NAC534A.205. Location of well: Survey required; filing of certified plat of location.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the location of an individual geothermal well or the geothermal wells in a project area must be surveyed by a state water right surveyor.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a certified plat of the location must be filed with the Division within 30 days after the completion of the construction of the well. The plat must:

     (a) Be of a standard size;

     (b) Show the location of any designated lots; and

     (c) Contain a description of the location of the proposed well:

          (1) Within a 40-acre legal subdivision; or

          (2) Which includes an accurate course and distance tied to an established corner of a section or quarter section and a full description of the corner to which the tie is made, together with all markings thereon.

     3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a thermal gradient well.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-16-92)