Alaska Statutes 41.06.040 – Regulations; requirements; inspections

(a) The commission shall adopt regulations under Alaska Stat. Chapter 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), issue orders, and take other appropriate action to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including adopting regulations to prevent

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 41.06.040

action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
commission: means the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission created under Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 41.06.060
geothermal system: means a stratum, pool, reservoir, or other geologic formation containing geothermal resources. See Alaska Statutes 41.06.060
operator: means a person drilling, maintaining, operating, producing, or in control of a well. See Alaska Statutes 41.06.060
property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
well: means a well drilled, converted, or reactivated for the discovery, testing, production, or subsurface injection of geothermal resources. See Alaska Statutes 41.06.060

(1) geothermal resources, water or other fluids, and gases from escaping into strata other than that in which they are found, unless in accordance with an approved reinjection program;

(2) contamination of surface and groundwater;

(3) premature degradation of a geothermal system by water encroachment or otherwise;

(4) blowouts, cavings, and seepage; and

(5) unreasonable disturbance or injury to neighboring properties, prior water rights, prior oil or gas rights, human life, health, and the natural environment.

(b) The commission shall require the operator of a geothermal well to file an adequate individual or blanket surety bond to ensure compliance with regulations adopted under this section.

(c) The commission shall require a geothermal operator to notify the commission if the operator discovers significant quantities of hydrocarbon substances, helium, or fissionable materials.

(d) The commission and its staff may enter upon any property, public or private, to inspect a geothermal operation for compliance with regulations adopted under this section.

(e)[Repealed, Sec. 18 ch 38 SLA 2010].

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