27-501. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Certificate of clearance" means a permit approved and issued or registered by the commission for transportation or delivery of oil, gas or oil and gas products. 2. " Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued by the commission prior to connection of an […]
27-502. Declaration of policy A. It is the public policy of the state to: 1. Conserve the natural resources of oil and gas and products thereof. 2. Prevent waste of oil and gas resources. 3. Provide for protection and adjustment of correlative rights of owners of land wherein the natural resources lie and of owners […]
27-503. Waste of oil or gas prohibited; powers of commissioner to prevent waste A. Waste of oil or gas is unlawful and is prohibited. B. The commissioner shall make inquiries he deems proper to determine whether waste exists or is imminent. In the exercise of such power the commissioner may: 1. Collect data. 2. Make […]
27-504. Drilling units; rules and regulations; exceptions A. For the prevention of waste, to protect and enforce the correlative rights of owners in a pool, and to avoid augmentation and accumulation of risks arising from drilling an excessive number of wells, or reduced recovery which might result from too small a number of wells, the […]
27-505. Pooling of interests 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 […]
27-506. Regulation of drilling in pools; notice of sale, transfer or purchase A. The commissioner shall, upon notice and hearing, regulate drilling and location of wells in any pool and the production therefrom to prevent reasonably avoidable net drainage from each developed unit so that each owner in a pool shall have the right and […]
27-507.01. Common purchaser of crude oil and petroleum; duties; ratable taking; discrimination prohibited A. Every person as defined in this article which may now, or hereafter, purchase crude oil or petroleum in this state, whether they be common carriers or affiliated with common carriers or not, shall be a common purchaser of such crude oil […]
27-508.01. Common purchaser of gas; duties; ratable taking; discrimination prohibited A. Every person as defined in this article now or hereafter engaged in purchasing from one or more producers, gas produced from gas wells shall be a common purchaser thereof within each pool from which it purchases, and as such it shall purchase gas lawfully […]
27-509. Certificate of compliance A. An owner or operator of an oil or gas well shall, before connecting with an oil or gas pipe line, secure from the commissioner a certificate showing compliance with the conservation laws of the state and the conservation rules, regulations and orders of the commissioner. No operator of a pipe […]
27-510. Certificate of clearance A. The sale, purchase or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing or handling of illegal oil or gas or illegal product is unlawful, but until the commissioner provides for certificates of clearance or some other method affording an opportunity to determine whether a contemplated transaction involves illegal oil or gas or […]
27-511. Confiscation proceedings A. Illegal oil and gas and illegal products shall be seized and sold as contraband. The sale shall not take place unless the court finds in a proceeding held as provided by this section, that the commodity involved is contraband. B. If the commissioner believes that illegal oil or gas or illegal […]
27-512. Sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal products A. Sale and notice of sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal product seized under the authority of this article shall be in accordance with the laws of the state relating to the sale of personal property under execution. For his services at the […]
27-513. Permit to drill well A person desiring to drill a well in search of oil or gas shall notify the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for each well. Upon receipt of notification and the fee, the commissioner shall promptly issue the person a […]
27-513.01. Appointment by drilling permittee of attorney upon whom to serve process A. The acceptance of a permit to drill under section 27-513 shall be deemed to constitute and be the appointment of the commission by the permittee as his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal process in an action […]
27-514. Commission; appointment; terms; compensation A. The oil and gas conservation commission is established in the department of environmental quality. The department of environmental quality shall provide staff support to the commission to administer this chapter. B. The commission shall consist of the state land commissioner ex officio who shall have no vote, and five […]
27-515. Administration; powers of the commission; fees A. The commission shall administer and enforce this article and other laws relating to conservation of oil and gas. The commission and administrative staff, at any time, may enter property and inspect wells drilled for oil or gas and well records, and shall control property, machinery and appliances […]
27-516. Rules A. The commission shall make rules and amend them as deemed necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this article, including the following rules and orders: 1. Requiring the drilling, casing and plugging of wells in a manner to prevent: (a) Escape of oil and gas from one stratum to another. (b) […]
27-517. Hearings; reporter; fees A. Any interested person shall, by written request, have the right to have the commissioner call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Hearings shall be held at the time and place the commissioner directs, and any person having […]
27-519. Refusal to obey subpoena A. If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued by the commissioner, or if a witness refuses to testify or answer to a matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the judge of the superior court of the county where such person resides, if a […]
27-520. Judicial review; procedures A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 41-1092.08, subsection H, any party aggrieved by any final action of the commission is entitled to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. B. An action involving a test of the validity of this article or […]
