Sec. 31.05.110. Unitization and unitized operation of pools and integration of interests by agreement.
(a) To prevent, or to assist in preventing waste, to insure a greater ultimate recovery of oil and gas, and to protect the correlative rights of persons owning interests in the tracts of land affected, these persons may validly integrate their interests to provide for the unitized management, development, and operation of such tracts of […]
Sec. 31.05.120. Use of gas from well to manufacture carbon products without permit is prima facie waste.
The use of gas from a well producing gas only, or from a well which is primarily a gas well for the manufacture of carbon black or similar products predominantly carbon is declared to constitute waste prima facie, and the gas well may not be used for this purpose unless it is clearly shown at […]
Sec. 31.05.150. Penalties.
(a) In addition to the penalties in (b) – (e) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 for the initial […]
Sec. 31.05.160. Injunctive relief.
(a) Whenever it appears that a person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order of the commission, the commission shall bring suit against that person in the superior court of the judicial district where the violation occurs or is threatened, to restrain the person from continuing […]
Sec. 31.05.170. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires (1) “and” includes “or” and “or” includes “and”; (2) “commission” means the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; (3) “correlative rights” mean the opportunity afforded, so far as it is practicable to do so, to the owner of each property in a pool to produce without waste […]
Sec. 31.05.023. Commission staff.
(a) The commission shall employ such staff as it considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (b) The professional staff of the commission and the personal secretary of each commissioner are in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110. (c) The secretarial and clerical staff of the commission, except the personal secretary of each commissioner, are […]
Sec. 31.05.100. Establishment of drilling units for pools.
(a) For the prevention of waste, to protect and enforce correlative rights, and to avoid the augmenting and accumulation of risks arising from the drilling of an excessive number of wells, or the reduced recovery that might result from too small a number of wells, the commission may establish a drilling unit or units for […]
Sec. 31.05.025. Conflict of interest.
(a) Members and employees of the commission, except clerical and secretarial staff, are subject to AS 39.50. (b) A member of the commission is disqualified from voting upon any matter before the commission in which the member has a conflict of interest.
Sec. 31.05.026. Relationship to Department of Natural Resources.
(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall have standing before the commission to raise all issues relating to state-owned land without regard to the type of proprietary interest held by the state in that land. (b) With respect to federal land from which the state or any subdivision of the state is entitled under federal […]
Sec. 31.05.027. Land subject to commission’s authority.
The authority of the commission applies to all land in the state lawfully subject to its police powers, including land of the United States and land subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The authority of the commission further applies to all land included in a voluntary cooperative or unit plan of development or […]