Title 47, MINES AND MINING

47-311. PUBLIC INTEREST. It is declared to be in the public interest to foster, encourage and promote the development, production and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas in the state of Idaho in such a manner as will prevent waste; to provide for uniformity and consis…

47-312. ACT NOT CONSTRUED TO RESTRICT PRODUCTION -- WASTE PROHIBITED. It is not the intent or purpose of this law to require the proration or distribution or the production of oil and gas among the fields of Idaho on the basis of market demand. This act shall never be construed t…

47-313. LANDS SUBJECT TO THIS ACT. This act shall apply to all lands located in the state, however owned, including any lands owned or administered by any government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, including lands of the United States, or lands subject to the juri…

47-314. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION CREATED -- POWERS -- LIMIT ON LOCAL RESTRICTIONS -- ATTORNEY GENERAL. (1) There is hereby created an oil and gas conservation commission of the state of Idaho within the department of lands. The commission shall consist of a county comm…

47-315. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION. (1) The commission is authorized and it is its duty to regulate the exploration for and production of oil and gas, to prevent waste of oil and gas, to protect correlative rights, and to otherwise administer and enforce this act. It has jurisdictio…

47-316. PERMIT TO DRILL OR TREAT A WELL -- FEES. (1) It shall be unlawful to commence operations for the drilling or treating of a well for oil and gas without first giving notice to the commission of intention to drill or treat and without first obtaining a permit from the commi…

47-317. SPACING UNITS. (1) To prevent or assist in preventing the waste of oil and gas, to avoid drilling unnecessary wells or to protect correlative rights, the department may, on its own motion or on the application of an interested person, and after notice and opportunity for …

47-319. SETBACKS. (1) Except as provided in this section, oil and gas wells, tank batteries and gas processing facilities shall not be constructed within three hundred (300) feet of an existing occupied structure, domestic water well, canal, ditch or the natural or ordinary high-…

47-320. INTEGRATION OF TRACTS -- ORDERS OF DEPARTMENT. (1) When two (2) or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of a spacing unit, the interested persons may integrate their tracts or intere…

47-321. UNIT OPERATIONS. (1) An agreement for the unit or cooperative development or operation of a field, pool, or part thereof may be submitted to the department for approval as being in the public interest or reasonably necessary to prevent waste or protect correlative rights.…

47-322. OIL AND GAS METERING SYSTEMS. (1) Each meter shall be properly constructed, maintained, repaired and operated to continually and accurately register the quantity of oil and gas produced from the well. (2) The meter shall be installed, used and operated according to indust…

47-323. COMMINGLING OF PRODUCTION. A producer shall not, prior to metering, commingle production from two (2) or more oil and gas wells without prior approval from the department after notice and opportunity for hearing.

47-324. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (1) All reporting parties shall file the applicable reports described in this section to the department within the time frames provided. Each report shall be completed on forms prescribed by the department. (a) Monthly production report. Operators …

47-325. FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS -- LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. (1) Any person who, for the purpose of evading this act or any rule, regulation or order of the commission shall make or cause to be made any false entry in any report, record, account, or memorandum required by this act,…

47-326. PUBLIC DATA. (1) Subject only to any applicable provisions of section 47-327, Idaho Code, the following data is public information that shall not be considered trade secret information under chapter 8, title 48, Idaho Code, nor be exempt from public records disclosure und…

47-327. CONFIDENTIALITY OF WELL AND TRADE INFORMATION. (1) Information that shall be held confidential from the public includes logs of a well granted confidential well status pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, electrical or radioactivity logs, electromagnetic or magneti…

47-328. RULES FOR COMMISSION -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. (1) The commission shall have authority to hear rulemaking proceedings, complaints filed with it pursuant to this chapter and appeals from the administrator's decision on an application filed pursuant to this chapter, and…

47-329. POWERS OF COMMISSION -- WITNESSES -- PENALTY. (1) The commission shall have the power to summon witnesses, to administer oaths, and to require the production of records, books, and documents for examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by the commission. (2) …

47-330. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION FUND CREATED -- TAX. (1) For the purposes of paying the expenses of administration of this act and for the privilege of extracting oil and gas in this state, there is hereby levied and imposed on all oil and gas produced, saved and sold or transpo…

47-331. OBLIGATION TO PAY ROYALTIES AS ESSENCE OF CONTRACT -- INTEREST. (1) The obligation arising under an oil and gas lease to pay oil and gas royalties to the royalty owner or the owner's assignee, to deliver oil and gas to an end purchaser to the credit of the royalty owner o…

47-332. REPORTS TO ROYALTY OWNERS. (1) Each royalty payment shall be accompanied by an oil and gas royalty check stub that includes the following information: (a) Lease or well identification; (b) Month and year of sales included in the payment; (c) Total volumes of oil, condensa…

47-333. ACTION FOR ACCOUNTING FOR ROYALTY. (1) Whenever an owner of a royalty interest makes a written demand for an accounting of the oil and gas produced, but no more frequently than once every twenty-four (24) months, and makes written demand for delivery or payment of his roy…

47-334. USE OF SURFACE LAND BY OWNER OR OPERATOR. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Surface land" means land upon which oil and gas operations are conducted. (b) "Crops" means any growing vegetative matter used for an agricultural p…

47-335. PRODUCERS -- MONTHLY STATEMENTS -- IDAHO STATE TAX COMMISSION. (1) Every producer engaged in the production of oil or gas from any well or wells in the state shall each month file with the Idaho state tax commission, on forms prescribed by the Idaho state tax commission, …

47-336. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS RATIFIED. (1) The state of Idaho does hereby ratify, approve, adopt and confirm the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas heretofore executed in the city of Dallas, Texas, on February 16, 1935, and is now deposited w…