§ 27-676 – Enjoining violations
27-676. Enjoining violations A. If it appears that a person is violating any provision of this article, or a rule or order made pursuant to this article, and the person fails or refuses, on notice by the commission, to desist from the violation, the commission may bring an action in superior court in the county […]
§ 27-661 – Drilling record; samples
27-661. Drilling record; samples The owner or operator of any well shall keep, or cause to be kept, a log, core record and drilling history, copies of which shall be filed with the commission no later than thirty days following the completion of drilling the well. A complete set of samples of the drill bit […]
§ 27-677 – Violation; civil penalty
27-677. Violation; civil penalty A. In any action brought pursuant to section 27-676 against a person who violates any provision of this article, or any rule or order of the commission, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation and for each day the violation continues. […]
§ 27-662 – Monthly report
27-662. Monthly report The owner or operator of any well producing geothermal resources shall file with the commission on or before the twenty-fifth day of the next succeeding month a monthly producers report, setting forth the total production from each well and such other information as may be determined by the commission.
§ 27-663 – Unlawful interference; classification
27-663. Unlawful interference; classification Any owner or operator or employee thereof who knowingly refuses to permit the commission to inspect a well or who knowingly hinders or delays enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and every person, whether as principal agent, servant or employee, or otherwise, who violates or knowingly fails or refuses to […]
§ 27-664 – Cooperative development agreements; unitization
27-664. Cooperative development agreements; unitization Whenever the commission finds that it is in the interest of the protection of the geothermal resources of this state from unreasonable waste, the lessors, lessees, operators, owners or other persons holding or controlling royalty or other interest in separate properties within the same productive or prospectively productive geothermal area […]
§ 27-665 – Unitization; requirements
27-665. Unitization; requirements A. No order of the commission creating a unit and prescribing the plan of unitization applicable thereto shall become effective unless and until the plan of unitization has been signed, or in writing ratified or approved by the owner or lessees of record of not less than sixty-three per cent of the […]
§ 27-666 – Pooling
27-666. Pooling A. When two or more separately owned tracts of land are embraced within an established drilling unit, persons owning the drilling rights therein and the right to share in the production therefrom may agree to pool their interests and develop their lands as a drilling unit. If the persons do not agree to […]
§ 27-651 – Definitions
27-651. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Commission" means the oil and gas conservation commission. 2. " Completion" or " completed well" means a well that has produced or is capable of producing geothermal resources or has been determined to be a dry hole, temporarily abandoned or plugged and abandoned, […]
§ 27-652 – Supervision by commission
27-652. Supervision by commission A. The commission shall so supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance and abandonment of geothermal resource wells as to encourage the greatest ultimate economic recovery of geothermal resources, to prevent damage to and waste from underground geothermal reservoirs, to prevent damage to or contamination of any waters of the state or any […]