California Code
DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS
CHAPTER 4 - Geothermal Resources

Section 3700. - 3700. It is hereby found and determined that the people...

Section 3701. - 3701. For the purposes of this chapter, “geothermal resources” shall...

Section 3702. - 3702. For the purposes of this chapter, “geothermal resources area”...

Section 3703. - 3703. “Well” means any well for the discovery of geothermal...

Section 3703.1. - 3703.1. “Low-temperature geothermal resources” are fluids that have value by...

Section 3704. - 3704. “Department”, in reference to the government of this state,...

Section 3705. - 3705. “Division,” in reference to the government of this state,...

Section 3706. - 3706. “Director” means the Director of Conservation. (Added by Stats....

Section 3707. - 3707. “Supervisor” means the State Oil and Gas Supervisor. (Added...

Section 3708. - 3708. “Person” includes any individual, firm, association, corporation, or any...

Section 3709. - 3709. “Operator” means any person drilling, maintaining, operating, pumping, or...

Section 3710. - 3710. “Owner” includes “operator” when any well is operated or...

Section 3711. - 3711. “Operator” includes “owner” when any well is or has...

Section 3712. - 3712. This chapter shall be liberally construed to meet its...

Section 3714. - 3714. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall so supervise...

Section 3714.5. - 3714.5. The supervisor, pursuant to regulation, shall designate geothermal resources...

Section 3715. - 3715. The supervisor shall also supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance,...

Section 3715.5. - 3715.5. For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act...

Section 3716. - 3716. The district deputy in each district shall collect all...

Section 3717. - 3717. Upon request, the supervisor shall notify the Department of...

Section 3718. - 3718. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as superseding...

Section 3719. - 3719. The supervisor shall publish any publications, reports, maps, statistical...

Section 3720. - 3720. For the purposes of this chapter, the state may...

Section 3721. - 3721. Every owner or operator of any well shall designate...

Section 3722. - 3722. The owner or operator of any well shall notify...

Section 3723. - 3723. Every person who acquires the ownership or operation of...

Section 3723.5. - 3723.5. Any person who acquires the ownership or operation of...

Section 3724. - 3724. The owner or operator of any well, before commencing...

Section 3724.1. - 3724.1. An owner or operator may submit to the supervisor...

Section 3724.2. - 3724.2. If, after study by the supervisor, it is determined...

Section 3724.3. - 3724.3. Drilling of program wells, as described in Section 3724.1,...

Section 3724.32. - 3724.32. When an operator fails to pay a civil penalty...

Section 3724.35. - 3724.35. The supervisor may adopt regulations governing intermediate and deep...

Section 3724.4. - 3724.4. The proposal, and all other data submitted as required...

Section 3724.5. - 3724.5. To provide funds for the supervision of geothermal resource...

Section 3724.6. - 3724.6. The permit application fees established in Sections 3724 and...

Section 3725. - 3725. Every person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening,...

Section 3725.5. - 3725.5. Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening,...

Section 3726. - 3726. Any person who engages in the drilling, redrilling, deepening,...

Section 3728. - 3728. Any individual or blanket indemnity bond issued in compliance...

Section 3728.5. - 3728.5. In lieu of the bond required by Sections 3723.5,...

Section 3729. - 3729. For the purposes of Section 3728, a well is...

Section 3730. - 3730. The owner or operator of any well shall keep,...

Section 3731. - 3731. The log shall show the character and depth of...

Section 3732. - 3732. The core record shall show the depth, character, and...

Section 3733. - 3733. The history shall show the location and amount of...

Section 3734. - 3734. The log shall be kept in the local office...

Section 3735. - 3735. Upon the completion or abandonment of any well or...

Section 3736. - 3736. The owner or operator of any well, or his...

Section 3737. - 3737. A well is completed, for the purposes of this...

Section 3739. - 3739. Any person engaged in operating any wells wherein high...

Section 3740. - 3740. The owner or operator of any well on lands...

Section 3741. - 3741. The supervisor shall require such tests or remedial work...

Section 3742.2. - 3742.2. Any person having drilled a well or wells on...

Section 3743. - 3743. (a) An order of the supervisor or a district...

Section 3744. - 3744. (a) Within 30 days from the date of service...

Section 3745. - 3745. The owner of any well producing geothermal resources or...

Section 3746. - 3746. Before abandoning any well in accordance with methods approved...

Section 3747. - 3747. Before any work is commenced to abandon any well,...

Section 3748. - 3748. The supervisor, or the district deputy, shall before the...

Section 3749. - 3749. If the supervisor or the district deputy fails to...

Section 3750. - 3750. Within 60 days after the completion of abandonment of...

Section 3751. - 3751. No person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or...

Section 3752. - 3752. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...

Section 3753. - 3753. Upon receipt by the supervisor or by a district...

Section 3754. - 3754. Any owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses...

Section 3754.5. - 3754.5. (a) Any person who violates this chapter or any...

Section 3755. - 3755. The supervisor or his deputy may order the abandonment...

Section 3756. - 3756. Whenever the supervisor finds that it is in the...

Section 3757. - 3757. Any well hereafter drilled for the discovery and production...

Section 3757.1. - 3757.1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where a...

Section 3757.2. - 3757.2. For the purpose of developing low-temperature geothermal resources, the...

Section 3758. - 3758. Where several contiguous parcels of land in one or...

Section 3759. - 3759. For the purpose of this chapter, an alley which...

Section 3760. - 3760. Each day in which the drilling of any well...

Section 3761. - 3761. The provisions regarding the location of geothermal resources wells...

Section 3762. - 3762. (a) The operator of a well to whom the...

Section 3763. - 3763. (a) A hearing shall be provided in accordance with...

Section 3764. - 3764. (a) A hearing conducted by the director shall adhere...

Section 3765. - 3765. (a) Within 30 days after the close of a...

Section 3766. - 3766. (a) Following a hearing conducted by the director pursuant...

Section 3767. - 3767. When an operator seeks judicial review of a decision...

Section 3768. - 3768. If the operator does not appeal an order, if...

Section 3769. - 3769. In any proceeding instituted by the supervisor for the...

Section 3770. - 3770. Witnesses shall be entitled to receive the fees and...

Section 3771. - 3771. In case of the failure or neglect on the...

Section 3772. - 3772. (a) If any person fails to pay any charge...

Section 3772.2. - 3772.2. A warrant may be issued by the Controller or...

Section 3772.4. - 3772.4. The sheriff shall receive, upon the completion of his...

Section 3772.6. - 3772.6. In the event that the lien of the charges,...

Section 3773. - 3773. The Controller shall, on or before the 90th day...

Section 3774. - 3774. The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute any such...

Section 3775. - 3775. In such actions the record of charges, or a...

Section 3776. - 3776. Payment of the penalties and charges, or the amount...