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MT Code § 82-11-103 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-103. Lands subject to law

  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.
MT Code § 82-11-104 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-104. Construction -- no conflict with board of land commissioners' authority

  82-11-104. (Temporary) Construction -- no conflict with board of land commissioners' authority. No provision of this chapter may be construed to conflict with 77-3-430, granting the board of land commissioners the authority to enter into pooling and unitization agreements for the production of oil or gas with others, provided that state lands are subject to the provisions of this chapter concerning spacing and statutory pooling and unitization in the absence of voluntary pooling and unitization agreements.   82-11-104. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Construction -- no conflict with board of land commissioners' authority. This chapter may not be construed to conflict with 77-3-430, granting the board of land commissioners the authority to enter into pooling and unitization agreements for the storage of carbon dioxide in a geologic storage reservoir or the production of oil or gas with others, provided that state lands are subject to the provisions of this chapter concerning spacing and statutory pooling and unitization in the absence of voluntary pooling and unitization agreements.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 336, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-126(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 734, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 474, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-11-105 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-105. through 82-11-109 reserved

  82-11-105 through 82-11-109 reserved.
MT Code § 82-11-110 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-110. Oil and gas education and research account

  82-11-110. Oil and gas education and research account. There is an oil and gas education and research account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. Interest or other income earned on money in the oil and gas education and research account accrues to that account.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 329, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-11-112 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-112. Intergovernmental cooperation

  82-11-112. Intergovernmental cooperation. Subject to the provisions of 76-2-109, the board may cooperate with any other state, interstate, or federal agency and other governmental agencies of the state to effect the objects and purposes of this chapter and expend funds reasonably necessary.  History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-141; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 526, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 533, L. 2021.
MT Code § 82-11-113 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-113. Repealed

  82-11-113. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 34, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 19, L. 1979.
MT Code § 82-11-114 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-114. Repealed

  82-11-114. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 34, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 19, L. 1979.
MT Code § 82-11-115 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-115. Repealed

  82-11-115. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 34, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 19, L. 1979.
MT Code § 82-11-116 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-116. Repealed

  82-11-116. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 34, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 19, L. 1979.
MT Code § 82-11-117 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-117. Confidentiality of records

  82-11-117. Confidentiality of records. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), any information that is furnished to the board or the board's staff or that is obtained by either of them is a matter of public record and open to public use. Except as provided in subsection (4), information unique to the owner or operator that would, if disclosed, reveal methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets must be maintained as confidential if so determined by the board.   (2) If an owner, operator, or service company disagrees with a determination by the board in accordance with this section or by the administrator in accordance with Title 82, chapter 10, part 6, that certain material will not be maintained as confidential, the owner, operator, or service company may file a declaratory judgment action in a court of competent jurisdiction to establish the existence of a trade secret if the owner, operator, or service company wishes the information to enjoy confidential status. The board must be served in the action and may intervene as a party. Information submitted to the board or administrator by an owner, operator, or service company and contested in accordance with this subsection may only be publicly disclosed after a determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction.   (3) Any information not intended to be public when submitted to the board or the board's staff must be submitted in writing and clearly marked as confidential.   (4) Information submitted in accordance with 82-10-603 must be treated in accordance with Title 82, chapter 10, part 6.   (5) Data describing physical and chemical characteristics of a liquid, gaseous, solid, or other substance injected or discharged into state waters under this chapter or Title 82, chapter 10, part 6, may not be considered confidential.   (6) The board may use any information in compiling or publishing analyses or summaries relating to water pollution if the analyses or summaries do not identify the owner or operator or reveal any information that is otherwise made confidential by this section.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 503, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2741, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 316, L. 2017.
MT Code § 82-11-118 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-118. Fees for processing applications

  82-11-118. (Temporary) Fees for processing applications. (1) The board shall establish a fee schedule to defray the expenses incurred for processing an application from an operator or producer of oil seeking approval of a new or expanded enhanced recovery project, as defined in 15-36-303. The fee must be paid by the owner or operator seeking approval of the project.   (2) The board shall, by rule, determine the amount of the fee based on the complexity of processing the application.   82-11-118. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Fees for processing applications. (1) The board shall establish a fee schedule to defray the expenses incurred for processing an application from a geologic storage operator or an operator or producer of oil seeking approval of a new or expanded enhanced recovery project, as defined in 15-36-303. The fee must be paid by the owner, geologic storage operator, or operator seeking approval of the project.   (2) The board shall, by rule, determine the amount of the fee based on the complexity of processing the application.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 9, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 451, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 474, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-11-119 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-119. and 82-11-120 reserved

  82-11-119 and 82-11-120 reserved.
MT Code § 82-11-121 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-121. Oil and gas waste prohibited

  82-11-121. Oil and gas waste prohibited. Waste of oil and gas or either of them as waste is defined in this chapter is prohibited.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 238, L. 1953; Sec. 60-124, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 60-127.1 by Sec. 54, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-127.1.
MT Code § 82-11-122 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-122. Notice of intention to drill or conduct seismic operations -- notice to surface owner

  82-11-122. (Temporary) Notice of intention to drill or conduct seismic operations -- notice to surface owner. It is unlawful to commence the drilling of a well for oil or gas without first filing with the board written notice of intention to drill and obtaining a drilling permit as provided in 82-11-134. After the permit is issued, an oil and gas developer or operator as defined under 82-10-502 shall comply with the notice requirements of 82-10-503 before commencing drilling operations. It is unlawful to conduct seismic explorations without first giving the board a copy of the notice of intention to explore filed with the county under 82-1-103.   82-11-122. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Notice of intention to drill or conduct seismic operations -- notice to surface owner. (1) It is unlawful to commence the drilling of a well for oil or gas without first filing with the board written notice of intention to drill and obtaining a drilling permit as provided in 82-11-134. After the permit is issued, an oil and gas developer or operator as defined under 82-10-502 shall comply with the notice requirements of 82-10-503 before commencing drilling operations. It is unlawful to conduct seismic explorations without first giving the board a copy of the notice of intention to explore filed with the county under 82-1-103.   (2) It is unlawful to commence the drilling of a carbon dioxide injection well without first filing with the board written notice of intention to drill and obtaining a drilling permit. Prior to issuing the permit, the board shall provide notice of an application for a permit. The notice must be:   (a) published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county where the carbon dioxide injection well and geologic storage reservoir is located; and   (b) mailed to all surface owners, mineral claimants, mineral owners, lessees, and other owners of record of subsurface interests that are located within 1 mile of the proposed boundary of the geologic storage reservoir.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 260, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-128; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 339, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 497, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 474, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-11-124 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-124. Requirements relating to waste prevention

  82-11-124. Requirements relating to waste prevention. Subject to the administrative control of the department under 2-15-121, the board shall, for the purpose of preventing waste:   (1) regulate the drilling, producing, and plugging of wells, the shooting and chemical treatment of wells, the spacing of wells, operations voluntarily entered into to increase ultimate recovery such as cycling of gas, the maintenance of pressure, and the introduction of gas, water, or other substances into producing formations; and   (2) fix, upon application made by any interested person after hearing, efficient gas-oil and water-oil ratios for any particular well or wells.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 93, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 222, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 60-127(part).
MT Code § 82-11-125 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-125. Availability of cores or chips, cuttings, and bottom-hole temperatures to board

  82-11-125. Availability of cores or chips, cuttings, and bottom-hole temperatures to board. (1) An owner drilling a well for gas or oil shall make available to the board at its field offices representative cores or chips, when available, the cuttings from the well, and the bottom-hole temperatures of the wells, in order to facilitate the discovery of geothermal potential. However, cores, chips, or cuttings need not be so made available for a period of 6 months following completion or abandonment of the wells. The board may, however, relieve the owner of a well of the obligation to furnish cores, chips, or cuttings when, in the opinion of the board, the furnishing thereof would be unduly burdensome for the owner; however, the owner desiring relief must apply to and receive permission from the board to not so furnish.   (2) The owner of a stratigraphic test well drilled for the purpose of obtaining lithologic information useful in potential oil and gas operations, as such well is defined by the board's rules, shall within 3 years from the date of the cessation of the drilling of the well make available to the board complete sets of sample cuttings and representative cores or chips and well logs of the wells, which logs shall include among other information the size of casing used, the type and depth of water if any located, and bottom-hole temperatures for geothermal purposes. The board shall require and the owner of a stratigraphic test well shall furnish, prior to the commencement of drilling of the well, a good and sufficient surety bond, to be approved prior to the commencement of the drilling, conditioned upon the proper plugging of the well prior to abandonment, the amount of the bond to be determined by the estimated depth as in the board's rules provided for oil and gas wells; prior to abandonment, the wells shall be plugged by the owner thereof or by the surety should the owner be in default, the plugging to conform to the standards set down and determined by the board.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 208, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 222, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 60-144; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 1983.
MT Code § 82-11-126 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-126. Availability of facilities to bureau of mines

  82-11-126. Availability of facilities to bureau of mines. The board may make available to the authorized personnel or representatives of the bureau of mines and geology such facilities, equipment, records, and cores and cuttings or samples of cores and cuttings as are or may be required by the bureau in the furtherance of its oil and gas research and study. Bottom-hole temperatures of oil and gas wells shall be made available to the bureau of mines and geology by the board in order to facilitate the determination of possible geothermal energy sources.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 32, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 222, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 60-148.
MT Code § 82-11-128 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-128. through 82-11-130 reserved

  82-11-128 through 82-11-130 reserved.
MT Code § 82-11-131 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-131. Privilege and license tax

  82-11-131. Privilege and license tax. (1) For the purpose of providing funds for defraying the expenses of the operation and enforcement of this chapter and expenses of the board, an operator or producer of oil and gas shall pay an assessment of 0.3% of the market value of each barrel of crude petroleum produced, saved and marketed, or stored within the state or exported from the state and the same rate on the market value of each 10,000 cubic feet of natural gas produced, saved and marketed, or stored within the state or exported from the state.   (2) The board shall, by rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, fix a percentage of the assessment and may from time to time reduce or increase the percentage of the assessment as the expenses chargeable against the oil and gas conservation fund may require.   (3) The board shall give the department of revenue at least 90 days' notice of any change in the percentage of the rate adopted pursuant to this section.   (4) For the purposes of this section, the provisions of Title 15, chapter 36, part 3, apply to the privilege and license tax assessment.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(1) thru (3); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 201, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 93, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 144, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 573, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 414, L. 2019.
MT Code § 82-11-132 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-132. Repealed

  82-11-132. Repealed. Sec. 50, Ch. 451, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(5); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 93, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 265, L. 1987.
MT Code § 82-11-133 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-133. Repealed

  82-11-133. Repealed. Sec. 50, Ch. 451, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(6); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 93, L. 1983.
MT Code § 82-11-134 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-134. Permit fees

  82-11-134. Permit fees. In addition to the privilege and license tax, before commencing the drilling of an oil or gas well or stratigraphic test well or core hole, a person shall secure from the board a drilling permit and shall pay to the board therefor the following amounts:   (1) for each well whose estimated depth is 3,500 feet or less, $25;   (2) from 3,501 feet to 7,000 feet, $75;   (3) 7,000 feet and deeper, $150.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(4).
MT Code § 82-11-135 (2021)
2021 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|82-11-135. Money earmarked for board expenses

  82-11-135. Money earmarked for board expenses. The state treasurer shall deposit all money distributed to the board under 15-36-331 and collected under this chapter in the state special revenue fund. The money must first be used for the purpose of paying all expenses of the board as provided in 15-36-331(2)(a) and then allocated as provided in 15-36-331(2)(b) and (2)(c). The board shall use the money subject to biennial appropriations by the legislature. Income and interest from investment of the board's money in the state special revenue fund must be credited to the board.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(7); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 265, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 451, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 466, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 306, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 522, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 312, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 414, L. 2019.