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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 363
BY SENATOR ADLEY
CONSERVATION. Prohibits permitted oil and gas drilling activities from disturbing
privately owned active water wells. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 30:28.1, relative to drilling activities; to prohibit permitted oil and gas drilling2
activities from disturbing privately owned active water wells; to provide3
requirements and conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 30:28.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง28.1. Avoiding disturbance of privately owned water well7
A. An owner or operator of a permitted oil and gas well shall construct8
and maintain the drilling activity area in such a manner as to avoid disturbing9
the use of any privately owned active water well existing at the time of the10
application for the permit to drill.11
B. An owner or operator of a permitted oil and gas well may negotiate12
with the owner of a privately owned active water well to relocate such water13
well. The owner or operator of a permitted oil and gas well shall pay for the14
relocation and plugging of the water well.15 SB NO. 363
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument was prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson. The
following digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative
instrument, was prepared by Cathy Wells.
DIGEST
Adley (SB 363)
Proposed law requires an owner or operator of a permitted oil and gas well to construct and
maintain the drilling activity area in such a manner as to avoid disturbing the use of any
privately owned active water well existing at the time of application for the permit to drill.
Proposed law provides that an owner or operator may negotiate with the water well owner
to relocate and plug such water well at the expense of such owner or operator.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Adds R.S. 30:28.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Environmental Quality
to the original bill.
1. Requires an owner or operator of a permitted oil and gas well to construct
and maintain the drilling activity area in such a manner as to avoid disturbing
the use of any privately owned active water well existing at the time of
application for the permit to drill.
2. Provides that an owner or operator may negotiate with the water well owner
to relocate and plug such water well at the expense of such owner or
operator.