Chapter 6. Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining  


§ 40-6-1. Declaration of public interest.
§ 40-6-2. Definitions.
§ 40-6-3. Waste prohibited.
§ 40-6-4. Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining created -- Functions -- Appointment of members -- Terms -- Chair -- Quorum -- Expenses.
§ 40-6-5. Jurisdiction of board -- Rules.
§ 40-6-6. Drilling units -- Establishment by board -- Modifications -- Prohibitions.
§ 40-6-6.5. 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. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 40-6-7. Agreements for repressuring or pressure maintenance or cycling or recycling operations -- Plan for development and operation of pool or field.
§ 40-6-8. Field or pool units -- Procedure for establishment -- Operation.
§ 40-6-9. Proceeds from sale of production -- Payment of proceeds -- Requirements -- Proceeding on petition to determine cause of nonpayment -- Remedies -- Penalties.
§ 40-6-9.1. Payment information to royalty owners.
§ 40-6-9.5. Permits for crude oil production -- Application -- Bond requirement -- Closure of facilities -- Availability of records.
§ 40-6-10. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings -- Emergency orders -- Hearing examiners.
§ 40-6-11. 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.
§ 40-6-12. Evasion of chapter or orders -- Penalties -- Limitation of actions.
§ 40-6-13. Restrictions of production not authorized.
§ 40-6-14. Fee on oil and gas -- Payment of fee -- Collection -- Penalty and interest on delinquencies -- Payment when product taken in-kind -- Interests exempt.
§ 40-6-14.5. Oil and Gas Conservation Account created -- Contents -- Use of account money.
§ 40-6-15. Division created -- Functions -- Director of division -- Qualifications of program administrators.
§ 40-6-16. Duties of division.
§ 40-6-17. Cooperative research and development projects.
§ 40-6-18. Lands subject to chapter.
§ 40-6-19. Bond and Surety Forfeiture Trust Fund created -- Contents -- Use of fund money.
§ 40-6-20. Use of surface land by owner or operator.
§ 40-6-21. Mediation.