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SD Codified L § 45-9-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-18 - Mechanical well logs, surveys and reports on well location, drilling, and production--Samples, core chips, and complete cores--Filing--Exploratory wells.

45-9-18. Mechanical well logs, surveys and reports on well location, drilling, and production--Samples, core chips, and complete cores--Filing--Exploratory wells.Without limiting its general authority, the Board of Minerals and Environment may require, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, specific authority to require the filing of all mechanical well logs, directional surveys, and reports on well location, drilling, and production with the secretary within thirty days after the completion or abandonment of the well. The board may also require the filing free of charge of samples and core chips and of complete cores, if taken, and if requested, with the secretary within six months after the completion or abandonment of the well. However, the log and samples and cores of an exploratory or wildcat well may, upon written request by the operator, be held confidential until six months after the completion of the well. Source: SL 1925, ch 250, §2; SDC 1939, §42.0603; SL 1943, ch 153, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §235; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-19 - False representations as perjury--Drilling without permit as misdemeanor.

45-9-19. False representations as perjury--Drilling without permit as misdemeanor.Any person:(1)Who intentionally falsely swears or affirms to a matter when an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter or by a rule or order of the Department of Water and Natural Resources authorized by this chapter;(2)Who, for the purpose of evading a rule or order authorized by this chapter, intentionally makes or causes to be made a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made by this chapter, or by a rule or order authorized by this chapter; or(3)Who makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum required to be kept by this chapter or a rule or order authorized by this chapter;is guilty of perjury.Any person who commences an operation for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without filing with the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources an application to drill, and without obtaining a permit from the department to drill, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1943, ch 153, §14; SDC Supp 1960, §42.9908; SL 1961, ch 211, §2; SL 1983, ch 15, §23; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-20 - Spacing units for a pool--Purposes--Establishment by board--Exception.

45-9-20. Spacing units for a pool--Purposes--Establishment by board--Exception.When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the Board of Minerals and Environment shall establish spacing units for a pool, except in those pools which, prior to July 1, 1961, have been developed to such an extent that it would be impracticable or unreasonable to establish spacing units at the existing state of development. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-21 - Spacing units for a pool--Size and shape, establishment by board, modifications and exceptions.

45-9-21. Spacing units for a pool--Size and shape, establishment by board, modifications and exceptions.Except where circumstances reasonably require, spacing units shall be of approximately uniform size and shape for the entire pool. The Board of Minerals and Environment may establish spacing units of different sizes or shapes for different parts of a pool or may grant exceptions to the size or shape of any spacing unit or units or may change the size or shape of one or more existing spacing units. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-22 - Spacing units to be sized and shaped for efficient development of pool--Minimum size.

45-9-22. Spacing units to be sized and shaped for efficient development of pool--Minimum size.An order establishing spacing units shall specify the size and shape of the units, which will in the opinion of the Board of Minerals and Environment result in the efficient and economical development of the pool as a whole. The size of the spacing units may not be smaller than the maximum area that can be efficiently and economically drained by one well. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (1); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §236.
SD Codified L § 45-9-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-23 - Spacing units for a pool--Production limited by waste--Order of board establishing, contents.

45-9-23. Spacing units for a pool--Production limited by waste--Order of board establishing, contents.When production is limited due to physical waste, the Board of Minerals and Environment shall include in the order establishing spacing units suitable provisions to prevent the production from the spacing unit of more than its just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (4) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-24 - Spacing units of different sizes or shapes--Adjustment of allowable production.

45-9-24. Spacing units of different sizes or shapes--Adjustment of allowable production.If spacing units of different sizes or shapes exist in a pool, the Board of Minerals and Environment shall, if necessary, and if production is limited due to physical waste, adjust the allowable production from any wells drilled in the pool so that each person entitled to a share of the production in each spacing unit has a reasonable opportunity to produce or receive his or her just and equitable share of the production. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §237.
SD Codified L § 45-9-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-25 - Hearing to establish spacing units--Establishment of temporary spacing units by board pending determination of ultimate spacing period.

45-9-25. Hearing to establish spacing units--Establishment of temporary spacing units by board pending determination of ultimate spacing period.If, at the time of a hearing to establish spacing units there is not sufficient evidence from which to determine the area that can be efficiently and economically drained by one well, the Board of Minerals and Environment may make an order establishing temporary spacing units for the orderly development of the pool pending the obtaining of the information required to determine what the ultimate spacing should be. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-26 - Order establishing spacing units for a pool--Size and shape of each unit--Location of permitted well--Exception for wells drilled or drilling at time of application.

45-9-26. Order establishing spacing units for a pool--Size and shape of each unit--Location of permitted well--Exception for wells drilled or drilling at time of application.An order establishing spacing units for a pool shall specify the size and shape of each unit and the location of the permitted well thereon in accordance with a reasonable uniform spacing plan, with necessary exceptions for wells drilled or drilling at the time of the filing of the application. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (1); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (4) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-27 - Drilling of well at other than prescribed location when authorized by secretary.

45-9-27. Drilling of well at other than prescribed location when authorized by secretary.Upon application, if the secretary of agriculture and natural resources finds that a well drilled at the prescribed location would not be likely to produce in paying quantities, or that surface conditions would substantially add to the burden or hazard of drilling such wells or for other good cause shown, the secretary may permit the well to be drilled at a location other than that prescribed by the spacing order. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (2); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (4) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1974, ch 284, §2; SL 2011, ch 165, §238; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-28 - Scope of order establishing spacing units for a pool--Modification--Inclusion of additional area--Exclusion of land not underlaid by pool.

45-9-28. Scope of order establishing spacing units for a pool--Modification--Inclusion of additional area--Exclusion of land not underlaid by pool.An order establishing spacing units for a pool shall cover all lands determined or believed to be underlaid by such pool, and may be modified by the Board of Minerals and Environment from time to time to include additional areas determined to be underlaid by such pool, or to exclude lands determined not to be underlaid by such pool. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (3); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (5) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-29 - Order establishing spacing units--Modification to prevent waste, avoidance of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights.

45-9-29. Order establishing spacing units--Modification to prevent waste, avoidance of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights.When found necessary for the preventing of waste or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, an order establishing spacing units in a pool may be modified by the Board of Minerals and Environment to increase the size of spacing units in the pools or any zone thereof, or to permit the drilling of additional wells on a reasonably uniform pattern in the pool. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0708 (5) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-30 - Two or more separately owned tracts or interests embraced within spacing unit--Pooling of interests.

45-9-30. Two or more separately owned tracts or interests embraced within spacing unit--Pooling of interests.When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the owners and royalty owners thereof may pool their interests for the development and operation of the spacing unit. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (5); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-31 - Order pooling all interests in spacing unit--Application by interested person--Notice and hearing--Terms and conditions.

45-9-31. Order pooling all interests in spacing unit--Application by interested person--Notice and hearing--Terms and conditions.In the absence of voluntary pooling, the Board of Minerals and Environment or the secretary, as applicable, upon the application of any interested person, shall enter an order pooling all interests in the spacing unit for the development and operation of the spacing unit, and for the sharing of production from the spacing unit. Each such pooling order shall be made after notice and opportunity for hearing, and shall be upon terms and conditions that are just and reasonable, and that afford to the owner of each tract or interest in the spacing unit the opportunity to recover or receive without unnecessary expense, his or her just and equitable share. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (5); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §239; SL 2012, ch 212, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-32 - Operation of well--Rights of owners to participate--Payment of expenses.

45-9-32. Operation of well--Rights of owners to participate--Payment of expenses.Each such pooling order shall authorize the drilling, equipping, and operation of a well on the spacing unit; shall provide who may drill and operate the well; shall prescribe the time and manner in which all the owners in the spacing unit may elect to participate in such well drilling, equipping, and operation; and shall provide for payment of the reasonable actual cost of the well drilling, equipping, and operation by all those who elect to participate, plus a reasonable charge for supervision and interest. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (6); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §240.
SD Codified L § 45-9-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-33 - Alternative rights of owners--Surrender of leasehold interest to participating owners--Participation on a limited basis.

45-9-33. Alternative rights of owners--Surrender of leasehold interest to participating owners--Participation on a limited basis.If requested, each such pooling order shall provide for one or more just and equitable alternatives whereby an owner who does not elect to participate in the risk and cost of the drilling and operation of a well may elect to surrender his or her leasehold interest to the participating owners on some reasonable basis and for a reasonable consideration. If such terms are not agreed upon, they shall be determined by the Board of Minerals and Environment. The owner may elect to participate in the drilling and operation of the well, on a limited or carried basis, upon terms and conditions determined by the board to be just and reasonable. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (6); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §241.
SD Codified L § 45-9-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-34 - Spacing unit covered by pooling order--Definition of terms--Operations incident to the drilling of a well--Portion of production allocated to each tract.

45-9-34. Spacing unit covered by pooling order--Definition of terms--Operations incident to the drilling of a well--Portion of production allocated to each tract.Operations incident to the drilling of a well upon any portion of a spacing unit covered by a pooling order shall be deemed, for all purposes, the conduct of such operations upon each separately owned tract in the drilling unit by the several owners thereof. That portion of the production allocated to each tract included in a spacing unit covered by a pooling order shall, when produced, be deemed for all purposes to have been produced from such tract by a well drilled thereon. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (5); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-35 - Rights of owners operating well or paying costs for benefit of another under pooling order--Share of production--Determination of costs by board.

45-9-35. Rights of owners operating well or paying costs for benefit of another under pooling order--Share of production--Determination of costs by board.If any of the owners drills, equips, and operates, or pays the costs of drilling, equipping, and operating a well for the benefit of another person as provided for in an order of pooling, then the owner is entitled to the share of production from the spacing unit accruing to the interest of the other person, exclusive of a royalty not to exceed one-eighth of the production, until the market value of the other person's share of the production exclusive of the royalty, equals the sums payable by or charged to the interest of the other person. If there is a dispute as to the costs of drilling, equipping, or operating a well, the Board of Minerals and Environment shall determine the costs. Source: SL 1953, ch 220, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (o) (5); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §242.
SD Codified L § 45-9-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-36 - Well completed prior to pooling of interest in spacing unit--Sharing of production--Calculation of costs.

45-9-36. Well completed prior to pooling of interest in spacing unit--Sharing of production--Calculation of costs.In instances where a well is completed prior to the pooling of interests in a spacing unit, the sharing of production shall be from the effective date of the pooling except that, in calculating costs, credit shall be given for the value of the owner's share of any prior production from the well. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0709 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-37 - Operation as unit of one or more pools--Consideration of need--Hearing.

45-9-37. Operation as unit of one or more pools--Consideration of need--Hearing.The Board of Minerals and Environment upon its own motion or upon the application of any interested person shall provide an opportunity for a hearing to consider the need for the operation as a unit of one or more pools or parts thereof in a field. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0710 (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2012, ch 212, §2.
SD Codified L § 45-9-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-38 - Findings of board requiring order for unit operation of a pool.

45-9-38. Findings of board requiring order for unit operation of a pool.The Board of Minerals and Environment shall make an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or part thereof if it finds that:(1)Such operation is reasonably necessary to increase substantially the ultimate recovery of oil or gas; and(2)The value of the estimated additional recovery of oil or gas exceeds the estimated additional cost incident to conducting such operations. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0710 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-39 - Order of board for unit operation of a pool--Terms and conditions--Prescribing plan of operation--Essential elements of plan.

45-9-39. Order of board for unit operation of a pool--Terms and conditions--Prescribing plan of operation--Essential elements of plan.The order for unit operation shall be upon terms and conditions that are just and reasonable and shall prescribe a plan for unit operations that shall include:(1)A description of the pool or pools or parts thereof to be so operated, termed the unit area;(2)A statement of the nature of the operations contemplated;(3)An allocation to the separately owned tracts in the unit area of the oil and gas that is produced from the unit area and is saved, being the production that is not used in the conduct of operations on the unit area or not unavoidably lost. The allocation shall be in accord with the agreement, if any, of the interested parties. If there is no such agreement, the Board of Minerals and Environment shall determine the relative value, from evidence introduced at the hearing, of the separately owned tracts in the unit area, exclusive of physical equipment, for development of oil and gas by unit operations, and the production allocated to each tract shall be the proportion that the relative values of each tract so determined bears to the relative value of all tracts in the unit area;(4)A provision for the credits and charges to be made in the adjustment among the owners in the unit area for their respective investments in wells, tanks, pumps, machinery, materials, and equipment contributions to the unit operations;(5)A provision providing how the costs of unit operations, including capital investments, shall be determined and charged to the separately owned tracts and how said costs shall be paid, including a provision when, how, and by whom the unit production allocated to an owner who does not pay the share of the cost of unit operations charged to such owner, or the interest of such owner, may be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of such costs;(6)A provision, if necessary, for carrying or otherwise financing any person who elects to be carried or otherwise financed, allowing a reasonable interest charge for such service payable out of such person's share of the production;(7)A provision for the supervision and conduct of the unit operations in respect to which each person shall have a vote with a value corresponding to the percentage of the costs of unit operations chargeable against the interest of such person;(8)The time when the unit operations shall commence, and the manner in which, and the circumstances under which, the unit operations shall terminate; and(9)Such additional provisions that are found to be appropriate for carrying on the unit operations, and for the protection of correlative rights. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0710 (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-40 - Order of board for unit operation of a pool--Not effective until approved by persons responsible for operating costs.

45-9-40. Order of board for unit operation of a pool--Not effective until approved by persons responsible for operating costs.No order of the Board of Minerals and Environment providing for unit operations becomes effective unless and until the plan for unit operations prescribed by the board has been approved in writing by those persons who, under the board's order, shall be required to pay at least sixty percent of the cost of the unit operation, and also by the owners of at least sixty percent of the production or proceeds thereof that will be credited to interests which are free of cost, such as royalties, and production payments, and the board has made a finding, either in the order providing for unit operations or in a supplemental order, that the plan for unit operation has been so approved. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0710 (4) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2004, ch 273, §1.