AGENCY: Department of Natural Resources. Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. Oil and Gas Conservation

SERIES: 25627
TITLE: Plugged and Abandoned Well files
DATES: 1951-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by location, thereunder numerically by American Petroleum Institute number.

DESCRIPTION: This series consists of records for plugged and abandoned wells from counties with no active wells. The records include sundry notices and reports on wells, well completion or re-completion reports and logs, applications for permit to drill, deepen or plug back, log of oil and gas harvested, the casing record, production method, the date approval to drill was granted, and the plugging report. Information also includes the lease number, well name, and well location. Some records may contain inspection reports and there could also be injection application information in the files. These files are removed from the general set of well records files (series 8633) when they are transferred to the Records Center.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 12/2005

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Records Center for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfiche master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfiche duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

This disposition is based on the secondary historical value of the records to the public in documenting the operation of wells within Utah.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private