The oil conservation division shall examine each application for certification as a preference producer or refiner. If the oil conservation division finds that the applicant is a bona fide refiner or producer and has satisfied the requirements of the preceding sections of the State Carbon Dioxide Act [19-10A-1 to 19-10A-7 NMSA 1978]; that the enhanced recovery project for which the carbon dioxide proposed to be used is feasible; and that the applicant qualifies for the purchase of state carbon dioxide, it shall notify the commissioner of public lands in writing that the applicant is eligible to be granted a preference for the purchase of state carbon dioxide.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 108, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For grant of preference in sale of royalty oil, see 19-10-69 NMSA 1978.