{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-72-207","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 15-72-207","heading":"Log requirements generally","body":"(a) It shall be the duty of the owner of any well drilled for gas or oil to keep a careful and accurate log of the drilling of the well. (b) The log shall show: (1) The character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well; and (2) The location and depth of the water-bearing strata, together with the character of the water encountered from time to time; and (3) At what point the water was shut off, if at all, and if not, so state in the log; and (4) The depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata is encountered; and (5) The character of the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata; and (6) Whether all water overflowing or underlying the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata was successfully and permanently shut off, so as to prevent the percolation or penetration into the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata. (c) The log shall: (1) Be verified by the person in charge of the drilling; (2) Be attested as correct by the owners of the well; (3) Be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the well is located, and preserved by him or her in the public records; and (4) Definitely describe the location of the well. Acts 1917, No. 166, § 6, p. 890; C. \u0026 M. Dig., § 7304; Pope's Dig., § 9360; A.S.A. 1947, § 53-206.\n\n(a) It shall be the duty of the owner of any well drilled for gas or oil to keep a careful and accurate log of the drilling of the well.\n\n(b) The log shall show: (1) The character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well; and (2) The location and depth of the water-bearing strata, together with the character of the water encountered from time to time; and (3) At what point the water was shut off, if at all, and if not, so state in the log; and (4) The depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata is encountered; and (5) The character of the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata; and (6) Whether all water overflowing or underlying the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata was successfully and permanently shut off, so as to prevent the percolation or penetration into the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata.\n\n(1) The character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well; and\n\n(2) The location and depth of the water-bearing strata, together with the character of the water encountered from time to time; and\n\n(3) At what point the water was shut off, if at all, and if not, so state in the log; and\n\n(4) The depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata is encountered; and\n\n(5) The character of the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata; and\n\n(6) Whether all water overflowing or underlying the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata was successfully and permanently shut off, so as to prevent the percolation or penetration into the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata.\n\n(c) The log shall: (1) Be verified by the person in charge of the drilling; (2) Be attested as correct by the owners of the well; (3) Be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the well is located, and preserved by him or her in the public records; and (4) Definitely describe the location of the well.\n\n(1) Be verified by the person in charge of the drilling;\n\n(2) Be attested as correct by the owners of the well;\n\n(3) Be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the well is located, and preserved by him or her in the public records; and\n\n(4) Definitely describe the location of the well.","path":["AR Code","Title 15","Chapter 72","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"2fd5f95004ae715932bfd9c86a16f9b79c3545bb988be8bec1d526443528400b","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-72-206","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-15-72-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}