82-11-301. Authorization to join interstate compact for conservation of oil and gas
82-11-301. Authorization to join interstate compact for conservation of oil and gas. The governor of the state of Montana is hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the state of Montana, to join with other states in the Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil and Gas, which was heretofore executed in the city of […]
82-11-302. Interstate oil and gas compact
82-11-302. Interstate oil and gas compact. The Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil and Gas referred to in the above section, and which it is hereby proposed to enter and to extend by agreement reads as follows: AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS Article I This agreement may become effective within any compacting state at […]
82-11-303. Extension of expiration date
82-11-303. Extension of expiration date. The governor of Montana is further authorized and empowered, for and in the name of the state of Montana, to execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of the Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil and Gas and to determine if and when it is in the best interest […]
82-11-205. Board order for unit operation — criteria
82-11-205. (Temporary) Board order for unit operation — criteria. The board shall make an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or pools or part thereof if it determines, based on evidence presented at the hearing, that: (1) such operation is reasonably necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas; (2) the value of […]
82-11-206. Terms and conditions of plan for unit operations
82-11-206. Terms and conditions of plan for unit operations. The order under 82-11-205 must be upon terms and conditions that are just and reasonable and must prescribe a plan for unit operations that includes: (1) a description of the pool or pools or parts of a pool or pools to be operated, termed the unit area, but […]
82-11-207. Approval of plan for unit operations by persons paying costs
82-11-207. Approval of plan for unit operations by persons paying costs. An order of the board providing for unit operations may not become effective unless the plan for unit operations prescribed by the board has been approved in writing by those persons who under the board’s order will be required to pay at least 70% of […]
82-11-208. Board orders — amendment
82-11-208. Board orders — amendment. An order providing for unit operations may be amended by an order made by the board in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and notice as an original order providing for unit operations; however, if such an amendment affects only the rights and interests of the owners, the […]
82-11-209. Units established by previous order
82-11-209. Units established by previous order. The board may provide by an order for the unit operation of a pool or pools or parts of a pool or pools that embrace a unit established by an order of the board made prior to February 13, 1969. The order, in providing for the allocation of unit production, […]
82-11-188. Incidental carbon dioxide storage — certification
82-11-188. Incidental carbon dioxide storage — certification. (1) An operator or producer of an oil or gas enhanced recovery project may request that the board certify the quantity of carbon dioxide being stored incidentally through the enhanced recovery project. (2) The operator or producer shall submit a plan to account for the incidentally stored carbon dioxide on […]
82-11-201. Establishment of well spacing units
82-11-201. (Temporary) Establishment of well spacing units. (1) To prevent or to assist in preventing waste of oil or gas prohibited by this chapter, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the board, upon its own motion or upon application of an interested person, after hearing, may by order establish: (a) temporary […]