(a) In order that a clear and ready identification of all oil and gas pools and fields shall be possible, the department shall, after conducting an appropriate review of past and existing nomenclature and usage, issue and maintain a glossary assigning a specific name to each pool and field following an organized system designed to eliminate confusion and duplication. In the pursuance of this activity, the department may require that the owner or operator of any now depleted or producing oil or gas, input or storage well provide a listing of such wells, specifying therewith the pool and field names he has customarily used and recommends be adopted.

(b) The department shall have the authority to assign a specific name to each pool and field. These names shall be assigned following an organized system designed to eliminate confusion and duplication and will be added to and maintained within the glossary discussed in subdivision (a) of this section. The owner or operator of the well in which the discovery completion is effected shall submit in writing to the department within 30 days after the completion thereof three proposed names in order of decreasing preference. The department then will assign an appropriate pool and field name following this sequence of preference, eliminating such as will tend to create confusion and duplication.

(c) In assigning pool and field names under the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the department will consult with and be aided by the Geological Survey of the State Museum and Science Service of the New York State Department of Education.

(d) The pool and field names as assigned under the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall be utilized in all correspondence, forms and other relevant identification to or at the order of the department.