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made during sealing, plugging and abandonment, such as perforating or removal of the casing, <br />shall be recorded in detail. <br />Removal of topsoil and earth materials from around completed well casings will be performed <br />for those wells in which the casing could not effectively be removed. Removed topsoil and <br />earth materials will be properly stored and protected from erosion for re- application. <br />Previously excavated and stored earth materials and topsoil will be re- applied to the disturbed <br />ground surfaces around and over the abandoned drill holes and wells. The appropriate seed <br />mix, as directed by the Division, will be applied as necessary. Upon completion of restoration, <br />all plugged drill holes /wells will be suitably marked for future identification. <br />Completion and Restoration Plans <br />Precautions to minimize surface disturbances to potential sites during drilling and reclamation <br />activities will be observed. Mobilization to the selected sites will be restricted to established <br />road rights -of -way. Linc Energy will provide the drilling contractor(s) with approved access <br />routes to the sites. On -site mobilization will be limited to only that necessary to position <br />required equipment over each drill location and to related drilling infrastructures (e.g. mud pits, <br />soil stock piles, etc.). All un- necessary travel over the sites will be restricted in order to protect <br />the environmental quality of the sites. Linc Energy will provide a source of water for all drilling <br />activities. <br />Mud pit construction will include the removal and storage of topsoil. Excavated earth materials <br />below the topsoil layer will be stored in a separate spoils pile. Standardized soil erosion <br />measures will be taken to prevent erosion of topsoil and spoils piles. Drilling mud and cuttings <br />generated from Linc Energy's drilling activities will be interned in mud pits. Mud pit dimensions <br />will be approximately ten feet by fifteen feet and eight feet deep. Mud pits will be properly <br />fenced while open to prevent unauthorized access. After drilling activities have been <br />completed, previously excavated and stored earth materials will be utilized to fill in the mud <br />pits. Stored topsoil will be applied over the excavated earth materials infilling the mud pits, re- <br />contoured to grade and seeded with the appropriate seed mixture as directed by the Division. <br />If hazardous material(s) is (are) encountered during the drilling process, Linc Energy will <br />immediately notify the Division. Linc Energy will not be responsible for the removal of <br />hazardous materials or the remediation thereof, if the materials are the result of an activity or <br />condition that pre -dates Linc Energy's activities at the Site. Linc Energy will take appropriate <br />mitigation steps to deal with any hazardous material(s) for which it is responsible. No <br />hazardous materials will be stored long term at the drilling sites. <br />