Whenever the department requires the making and filing of well logs, directional surveys, or reports on the drilling of, subsurface conditions found in, or reports with respect to the substance produced, or capable of being produced from, a "wildcat" or "exploratory" well, as those terms are used in the petroleum industry, such logs, surveys, reports, or information shall be kept confidential by the department for a period of one year, if at the time of filing such logs, surveys, reports, or other information, the owner, lessee, or operator of such well requests that such information be kept confidential: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the department may divulge or use such information in a public hearing or suit when it is necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order made hereunder.
RCW 78.52.260
"Wildcat" or "exploratory" well data confidential.
Known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Act
The act spans §§ 78–78 (56 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 109 Wash. 2d 712 - Cowles Publishing Co. v. State Patrol (1988)
Most recently applied in 109 Wash. 2d 712 - Cowles Publishing Co. v. State Patrol (January 1988)
1994 sp.s. c 9 s 835; 1951 c 146 s 28.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.