Free Legal Requirements Section of the Well Drilling License Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1The Director records a complete Arizona notice of intention. To whom is the drilling card mailed?

   1. A. The county health authority
   2. B. The land surveyor
   3. C. The person who paid the filing fee
   4. D. The well driller identified in the notice

   Answer: D

   Explanation: A.R.S. § 45-596(D) directs the Department to "mail a drilling card that authorizes the drilling of the well to the well driller identified in the notice."

   Reference: 45-596 - Notice of intention to drill; fee — A.R.S. § 45-596(D)

2. 2During an Arizona compliance review, a well has neither a cap nor a pump. How does Article 8 classify that well?

   1. A. Abandoned well
   2. B. Open well
   3. C. Vadose zone well
   4. D. Exploration well

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The controlling definition describes a well "not equipped with either a cap or a pump." The described well is therefore an open well.

   Reference: AAC Title 12 Chapter 15 — A.A.C. R12-15-801(18), page 48

3. 3What ongoing record must an Arizona well driller keep for each well drilled?

   1. A. A complete and accurate well log
   2. B. A monthly payroll journal
   3. C. A county land-use certificate
   4. D. A pump warranty ledger

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A.R.S. § 45-600(A) says: "A well driller shall maintain a complete and accurate log of each well drilled."

   Reference: 45-600 - Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report — A.R.S. § 45-600(A)

4. 4An Arizona borehole is designed to observe groundwater levels within one specified depth interval. Which legal term applies?

   1. A. Monitor well
   2. B. Exploration well
   3. C. Piezometer well
   4. D. Vadose zone well

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Article 8 assigns a piezometer to "monitoring water levels within a specific depth interval." That matches the described borehole.

   Reference: AAC Title 12 Chapter 15 — A.A.C. R12-15-801(20), page 48

5. 5Within what period after completing an Arizona well must the driller file the well driller report?

   1. A. 15 days
   2. B. 45 days
   3. C. 30 days
   4. D. 60 days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The statute requires filing "within thirty days of completion of the drilling of any well in this state."

   Reference: 45-600 - Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report — A.R.S. § 45-600(A)

6. 6A borehole is designed to monitor water quality at a specific depth interval. Under Arizona Article 8, what is it?

   1. A. Monitor well
   2. B. Piezometer well
   3. C. Single well
   4. D. Flowing artesian well

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rule defines this use as "monitoring water quality within a specific depth interval." It is a monitor well, not a water-level piezometer.

   Reference: AAC Title 12 Chapter 15 — A.A.C. R12-15-801(17), page 48

7. 7Which construction-report item is required specifically when an Arizona well is artesian?

   1. A. The drilling log
   2. B. The capping
   3. C. The casing dimensions
   4. D. The pumping-equipment description

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The statute requires the ordinary log, casing, and pumping-equipment information and adds, "if the well is an artesian well, the capping." Capping is the artesian-specific item.

   Reference: 45-600 - Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report — A.R.S. § 45-600(A)

8. 8Which activity involving an existing Arizona well falls within Article 8’s definition of well drilling?

   1. A. Installing a pump
   2. B. Collecting a water sample
   3. C. Measuring the static water level
   4. D. Adding perforations

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Arizona defines well drilling as including "any deepening or additional perforating." Adding perforations therefore falls within that definition.

   Reference: AAC Title 12 Chapter 15 — A.A.C. R12-15-801(29), page 48

9. 9A drilling authority issued from a notice is approaching its one-year limit, and the Director did not approve a longer completion period. Which filing is required before construction continues after that limit?

   1. A. A license-renewal application
   2. B. A Well Driller Report and Well Log
   3. C. A change-of-driller request
   4. D. A new notice of intention

   Answer: D

   Explanation: A.R.S. § 45-596(E) states that if the well is not completed within the allowed period, "the person shall file a new notice before proceeding with further construction."

   Reference: 45-596 - Notice of intention to drill; fee — A.R.S. § 45-596(E)

10. 10Which Arizona borehole falls outside Article 8 under the shallow-borehole exclusion?

    1. A. A 70-foot geotechnical borehole that encounters groundwater
    2. B. A 70-foot geotechnical borehole that does not encounter groundwater
    3. C. A 120-foot geotechnical borehole that does not encounter groundwater
    4. D. A 70-foot borehole drilled to withdraw groundwater

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The scope excludes "drilled boreholes in the earth less than 100 feet in depth" made for purposes other than withdrawing or encountering groundwater, unless groundwater is encountered. Only the 70-foot geotechnical borehole that remains dry satisfies every condition.

    Reference: AAC Title 12 Chapter 15 — A.A.C. R12-15-802(4), pages 48-49