§ 113-408 – Enjoining violation of laws and rules; service of process; application for drilling well to include residence address of applicant.
113-408. Enjoining violation of laws and rules; service of process; application for drilling well to include residence address of applicant. Whenever it shall appear that any person is violating, or threatening to violate, any statute of this State with respect to the conservation of oil or gas, or both, or any provision of this law, […]
§ 113-409 – Punishment for making false entries, etc.
113-409. Punishment for making false entries, etc. Any person who, for the purpose of evading this law, or of evading any rule or order made thereunder, shall intentionally make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report required to be made by this law or by any rule […]
§ 113-410 – Penalties for other violations.
113-410. Penalties for other violations. (a) Any person who fails to secure a permit prior to drilling a well or using hydraulic fracturing treatments, or who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this Article, or any rule or order of the Commission or the Department made hereunder, shall, in the event a penalty for […]
§ 113-411 – Dealing in or handling of illegal oil, gas or product prohibited.
113-411. Dealing in or handling of illegal oil, gas or product prohibited. (a) The sale, purchase or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing or handling in any other way of illegal oil, illegal gas or illegal product is hereby prohibited. All persons purchasing any petroleum product must first be licensed to do so by the […]
§ 113-412 – Seizure and sale of contraband oil, gas and product.
113-412. Seizure and sale of contraband oil, gas and product. Apart from, and in addition to, any other remedy or procedure which may be available to the Department, or any penalty which may be sought against or imposed upon any person with respect to violations relating to illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, all […]
§ 113-414 – Filing list of renewed leases in office of register of deeds.
113-414. Filing list of renewed leases in office of register of deeds. On December 31 of each year, or within 10 days thereafter, every person, firm or corporation holding petroleum leases shall file in the office of the register of deeds of the county within which the land covered by such leases is located, a […]
§ 113-415 – Conflicting laws.
113-415. Conflicting laws. No provision of this Article shall be construed to repeal, amend, abridge or otherwise affect the authority and responsibility (i) vested in the Environmental Management Commission by Article 7 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, pertaining to the location, construction, repair, operation and abandonment of wells; (ii) vested in the Environmental […]
§ 113-415.1 – Local ordinances regulating oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities invalid; petition to preempt local ordinance.
113-415.1. Local ordinances regulating oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities invalid; petition to preempt local ordinance. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to maintain a uniform system for the management of oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities, and the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing for that […]
§ 113-398 – Procedure and powers in hearings by Department.
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 […]
§ 113-399 – Suits by Department.
113-399. Suits by Department. The Department may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State to enforce, by injunction or another remedy, an order issued or rule adopted by the Department under this Article. The court may enter any judgment or order necessary to enforce an order issued or rule adopted […]