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Ark. Code Ann. § 15-72-207

Log requirements generally

Acts 1917, No. 166, § 6, p. 890; C. & M

(1) It shall be the duty of the owner of any well drilled for gas or oil to keep a careful and accurate log of the drilling of the well.

(2) The log shall show: The character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well; and

(3) The location and depth of the water-bearing strata, together with the character of the water encountered from time to time; and

(4) At what point the water was shut off, if at all, and if not, so state in the log; and

(5) The depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata is encountered; and

(6) The character of the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata; and

(7) Whether all water overflowing or underlying the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata was successfully and permanently shut off, so as to prevent the percolation or penetration into the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata.

(8) The log shall: Be verified by the person in charge of the drilling;

(9) Be attested as correct by the owners of the well;

(10) Be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the well is located, and preserved by him or her in the public records; and

(11) Definitely describe the location of the well.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.