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Geothermal Rules <br />Effective Date: September 30, 2004 <br />6.4.3 A Type A -OS, Type B or reinjection well with a proposed production or <br />injection rate greater than fifteen (15) gpm shall be located more than six hundred (600) <br />feet from: <br />a. any existing or permitted geothermal well not owned by the applicant, and <br />completed in the same reservoir; or, <br />b. any existing or permitted water well not owned by the applicant, and <br />completed in the same reservoir; or, <br />C. any decreed, naturally flowing spring not owned by the applicant, unless <br />the applicant can demonstrate that the source of the spring is not <br />hydraulically connected to the geothermal reservoir. <br />6.4.4 A proposed well location not meeting the minimum distances specified in <br />these Rules shall not be permitted by the State Engineer unless the following conditions <br />are met: <br />a. the proposed location complies with the minimum well spacing established <br />for a geothermal management district; <br />b. an application is submitted to the State Engineer setting forth all material <br />facts involved and the manner and method of the proposed well <br />completion. The application shall be supported by an outline of steps to <br />be taken to prevent contamination by the well and/or material injury to any <br />valid, prior water or geothermal rights; <br />C. the applicant shall give notice of the proposed well to the owners or <br />operators of any valid, prior water or geothermal rights, which are not <br />owned by the applicant and are located less than the specified minimum <br />distance from the proposed well. The notice shall be sent by certified <br />mail, return receipt requested, and shall include a copy of the permit <br />application and the supplemental information required by paragraph (b) <br />above. The notice shall instruct such owners and operators that they must <br />submit a written objection to the State Engineer within forty-five (45) days <br />of their receipt of the notice if they want to object to the proposed well. <br />Evidence that this notice was given shall be submitted with the permit <br />application; and, <br />d. no objection to the proposed well is filed within forty-five (45) days of <br />receipt of the notice, and if the State Engineer finds that circumstances in <br />this instance so warrant, he shall issue the permit. If an objection is filed, <br />the State Engineer shall hold a hearing pursuant to the Procedural <br />Regulations, 2 CCR 402-5 (1984), to determine whether particular <br />circumstances warrant issuing a permit. <br />6.5 Replacement Well - A replacement well permit must be obtained prior to <br />relocating or reconstructing an existing well, or changing the producing interval or depth <br />of an existing well without changing the reservoir. <br />15 <br />