Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-III-3-2-615 - Part 615 Supervisor of Wells (324.61501...324.61527)
Section 324.61523 - Confiscation of Illegal Oil or Gas, Oil or Gas Products, Conveyances, and Containers; Notice; Seizure; Sale; Intervention.

Sec. 61523.
All illegal oil or gas, products derived from illegal oil or gas, conveyances used in the transportation of illegal oil or gas or oil or gas products, and containers used in their storage, except railroad tank cars and pipelines, are subject to confiscation, and the supervisor may seize such illegal oil or gas, oil or gas products, conveyances, and containers. The supervisor shall immediately upon such seizure institute a proceeding in rem to confiscate the oil or gas, oil or gas products, conveyances, and containers in the circuit court of the county in which the seizure was made or in the circuit court of Ingham county. Upon commencement of these proceedings, notice shall be given to all known interested persons in the manner as directed by the court. The court, upon finding that the oil or gas, oil or gas products, conveyances, or containers seized are illegal, shall order those items to be sold under the terms and conditions as it directs. Any person claiming an interest in any oil or gas, oil or gas product, conveyance, or container that is seized has the right to intervene in the proceedings, and the rights of that person shall be determined by the court as justice may require.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPAPopular Name: Supervisor of Wells

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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.