Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527)
Section 324.61503 - Supervisor of Wells; Assistants; Commission as Appeal Board; Hearing; Compensation and Expenses; Office.

Sec. 61503.
(1) The supervisor of wells shall designate suitable assistants as are required to implement this part.
(2) The commission shall act as an appeal board regarding the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, annulment, withdrawal, recall, cancellation, or amendment of a permit under this part. When a producer or owner considers an order, action, inaction, or procedure as proposed, initiated, or made by the supervisor to be burdensome, inequitable, unreasonable, or unwarranted, the producer or owner may appeal to the commission or the court for relief from the order, action, inaction, or procedure as provided in this act. The chairperson of the commission shall set a date and place to hear the appeal, which may be at a regular meeting of the commission or a special meeting of the commission called for that purpose.
(3) The supervisor and employees, in addition to their salaries, shall receive their reasonable expenses while away from their homes traveling on business connected with their duties. A member of the commission shall not receive compensation for discharging duties under this part; however, a member is entitled to reasonable expenses while traveling in the performance of a duty imposed by this part. Salaries and expenses authorized in this part shall be paid out of the state treasury in the same manner as the salaries and expenses of other officers and employees of the department are paid.
(4) The department of management and budget shall furnish suitable offices for the use of the supervisor and his or her employees.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPAPopular Name: Supervisor of Wells

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)

Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)

451-1994-III-3 - Chapter 3 Management of Nonrenewable Resources (324.60101...324.64111)

451-1994-III-3-2 - Subchapter 2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Wells (324.61001...324.62103)

451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527)

Section 324.61501 - Definitions.

Section 324.61502 - Construction of Part.

Section 324.61503 - Supervisor of Wells; Assistants; Commission as Appeal Board; Hearing; Compensation and Expenses; Office.

Section 324.61503a - Gas Lease; Duties of Lessee; Monthly Revenue Statements and Payments; Initiation; Deferment.

Section 324.61503b - Postproduction Costs.

Section 324.61503c - Violation of MCL 324.61503a or MCL 324.61503b; Penalty; Injunction or Damages; Separate Offenses; Recovery of Postproduction Costs and Attorney Fees; Notice.

Section 324.61504 - Waste Prohibited.

Section 324.61505 - Supervisor of Wells; Jurisdiction; Authority; Enforcement of Part.

Section 324.61505a - Drilling Permit for Well Beneath Lake Bottomlands for Exploration or Production of Oil or Gas; Condition.

Section 324.61506 - Supervisor of Wells; Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 324.61506a - Notice of Violation.

Section 324.61506b - Conditions Prohibiting Issuance of Permit or Authorization to Drill Oil or Gas Well; Waiver; Exception.

Section 324.61506c - Toll-Free Telephone Number; Maintenance; Use.

Section 324.61507 - Prevention of Waste; Procedure; Hearing; Rules; Orders.

Section 324.61508 - Rules of Order or Procedure in Hearings or Other Proceedings; Entering in Book; Copy of Rule or Order as Evidence; Availability of Writings to Public.

Section 324.61509 - Hearings; Subpoena; Witnesses and Production of Books; Incriminating Testimony.

Section 324.61510 - Failure to Comply With Subpoena; Refusal to Testify; Attachment; Contempt; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses.

Section 324.61511 - False Swearing as Perjury; Penalty.

Section 324.61512 - Allocation or Distribution of Allowable Production in Well, Field, or Pool; Basis.

Section 324.61513 - Proration or Distribution of Allowable Production Among Wells; Basis; Drilling Unit; Unnecessary Wells; Pooling of Properties; Location of Well; Exceptions; Minimum Allowable Production; Allowable Production Pursuant to Rules or O...

Section 324.61513a - Pooling of Properties Not Required.

Section 324.61514 - Certificates of Clearance or Tenders; Issuance.

Section 324.61515 - Handling or Disposition of Illegal Oil or Gas; Penalty.

Section 324.61516 - Rule or Order; Public Hearings Required; Emergency Rules or Orders Without Public Hearing; Requirements for Public Hearings Held Pertaining to Pooling of Properties.

Section 324.61517 - Actions Against Department or Commission; Jurisdiction of Ingham County Circuit Court; Injunction or Restraining Order; Actions Pertaining to Pooling of Properties.

Section 324.61518 - Enforcement of Part And Rules; Representation by Attorney General; Complaint; Proceedings; Powers of Supervisor; Exception.

Section 324.61519 - Failure of Owner or Operator to Obtain Permit or to Construct, Operate, Maintain, Case, Plug, or Repair Well; Notice of Determination; Liability; Claims.

Section 324.61520 - Abandoning Well Without Properly Plugging; Violation of Part or Rule; Penalty; Liability of Owner; “Owner” and “Operator” Defined.

Section 324.61521 - Unlawful Acts; Penalties.

Section 324.61522 - Violations of Part, Rule, or Order; Penalties.

Section 324.61523 - Confiscation of Illegal Oil or Gas, Oil or Gas Products, Conveyances, and Containers; Notice; Seizure; Sale; Intervention.

Section 324.61524 - Fee for Monitoring, Surveillance, Enforcement, and Administration of Part.

Section 324.61525 - Permit to Drill Well; Application; Bond; Posting; Fee; Issuance; Disposition of Fees; Availability of Information Pertaining to Applications; Information Provided to City, Village, or Township.

Section 324.61525a - Annual Well Regulatory Fee; Report.

Section 324.61525b - Oil and Gas Regulatory Fund; Creation; Disposition of Money or Other Assets; Lapse; Expenditures; Annual Report.

Section 324.61526 - Part Cumulative; Conflicting Provisions Repealed; Exception.

Section 324.61527 - Applicability of Part.