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82-11-202. Pooling of interest within spacing unit

82-11-202. Pooling of interest within spacing unit. (1) (a) When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a temporary or permanent spacing unit or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the persons owning those interests may pool their interests for the development and operation of […]

82-11-203. Pooling agreements not in violation of antitrust laws

82-11-203. Pooling agreements not in violation of antitrust laws. (1) An agreement for the unit or cooperative development and operation of a field or pool or any part of either or for conducting repressuring or pressure maintenance operations, cycling or recycling operations, including the extraction and separation of liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas in connection therewith, […]

82-11-204. Hearing on operation of pool as unit

82-11-204. (Temporary) Hearing on operation of pool as unit. (1) The board, upon the application of persons owning leasehold interests underlying 60% of the surface within the delineated area, shall hold a hearing to consider the need for the operation as a unit of one or more pools or parts thereof in a field for enhanced […]

82-11-174. Offset permitting — geographic requirements

82-11-174. Offset permitting — geographic requirements. The board is authorized and directed to issue, upon application and subject to the regulatory requirements of the program and 82-11-175, permits for coal bed methane production wells that will offset permitting by federal agencies, tribal agencies, or agencies of other states of coal bed methane wells that are located […]

82-11-175. Coal bed methane wells — requirements

82-11-175. Coal bed methane wells — requirements. (1) Coal bed methane production wells that involve the production of ground water must comply with this section. (2) Ground water produced in association with a coal bed methane well must be managed in any of the following ways: (a) used as irrigation or stock water or for other beneficial uses […]

82-11-180. Preservation of property rights

82-11-180. Preservation of property rights. (1) Title 82, chapter 11, parts 1 and 2, and the issuance of a permit for a carbon dioxide injection well pursuant to Title 82, chapter 11, parts 1 and 2, do not: (a) prejudice the rights of property owners within a geologic storage reservoir to exercise rights that have not been […]

82-11-181. Geologic storage reservoir administrative fee — account established

82-11-181. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Geologic storage reservoir administrative fee — account established. (1) (a) A geologic storage operator shall pay to the board a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage for the purpose of carrying out the state’s responsibility to monitor and manage geologic storage reservoirs. If a geologic storage operator […]

82-11-182. Liability for carbon dioxide during injection

82-11-182. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Liability for carbon dioxide during injection. (1) Until the certificate of project completion is issued pursuant to 82-11-183(1) and title to the stored carbon dioxide and geologic storage reservoir is transferred to the state pursuant to 82-11-183(7), the geologic storage operator is liable for the operation and management of the […]

82-11-183. Certificate of completion — department of environmental quality participation — transfer of liability

82-11-183. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Certificate of completion — department of environmental quality participation — transfer of liability. (1) Pursuant to subsection (3), after carbon dioxide injections into a reservoir end and upon completion of the certification requirements pursuant to subsections (4) and (5), the board shall issue the geologic storage operator a certificate of […]