{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-481-3160","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-481-3160","heading":"Agreement with well owner","body":"Article 2\n\nProhibition\n\nA. No licensee shall perform wireline service operations with a sealed source(s) unless, prior to commencement of the operation, the licensee has a written agreement with the well operator, well owner, drilling contractor, or land owner that:\n\n1. In the event a sealed source is lodged downhole, a reasonable effort at recovery will be made;\n\n2. No person may attempt to recover a sealed source in a manner which, in the licensee's opinion, could result in its rupture;\n\n3. In the event a decision is made to abandon the sealed source downhole, the requirements of 12VAC5-481-3370 C shall be met;\n\n4. The radiation monitoring required in 12VAC5-481-3340 will be performed; and\n\n5. If the environment, any equipment, or personnel are contaminated with licensed material, they must be decontaminated before release from the site or release for unrestricted use.\n\nB. The licensee shall retain a copy of the written agreement for three years after the completion of the well logging operation.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations","Part XIV. Radiation Safety Requirements for Wireline Service Operations and Subsurface Tracer Studies","Article 2. Prohibition"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter481/section3160/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:32Z","sha256":"9059b35bcff686a6bf502e3173890e28075793b7dc2fbb379d8426b2e7ed75ed","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-481-3151","next":"us-va/12vac5-481-3170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}