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NM Stat § 70-11-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-2 - Office created; duties.

There is created the "office of interstate natural gas markets" to be located in the energy, minerals and natural resources department. The office shall: A. conduct economic and legal studies of the interstate natural gas markets, of the trade policies and practices of the federal energy regulatory commission and regulatory agencies and local distributing companies lying outside New Mexico; B. determine the impact of those practices on the economic well-being of New Mexico, especially as it relates to severance tax, royalty and general fund income of the state; C. develop and implement marketing strategies and, if applicable, prepare legislation to promote the use of natural gas produced in New Mexico by markets in other states; D. employ legal counsel and initiate or enter lawsuits as appropriate for the purpose of protecting and promoting the public interest in matters involving interstate natural gas markets; E. initiate or intervene in cases before the federal energy regulatory commission, the California public utility commission and other regulatory agencies lying outside New Mexico to protect and promote the public interest of the state; F. present two progress reports to the legislative finance committee each year; and G. contract with state agencies and other appropriate entities and persons as may be required to carry out the purposes of this act [70-11-1 to 70-11-6 NMSA 1978] and those purposes outlined in Laws 1988, Chapter 27, Section 3. History: Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1988, ch. 27, § 3, referred to in this section, was an uncodified provision relating to economic and legal studies.
NM Stat § 70-11-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-3 - Director.

There shall be a director for the office of interstate natural gas markets. The director shall be experienced in the areas of natural gas resources and marketing and may be the director of natural gas programs. History: Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 3.
NM Stat § 70-11-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-4 - Duties and general powers.

The director is responsible for the operation of the office of interstate natural gas markets. It is the director's duty to manage all operations of the office and to administer and enforce the provisions of Section 2 [70-11-2 NMSA 1978] of this act and the purposes outlined in Laws 1988, Chapter 27, Section 3. History: Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1988, ch. 27, § 3, referred to in this section, was an uncodified provision relating to economic and legal studies.
NM Stat § 70-11-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-5 - Technical advisory committee; composition; duties.

A. A "technical advisory committee" to the office of interstate natural gas markets is created. The committee shall consist of four members as follows: (1) the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or his designee; (2) the director of natural gas programs or his designee; (3) the commissioner of public lands or his designee; and (4) the director of the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department or his designee. B. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources, the director of natural gas and the commissioner of public lands shall be voting members. The director of the oil conservation division shall be an ex-officio advisory member of the committee. The committee shall select a chairman and meet at the call of the chairman. C. The committee shall review and make recommendations to the director on how the office of interstate natural gas markets can perform the duties assigned to the office in Section 2 [70-11-2 NMSA 1978] of this act. History: Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 5.
NM Stat § 70-11-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-6 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 65, § 1 repeals 70-11-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 6, relating to termination of the article on June 30, 1991, effective June 14, 1991. For provisions of former section, see 1989 Cumulative Supplement.
NM Stat § 70-11-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-7 - Findings and purpose.

A. The legislature finds that: (1) the natural gas industry is an important contributor to the New Mexico economy, as a significant source of both employment and direct state revenues; (2) New Mexico ranks second among the states in onshore natural gas reserves and will likely continue to be a major producer of natural gas for the foreseeable future; (3) a study funded by Laws 1996, Chapter 7 concluded that an additional pipeline capable of transporting New Mexico natural gas to additional markets was, at that time, not economically feasible; and (4) the study should be updated on a regular basis and the results reported to the legislature. B. The purpose of this act is to provide a mechanism for monitoring the need for an additional natural gas pipeline in New Mexico. History: Laws 2003, ch. 196, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 196 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 70-11-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 11 - Office of Interstate Natural Gas Markets|Section 70-11-8 - Natural gas pipeline study; additional duties.

A. The energy, minerals and natural resources department and the economic development department shall jointly study the need for additional natural gas pipelines to transport natural gas produced in New Mexico to additional markets. The study shall include: (1) the economic feasibility of the proposed pipeline; (2) the necessity of the proposed pipeline; and (3) alternatives to the proposed pipeline and the environmental or economic benefit of the alternatives. B. If, at any time, the study concludes that an additional natural gas pipeline is necessary, the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall give notice to all persons the department finds, in its sole discretion, to be interested in or affected by the pipeline. If, after six months from the notice, the department finds that the need still exists and persons capable of meeting the need for the pipeline have not acted or proposed to act in a manner capable of meeting the need, the energy, minerals and natural resources department and the economic development department shall report to the legislature on funding alternatives for the pipeline. C. The energy, minerals and natural resources department and the economic development department shall annually report to the legislature on the results of the study required by Subsection A of this section and on any activities conducted pursuant to this section. History: Laws 2003, ch. 196, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 196 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 70-12-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-1 - Short title.

This act [70-12-1 to 70-12-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Surface Owners Protection Act". History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007. Relocation of access road. — Where the oil and gas lessee's existing access road was washed out by the adjacent river and made impassable; the lease granted the lessee authority to utilize the surface property as was reasonably necessary to carry out its business; and there was a strong likelihood that erosion would continue in the future if the river bank were rebuilt and the existing road repaired, the court did not abuse it discretion when it authorized the lessee to relocate the portion of the eroded road in an alignment that had the least impact on the landowner's surface rights and ordered the lessee to compensate the landowner on the basis of the value of hay that the landowner would have grown on the area occupied by the relocated road. XTO Energy, Inc. v. Armenta, 2008-NMCA-078, 144 N.M. 212, 185 P.3d 383.
NM Stat § 70-12-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-2 - Applicability.

The Surface Owners Protection Act applies to: A. private fee surface land; and B. leasehold interests in any land on which oil and gas operations are conducted when the tenant incurs damages to leasehold improvements as a result of oil and gas operations. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 70-12-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Surface Owners Protection Act: A. "oil and gas operations" means all activities affecting the surface owner's land that are associated with exploration, drilling or production of oil or gas, through final reclamation of the affected surface; B. "operator" means a person with the legal right to conduct oil and gas operations and includes the agents, employees and contractors of that person; C. "reclaim" means to substantially restore the surface affected by oil and gas operations to the condition that existed prior to oil and gas operations, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the operator and surface owner; D. "surface owner" means a person who holds legal or equitable title, as shown in the records of the county clerk, to the surface of the real property on which the operator has the legal right to conduct oil and gas operations; E. "surface use and compensation agreement" means an agreement between an operator and a surface owner specifying the rights and obligations of the surface owner and the operator concerning oil and gas operations; and F. "tenant" means a person who occupies land or premises belonging to another in subordination to the owner's title and with the owner's assent, express or implied. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007. A geophysical seismic survey falls within the definition of an oil and gas operation. — A geophysical seismic survey is an exploratory activity and is therefore an oil and gas operation under the Surface Owners Protection Act. Woody Inv., LLC v. Sovereign Eagle, LLC, 2015-NMCA-111, cert. denied, 2015-NMCERT-010. Where plaintiffs brought claims under the Surface Owners Protection Act (SOPA), 70-12-1 to -10 NMSA 1978, after defendants conducted geophysical seismic surveys on land owned or leased by plaintiffs in order to evaluate potential future oil and gas operations, the district court erred in granting defendants' motion for summary judgment on the ground that defendants' geophysical survey is a non-surface disturbing activity and therefore not an oil and gas operation as defined in SOPA. A geophysical survey is an exploratory activity, whether it disturbs the surface or not, and is therefore a part of oil and gas exploration. Woody Inv., LLC v. Sovereign Eagle, LLC, 2015-NMCA-111, cert. denied, 2015-NMCERT-010.
NM Stat § 70-12-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-7 - Damages.

In an action brought pursuant to the Surface Owners Protection Act, if the court finds that compensation is owed under Section 3[4] [70-12-4 NMSA 1978] of the Surface Owners Protection Act the court may also award the prevailing party: A. attorney fees and costs if: (1) the operator conducted oil and gas operations without providing notice as required by Subsection B of Section 4[5] [70-12-5 NMSA 1978] of the Surface Owners Protection Act; (2) the operator conducted oil and gas operations without a surface use and compensation agreement and before depositing a bond or other surety as required by Section 5[6] [70-12-6 NMSA 1978] of the Surface Owners Protection Act; (3) the operator conducted oil and gas operations outside the scope of a surface use and compensation agreement and, when entering into the agreement, knew or should have known that oil and gas operations would be conducted outside the scope of the agreement; or (4) the surface owner failed to exercise good faith in complying with the provisions of the Surface Owners Protection Act or the terms of a surface use and compensation agreement; or B. attorney fees, costs and treble damages if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that: (1) the operator willfully and knowingly entered upon the premises for the purpose of commencing the drilling of a well: (a) without giving notice of the entry as required by Subsection B of Section 4[5] of the Surface Owners Protection Act; or (b) without a surface use and compensation agreement with the surface owner and before depositing a bond or other surety pursuant to Section 5[6] of the Surface Owners Protection Act; or (2) either the surface owner or the operator willfully and knowingly violated the surface use and compensation agreement. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. The references to Sections 3, 4 and 5 appear to be erroneous references. The references should be to Sections 4, 5 and 6, compiled as 70-12-4, 70-12-5 and 70-12-6 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 70-12-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-8 - Remedies not exclusive.

The remedies provided by the Surface Owners Protection Act are not exclusive and do not preclude a person from seeking other remedies allowed by law. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 70-12-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-9 - Emergency situations.

Notwithstanding any provisions of the Surface Owners Protection Act to the contrary, no notice, surface use and compensation agreement or bond shall be required in emergency situations for activities to protect health, safety or the environment. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 70-12-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection|Section 70-12-10 - Temporary provision; applicability.

The provisions of the Surface Owners Protection Act apply to all oil and gas operations commenced on or after July 1, 2007 except: A. maintenance and ongoing production activities related to an oil or gas well producing or capable of producing oil or gas on June 30, 2007 for which the operator has a valid permit from the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, provided that: (1) reentries, workovers and other oil or gas operations are subject to that act if the activities disturb additional surface; and (2) the duty to reclaim, as stated in Subsection C of Section 3[4] [70-12-4 NMSA 1978] of that act, is applicable to such a well that is not plugged and abandoned on July 1, 2007; and B. oil and gas operations conducted within the scope of an agreement, entered into prior to July 1, 2007, between a surface owner and an operator that sets forth the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to surface activities conducted by the operator. History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 10. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. The reference to Subsection C of Section 3 appears to be erroneous. The reference should be to Subsection C of Section 4, compiled as 70-12-4 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
NM Stat § 70-13-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 13 - Produced Water|Section 70-13-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 5 [70-13-1 to 70-13-5 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Produced Water Act". History: Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 197 effective July 1, 2019.Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 12 provided that the provisions of Laws 2019, ch. 197 apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 70-13-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 13 - Produced Water|Section 70-13-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Produced Water Act:A. "operator" means a person authorized by the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department to operate a unit for an oil or gas well or other oil or gas facility;B. "produced water" means a fluid that is an incidental byproduct from drilling for or the production of oil and gas;C. "recycled water" or "recycled produced water" means produced water that is reconditioned by a recycling facility permitted by the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department; andD. "treated water" or "treated produced water" means produced water that is reconditioned by mechanical or chemical processes into a reusable form.History: Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 197 effective July 1, 2019.Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 12 provided that the provisions of Laws 2019, ch. 197 apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 70-13-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 13 - Produced Water|Section 70-13-3 - Jurisdiction.

It is the jurisdiction of:A. the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department to regulate produced water as provided in the Oil and Gas Act [Chapter 70, Article 2 NMSA 1978]; andB. the water quality control commission to regulate produced water as provided in the Water Quality Act [Chapter 74, Article 6 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 197 effective July 1, 2019.Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 12 provided that the provisions of Laws 2019, ch. 197 apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 70-13-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas|Article 13 - Produced Water|Section 70-13-5 - Void as against public policy; throughout fees; limitations on use of recycled or treated produced water.

A provision of an agreement, covenant or promise, foreign or domestic, between private parties, entered into on or after July 1, 2019 is against public policy and void to the extent of it:A. allows a private party to charge a tariff or fee for the movement or transport of produced water, treated water or recycled water on surface lands owned by the state, if the agreement does not provide for transportation services;B. requires fresh water resources to be purchased for oil and gas operations when produced water, treated water or recycled water is available and able to be used and the operator elects to use that produced water, treated water or recycled water for the oil and gas operations; or C. relates to the purchase of water and precludes an operator from purchasing or using produced water, treated water or recycled water in the operator's oil and gas operations when such water is available for the operations. History: Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 197 effective July 1, 2019.Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 197, § 12 provided that the provisions of Laws 2019, ch. 197 apply to contracts entered into on and after July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 71-1-1 to 71-1-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 1 - Solar Power Loans (Repealed.)|Section 71-1-1 to 71-1-8 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 84 repealed 71-1-1 to 71-1-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 281, §§ 1 to 8, relating to solar power loans, effective July 1, 1987. For present comparable provisions, see 71-6-1 to 71-6-10 NMSA 1978. Laws 1981, ch. 379, §§ 21 and 22 repealed former 71-1-1 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1979, ch. 100, § 1, relating to the powers and duties of the energy and minerals department and former 71-1-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 98, relating to the authorization of the energy and minerals department to accept funds and donations.
NM Stat § 71-2-1 to 71-2-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 2 - Energy Resources|Section 71-2-1 to 71-2-7 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 84 repealed 71-2-1 to 71-2-4, 71-2-6 and 71-2-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 144, § 1, Laws 1978, ch. 61, § 1, and Laws 1978, ch. 62, § 1, and as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 255, §§ 100 to 102 and Laws 1978, ch. 112, § 1, relating to energy sources, effective July 1, 1987. For present comparable provisions, see 70-2-1 to 70-2-36 NMSA 1978. Section 71-2-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 102, relating to severance tax bonds and pipeline systems, was previously repealed by Laws 1985 (1st S. S.), ch. 15, § 23, effective June 7, 1985.
NM Stat § 71-2-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 2 - Energy Resources|Section 71-2-8 - Confidentiality; penalty.

The provisions of any confidential contract or any other confidential information required or possessed by the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall be held confidential by the department upon written request of the party supplying it, and any employee of the department, whether temporary or permanent, who willfully violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent statistical information from being derived from the information in the hands of the department or its use in public hearings before the department or in appeals from decisions of the department for which such information is essential. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 or any other act requiring meetings of public bodies to be open, the department may close that part of any meeting where confidential information covered by this section is discussed by the department. History: 1953 Comp., § 65-13-13, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 289, § 18; 1977, ch. 255, § 105; 1987, ch. 234, § 68. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in the first sentence inserted "energy, minerals and natural resources" preceding "department" near the beginning, in the third sentence substituted "Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 5-6-23 through 5-6-26 NMSA 1953" and made a minor language change at the end of the first sentence.