During the drilling and construction of a Class VI injection well, a storage operator must:

1. (1) perform appropriate logs;

2. (2) perform surveys and tests to determine or verify the:

   1. (A) depth;
   2. (B) thickness;
   3. (C) porosity;
   4. (D) permeability;
   5. (E) lithology; and

   6. (F) salinity;

      of any formation fluids in all relevant geologic formations to ensure conformance with the injection well construction requirements of the department; and

3. (3) establish accurate baseline data against which future measurements may be compared.

   The storage operator must submit to the department a report prepared by a log analyst that includes an interpretation of the results of each log and test.

As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.56.