82-11-103. Lands subject to law. This chapter applies to all lands in the state lawfully subject to its police powers, including all state-owned lands. It applies to lands of the United States or to lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States only to the extent that control and supervision of conservation of oil and gas by the United States on its lands fails to effect the intent and purposes of this chapter and otherwise applies to those lands to the extent that any officer of the United States having jurisdiction or the officer's duly authorized representative approves any of the provisions of this chapter or an order of the board that affects those lands. This chapter also applies to any lands committed to a unit agreement approved by the secretary of the interior or the secretary's duly authorized representative, except that the board may, with respect to those unit agreements, suspend the application of this chapter or any part of this chapter so long as the conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of waste as provided in this chapter is accomplished under the unit agreements. The suspension does not relieve an operator or owner from making reports that may be required by the board with respect to operations and production under the unit agreement, and the suspension does not relieve an operator or owner from the payment of taxes on oil and gas production or payment for permit fees as required by this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-140; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 734, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2740, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas
Chapter 11. Oil and Gas Conservation
Part 1. Regulation by Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
82-11-102. Oil or gas wells not public utilities
82-11-103. Lands subject to law
82-11-104. Construction -- no conflict with board of land commissioners' authority
82-11-105. through 82-11-109 reserved
82-11-110. Oil and gas education and research account
82-11-111. Powers and duties of board
82-11-112. Intergovernmental cooperation
82-11-117. Confidentiality of records
82-11-118. Fees for processing applications
82-11-119. and 82-11-120 reserved
82-11-121. Oil and gas waste prohibited
82-11-122. Notice of intention to drill or conduct seismic operations -- notice to surface owner
82-11-123. Requirements for oil and gas operations
82-11-124. Requirements relating to waste prevention
82-11-125. Availability of cores or chips, cuttings, and bottom-hole temperatures to board
82-11-126. Availability of facilities to bureau of mines
82-11-127. Prohibited activity -- Makoshika state park
82-11-128. through 82-11-130 reserved
82-11-131. Privilege and license tax
82-11-135. Money earmarked for board expenses
82-11-136. Expenditure of funds from bonds for plugging wells
82-11-137. Class II injection well operating fee
82-11-138. Rulemaking -- microbial conversion wells
82-11-139. and 82-11-140 reserved
82-11-141. Administrative procedure
82-11-142. Subpoena power -- civil actions
82-11-145. Injunction or restraining order
82-11-151. Emergencies -- notice and hearing
82-11-152. through 82-11-160 reserved
82-11-161. Oil and gas production damage mitigation account -- statutory appropriation
82-11-163. Landowner's bond on noncommercial well
82-11-165. through 82-11-170 reserved
82-11-173. Legislative findings -- purpose
82-11-174. Offset permitting -- geographic requirements
82-11-175. Coal bed methane wells -- requirements
82-11-176. through 82-11-179 reserved
82-11-180. Preservation of property rights
82-11-181. Geologic storage reservoir administrative fee -- account established
82-11-182. Liability for carbon dioxide during injection
82-11-184. Conversion of enhanced recovery wells
82-11-185. Makoshika state park requirements
82-11-186. and 82-11-187 reserved
82-11-188. Incidental carbon dioxide storage -- certification