These regulations apply to well driller licensing, drill rig supervisor registration, and well drilling within the state of New Mexico. These rules do not apply to:
- A. work on pumping equipment;
- B. oil wells;
- C. gas wells;
- D. cathodic protection wells;
- E. geothermal resources, as defined in the Geothermal Resources Act, currently at Sections 19-13-1 to -28 NMSA 1978 (1967, as amended through 2013);
- F. construction boreholes and soil boreholes that encounter water and are less than thirty feet; or
- G. mine drill holes that do not encounter water.
[19.27.4.2 NMAC - Rp, 19.27.4.2 NMAC, 6/30/2017]