Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining

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  4. Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining

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Section
1

Declaration of public interest.

Section
2

Definitions.

Section
2.5

Preemption.

Section
3

Waste prohibited.

Section
4

Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining created -- Functions -- Appointment of members -- Terms -- Chair -- Quorum -- Expenses.

Section
5

Jurisdiction of board -- Rules.

Section
6

Drilling units -- Establishment by board -- Modifications -- Prohibitions.

Section
6.5

Pooling of interests for the development and operation of a drilling unit -- Board may order pooling of interests -- Payment of costs and royalty interests -- Monthly accounting.

Section
7

Agreements for repressuring or pressure maintenance or cycling or recycling operations -- Plan for development and operation of pool or field.

Section
8

Field or pool units -- Procedure for establishment -- Operation.

Section
9

Proceeds from sale of production -- Payment of proceeds -- Requirements -- Proceeding on petition to determine cause of nonpayment -- Remedies -- Penalties.

Section
9.1

Payment information to royalty owners.

Section
9.5

Permits for crude oil production -- Application -- Bond requirement -- Closure of facilities -- Availability of records.

Section
10

Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings -- Emergency orders -- Hearing examiners.

Section
11

Power to summon witnesses, administer oaths and require production of records -- Enforcement -- Penalties for violation of chapter or rules -- Illegal oil or gas -- Civil liability -- Restricted account.

Section
12

Evasion of chapter or orders -- Penalties -- Limitation of actions.

Section
13

Restrictions of production not authorized.

Section
14

Fee on oil and gas -- Payment of fee -- Collection -- Penalty and interest on delinquencies -- Payment when product taken in-kind -- Interests exempt.

Section
14.5

Oil and Gas Conservation Account created -- Contents -- Use of account money.

Section
15

Division created -- Functions -- Director of division -- Qualifications of program administrators.

Section
16

Duties of division.

Section
17

Cooperative research and development projects.

Section
18

Lands subject to chapter.

Section
19

Bond and Surety Forfeiture Trust Fund created -- Contents -- Use of fund money.

Section
20

Use of surface land by owner or operator.

Section
21

Mediation.

Section
22

Regulatory certainty to support economic recovery.

Section
23

Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account.