§ 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 […]
§ 113-406 – Effect of pendency of judicial review; stay of proceedings.
113-406. Effect of pendency of judicial review; stay of proceedings. The filing or pendency of the application for judicial review provided for in this Article shall not in itself stay or suspend the operation of any order or decision of the Department, but, during the pendency of such proceeding the court, in its discretion, may […]
§ 113-407 – Stay bond.
113-407. Stay bond. In case the order or decision of the Department is stayed or suspended, the order or judgment of the court shall not become effective until a bond shall have been executed and filed with and approved by the court, payable to the Department, sufficient in amount and security to secure the prompt […]
§ 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 […]
§ 113-395.3 – Environmental compliance review requirements for applicants and permit holders.
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.
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 […]