(1)When it is intended to abandon a well, the manager of a mine shall ensure that-(a)all permeable formations are isolated with cement plug;(b)a cement plug of minimum length of fifty metre is placed at the bottom of the well or proper bridge plug;(c)a cement plug of a minimum length of fifty metre is placed across the shoes of the surface casing or bridge plug;(d)the cellar or pit around the well are filled up and the land shall be restored to the original level; and(e)a bridge-plug above the top of perforations capped with a thirty metre cement plug is placed in case of cased well.
