Title 38, Mining and Gas and Oil Production
35 chapters · 340 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 38-08-21 Regulation of carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas
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The commission is vested with the authority and duty to regulate the exploration, development, and production of carbon dioxide, coal bed methane gas, helium gas, and nitrogen gas within the state, in the same manner, insofar as is practicable, as it regulates oil or gas as defin…
N.D.C.C. § 38-08-23 Plats
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Any person reclaiming a drilling pit or reserve pit after the completion of oil and gas drilling operations shall record an accurate plat certified by a registered surveyor showing the location of the well and notice that an abandoned drilling pit or reserve pit may be on the loc…
N.D.C.C. § 38-08-25 Hydraulic fracturing - Use of carbon dioxide - Designated as acceptable recovery processes
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1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative assembly designates hydraulic fracturing, a mechanical method of increasing the permeability of rock to increase the amount of oil and gas produced from the rock; and the use of carbon dioxide for enhanced recovery of…
N.D.C.C. § 38-08-26 Submission of geographic information system data on oil and gas underground gathering pipelines required
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1. The commission shall create a geographic information system database for collecting pipeline shape files as submitted by each underground gathering pipeline owner or operator. The shape files and the resulting geographic information system database are exempt from any disclosu…
N.D.C.C. § 38-08-27 Controls, inspections, and engineering design on crude oil and produced water underground gathering pipelines
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The application of this section is limited to an underground gathering pipeline that is designed or intended to transfer crude oil or produced water from a production facility for disposal, storage, or sale purposes and which was placed into service after August 1, 2015. Upon req…