Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-30
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manner under such conditions and in
such amounts as 70 constitute or result
in waste Is hereby recognized and de-
clared to be opposed TO the public in
terest and is hereby prohibited.
section 6. Nothing herein contained
attempting to constitute oil or gas depos-
IFS or well as a public utility or utilities
or subject either thereof to regulations
4 as such
Section Z. For the purpose OF conser-
wing the natural resources OF the state,
| and to prevent waste thereof through
negligent and other harmful methods OF
operation. the commission shall prescribe
and enforce within the puryiew hereof
/ rules and regulations governing the
| drilling casing, operating and abandon
/ ment OF oil and gas wells and the waste
| Of oil and gas therefrom upon all lanas
/ IN the state of Montana. excepting public
lands sublect TO the act OF Congress
/ approved Feb. p. 1920 (puhlic 1885, The
rules and regulations prescribed shall
I ~ the SAME those from TIME - time
| adopted by the United States Bureau OF
! Mines or by the Secretary OF the Interior
Of the United states pursuant 10 said act
4 Of Congress. governing methods OF oper-
alton Of operators upOn lands embraced
/ within permits or leases issued under the
! provisions or said act or Congress. except
4 that aid rules and regulations shall not
embrace or include such provisions OF
the Federal rules and regulations are
] applicable alone To Federal administra-
ton, and II shall be the duty OF all
persons asd corporations drilling or OPP
Grating oil or gas wells upon patented
or state land to comply with said rules
sion all logs OF wells and other reports
required thereby, and to case, control
and plug all wells as therein prescribed
and such other rules and regulations
affecting exploration for, production.
transportation, storage and marketing Of
crude petroleum and natural gas within
the state OF MOnana as may be adopted
by said commission shall he the rules
and regulations Of and by the authority
OF the state Of Montana. acting through
said commission.
Section s. The commission shall have
general power, and It shall he its duty
"a To control, regulate and supervise
through its prescribed rules and regu-
latiOns mot inconsistent with the CON
stitution and laws OF the state Of Montana,
or the laws. rules, regulations and orders
OF the United States government, or its
duly constituted agencies) the drilling
and operation of wells for the prOduc-
ton Of crude petroleum, and natural gas.
or either Of them, and the conservation
thereof and the transportation, storage
and marketing Of crude petroleum with
in the state of Montana.
o. la its Judgment. to define the
various producing pools" within the
State Of Montana and with due regard
to other marketabilty OF their products
and their peculiar problems Of production
to prOmulgate rules and regulations
separately and specifically to govern OPP
eratiOns In such pools" to the end
that discrimination be shown by or
to any operator therein
CD To require each and every explorer,
producer, transporter, stOrer. or marketer
Of crude petroleum, within the state of
Montana to furnish monthly. at least,
and Oftener If required by the COM
mission. on such forms as II may pre-
scribe. and within the time specified by
the commission, regarding any and all Of
the activities of such explorer, producer,
transporter, stOrer. or marketer, with
respect to his said operations.
Costs sic per Barrel
Section .. There IS hereby levied and
assessed a privilege and license tax of
barrel on each and every barrel (42 u.
s gallons at temperature of 6Oo Faren-
heD or crude petroleum produced saved
and marketed or stored within the State
Of Montana and One-twentieth u-20) of
one cent 1e) per thousand (10OO) cubic
feet calculated to a base pressure OF
produced, saved and marketed. Producers
thereof shall pay such tax on each bar
rel OF crude petroleum and on each
thousand G,000) cubic feet of natural gas
produced, for themselves as well rs OR
others. including royalty holders and
shall he reimbursed for such tax paid
for others In the same manner they
are reimbursed for net proceeds tax paid
as provided in Chapter $50, Of the Political
Code Of the Revised Codes Of Montana,
1885 The total expenditures Of this com
mission shall not exceed In the aggregate !
during any fiscal year the amount act J
ually collected under the provisions Of
this section.
Section 10 Each producer. transporter. I
storer. purchaser or marketer of crude Z
petroleum. and natural gas. or either T
Of them, in the State Of Montana, shall c
not later than the Goth day OF each call 8
eDdar month beginning with the next o
calendar month after this act shall be- $
come effective, render a complete and true I
statement to the state treasurer OF the r
state Of Montana. and a duplicate there {
n TO the commission duly signed and (
sworn to, of all crude petroleum, natural !
gas, OF either Of them, produced, trans !
ported stored. purchased or marketed by d
such producer transporter, sbOrer. pur =
chaser, or marketer, in this state, or
transported to and stored within the n
with intent to dispose Of the refined n
products hereof within the state Of Mon a
tana. during the preceding month. and r
sfch other information as the n
petroleum commission may require. and .
shall accompany such statement with a a
payment to the state treasurer of the d
Of this act during the period covered a
by such report. Any producer carrying q
IN business at more than one place or u
location In his state may include all Q,
such places OF business In one statement ii
Penalties q,
Section II. Any such assessment not IN
aid withn the time herein specified II
hall be delinquent and q penalty of N
yenty-fiv4 (25es) per cent thereof shall
'e added thereto. and the whole thereof -
hall hear interest at the rate Of one GG6l -
GER cent per month from the date Of q,
delinquency until paid. 9,
UnOn rquest Of the commission. IL -
hall he he duty OF the attorney general o
o conmhce and prosecute to final de- mi
erminati,n in any court OF competent ~
an action at law to collect ~
he SAND !"
sactioni19 a., -, u5 h.se oo,n KY oo,, sh
each calendar month every purchaser ~ -
Monana produced crude petroleum 81 ~
~ ax,srt Ioal w. y, , siitIli, e',me tai
very purchaser for storage and refining a"
fmpOted crude petroleum within the an
tate o. Montana, shall file with the a.
at the office Of said com ~ ~
IissIon its requirements for the sue ~