113-422. Indemnification.
An oil or gas developer or operator shall indemnify and hold harmless a surface owner against any claims related to the developer's or operator's activities on the surface owner's property, including, but not limited to, (i) claims of injury or death to any person; (ii) damage to impacted infrastructure or water supplies; (iii) damage to a third party's real or personal property; and (iv) violations of any federal, State, or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance, including those for protection of the environment. (2011-276, s. 3(b); 2012-143, s. 4(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development
Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.
§ 113-378 - Persons drilling for oil or gas to register and furnish bond.
§ 113-379 - Filing log of drilling and development of each well.
§ 113-380 - Violation a misdemeanor.
§ 113-382 - Declaration of policy.
§ 113-391 - Jurisdiction and authority; rules and orders.
§ 113-392 - Protecting pool owners; drilling units in pools; location of wells; shares in pools.
§ 113-393 - Development of lands as drilling unit by agreement or order of Commission.
§ 113-394 - Limitations on production; allocating and prorating "allowables."
§ 113-395 - Permits, fees, and notice required for oil and gas activities.
§ 113-395.1 - Miscellaneous permit requirements.
§ 113-395.2 - Subsurface injection of waste prohibited.
§ 113-395.3 - Environmental compliance review requirements for applicants and permit holders.
§ 113-395.4 - Seismic or geophysical data collection.
§ 113-396 - Wells to be kept under control.
§ 113-397 - Hearing in emergency.
§ 113-398 - Procedure and powers in hearings by Department.
§ 113-399 - Suits by Department.
§ 113-400 - Assessing costs of hearings.
§ 113-401 - Party to hearings; review.
§ 113-402 - Administrative review.
§ 113-406 - Effect of pendency of judicial review; stay of proceedings.
§ 113-409 - Punishment for making false entries, etc.
§ 113-410 - Penalties for other violations.
§ 113-411 - Dealing in or handling of illegal oil, gas or product prohibited.
§ 113-412 - Seizure and sale of contraband oil, gas and product.
§ 113-414 - Filing list of renewed leases in office of register of deeds.
§ 113-420 - Notice and entry to property.
§ 113-423 - Required lease terms.
§ 113-423.1 - Surface activities.
§ 113-425 - Registry of landmen required.