Notice to division, when - forms - registration and certification, fee - ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.614
in effect256.614. Notice to division, when — forms — registration and certification, fee — encountering gas or oil. — 1. The division shall be notified, on certification or registration forms to be provided by the division, of the activities specified in this section within sixty days:
(1) Certification forms shall be used to report:
(a) New well construction;
(b) New pump installations;
(c) Drilling of monitoring wells;
(d) Drilling of heat pump wells;
(2) Registration forms shall be used to report:
(a) Plugging of wells;
(b) Raising of casing;
(c) Lining of wells;
(d) Deepening of wells;
(e) Major repairs and alteration to wells;
(f) Jetted well construction;
(3) The certification form shall be accompanied by the certification fee and the registration form shall be accompanied by the registration fee, however, on new well construction and new pump installation, only one fee shall be required.
2. Any well driller who encounters oil or gas during drilling operations or a well owner who converts a well from a water well to an oil or gas well shall notify the division and file for a permit from the Missouri oil and gas council, and the well shall be completed in accordance with the regulations of the council.
(L. 1985 S.B. 281 § 5, A.L. 1991 S.B. 221)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=256.614Fetched: 10/17/2026