§ 15-76-317. Liability for unit expenses
(a) The liability of each owner in a unit for the payment of unit expenses shall at all times be several and not joint or collective. (b) In no event shall an owner in a unit be chargeable with, directly or indirectly, more than the amount charged to his or her interests in such unit […]
§ 15-76-318. Drilling permits — Fees
(a) Before any well shall be drilled either in search of brine or for the injection of effluent, the person desiring to drill the well shall notify the Oil and Gas Commission upon the form the commission may prescribe and shall pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or the sum the commission […]
§ 15-76-319. Abandoned wells
(a) Each abandoned well shall be plugged in the manner and within the time required by rules prescribed by the Oil and Gas Commission, and the owner of the well shall give notice, upon the form the commission may prescribe, of the owner’s intention to abandon any well. (b) No well shall be abandoned until […]
§ 15-76-320. Antitrust
The formation of a brine production unit or brine expansion unit as provided in this subchapter and the operation of the unit under order of the Oil and Gas Commission shall not be a violation of any statute of this state relating to trusts, monopolies, contracts, or combinations in restraint of trade.
§ 15-76-321. Judicial review
(a) Any interested person adversely affected by any provisions of this subchapter or by any rule or order made by the Oil and Gas Commission hereunder, or by any act done or threatened hereunder, and who has exhausted his or her administrative remedy, may obtain court review and seek relief by a suit for injunction […]
§ 15-76-322. Appellate procedure
In all proceedings brought under authority of this subchapter or of any rule or order issued hereunder, and in all proceedings instituted for the purpose of contesting the validity of any provisions of this subchapter or of any rule or order issued hereunder, appeals may be taken in accordance with the general laws of the […]
§ 15-76-307. Procedure and rules of the commission
(a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall prescribe its rules of order and procedure with respect to all hearings or proceedings hereunder in accordance with and as limited by the laws of this state applicable to hearings and proceedings before the commission under other acts of this state, including provisions of law regarding notice and […]
§ 15-76-323. Subpoena power of the commission
(a) The Oil and Gas Commission is empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to require their attendance in the giving of testimony before it, and to require the production of books, papers, and records in any proceeding before the commission as may be material upon questions lawfully before the commission. The subpoena shall be served […]
§ 15-76-308. Formation of brine production units
(a) (1) All producers, as defined in § 15-76-302, may make application to the Oil and Gas Commission for the establishment of brine production units and brine expansion units. (2) Each application shall be scheduled for public hearing by the commission to be held no later than the next regularly scheduled hearing of the commission […]
§ 15-76-324. Division of Environmental Quality
(a) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall affect the jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality over owners or producers of brine or the processing and disposal of brine with respect to water or air pollution control or other matters within its jurisdiction or the requirement that owners, producers, and processors apply for and obtain […]