NRS 522.010 – Waste of oil and gas prohibited.
The waste of oil and gas is prohibited in the State of Nevada. [1:202:1953]
NRS 522.020 – Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 522.021 to 522.0395, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [2:202:1953; A 1955, 55]—(NRS A 1977, 1149; 1983, 2078; 1991, 386, 962; 2015, 173)
NRS 522.021 – “Correlative rights” defined.
“Correlative rights” means the opportunity afforded, so far as it is practicable to do so, to the owner of each property in a pool to produce without waste the owner’s just and equitable share of the oil or gas, or both, in the pool and for this purpose to use the owner’s just and equitable […]
NRS 522.023 – “Division” defined.
“Division” means the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2070; A 1993, 1689; 1999, 3632)
NRS 522.024 – “Division order” defined.
“Division order” means a written instrument executed for the purpose of: 1. Directing the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the production from an oil or gas well among the owners of the interests in that production; 2. Setting forth the name and address of each of those owners; and 3. Enabling the […]
NRS 522.025 – “Field” defined.
“Field” means the general area which is underlain or appears to be underlain by at least one pool and includes the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing oil or gas. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2070)
NRS 522.027 – “Gas” defined.
“Gas” includes all natural gas and all hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead except oil. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2070)
NRS 522.0275 – “Hydraulic fracturing” and “hydraulically fractured” defined.
“Hydraulic fracturing” or “hydraulically fractured” means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground to create fractures in the rock to facilitate the production or recovery of oil or gas. (Added to NRS by 2015, 173)
NRS 522.028 – “Lessee” defined.
“Lessee” means the person entitled under an oil and gas lease to drill and operate wells. (Added to NRS by 1991, 385)
NRS 522.0285 – “Lessor” defined.
“Lessor” means the mineral owner who has executed a lease and who is entitled to the payment of a royalty on production. (Added to NRS by 1991, 960)
NRS 522.029 – “Oil” defined.
“Oil” includes: 1. The crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity which are produced at the wellhead in liquid form; and 2. The liquid hydrocarbon known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casing-head gas. (Added to NRS by […]
NRS 522.0295 – “Operator” defined.
“Operator” means a person engaged in the business of drilling wells capable of producing oil or gas. (Added to NRS by 1991, 385)
NRS 522.0301 – “Other nonworking interest” defined.
“Other nonworking interest” means any interest in an oil and gas lease or well which is not a royalty, overriding royalty or working interest. (Added to NRS by 1991, 960)
NRS 522.0305 – “Overriding royalty” defined.
“Overriding royalty” means a share of production taken from the lessee’s interest under an oil and gas lease. (Added to NRS by 1991, 960)
NRS 522.031 – “Owner” defined.
“Owner” means the person who has the right to drill into and produce from a pool and to appropriate the oil and gas he or she produces therefrom for himself or herself and others. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2071)
NRS 522.033 – “Person” defined.
“Person” includes any department, agency or instrumentality of the State or any governmental subdivision thereof. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2071)
NRS 522.035 – “Pool” defined.
“Pool” means an underground reservoir containing, or appearing to contain, a common accumulation of oil or gas. Each zone of a general structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the structure is included in the term “pool.” (Added to NRS by 1983, 2071)
NRS 522.037 – “Producer” defined.
“Producer” means the owner of a well or wells capable of producing oil or gas, or both. (Added to NRS by 1983, 2071)
NRS 522.038 – “Royalty” defined.
“Royalty” means the mineral owner’s share of production. (Added to NRS by 1991, 960)
NRS 522.039 – “Waste” defined.
“Waste” includes: 1. The inefficient, excessive or improper use of or unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy. 2. The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any oil or gas well in a manner which results or tends to result in reducing the quantity of oil or gas to be recovered from any pool in […]