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 Bureau of Oil and Gas Management and all applicable laws of the Commonwealth. 33.02 For any well drilled under the terms of this lease which shall be plugged, Lessee shall provide a proposed plugging plan to Department, and shall receive written approval of said plan prior to the Lessee filing a notice of intent to plug with the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management. In the case of an emergency requiring the well to be plugged, the prerequisite of approval by the Department is waived, and plugging shall be completed as directed by the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management. 33.03 In no case shall brush plugging be proposed or be used to plug any ▇▇▇▇▇ drilled under the terms of this lease. 33.04 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. 33.05 Failure to comply with the above plugging requirements may result in termination of this lease, in which case the well plugging financial security would be forfeited to fund the proper plugging of the well or ▇▇▇▇▇ by Department.