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MT Code § 82-10-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 2. Lease of Local Government Land|82-10-202. Acreage pooling

  82-10-202. Acreage pooling. When deemed in the best interests of the county, city, town, school district, or incorporated political subdivision, the governing body may enter into agreements for the pooling of acreage with others for unit operations for the production of oil or gas or both and for the apportionment of oil or gas royalties or both on an acreage or other equitable basis and may modify existing leases and leases hereafter entered into with respect to delay rentals, delay drilling penalties, and royalties in accordance with such pooling agreements and such unit plans of operation; provided, however, that such agreements shall not change the percentages of royalties to be paid to the county, city, town, school district, or incorporated political subdivision from the percentages as fixed in its leases.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 131, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 60-702.
MT Code § 82-10-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 2. Lease of Local Government Land|82-10-203. Interference with normal use of land prohibited

  82-10-203. Interference with normal use of land prohibited. In the event such real property is held or used for a specific purpose, any lease made under the provisions of this part shall contain such protective provisions as may be necessary to prevent any interference by the lessee with the normal use of such real property for such purpose by the county, city, town, school district, or incorporated political subdivision.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 131, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 60-703.
MT Code § 82-10-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 2. Lease of Local Government Land|82-10-204. Lease of acquired oil and gas interests

  82-10-204. Lease of acquired oil and gas interests. When in any deed or contract for sale a county has reserved or excepted an interest in oil and gas in and under any land acquired by tax deed, the board of county commissioners may lease such interest for oil and gas development purposes upon the same terms and conditions as are provided for the leasing of lands which have been acquired by tax deed, offered for sale and not sold or may ratify, confirm, and adopt any then-existing mineral or oil and gas lease insofar as it describes such land. All such leases, ratifications, confirmations, and adoptions heretofore executed by the board of county commissioners are declared to be valid and are ratified, approved, and confirmed.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 60-704.
MT Code § 82-10-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 3. Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs|82-10-301. Definitions

  82-10-301. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply:   (1) "Board" means the board of oil and gas conservation provided for in 2-15-3303.   (2) "Native gas" means gas which has not been previously withdrawn from the earth.   (3) "Natural gas" means gas either while in its original state or after the same has been processed by removal therefrom of component parts not essential to its use for light and fuel.   (4) "Natural gas public utility" means any person, firm, or corporation authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the business of transporting or distributing natural gas by means of pipelines into, within, or through this state for ultimate public use.   (5) "Underground reservoir" means any subsurface sand, stratum, or formation of the earth suitable for the injection and storage of natural gas therein and the withdrawal of natural gas therefrom.   (6) "Underground storage" means the process of injecting and storing of natural gas within and withdrawing of natural gas from an underground reservoir.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 259, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-801.
MT Code § 82-10-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 3. Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs|82-10-302. Policy

  82-10-302. Policy. (1) The underground storage of natural gas which promotes conservation thereof, which permits the building of reserves for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, which makes more readily available natural gas to the domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers of this state, or which provides a better year-round market to the various gas fields serves the public interest and welfare of this state.   (2) Therefore, in the manner hereinafter provided, the board and the court may find and determine that the underground storage of natural gas as hereinbefore defined is in the public interest.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 259, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-802.
MT Code § 82-10-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 3. Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs|82-10-304. Certificate of board required prior to use of eminent domain

  82-10-304. Certificate of board required prior to use of eminent domain. (1) A natural gas public utility desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain pursuant to Title 70, chapter 30, and this chapter for taking property to use for underground storage of natural gas shall, as a condition precedent to the filing of its complaint in the district court, apply for and obtain a certificate from the board. The certificate must contain the following findings of the board:   (a) that the underground sand, stratum, or formation sought to be taken is suitable for an underground reservoir for the storage of natural gas and that its use for that purpose is in the public interest;   (b) the amount of native gas, if any, remaining in the reservoir and the portion of gas recoverable; and   (c) that the applicant has in good faith sought to acquire the rights sought under this part.   (2) The board may not issue the certificate until after a public hearing is held on the application, pursuant to notice given to all persons known to have an interest in the property proposed to be acquired in the manner provided by the laws of the state for service of process in a civil action.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 259, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-804; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
MT Code § 82-10-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 3. Underground Gas Storage Reservoirs|82-10-305. Proceedings

  82-10-305. Proceedings. After obtaining a certificate from the board, a natural gas public utility desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring property for the underground storage of natural gas shall proceed as provided in this section. The natural gas public utility shall present to the district court of the county in which the land is situated a complaint setting forth the purpose for which the property is sought to be taken, a description of the property sought to be taken, and the names of the owners of the property as shown by the records of the county. The utility shall file the certificate of the board as a part of its complaint, and an order by the court granting the complaint may not be entered without the certificate being filed with the complaint. Subsequent proceedings must follow the procedure provided by Title 70, chapter 30.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 259, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-805; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
MT Code § 82-10-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 4. Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells -- Reclamation|82-10-401. Notice required before abandonment of well -- owner's option

  82-10-401. Notice required before abandonment of well -- owner's option. A person may not plug and abandon an oil or gas well located within this state without first giving reasonable notice of the intention to do so to the surface owner of record of the land on which the well is located. Upon receipt of notice to plug and abandon, the surface owner may, by written notice given within 15 days after notice, direct that the well pipe for the well must be buried to a depth of not less than 3 feet. The board of oil and gas conservation shall adopt regulations to implement this section.   History: En. 60-901 by Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1974, 60-901; amd. Sec. 2736, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-10-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-501. Purpose -- legislative findings

  82-10-501. Purpose -- legislative findings. (1) The purpose of this part is to provide for the protection of surface owners of land underlaid with oil and gas reserves while allowing for the necessary development of those reserves.   (2) To carry out the purpose described in subsection (1), the legislature finds that:   (a) it is necessary to protect the economic well-being of individuals engaged in agricultural production;   (b) exploration for and development of oil and gas reserves in this state, while necessary, interferes with the use, agricultural or otherwise, of the surface of certain land; and   (c) owners of the surface estate should be justly compensated for use of their property and interference with the use of their property due to oil and gas development.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1981.
MT Code § 82-10-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-502. Definitions

  82-10-502. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Agricultural production" means the production of any growing grass, crops, or trees attached to the surface of the land or farm animals with commercial value.   (2) "Lost land value" means the value of the highest and best reasonably available use of the land directly utilized by oil and gas operations and production, other than uses appurtenant to the mineral estate.   (3) "Oil and gas developer or operator" means the person who acquires the oil and gas lease for the purpose of extracting oil and gas.   (4) "Oil and gas estate" means an estate in or ownership of all or part of the oil and gas underlying a specified tract of land.   (5) "Oil and gas operations" means the exploration for or drilling of an oil and gas well that requires entry upon the surface estate and is begun subsequent to June 1, 1981, and the production operations directly related to the exploration or drilling.   (6) "Reasonably available use" means the present use or a future use for which a permit, if necessary, has been issued under applicable law.   (7) "Surface owner" means the person who holds record title to or has a purchaser's interest in the surface of the land.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 345, L. 2013.
MT Code § 82-10-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-503. Notice of drilling operations

  82-10-503. Notice of drilling operations. (1) In addition to the requirements for geophysical exploration activities governed by Title 82, chapter 1, part 1, the oil and gas developer or operator shall give the surface owner and any purchaser under contract for deed written notice of the drilling operations that the oil and gas developer or operator plans to undertake. The notice must be given to the record surface owner and any purchaser under contract for deed at their addresses as shown by the records of the county clerk and recorder at the time the notice is given. The notice must include a copy of this part and, if available, a current publication produced by the environmental quality council entitled "A Guide to Split Estates in Oil and Gas Development". The notice must sufficiently disclose the plan of work and operations to enable the surface owner to evaluate the effect of drilling operations on the surface owner's use of the property. The notice must be given no more than 180 days and no fewer than 20 days before any activity that disturbs the land surface. The surface owner may waive the notice requirement.   (2) The surface owner is responsible for providing the name and address of the oil and gas developer or operator to any lessees, tenants, or other parties responsible for surface operations on the property.   (3) Prior to the oil and gas developer or operator providing the notice required in subsection (1), a person qualified under 70-16-111 may enter the land to investigate and use boundary evidence and perform boundary, well site location, and access road surveys if the notice requirements of 70-16-111 are met. However, the oil and gas developer or operator shall provide the notice required pursuant to subsection (1) prior to any activity that disturbs the land surface.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 526, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 497, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 2007.
MT Code § 82-10-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-504. Surface damage and disruption payments -- dispute resolution -- penalty for late payment

  82-10-504. Surface damage and disruption payments -- dispute resolution -- penalty for late payment. (1) (a) The surface owner and the oil and gas developer or operator shall attempt to negotiate in good faith an agreement on damages. The oil and gas developer or operator shall pay the surface owner a sum of money or other compensation equal to the amount of damages sustained by the surface owner for loss of agricultural production and income, lost land value, and lost value of improvements caused by oil and gas operations.   (b) The amount of damages may be determined by any formula mutually agreeable between the surface owner and the oil and gas developer or operator. When determining damages, consideration must be given to the period of time during which the loss occurs.   (c) At any time during the negotiation, at the request of either party and upon mutual agreement, the surface owner and the oil and gas developer or operator may enter into a dispute resolution process, including mediation.   (d) The surface owner may elect to receive annual damage payments over a period of time, except that the surface owner must be compensated by a single sum payment for harm caused by exploration only.   (e) The payments under this subsection (1) may cover only land directly affected by oil and gas operations and production. Payments under this subsection (1) are intended to compensate the surface owner for damage and disruption. A person may not reserve or assign damage and disruption compensation apart from the surface estate except to a tenant of the surface estate.   (2) An oil and gas developer or operator who fails to timely pay an installment under any annual damage agreement negotiated with a surface owner is liable for payment to the surface owner of twice the amount of the unpaid installment if the installment payment is not paid within 60 days of receipt of notice of failure to pay from the surface owner.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 497, L. 1985; (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 497, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 57, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 345, L. 2013.
MT Code § 82-10-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-505. Liability for damages to property

  82-10-505. Liability for damages to property. The oil and gas developer or operator is responsible for all damages to real or personal property resulting from the lack of ordinary care by the oil and gas developer or operator. The oil and gas developer or operator is responsible for damages to real or personal property caused by oil and gas operations and production.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 57, L. 2007.
MT Code § 82-10-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-506. Notification of injury

  82-10-506. Notification of injury. To receive compensation under this part, a surface owner shall give written notice to the oil and gas developer or operator of the damages sustained by the surface owner within 2 years after the injury occurs or would become apparent to a reasonable person.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2738, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-10-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-507. Agreement -- offer of settlement

  82-10-507. Agreement -- offer of settlement. Unless both parties provide otherwise by written agreement, within 60 days after the oil and gas developer or operator receives notice of damages pursuant to 82-10-506, the developer or operator shall make a written offer of settlement to the person seeking compensation for the damages. The surface owner seeking compensation may accept or reject any offer.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2739, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 82-10-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-508. Rejection -- legal action

  82-10-508. Rejection -- legal action. If the person seeking compensation receives a written rejection, rejects the offer of the oil and gas developer or operator, or receives no reply, that person may bring an action for compensation in the district court of the county in which the damage was sustained.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 199, L. 1981.
MT Code § 82-10-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-509. reserved

  82-10-509 reserved.
MT Code § 82-10-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-510. Penalty for notice violation

  82-10-510. Penalty for notice violation. Failure to comply with the notice requirements of 82-10-503 subjects the oil and gas developer or operator to the provisions of 82-11-122 and 82-11-147 through 82-11-149.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 57, L. 2007.
MT Code § 82-10-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation|82-10-511. Remedies cumulative

  82-10-511. Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided by this part do not preclude any person from seeking other remedies allowed by law.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 199, L. 1981.
MT Code § 82-10-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 6. Disclosure of Fracturing Fluids|82-10-601. Legislative findings -- purpose

  82-10-601. Legislative findings -- purpose. The purpose of this part is to provide a fair process for disclosure of fracturing fluids to facilitate transparency, while protecting valuable trade secrets and allowing well owners, operators, and service companies to protect their right to obtain an advantage over competitors.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 316, L. 2017.
MT Code § 82-10-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 6. Disclosure of Fracturing Fluids|82-10-602. Definitions

  82-10-602. Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of oil and gas conservation.   (2) "Fracturing" means the introduction of fluid that may carry in suspension a propping agent under pressure into a formation containing oil or gas for the purpose of creating cracks in the formation to serve as channels for fluids to move to or from the well bore.   (3) "Systems approach" means the reporting of the identity of chemicals separately from the additive products they go into or the reporting of fracturing chemicals without attribution to the specific products in the fracturing fluid.   History: En. Sec. 2(4), Ch. 316, L. 2017.
MT Code § 82-10-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas|Chapter 10. Oil and Gas -- General Provisions|Part 6. Disclosure of Fracturing Fluids|82-10-603. Fracturing fluid disclosure -- requirements

  82-10-603. Fracturing fluid disclosure -- requirements. (1) The board of oil and gas conservation shall require the disclosure of fracturing fluids in accordance with 82-10-604 and this section.   (2) The fracturing fluid disclosure required by subsection (1) must include:   (a) except as provided in 82-10-604, the chemical compound name and the chemical abstracts service registry number of the ingredients, including any hazardous component listed on a material safety data sheet as defined in 50-78-102, the product name, and the type of additives used; and   (b) the proposed rate or concentration for each ingredient or additive, which may be expressed as percent by weight, percent by volume, parts per million, or parts per billion.   (3) Except as provided in 82-10-604(4)(b), the administrator shall post the information submitted pursuant to subsection (2) to the board of oil and gas conservation's website or to a website established for education and disclosure of fracturing fluids hosted by a nonprofit organization dedicated to ground water protection with members consisting of state ground water regulatory agencies, the interstate oil and gas compact commission, or both or their successors.   History: En. Sec. 2(1)-(3), Ch. 316, L. 2017.
MT Code § 82-11-102 (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|82-11-102. Oil or gas wells not public utilities

  82-11-102. Oil or gas wells not public utilities. Nothing in this chapter shall in any manner be construed as constituting or attempting to constitute oil or gas wells as a public utility or utilities.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-143.