Iowa Code 458A.5 – Drilling permit required
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 458A.5
- and: includes the word "or" and the use of the word "or" includes the word "and". See Iowa Code 458A.2
- Department: means the department of natural resources created under section 455A. See Iowa Code 458A.2
- Director: means the director of the department or a designee. See Iowa Code 458A.2
- Gas: means and includes all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons which are produced at the wellhead and not defined in this section as oil. See Iowa Code 458A.2
- Oil: means and includes crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity which are produced at the wellhead in liquid form and the liquid hydrocarbons known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casinghead gas. See Iowa Code 458A.2
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Well: means any hole drilled to determine stratigraphic sequence, mineralization, or for the discovery of oil or gas. See Iowa Code 458A.2
It is unlawful to commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas or the production of metallic minerals or to commence operations to deepen any well to a different geological formation without first giving the director notice of intention to drill, and without first obtaining a permit from the director, under rules prescribed by the department and paying to the department a fee established by rule of the department for the well. The fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.