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 […]
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 522.010 – 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)