Common use of Plugging Clause in Contracts

Plugging. 33.01 Lessee shall properly and effectively plug all ▇▇▇▇▇ on the leased premises before abandoning, in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Oil and Gas Management and all applicable laws of the Commonwealth, and in accordance with the DCNR’s Standard Well Plugging Procedures as described in Exhibit “F,” attached hereto and made a part hereof, or provide an alternative plugging method acceptable to the Department before plugging operations commence, to be approved by the Department in writing beforehand. A copy of the Certificate of Well Plugging showing the plugging procedure used and submitted to the Bureau of Oil and Gas Management shall be supplied to the Minerals Section, Bureau of Forestry for each well plugged and abandoned. In addition to the above-mentioned requirement, upon completion and plugging of a well, a permanent marker of concrete or any other marker approved by Department shall be erected over the well. The marker shall extend from ten (10) feet below the surface to at least two (2) feet above the surface. The name of the person, firm, company, or corporation by whom the well was drilled and the number of the well shall be stamped, cast, or otherwise permanently made a part of the marker. The erection of the marker shall in no way interfere with the vent pipe if one is required. Failure to comply with the above plugging requirements may be reason for cancellation of this lease, in which case the posted surety would be forfeited to fund the proper plugging of the well or ▇▇▇▇▇ by Department.