Section 259.220 – Taxation of mineral rights.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.220. Taxation of mineral rights. — All rights and interests in or to oil, gas or other minerals underlying land, whether created by or arising under deed, lease, reservation of rights, or otherwise, which rights or interests are owned by any person other than the owner of the land, shall […]
Section 259.230 – Political subdivisions authorized to execute oil and gas leases on public lands — proceeds to general revenue.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.230. Political subdivisions authorized to execute oil and gas leases on public lands — proceeds to general revenue. — The state, counties, cities and towns and other political subdivisions are hereby authorized to lease publicly owned lands under their respective jurisdictions for the purpose of oil or gas exploration and […]
Section 259.200 – Penalties.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.200. Penalties. — 1. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order of the council shall be subject to a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each act of violation and for each day that such violation continues, unless the […]
Section 259.210 – Threatened violations — injunction.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.210. Threatened violations — injunction. — 1. Whenever it appears that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order of the council, the council or the department may request that the attorney general bring suit against such person in […]
Section 259.100 – Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.100. Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells. — 1. The council shall set spacing units as follows: (1) When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the council shall establish spacing units for a pool. Spacing units when established shall […]
Section 259.110 – Production pooling authorized.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.110. Production pooling authorized. — 1. When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the owners and royalty owners thereof may pool their interests for the development and […]
Section 259.120 – Unit or cooperative development and operation agreements, hearings — petition, contents — findings, effect of — order, contents — unit expenses, how charged — enlarged units, how treated.
Effective – 28 Aug 1972 259.120. Unit or cooperative development and operation agreements, hearings — petition, contents — findings, effect of — order, contents — unit expenses, how charged — enlarged units, how treated. — 1. A voluntary agreement for the unit or cooperative development and operation of a field or pool, in connection with […]
Section 259.130 – Lien for drilling expenses.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.130. Lien for drilling expenses. — A person to whom another is indebted for expenses incurred in drilling and operating a well on a drilling unit required to be formed as provided for in section 259.110, may, in order to secure payment of the amount due, fix a lien upon […]
Section 259.140 – Council hearings — notice — procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.140. Council hearings — notice — procedure. — 1. The council shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the practice and procedure before it. 2. No order, or amendment thereof, except in an emergency, shall be made by the council without a public hearing upon at least ten days’ notice. The […]
Section 259.150 – Questions of fact submitted to public service commission — costs.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.150. Questions of fact submitted to public service commission — costs. — 1. Whenever either party to a contested matter avers that there is a question or questions of fact involved, the matter shall be submitted to the public service commission for hearing on the question or questions of fact. […]