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§22C-8-14. Operation on Drilling Units

All operations including, but not limited to, the commencement, drilling or operation of a well upon a drilling unit for which a pooling order has been entered, shall be deemed for all purposes the conduct of such operations upon each separately owned tract in the drilling unit by the several owners thereof. That portion of […]

§22C-8-15. Validity of Unit Agreements

No agreement between or among gas operators, lessees or other owners of gas rights in gas properties, entered into pursuant to the provisions of this article or with a view to or for the purpose of bringing about the unitized development or operation of such properties, shall be held to violate the statutory or common […]

§22C-8-16. Injunctive Relief

(a) Whenever it appears to the board that any person has been or is violating or is about to violate any provision of this article, any rule promulgated by the board hereunder or any order or final decision of the board, the board may apply in the name of the state to the circuit court […]

§22C-8-17. Penalties

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article, any of the rules promulgated by the board hereunder or any order of the board other than a violation governed by the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than […]

§22C-8-2. Definitions

As used in this article: (1) "Board" means the Shallow Gas Well Review Board provided for in section four of this article;

§22C-8-18. Construction

This article shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the declaration of public policy set forth in section one of this article.

§22C-8-3. Application of Article; Exclusions

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of this article shall apply to all lands located in this state, under which a coal seam as defined in section two of this article and section one, article six, chapter twenty-two of this code, is located, however owned, including any lands owned […]

§22C-8-19. Rules, Orders and Permits Remain in Effect

The rules promulgated and all orders and permits in effect upon the effective date of this article pursuant to the provisions of article seven, of former chapter twenty-two of this code shall remain in full force and effect as if such rules, orders and permits were adopted by the board continued in this article but […]