113-378. Persons drilling for oil or gas to register and furnish bond. Any person, firm or corporation before making any drilling exploration in this State for oil or natural gas shall register with the Department of Environmental Quality. To provide for such registration, the drilling operator must furnish the name and address of such person, […]
113-379. Filing log of drilling and development of each well. Upon the completion or shutting down of any abandoned well, the drilling operator shall file with the Department or other State agency, or with any division thereof hereinafter created for the regulation of drilling for oil or natural gas, a complete log of the drilling […]
113-380. Violation a misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided, any person, firm or officer of a corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1945, c. 765, s. 4; 1971, c. 813, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 870; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, […]
113-381. Title. This law shall be designated and known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. (1945, c. 702, s. 1.)
113-382. Declaration of policy. In recognition of imminent evils that can occur in the production and use and waste of natural oil and/or gas in the absence of equal or correlative rights of owners of crude oil or natural gas in a common source of supply to produce and use the same, and in the […]
113-389. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this law: (1) "Base fluid" shall mean the continuous phase fluid type, such as water, used in a hydraulic fracturing treatment. (1a) "Commission" shall mean the North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission. (1b) "Department" […]
113-390. Waste prohibited. Waste of oil or gas as defined in this law is hereby prohibited. (1945, c. 702, s. 10.)
113-391. Jurisdiction and authority; rules and orders. (a) The Oil and Gas Commission, created by G.S. 143B-293.1, in conjunction with rule-making authority specifically reserved to the Environmental Management Commission under subsection (a3) of this section, shall establish a modern regulatory program for the management of oil and gas exploration and development in the State and […]
113-391.1. Trade secret and confidential information determination; protection; retention; disclosure to emergency personnel. (a) Legislative Findings. – The General Assembly finds that while confidential information must be maintained as such with the utmost care, for the protection of public health, safety, and the environment, the information should be immediately accessible to first responders and medical […]
113-392. Protecting pool owners; drilling units in pools; location of wells; shares in pools. (a) Whether or not the total production from a pool be limited or prorated, no rule or order of the Commission shall be such in terms or effect: (1) That it shall be necessary at any time for the producer from, […]
113-393. Development of lands as drilling unit by agreement or order of Commission. (a) Integration of Interests and Shares in Drilling Unit. – When two or more separately owned tracts of land are embraced within an established drilling unit, the owners thereof may agree validly to integrate their interests and to develop their lands as […]
113-394. Limitations on production; allocating and prorating "allowables." (a) The Commission may limit the total amount of oil, including condensate, which may be produced in the State by fixing an amount which shall be designated "allowable" for the State. The Commission may then allocate or distribute the "allowable" for the State among the pools on […]
113-395. Permits, fees, and notice required for oil and gas activities. (a) Before any well, in search of oil or gas, shall be drilled, the person desiring to drill the same shall submit an application for a permit to the Department upon such form as the Department may prescribe and shall pay a fee of […]
113-395.1. Miscellaneous permit requirements. The Department shall require that all natural gas compressor stations associated with an oil and gas drilling operation be located inside a baffled building. (2014-4, s. 15(a).)
113-395.2. Subsurface injection of waste prohibited. (a) Disposal of wastes produced in connection with oil and gas exploration, development, and production, and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing treatments for that purpose by injection to subsurface or groundwaters of the State by means of wells is prohibited in accordance with G.S. 143-214.2. (b) Notwithstanding […]
113-395.3. Environmental compliance review requirements for applicants and permit holders. (a) For purposes of this section, "applicant" means an applicant for a permit and a permit holder and includes the owner or operator of the facility, and if the owner or operator is a business entity, applicant also includes (i) the parent, subsidiary, or other […]
113-395.4. Seismic or geophysical data collection. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no liability for trespass shall arise from activities conducted for the purpose of seismic or geophysical data collection. Provided, however, (i) persons conducting seismic and geophysical data collection may only conduct such activity by undershooting from an off-site location and without physical […]
113-396. Wells to be kept under control. In order to protect further the natural gas fields and oil fields in this State, it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to permit negligently any gas or oil well to go wild or to get out of control. The owner of any such well […]
113-397. Hearing in emergency. If an emergency situation, as defined by the Department, arises under this Article, the Department may conduct a hearing to determine the appropriate course of action after giving any notice it considers practicable. Chapter 150B of the General Statutes does not apply to a hearing under this section. The rules of […]
113-398. Procedure and powers in hearings by Department. In the exercise and enforcement of its jurisdiction, the said Department is authorized to summon witnesses, administer oaths, make ancillary orders and require the production of records and books for the purpose of examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by it. In connection with the exercise […]
