1. (a) Before any hole is abandoned which is drilled for seismic, core, or other exploratory purposes below the freshwater formation, it shall be the duty of the owner or driller of any such hole to plug the same in such manner as to properly protect all water-bearing formations.

2. (b) Core holes.

   1. (1) Core holes shall comply with the minimum surface casing and plugging requirements.
   2. (2) No core hole shall be completed as a producing well.
   3. (3) A plugging record shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days from the date drilling operations commence.

   4. (4)

      1. (A) A copy of all electric logs shall be filed with the Oil and Gas Commission no later than one (1) year from the date drilling operations commence.
      2. (B) In the event an electric log was not run, the operator shall file a copy of a driller’s log.
   5. (5) All information required to be filed shall be kept confidential for a period of one (1) year from the date drilling operations commence.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Source: 1992 rule book)"