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Law No. 1 of 1988 Regulating Groundwater Well Drilling

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 1Date: 19/01/1988 Corresponding to 30/05/1408 HijriNumber of Articles: 32Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 1Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1988 Corresponding to 12/05/1408 HijriPage from: 4

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License to Practice Drilling

4 Article

Applications for drilling licenses shall be lodged by companies that fulfill the conditions required by law to the competent department according to the defined template and supported by all necessary documents.

5 Article - Amended

Licenses to practice drilling shall be granted to six companies only and according to the minister's decision provided for in Article 3 of this Law.

6 Article

Prior to commencing work, the drilling contractor shall conclude a contract with the well owner as per the form prepared by the Ministry, signed by the parties or their legal representatives. Such contract shall conform to the ministry's requirements and include a declaration of the drilling license issued to the well owner and its number.
The technical conditions set forth in the drilling license shall be considered an integral part of any agreement between the drilling contractor and the well owner even if they are not stated therein. The drilling contractor shall be committed to implement the plans and designs defined by the competent department which accompany the drilling license.

7 Article

A drilling contractor shall keep a certified copy of his drilling license with the operators of the drilling site. The contractor's name and license number shall be clearly and prominently displayed in Arabic on all drilling devices on the site.
A ministry delegate may at any time examine and verify the validity of such licence.

8 Article

A drilling contractor shall take samples of the soil every three metres whenever its quality and colour changes and he shall store the samples in plastic bags or boxes.
The drilling contractor shall hand over the samples to the competent department and shall display on their containers his name and licence number, the date on which the samples were taken, the location of the well, and the drilling depth.

9 Article

The minister may stop the contractor from drilling where drilling procedures contravene the conditions of the drilling license or the usual drilling specifications.
Such suspension may be implemented administratively and the resumption of drilling shall be prohibited until the minister has verified the removal of the reasons for the suspension.

10 Article

A drilling contractor shall, within 15 days of the completion of drilling, supply the ministry with a report on the drilling operations according to the form set out for this purpose by the ministry. He shall also inform the ministry of the site movements of his diggers.

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