New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Water wells drilled on all state oil and gas leases for temporary use on the lease and for purposes directly connected with operations shall be in compliance with the provisions of Sections 72-12-1 through 72-12-21 NMSA 1978, as amended, with the regulations of the state engin…

Lessees are expected to comply with all lawful rules of the New Mexico oil conservation division pertaining to prevention of waste, which includes disposal of produced salt water or brine. If state lands are needed for a salt water disposal operation, then application for a salt …

Requests made by petroleum refineries within the state to the commissioner to purchase state royalty oil as a preference right under the provisions of Sections 19-10-64 through 19-10-70 NMSA 1978 shall be accompanied by an order or ruling of the New Mexico oil conservation divisi…

The state reserves a continuing option to purchase at any time and from time to time, at the market price prevailing in the area on the date of purchase, all or part of the oil and gas that may be produced from the lands embraced in all leases issued on or after June 11, 1973.

Any party aggrieved by any ruling or decision of the commissioner affecting such party's interest in any oil and gas lease may appeal to the appropriate district court within sixty days after such ruling or decision is rendered pursuant to Section 19-10-23 NMSA 1978.

A. Purpose and application of 19.2.100.66 NMAC: The purpose of 19.2.100.66 NMAC is to establish minimum procedures for protecting the surface affected by operation and development activities on state oil and gas leases. 19.2.100.66 NMAC applies to all operations conducted after i…

A. Purpose and application of 19.2.100.67 NMAC: (1) The purpose of 19.2.100.67 NMAC is to establish minimum procedures to follow in reclaiming surface disturbances resulting from development and production on state oil and gas leases, the surface of which is held in trust by the …

A. Purpose - eligibility: The records owner of an oil and gas lease issued by the commissioner of public lands whose lease is maintained in good standing according to the terms and conditions of the lease and all applicable statutes and regulations, may apply to the commissioner …

A. Objective and application: (1) This Section shall apply to oil and condensate ("oil kind") and natural gas and natural gas products ("gas kind") produced and saved from state oil and gas leases and marketed or utilized in any manner. (2) In order to ensure that all royalties h…

"Schedule of fees" means a list of fees that must be paid for performance of certain administrative functions. The schedule of fees shall be published on the state land office website and is subject to change at the discretion of the commissioner. Unless otherwise noted in the sc…

When oil and gas royalties are or should be remitted, as described in 19.2.100.57 NMAC, the remitting person or company shall submit to the state land office a remittance document and royalty reporting form adopted and made available by the commissioner in accordance with the ins…

A. Basis for allowing shut in of oil wells: Pursuant to Section 19-10-6 NMSA 1978, the commissioner has determined that, because of a severe reduction in the price of oil, the beneficiaries of state trust lands will be better served if oil wells are allowed to be temporarily shut…

The commissioner is authorized to execute and issue oil and gas leases covering state common school and institutional trust lands as lessor in the name of the state of New Mexico. The form of basic lease is statutory and includes carbon dioxide. All leases issued after June 9, 19…

There are two types of districts, known respectively as restricted districts and non or unrestricted districts. A restricted district comprises an area usually in a proven oil and gas area and is created by statute or by authority of the commissioner. A non- or unrestricted distr…

Commissioner of Public Lands, New Mexico State Land Office, 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, P. O. Box 1148, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, Phone: (505)827-5713

Each application for a salt water disposal easement shall be made in ink or typewritten upon forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner, under oath, and accompanied by the following: A. a filing fee as set forth in the schedule of fees; B. a plat showing disposal well and…

Salt water disposal site easements shall be issued for five (5) years or less with a preference right of renewal, subject to the commissioner's decision not to continue the easement. The easement shall normally cover not more than two and one half (2 1/2) acres surrounding the pr…

Payment for such water disposal easement sites shall be at a negotiated rate but not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) annual rental.

Before any disposal site easement is issued, the applicant shall post with the commissioner a sufficient bond or undertaking in an amount to be fixed by the commissioner, in favor of the owner of improvements lawfully located upon the land, to secure payment of damage, if any, do…

A disposal site easement may, with the prior written approval of the commissioner, upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may require, and payment of the fee as set forth in the schedule of fees, be assigned to third parties or relinquished to the state and the commis…

This Rule pertains to all salt water disposal site easements on those lands held in trust by the commissioner of public lands under the terms of the Enabling Act and subsequent legislation (trust lands). This Rule governs the grantees of all salt water disposal site easements on …

The commissioner's authority to manage the trust lands is found in N.M. Const., Art. XIII, and in Section 19-1-1 NMSA 1978. The authority to promulgate this Rule is found in Section 19-1-2 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 20, 1984, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of 19.2.11 NMAC is to provide for the orderly and lawful administration, and the appropriate use and development of salt water disposal site easements on trust lands.

"Schedule of fees" means a list of fees that must be paid for performance of certain administrative functions. The schedule of fees shall be published on the state land office website and is subject to change at the discretion of the commissioner. Unless otherwise noted in the sc…

The following rules govern the issuance of easements upon state trust lands for sites for the underground disposal of salt water produced in connection with oil and gas operations. Because an oil and gas lessee is entitled to use so much of the land as is necessary to explore for…

A. Subject to the commissioner's right to exercise the commissioner's discretion, all lands listed as state owned on New Mexico state land office tract books are subject to application for salt water disposal easement sites; however, reference must be had to New Mexico state land…

Commissioner of Public Lands, New Mexico State Land Office, 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, P. O. Box 1148, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, Phone: (505) 827-5713

The commissioner's consent to the appropriation or use of water from state trust lands may be assigned with the commissioner's prior approval subject to the terms and conditions of the consent. The application fee for approval of an assignment is as set forth in the schedule of f…

Water easements issued under prior rules of the New Mexico state land office shall be governed by the rules in effect at their issuance until the expiration of their current term, at which time renewal shall be subject to the most recent rules in effect.

This Rule pertains to all water resources on those lands held in trust by the commissioner of public lands under the terms of the Enabling Act and subsequent legislation (trust lands), except such water as is used and developed in connection with the development, under lease, of …

The commissioner's authority to manage the trust lands is found in N.M. Const., Art. XIII, and in Section 19-1-1 NMSA 1978. The authority to promulgate this Rule is found in Section 19-1-2 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 20, 1984, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of 19.2.12 NMAC is to provide for the interim orderly and lawful administration, and the appropriate development and use of water resources on state trust lands. A permanent rule will be proposed when the commissioner has more clearly defined the proper administrati…

"Schedule of fees" means a list of fees that must be paid for performance of certain administrative functions. The schedule of fees shall be published on the state land office website and is subject to change at the discretion of the commissioner. Unless otherwise noted in the sc…

This rule is intended to assure that the development and use of water and water rights connected with state trust lands occurs in the most beneficial manner to the trust. This rule is further intended to be an interim rule, to be effective while the commissioner is assessing the …

Application for the commissioner's consent to the appropriation or use of water shall be made upon a form furnished by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by the filing fee as set forth in the schedule of fees. Thereafter, the commissioner shall enter into negotiations with…