Montana Code Annotated
Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas
Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions

Part 1. Royalty Interests

82-10-101. Action for accounting for royalty - 82-10-101. Action for accounting for royalty. (1) Whenever an owner...

82-10-102. Remedy not exclusive - 82-10-102. Remedy not exclusive. The remedy provided for in 82-10-101...

82-10-103. Obligation to pay royalties as essence of contract -- interest - 82-10-103. Obligation to pay royalties as essence of contract --...

82-10-104. Payment of royalties -- form of record required - 82-10-104. Payment of royalties -- form of record required. (1)...

82-10-105. through 82-10-109 reserved - 82-10-105 through 82-10-109 reserved.

82-10-110. Division order -- definition -- effect - 82-10-110. Division order -- definition -- effect. (1) As used...

Part 2. Lease of Local Government Land

82-10-201. Authorization for lease and terms -- land not subject to leasing - 82-10-201. Authorization for lease and terms -- land not subject...

82-10-202. Acreage pooling - 82-10-202. Acreage pooling. When deemed in the best interests of...

82-10-203. Interference with normal use of land prohibited - 82-10-203. Interference with normal use of land prohibited. In the...

82-10-204. Lease of acquired oil and gas interests - 82-10-204. Lease of acquired oil and gas interests. When in...

Part 3. Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs

82-10-301. Definitions - 82-10-301. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part...

82-10-302. Policy - 82-10-302. Policy. (1) The underground storage of natural gas which...

82-10-303. Use of eminent domain to acquire underground reservoirs - 82-10-303. Use of eminent domain to acquire underground reservoirs. (1)...

82-10-304. Certificate of board required prior to use of eminent domain - 82-10-304. Certificate of board required prior to use of eminent...

82-10-305. Proceedings - 82-10-305. Proceedings. After obtaining a certificate from the board, a...

Part 4. Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells -- Reclamation

82-10-401. Notice required before abandonment of well -- owner's option - 82-10-401. Notice required before abandonment of well -- owner's option....

82-10-402. Inventory of abandoned wells and seismic operations -- reclamation procedures - 82-10-402. (Temporary) Inventory of abandoned wells and seismic operations --...

Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation

82-10-501. Purpose -- legislative findings - 82-10-501. Purpose -- legislative findings. (1) The purpose of this...

82-10-502. Definitions - 82-10-502. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...

82-10-503. Notice of drilling operations - 82-10-503. Notice of drilling operations. (1) In addition to the...

82-10-504. Surface damage and disruption payments -- dispute resolution -- penalty for late payment - 82-10-504. Surface damage and disruption payments -- dispute resolution --...

82-10-505. Liability for damages to property - 82-10-505. Liability for damages to property. The oil and gas...

82-10-506. Notification of injury - 82-10-506. Notification of injury. To receive compensation under this part,...

82-10-507. Agreement -- offer of settlement - 82-10-507. Agreement -- offer of settlement. Unless both parties provide...

82-10-508. Rejection -- legal action - 82-10-508. Rejection -- legal action. If the person seeking compensation...

82-10-509. reserved - 82-10-509 reserved.

82-10-510. Penalty for notice violation - 82-10-510. Penalty for notice violation. Failure to comply with the...

82-10-511. Remedies cumulative - 82-10-511. Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided by this part do...

Part 6. Disclosure of Fracturing Fluids

82-10-601. Legislative findings -- purpose - 82-10-601. Legislative findings -- purpose. The purpose of this part...

82-10-602. Definitions - 82-10-602. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following...

82-10-603. Fracturing fluid disclosure -- requirements - 82-10-603. Fracturing fluid disclosure -- requirements. (1) The board of...

82-10-604. Confidentiality request for trade secrets - 82-10-604. Confidentiality request for trade secrets. (1) (a) If the...