GENERAL PROVISIONS›CHAPTER 12. Earthquake Preparedness 2810-2815›ARTICLE 4.1. Abandoned Wells 3240-3243

§ 3240

California Public Resources Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

The supervisor, in cooperation with appropriate state and local agencies, shall conduct a study of abandoned oil and gas wells located in those areas of the state with substantial potential for methane and other hazardous gas accumulations in order to determine the location, the extent of methane gas and other hazardous gas accumulations, and potential hazards from the abandoned wells.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 924, Sec. 1. Effective September 24, 1985.)

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