(a) (1) The Board of Public Works shall adopt regulations establishing procedures and standards for awarding any oil or natural gas lease for production or reserve under lands or waters of the State. (2) An area leased for reserve may not be put into production until the lessee obtains a lease for production pursuant to § 5-1702 of […]
(a) Before the Board of Public Works may solicit bids for or award any lease for production of oil or natural gas from beneath lands or waters of the State, and after receiving the written recommendation of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays (if the leased area is located in the […]
Any person who drills for oil or gas on the lands or in the waters of the State is strictly liable for any damages that occur in exploration, drilling, or producing operations or in the plugging of the person’s oil or gas wells, including liability to the State for any environmental damage.
