search-result rule-text snippet (ARC 4434C) · source p09-IA-src-02 · visit p09-IA-visit-02
drilling permit duty: It is unlawful to commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas or the production of metallic minerals or to commence operations to deepen any well to a different geological formation without first giving the director notice of intention to drill, and without first obtaining a permit from the director, under rules prescribed by the department and paying to the department a fee established by rule of the department for the well.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2008/458A.5.pdf · search-result section-text snippet (2008 PDF) · source p09-IA-src-05 · visit p09-IA-visit-05

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-IA.