New Mexico Administrative Code

A gas transporter accepting gas for delivery from a wellhead or central point of delivery shall notify the division within 30 days of a new connection or reconnection to or disconnection from the gathering or transportation system by filing form C-135 with the appropriate divisio…

A. An operator shall use form C-136 to request and obtain division approval for use of an alternate procedure for measuring gas production from a well that is not capable of producing more than 15 MCFD (Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 19.15.19.9 NMAC) or for a well that has a pr…

A. An operator shall use the division's web-based online application to apply for the production restoration tax incentive. B. An operator shall enter a user identification number and password that it has obtained from the division and select the well for which the operator is re…

A. An operator shall use the division's web-based online application to apply for the well workover tax incentive. B. An operator shall enter a user identification number and password that it has obtained from the division and select the well for which the operator is requesting …

December 1, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To provide for the filing of reports to enable the division to carry out its statutory mandates under the Oil and Gas Act.

[RESERVED]

A. Development of forms and applications. The division shall develop standard forms and applications for the purposes required by the commission in any rule. The division may also develop online forms, applications and other submittal processes to provide standard mechanisms for …

A. For wells on federal lands, accessing federal minerals or lands or minerals owned by a Native American nation, tribe, pueblo, or individual allottee in New Mexico, an operator shall file the applicable federal forms with the BLM (as may be updated from time to time by the BLM)…

Oil Conservation Commission.

A. Surety bonds shall be issued by a reputable corporate surety authorized by the office of the superintendent of insurance to do business in the state. B. The operator shall deposit cash representing the full amount of the bond in an account in a federally-insured financial inst…

A. The division may accept irrevocable letters of credit issued by national or state-chartered banking associations. B. Letters of credit shall be irrevocable for a term of not less than five years, unless the applicant shows good cause for a shorter time period. C. Letters of cr…

A. The division shall release a financial assurance document upon the operator's or surety's written request if all wells drilled or acquired under that financial assurance have been plugged and abandoned and the location restored and remediated and released pursuant to 19.15.25.…

A. Upon the operator's failure to properly plug and abandon and restore and remediate the location of a well or wells a financial assurance covers, the division shall give notice to the operator and surety, if applicable, and hold a hearing as to whether the well or wells should …

A. 19.15.8 NMAC applies to wells drilled or acquired after December 15, 2005. B. As to all other wells, 19.15.8 NMAC is effective January 1, 2008. C. The 2018 amendments to 19.15.8.9 NMAC apply to applications for permits to drill, deepen or plug back and applications for approve…

A.The plugging insurance policy must be issued by a company authorized by the office of the superintendent of insurance to do business in New Mexico. B. The policy shall name a specific well and name the state of New Mexico as the owner of the policy and contingent beneficiary. C…

Any operator who fled for bankruptcy shall provide notice to the division, in writing, through the processes provided for under the rules of the United States bankruptcy court.

19.15.8 NMAC applies to persons engaged in oil and gas development and production within New Mexico.

19.15.8 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act, Section 70-2-6, Section 70-2-11, Section 70-2-12 and Section 70-2-14 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

December 1, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish financial assurance requirements for persons, firms, corporations or associations who have drilled or acquired, are drilling or propose to drill or acquire an oil, gas or injection or other service well to furnish financial assurance acceptable to the division.

[RESERVED] [See 19.15.2.7 NMAC for definitions.]

A. The operator shall file financial assurance documents with the division's Santa Fe office and obtain approvals and releases of financial assurance from that office. B. Financial assurance documents shall be on forms prescribed by or otherwise acceptable to the division. C. The…

A. Applicability. An operator who has drilled or acquired, is drilling or proposes to drill or acquire an oil, gas or injection or other service well within this state shall furnish a financial assurance acceptable to the division in accordance with 19.15.8.9 NMAC and in the form…

Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Oil Conservation Division.

A. A change of operator name occurs when the name of the entity responsible for a well or wells changes but the entity does not change. For a change of name, the OGRID number remains the same, but division records are changed to reflect the new operator name. B. An operator shall…

A. Mr. Smith, a sole proprietor, operates five wells under the name "Smith oil company". Mr. Smith changes the name of his company to "Smith production company". The name of the entity operating the wells has changed, but the entity has not changed. Mr. Smith should apply for a c…

19.15.9 NMAC applies to persons or entities operating oil or gas wells within New Mexico.

19.15.9 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act, NMSA 1978, Section 70-2-6, Section 70-2-11 and Section 70-2-12.

Permanent.

December 1, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To require an operator of a well or wells to register with the division prior to commencing operations and to require the reporting of a change of operator or a change of name to the division.

[RESERVED] [See 19.15.2 NMAC for definitions.]

A. Prior to commencing operations, an operator of a well or wells in New Mexico shall register with the division as an operator. Applicants shall provide the following to the financial assurance administrator in the division's Santa Fe office: (1) an oil and gas registration iden…

A. A change of operator occurs when the entity responsible for a well or a group of wells changes. A change of operator may result from a sale, assignment by a court, a change in operating agreement or other transaction. Under a change of operator, wells are moved from the OGRID …

New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

The commission may administer or carry on operations, subject to this rule, by its own officials, agents or employees.

In the performance of the functions authorized in the Weather Control Act, the commission may establish a weather control committee to advise and make recommendations to the commission concerning licenses and other matters as provided in this rule. Members of the commission or it…

Operations conducted in the state which are intended to affect the weather in a target area in another state are prohibited except upon full compliance with the laws of that state as well as the provisions of the Weather Control Act and this rule.

Any person desiring to engage in operations in the state of New Mexico shall be required to make application for and receive a license prior to commencing operations.

In order to apply for a license an applicant must complete the part A application demonstrating professional qualifications for conducting operations and must complete part B of the application presenting a detailed project scope of the operation to be conducted. A. Part A of the…

All applicants shall have on file, prior to license issuance, proof of ability to respond to damages for liability that might reasonably be attached to or result from any operations. This proof shall be in the form of a surety bond in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000…

Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a completed application, commission staff shall evaluate the application for the purpose of making a recommendation to the weather control committee. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the commission staff's recommendation. A. Reco…

The commission staff shall publish the notice of intention once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in each county or counties of the proposed operations area and target area. The applicant may either pay publication costs …

A. The weather control committee shall consider the merits of an application and otherwise determine if the requirements of the Weather Control Act and this rule have been met and may hold a hearing on such application at its discretion or in the event of either: (1) written prot…

A. Weather control committee chair. The chair of the weather control committee shall preside over hearings on any contested application. The chair, with advice and consent from the other weather control committee members, shall have the power to regulate the hearing; to perform a…