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Idaho well plugging authority: IDAPA 20.07.02 administration + reclamation rule text

Record
p09-ID-rec-02
State
ID
Category
requirements · plugging_requirements_summary
Status
collected
Period
current
Quality
Unreviewed
Review state
Pending review
Native ID
ID-IDAPA-PLUG-2026

Fields

cleanup rule
All debris, abandoned gathering line risers and flowline risers, surface equipment, supplies, rubbish, and other waste materials shall be removed within three (3) months of plugging a well.
reclaim timing
After the plugging and abandonment of a well or closure of other oil and gas facilities, all reclamation work described in this Section shall be completed within twelve (12) months.
rules admin
The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is responsible for creating and enforcing IDAPA 20.07.02, *Rules Governing Conservation of Oil and Natural Gas in the State of Idaho*.
rules link
https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/20/200702.pdf
section title
Idaho Admin. Code r. 20.07.02.510 - SURFACE RECLAMATION
statute link
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title47/T47CH3/
statutes admin
The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is responsible for administering the *Oil and Gas Conservation Act,* Title 47, Chapter 3 of Idaho Code.

Evidence

  1. rules admin: The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is responsible for creating and enforcing IDAPA 20.07.02, *Rules Governing Conservation of Oil and Natural Gas in the State of Idaho*.
    https://ogcc.idaho.gov/rules-and-statutes/ · Administrative Rules section (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-04 · visit p09-ID-visit-05
  2. statutes admin: The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is responsible for administering the *Oil and Gas Conservation Act,* Title 47, Chapter 3 of Idaho Code.
    https://ogcc.idaho.gov/rules-and-statutes/ · Statutes section (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-04 · visit p09-ID-visit-05
  3. rules link: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/20/200702.pdf
    https://ogcc.idaho.gov/rules-and-statutes/ · rules link target (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-04 · visit p09-ID-visit-05
  4. statute link: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title47/T47CH3/
    https://ogcc.idaho.gov/rules-and-statutes/ · statute link target (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-04 · visit p09-ID-visit-05
  5. section title: Idaho Admin. Code r. 20.07.02.510 - SURFACE RECLAMATION
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/idaho/IDAPA-20.07.02.510 · page H1 (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-05 · visit p09-ID-visit-08
  6. reclaim timing: After the plugging and abandonment of a well or closure of other oil and gas facilities, all reclamation work described in this Section shall be completed within twelve (12) months.
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/idaho/IDAPA-20.07.02.510 · section 01 (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-05 · visit p09-ID-visit-08
  7. cleanup rule: All debris, abandoned gathering line risers and flowline risers, surface equipment, supplies, rubbish, and other waste materials shall be removed within three (3) months of plugging a well.
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/idaho/IDAPA-20.07.02.510 · section 02 (verbatim in evidence/p09-ID-extracts.txt) · source p09-ID-src-05 · visit p09-ID-visit-08

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-ID. Still missing: plugging procedure text, idle well deadlines, bond amounts, title47 text.