This law allows the state to be divided into districts, whose number and boundaries can be changed by the director and supervisor to manage tasks efficiently. They must seek public opinion before making any changes to these districts.

This law requires a supervisor to appoint a chief deputy and at least one district deputy for each district mentioned in the chapter, and outline their responsibilities.

This law requires that the chief deputy must be a qualified engineer or geologist. Ideally, this person should hold a state license and have experience in oil and gas development and production.

This law requires that each district deputy must be a skilled engineer or geologist with experience in oil and gas development. Ideally, they should be licensed in the state.

This law allows for an office to be established in each district, under the supervision of a district deputy, to assist oil and gas operators. The office should be easy for these operators to access.

This law states that a supervisor is responsible for overseeing the complete process related to oil and gas wells. This includes drilling, operating, maintaining, and abandoning wells, as well as handling tanks and related facilities. Their role is to prevent damage to life, health, property, and natural resources and avoid pollution of water sources.

The supervisor enables oil operators to use industry methods that maximize oil and gas extraction, provided these methods are approved. The law also offers guidelines on how lessees and operators can reasonably explore and extract hydrocarbons.

Additionally, the supervisor can require operators to set up systems to monitor and detect any spills or leaks into soil and water. The overall goal is to wisely develop oil and gas resources in a way that meets the state's needs while minimizing waste and environmental damage.

This law allows local governments in California, such as cities or counties, to implement their own rules or bans on oil and gas operations within their boundaries. These local regulations can go beyond state laws if they provide better protection for public health, the environment, or the climate.

If local authorities impose such regulations, oil and gas companies must take responsibility for properly closing and decommissioning their wells and facilities. A local entity is defined as any city or county, including those with special charters.

This law allows the supervisor, with approval from the director, to spend up to $10,000 each year from the division's budget to support activities at the West Kern Oil Museum.

The district deputy in each area, chosen by the supervisor, is responsible for gathering information about oil and gas wells to identify where oil, gas, and water-bearing layers are located. Their job includes creating maps and tools to determine the presence of these resources and advising operators on the best ways to protect them, especially concerning irrigation and domestic use water. They also assist the supervisor with decisions on tests or repairs for wells. All this information is stored at the district deputy's office.

Each year by October 1st, the supervisor must publish a report for public benefit. This report must list several key items: the total oil and gas production in each California county for the past year, the total costs for the division including any funds from the General Fund for well and facility cleanup, and the total amount of unpaid assessments or charges. The report can also include any other relevant information the supervisor thinks is helpful.

This law requires that by July 1, 2026, the division supervisor must make public information such as well records, logs, and reports available online, except those marked confidential under another section. These records should be organized by well, operator, or project and easy to search. By July 1, 2024, notices of violation and orders must also be online.

The division should consistently improve access to these materials, prioritizing well information and documents for non-abandoned wells. Starting July 1, 2023, an annual update on progress is required to be given to California natural resources legislative committees until July 1, 2027.

The law allows the supervisor to create and distribute materials like publications and maps about oil and gas if people want them. If these materials are sold, the money made goes into a special fund for oil and gas administration.

This law states that any money received by the Treasurer as per Article 7, starting with Section 3400, must be placed into the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund. This fund is created within the State Treasury and the money will be used as outlined in Section 3401.

This law specifies that any money received from repayment for repair work on oil, gas, and geothermal projects should go back into the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund. Any other revenue from these wells or properties acquired during related work also needs to be placed in this fund. This money is then used according to rules laid out in another section, Section 3401.

Starting from January 1, 1980, certain standards for building construction can't be adopted or made public by the Division of Oil and Gas unless specific rules listed in the Health and Safety Code are followed. If these conditions aren't met, the standard isn’t valid. Standards made before 1980 will only stay valid until they are either changed or included in the State Building Standards Code, and this must happen by January 1, 1985, at the latest.

This section requires the division to prepare a yearly report for the Legislature about operations they witness, both in person and remotely. It includes details about the type and number of operations that must or may be witnessed ('shall-witness' and 'may-witness') and emphasizes operations on 'critical wells'.

The division is allowed to witness some operations remotely, but this flexibility will end on January 1, 2028. The supervisor can only authorize remote witnessing on a case-by-case basis and must provide written guidance and maintain public records of such authorizations.

There are strong preferences for in-person witnessing, especially for operations critical to public and environmental safety. Definitions of key terms, like 'critical well', 'may-witness', and 'shall-witness', are provided, alongside a description of remote witnessing methods.

This law requires the California Department of Conservation to report annually to the state legislature about the Underground Injection Control Program. The report, created in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, includes details about the past year's activities like the number and location of project approvals, the average time for application reviews, pending projects, and any identified violations and enforcement actions.

It also covers staff details, changes in legislation, and compliance with statutes and regulations. The section is set to stop being operational in 2029 and will be repealed in 2030.

The law requires that by July 1, 2023, a division must create and start a program to educate and train local government entities about materials on oil and gas operations that the division collects and maintains.