An amended Permit to Drill is accomplished by submitting the MD-10-R-A (pink card) application. It is used to perform actions on the well, such as changes in the Parish, Field, Operator, Well Name (Lease to Lease, Lease to Unit, Unit to Lease or Unit to Unit), Well Number, Well Location, and conversion to a Salt Water Disposal well.

Amended Permit to Drill applications are reviewed for the following criteria:

Lease Well or Commissioner's Unit Well to Voluntary Unit Well:

• A completed MD-10-R-A signed by a company official
• A unit plat prepared by a Louisiana Land Surveyor showing:
1. the seal, signature, scale and dated less than a year old
2. the Voluntary Unit Outline
3. the unit name 
   • designated as VUA, VUB, VUC, etc. unless the unit agreement is sand specific, then the sand abbreviation is included in the unit nomenclature, such as: PET VUA, HOSS VUB, WX VUC, 10400 VUD, etc.
4. the proposed well with its location description and distances to the unit boundaries.

• An affidavit must contain the following statements:
1. the name and position of the person making the statement
2. well name, number & serial number
3. the voluntary unit agreement has been executed by 100% of the parties
4. the voluntary unit agreement has been filed with the Clerk of Court
5. the effective date of the agreement
6. the unit is currently in effect
7. If a depth interval is specified in the agreement it must be stated in the affidavit or shown on the accompanying plat.
8. a statement that the BHL is in compliance with Statewide Order 29-E
• The well spacing to any unit boundary must conform to the rules of Statewide Order 29-E being more than 330 feet.
• The proposed sand can not be affected by a Commissioner's Unit which has established rules for the reservoir and takes precedence.
• The application fee is found on the Office of Conservation home page as Statewide Order 29-R-Start Year/End Year.
• Well completion information: perforations, completion date, BHL, etc.

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Parish, Field, Well Name, Well Location

• A completed MD-10-R-A signed by a company official
• A well plat prepared by a Louisiana Land Surveyor:
1. with seal, signature, scale and dated less than a year old
2. the proposed well with its surface location description and bottom-hole location description if applicable.
• The application fee is found on the Office of Conservation home page as Statewide Order 29-R-Start Year/End Year.
1. If the action is a Well Name change to or from a Commissioner's Unit established by Order, the filing fee is exempt.
• Well completion information: perforations, completion date, BHL, etc.

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Operator

• A completed MD-10-R-A signed by a company official of the proposed operator and a company official of the proposed former operator
• A well plat prepared by a Louisiana Land Surveyor:
1. with seal, signature, scale and dated less than a year old
2. the proposed well with its surface location description and bottom-hole location description if applicable.
• The application fee is found on the Office of Conservation home page as Statewide Order 29-R-Start Year/End Year.
• In the case of numerous wells, the MD-10-R-AO (blue sheet) is accepted with all of the wells involved in the transfer listed.
1. The application fee per well (Click Here)
2. signed by a company official of the proposed operator
3. signed by a company official of the proposed former operator
4. Download the MD-10-R-AO form (Click Here)
• All Operator changes are subject to the bonding rules.
  • Bonding Forms
    • Performance Bond (One Well)
    • Performance Bond (Multiple Wells)
    • Irrevocable Letter of Credit (One Well)
    • Irrevocable Letter of Credit (Multiple Wells)
    • Pledge of Certificate of Deposit (One Well)
    • Pledge of Certificate of Deposit (Multiple Wells)
  • Exhibit A (Multiple Wells)
    • Microsoft Excel Format
    • WordPerfect Format
    • Microsoft Word Format
• The status of an operator is reviewed. (Click Here)

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