Washington oil and gas conservation law and drilling permits

Record: p09-WA-rec-02
State: WA
Category: requirements · statute_framework
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: WA-OG-CONSERVATION-LAW

Fields

dept plugging power: (a) The drilling, producing, locating, spacing, and plugging of wells and all other operations for the production of oil or gas;
gas oil ratio: No well shall be permitted to produce gas in excess of the maximum ratio determined for a pool unless all gas produced in excess thereof is returned to the pool from which it was produced.
permit application: Application to drill must be submitted to the Oil and Gas Supervisor, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, and approval must be obtained before drilling begins
permit duty: Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas, before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall apply to the department upon such form as the department may prescribe, and shall pay to the state treasurer a fee of the following amounts for each application:
permit scope: All oil and gas drilling, redrilling, or deepening operations in the state require a drilling permit.
regulator: The Department of Natural Resources, through the Washington Geological Survey, regulates drilling and related activities under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Department of Natural Resources rules (chapter 78.52 RCW and chapter 344-12 WAC)

Evidence

regulator: The Department of Natural Resources, through the Washington Geological Survey, regulates drilling and related activities under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and Department of Natural Resources rules (chapter 78.52 RCW and chapter 344-12 WAC)
https://dnr.wa.gov/washington-geological-survey/earth-resources/oil-and-gas-resources · Search-result snippet, regulatory sentence · source p09-WA-src-03 · visit p09-WA-visit-03
permit duty: Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas, before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall apply to the department upon such form as the department may prescribe, and shall pay to the state treasurer a fee of the following amounts for each application:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=78.52.120 · Search-result snippet, section body · source p09-WA-src-05 · visit p09-WA-visit-05
dept plugging power: (a) The drilling, producing, locating, spacing, and plugging of wells and all other operations for the production of oil or gas;
https://law.justia.com/codes/washington/2019/title-78/chapter-78-52/section-78-52-155/ · Search-result snippet, subsection (3)(a) · source p09-WA-src-07 · visit p09-WA-visit-07
gas oil ratio: No well shall be permitted to produce gas in excess of the maximum ratio determined for a pool unless all gas produced in excess thereof is returned to the pool from which it was produced.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=344-12-280 · Search-result snippet, rule body · source p09-WA-src-15 · visit p09-WA-visit-15
permit application: Application to drill must be submitted to the Oil and Gas Supervisor, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, and approval must be obtained before drilling begins
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/ger_oil_gas_form_1.pdf · Search-result snippet, filing instruction · source p09-WA-src-11 · visit p09-WA-visit-11
permit scope: All oil and gas drilling, redrilling, or deepening operations in the state require a drilling permit.
https://training-dnr-dnr.pantheonsite.io/publications/ger_oil_gas_form_1_instructions.pdf · Search-result snippet, lead sentence · source p09-WA-src-12 · visit p09-WA-visit-12

Provenance

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