The general assembly recognizes that the surface estate and the mineral estate are separate and distinct interests in real property and that one may be severed from the other. It is the intent of the general assembly that this article provide a streamlined procedure for providing notice to owners of mineral interests concerning impending surface […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Applicant” means a person who submits an application for development to a local government. (1.5) “Affiliate” means a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with another person and any officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, or owner of any such person. “Application for development” […]
Not less than thirty days before the date scheduled for the initial public hearing by a local government on an application for development, the applicant shall send notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier, to: A mineral estate owner who either: Is identified as a mineral estate owner […]
A local government shall, as a condition of final approval of an application for development, require the applicant to certify: That notice has been provided to mineral estate owners pursuant to section 24-65.5-103; and With respect to qualifying surface developments, that either: No mineral estate owner has entered an appearance or filed an objection to […]
Within the boundaries of a qualifying surface development, an oil and gas operations area shall meet at least one of the following requirements: If three or more wells have been or are being drilled in three separate drilling windows in any governmental quarter section, the oil and gas operations area shall provide for a setback […]
The deposit for incremental drilling costs required under section 24-65.5-103.3 (1)(b)(III)(C) shall be an amount for each well in an approved oil and gas operations area that is required to be drilled directionally in order to access a bottom-hole location in one of the five drilling windows permitted by the commission under its greater Wattenberg […]
If an applicant certifies to the local government that such applicant has complied with the notice requirements of section 24-65.5-103 and that no mineral estate owner has entered an appearance or filed an objection as provided in this article to the applicant and to the local government, after the final approval of the application for […]
Nothing in this article shall establish, alter, impair, or negate the authority of local governments related to oil and gas operations or the authority of the commission to regulate in accordance with this article or any rules promulgated pursuant to this article. Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 2121, § 6, effective August 3. […]
