Section 19-13-22 – Inspection of records; reports.
The commissioner or his representative shall have the right to inspect all records, books or accounts pertaining to geothermal resources taken from leased state lands, and at the request of the commissioner, the holder of the lease shall furnish such reports, samples, logs, assays or cores within reasonable bounds as he may deem to be […]
Section 19-13-23 – Violation of lease; notice; forfeiture.
The commissioner may cancel any lease issued pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act for nonpayment of rentals, nonpayment of royalties or for violation of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the lease. Before any cancellation shall be made, the commissioner shall mail to the lessee or assignee, by registered or certified mail, addressed […]
Section 19-13-10 – Suspension of operation and production.
The commissioner may, upon application and after a public hearing, suspend operations and production on a producing lease. On his own motion and after a public hearing, the commissioner, in the interest of conservation, may suspend operations on any lease, but in any such case he shall extend the lease term for the period of […]
Section 19-13-11 – Leases; duration.
A. Any lease entered into pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act shall be for a primary term of five years and so long thereafter as geothermal resources are being produced or utilized or are capable of being produced or utilized in commercial quantities from such lands or from lands unitized therewith, subject to continued payment […]
Section 19-13-11.1 – Leases; stipulation; rental; royalty.
The owner or owners of any geothermal resources lease or approved assignment thereof, heretofore issued by the commissioner, which lease has not automatically expired by its own terms or which has not been canceled after proper notice by the commissioner and which has otherwise been maintained in good standing, may enter into a stipulation with […]
Section 19-13-11.2 – Validation of geothermal resource leases.
All geothermal resource leases issued by the commissioner of public lands prior to the effective date of this section are declared to be valid and existing contracts with the state according to their terms and provisions where: A. such leases were made in substantial conformity with law; B. the terms have not expired; C. all […]
Section 19-13-12 – Combining geothermal resources.
Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under a lease issued by the commissioner may commingle geothermal resources from any two or more wells without regard to whether such wells are located on the lands for which such lease was issued or elsewhere; provided, however, that the person holding the lease shall install […]
Section 19-13-13 – Reinjecting geothermal resources.
Any person holding a lease may, upon approval of the commissioner, drill special wells, convert producing wells or reactivate and convert abandoned wells for the sole purpose of reinjecting geothermal resources or the residue thereof. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-13, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 13.
Section 19-13-14 – Cooperative development or operation.
For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal resources lands, or any part thereof, the holders of leases may unite with each other or with others in collectively adopting and operating under a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of such geothermal resources lands whenever determined and certified […]
Section 19-13-15 – Posting of open acreage; simultaneous applications.
When newly acquired acreage is posted to the tract books, or when other acreage is designated upon the tract books to be open acreage after having been previously leased or after having been withdrawn from leasing by the commissioner, all applications for leases filed thereon within three regular working days after such posting or designation […]