Title 38 — Mining and Gas and Oil Production
35 chapters · 312 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: 1. "Commission" mean the industrial commission. 2. "Gas" includes all natural gas, including hydrogen, and all other fluid hydrocarbons not defined as oil. 3. "Geological storage" means the underground storage of oil or gas in a storage reservoir or salt …
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-02 Commission authority
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The commission has authority: 1. Over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce this chapter when necessary to prevent waste, to protect correlative rights of the mineral and surface estate, or to effect greater ultimate storage and recovery of oil and gas. 2. …
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-03 Permit required - Permit transfer
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Geologic storage is allowed if permitted by the commission. A permit may be transferred if the commission consents.
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-04 Permit hearing - Hearing notice
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1. The commission shall hold a public hearing before issuing any storage permit. 2. Notice of the hearing must be published for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the county or counties where the storage reservoir or salt cavern is proposed to be located and in an…
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-05 Permit requirements - Storage in oil and gas reservoir
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Before issuing a permit for storage in an oil and gas reservoir, the commission shall find: 1. The storage operator has or will obtain the consent by lease, purchase, or other agreement from all surface owners where surface disturbance activities are necessary and surface facilit…
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-06 Permit requirements - Storage in saline reservoir or aquifer
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Before issuing a permit for storage in a saline reservoir or aquifer, the commission shall find: 1. The storage operator has or will obtain the consent by lease, purchase, or other agreement from all surface owners where surface disturbance activities are necessary and surface fa…
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-07 Permit requirements - Storage in salt cavern
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Before issuing a permit for storage in a salt cavern, the commission shall find: 1. The storage operator has or will obtain the consent by lease, purchase, or other agreement from all surface owners where surface disturbance activities are necessary and surface facilities will be…
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-08 Amalgamating property interests
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If a storage operator does not obtain the consent of all persons owning a pore space and of mineral interest owners when required by this chapter, the commission may require the interest owned by the nonconsenting owners be included in an approved storage facility and subject to …
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-09 Ownership of oil and gas
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All oil or gas previously reduced to possession and subsequently injected into underground storage facilities must be deemed the property of the storage operator subject to the obligation to pay royalties as set forth in section 38-25-10.
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-10 Injection of produced gas - When royalties owed
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1. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the storage operator, mineral owners, and lease owners, royalties on gas produced but not sold and which is injected into a storage facility instead of flaring or for lack of market, are not due on the produced and stored gas until gas volu…
N.D.C.C. § 38-25-11 Application
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This chapter does not apply to applications filed with the commission which propose to use produced gas for an enhanced oil or gas recovery project. Those applications must be processed under chapter 38-08.