2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 12, Chapters 471 - 535
ORS Chapter 520
520.027 Information holes; holes drilled as part of seismic program; trade secrets.


OR Rev Stat § 520.027 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

(1) A person may not drill an information hole or a hole drilled as part of a seismic program without first applying for approval from the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and paying the fee established in ORS 520.017. The application must be submitted on a form provided by the department and must include all information requested by the department.

(2) A person issued an approval under this section shall comply with all terms of the department s approval and any other applicable law or rule. The department may not require the person receiving approval under this section to provide information from seismic programs. The department may require the submittal of information from information holes, but the information is a trade secret under ORS 192.501 and is not subject to public disclosure under ORS 192.410 to 192.505. [2007 c.672 6]

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