Publications: Laws and Regulations
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Application for Primacy in the Regulation of Class II Injection Wells Under Section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (April 1981) DOGGR/U.S. EPA application for primary authority in regulation of Class II underground injection wells. The application includes a list of acquifers exempted by the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Click here to view/download PDF (3.5 MB). |
PRC01 Free |
California Laws for Conservation of Petroleum and Gas Division 3 and several chapters of the Public Resources Code. Governs the regulation of oil and gas operations (Revised November 2006). |
PRC02 Free |
California Laws for Conservation of Geothermal Resources Division 3, Chapter 4 of the Public Resources Code. Governs the regulation of geothermal operations (October 2007). |
PRC04 Free |
California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 2, Chapter 2 (Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970) and Chapter 4 (Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources--with Subchapter 4: Statewide Geothermal Regulations). Includes revised and updated well abandonment regulations (March 2007). |
Notice to Operators Free |
Notices to Operators This file contains the Notices to Operators issued by the Division from 1980 to present. |
MOU/MOA Free |
Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) /Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) |
Oil Spill Reporting Field Rule Free |
San Joaquin Valley Oil Spill Reporting Criteria This field rule established crude oil spill reporting criteria for oil and gas fields located in Kern, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Merced counties. |
1915 Laws Free |
Laws of the State of California Regulating the Drilling of Petroleum and Gas Wells Enacted in 1915, these are the first laws governing oil and gas drilling in California, and effectively created the Division of Oil and Gas. |