BILL NUMBER: SB 248INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Pavley FEBRUARY 18, 2015 An act to amend Section 3213 of the Public Resources Code, relating to oil and gas. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 248, as introduced, Pavley. Oil and gas: well history. Existing law requires the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation to regulate the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells used for the purpose of producing oil and gas. Existing law requires an owner or operator of a well to keep, or cause to be kept, and requires the operator to file with the district deputy at specified times, a careful and accurate log, core record, and history of the drilling of the well. Existing law requires the well history to show the location and amount of sidetracked casings, tools, or other material, the depth and quantity of cement in cement plugs, the shots of dynamite or other explosives, acid treatment data, the results of production and other tests during drilling operations, and all data on well stimulation treatments. Existing law provides that a person who fails to comply with specific laws relating to the regulation of oil or gas operations, including failing to furnish a report or record, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would, in addition, require all operations on or in the well of any form to be systematically, completely, and accurately described and recorded in the well history. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3213 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 3213. The history shall show the location and amount of sidetracked casings, tools, or other material, the depth and quantity of cement in cement plugs, the shots of dynamite or other explosives, all acid treatmentdata,data of any amount and concentration, and the results of production and other tests during drilling operations. All operations on or in the well of any form, including, but not limited to, the injection or emplacement of any material in the well for any purpose during the drilling, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of the well shall be systematically, completely, and accurately described and recorded in the history. All data on well stimulation treatments pursuant to Section 3160 shall be recorded in the history. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.