Title 30, Title 30 — Mines And Minerals

Oil and gas bonding; rules for operators; requirements; reports; assessments. (a) The commission shall promulgate rules to establish bonding options in addition to those specified in W.S. 30-5- 104(d)(i)(D) for operators requiring bonds for producing oil or gas in Wyoming. The pr…

Governor authorized to join in interstate compact. The governor of the state of Wyoming is hereby authorized for and in the name of the state of Wyoming to join with the other states in the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas, which was executed in the city of Dallas, Texa…

Authority of governor to execute agreements; provision for withdrawal from compact. The governor of the state of Wyoming is further authorized and empowered, for and in the name of the state of Wyoming to execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of said…

Governor designated official representative; authority to appoint assistant; authority and oath of assistant; removal. The governor shall be the official representative of the state of Wyoming in the compact to conserve oil and gas, and shall exercise and perform for the state al…

Construction of W.S. 30-5-201 through 30-5-204. It is not the intent or purpose of this act to require, permit, or authorize the governor, commission or supervisor to prorate or distribute the production of oil and gas among the fields of Wyoming on the basis of market demand. Th…

Payment for production; time for payment; payor. (a) The proceeds derived from the sale of production from any well producing oil, gas or related hydrocarbons in the state of Wyoming shall be paid to all persons legally entitled thereto, except as hereinafter provided, commencing…

Payment for production; interest on late payments. Any delay in determining any person legally entitled to an interest in the proceeds from production shall not affect payments to all other persons entitled to payment. In instances where payment cannot be made for any reason with…

Payment for production; penalty for violation; jurisdiction; costs and fees. (a) Any lessee or operator, purchaser or other party legally responsible for payment who violates the provisions of this article is liable to the person or persons legally entitled to proceeds from produ…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Lessee" means the person entitled under an oil and gas lease to drill and operate wells, paying the lessor a royalty and retaining the remainder, known as the working interest. The lessee pays all costs of production out of his interest,…

Collection; reporting and remittance of royalties. (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided for by specific language in an executed written agreement, "royalty", "overriding royalty", "other nonworking interests" and "working interests" shall be interpreted as defined in W.S. 30-5…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Commission" means the Wyoming oil and gas conservation commission and its authorized employees; (ii) "Compensate" and "compensation" mean monetary payment or other consideration that may include, but is not limited to, the furnishing of …

Entry upon land for oil and gas operations and nonsurface disturbing activities; notice; process; surety bond or other guaranty; negotiations. (a) Any oil and gas operator having the right to any oil or gas underlying the surface of land may locate and enter the land for all purp…

Application for permit drill; additional notice. (a) Before an application for a permit to drill is approved by the commission, the oil and gas operator shall file a statement with the commission, including the surface owner's name, contact address, telephone number and any other…

Surety bond or guaranty; approval; objections; release of surety bond or guaranty. (a) The surety bond or other guaranty required under W.S. 30-5-402(c)(iv) shall be executed by the oil and gas operator, or a bonding company acceptable to the commission. Other forms of guaranty a…

Surface damage and disruption payments; penalty for late payment. (a) The oil and gas operator shall pay the surface owner as follows: (i) A sum of money or other compensation equal to the amount of damages sustained by the surface owner for loss of production and income, loss of…

Surface damage negotiations; notice of damages to oil and gas operator; right to bring action. (a) If the oil and gas operator has commenced oil and gas operations in the absence of any agreement for compensation for all damages, a surface owner shall give written notice to the o…

Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided by this act do not preclude any person from seeking other remedies allowed by law, nor does this act diminish rights previously granted by law or contract.

Waiver. A surface owner may waive any rights afforded under this act by providing a written waiver of rights to the oil and gas operator, identifying which rights have been waived.

Statute of limitations for civil action. A surface owner entitled to bring an action for damages under this act, or to seek any other remedy at law for damages caused by oil and gas operations, shall bring such action within two (2) years after the damage has been discovered, or …

Applicability. This act shall not apply to a public utility regulated by the Wyoming public service commission or to a natural gas pipeline regulated by the federal energy regulatory commission.

Oil and gas activities at geologic sequestration sites. Nothing in W.S. 35-11-313 shall be deemed to affect the otherwise lawful right of a surface or mineral owner to drill or bore through a geologic sequestration site as defined by W.S. 35-11-103(c)(xxi), if done in accordance …

Certification of carbon dioxide incidentally stored during enhanced recovery operations. (a) If there is production of oil, gas or both from enhanced recovery operations under a commission order entered pursuant to W.S. 30-5-110 utilizing the injection of carbon dioxide, the comm…

State miner's hospital board. (a) The state miner's hospital board is created consisting of the following members: (i) One (1) member resident of Sweetwater County appointed by a majority vote of the county commissioners. In making this appointment the county commissioners shall …

Account created; expenditures; report. (a) There is created the miner's hospital board account. Not later than July 1, 2001, the state treasurer shall credit to the account six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) from interest accrued within the miner's hospital account within…

Requirements for obtaining benefits. (a) To obtain benefits from the account, a person shall: (i) Be domiciled in Wyoming on the date of application for a benefit; (ii) Make no claim of residency in any other state, territory or country for any other purpose at the time of applic…

Enhanced oil recovery commission created; duties. (a) The Wyoming enhanced oil recovery commission is created. The commission shall consist of eight (8) members. The governor and the state geologist shall serve as ex officio members of the commission. One (1) legislative member s…