| (1) | The division may require a person to:
| (a) | identify the location and ownership of a well or producing geothermal lease; |
| (b) | file with the division a notice of intent to drill, redrill, renovate, deepen, permanently alter the casing of, test, maintain, or abandon any well and obtain the division's approval of the notice of intent before the person commences operations; |
| (c) | subject to Subsection (4), keep a well log or record and file a copy of the well log or record with the division; |
| (d) | space, drill, case, test, operate, produce, or abandon a well so as to prevent:
| (i) | a geothermal resource, water, gas, or other fluid from escaping into strata:
| (A) | other than the strata in which the resource, water, gas, or fluid is found; and |
| (B) | unless in accordance with a subsurface injection program approved by the division; |
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| (ii) | pollution of surface and groundwater; |
| (iii) | premature cooling of a geothermal system by water encroachment or otherwise that tends to reduce the ultimate economic recovery of the geothermal resource; |
| (iv) | a blowout, cave-in, or seepage; and |
| (v) | unreasonable disturbance or injury to neighboring properties, prior water rights, human life, health, and the environment; |
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| (e) | subject to Subsection (2), if an operator, file an individual surety bond with the division for a new well drilled or an abandoned well redrilled; |
| (f) | if an owner or operator, measure geothermal production according to standards set by the division and maintain complete and accurate production records or certified copies of the records that the owner or operator:
| (i) | keeps for a period of five years; and |
| (ii) | makes available for examination by the division at reasonable times; and |
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| (g) | file with the division any other reasonable report that the division requires regarding geothermal operations within the state. |
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