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SD Codified L § 45-7-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-3 - Expiration or forfeiture of lease--Release of record.

45-7-3. Expiration or forfeiture of lease--Release of record.When an oil, gas, or other mineral lease heretofore or hereafter given on lands situated in any county of South Dakota and recorded therein shall expire or become forfeited, it shall be the duty of the record owner of the lease, within fifteen days after the date of the forfeiture or expiration of any lease, to have such lease surrendered in writing, such surrender to be signed by the party making the same, acknowledged and placed of record in the county where the leased land is situated, without cost to the landowner or the owner of the mineral rights. Source: SL 1941, ch 180, §1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812.
SD Codified L § 45-7-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-4 - Demand for release--Service upon lease owner of record--Form.

45-7-4. Demand for release--Service upon lease owner of record--Form.If the record owner of the lease shall fail or neglect to execute and record such surrender within the time provided for, then the owner of said land or mineral rights may serve upon the lease owner of record in person, or by registered or certified letter mailed to his address as disclosed by the lease or assignment under which he holds, or in the absence thereof, by publication for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the land is situated, a notice in writing in substantially the following form:To __________:I, the undersigned owner of the following described land situated in ____ county, South Dakota, to wit:(Description of land)upon which a lease dated ____ day of ____, 20__, was given to: ____, do hereby notify you that said lease has expired or has become forfeited and that I hereby elect to declare, and do declare, the said lease forfeited and void, and that unless, within thirty days from the date of service, mailing or first publication of this notice, you notify the register of deeds of said county as provided by law that said lease has not been forfeited or has not expired, I will file with the said register of deeds an affidavit of forfeiture as provided by law; and I hereby demand that you execute, or have executed, a proper surrender of said lease and that you put the same of record in the office of the register of deeds of said county within said thirty-day period.Dated this ____ day of ____, 20__.______________________________. Source: SL 1941, ch 180, §1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812.
SD Codified L § 45-7-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-5 - Affidavit as to demand for release--Filing with register of deeds.

45-7-5. Affidavit as to demand for release--Filing with register of deeds.The owner of said land or the owner of the mineral rights may then file with the register of deeds of the county where said land is situated, an affidavit setting forth that affiant is the owner of said land or mineral rights; that the lease has expired or become forfeited, reciting the facts constituting such expiration or forfeiture; and setting out in said affidavit a copy of the notice served as provided in §45-7-4 and the manner and time of the service thereof. Source: SL 1941, ch 180, §1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812.
SD Codified L § 45-7-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-6 - Action by owner of lease to determine rights--Lis pendens notice--Affidavit as to demand for release not recorded.

45-7-6. Action by owner of lease to determine rights--Lis pendens notice--Affidavit as to demand for release not recorded.If the owner of the lease shall, within the thirty-day period provided by the notice pursuant to §45-7-4, commence an action against the owner of said land or mineral rights to determine all rights under said lease and file for record a notice of pendency of said action, then the said affidavit shall not be recorded, but the register of deeds shall notify the owner of the land or mineral rights of the action of the lease owner. Source: SL 1941, ch 180, §1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812.
SD Codified L § 45-7-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-7 - Affidavit as to demand for release--Recording by register of deeds, effect.

45-7-7. Affidavit as to demand for release--Recording by register of deeds, effect.If the lease owner shall not commence the action and file for record a notice of pendency of said action as provided in §45-7-6, then at the expiration of the said thirty-day period, the register of deeds shall record said affidavit and thereafter said lease shall not affect the merchantability of the title to said land or mineral rights and the record of said lease shall not be notice to the public of the existence of said lease or of any interest therein or rights thereunder, and said record shall not be received in evidence in any court of the state on behalf of the lease owner against the lessor, his successors, or assigns. Source: SL 1941, ch 180, §1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812.
SD Codified L § 45-7-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-8 - Action to obtain release--Damages--Attorney fees.

45-7-8. Action to obtain release--Damages--Attorney fees.The owner of said land or the owner of the mineral rights may, after thirty days have expired from the time of the service of the demand as set forth in §45-7-4, in lieu of the filing of his affidavit, commence an action against the owner of such lease upon his neglect or refusal to execute a release as provided by this chapter in any court of competent jurisdiction, to obtain such release, and he may also recover in such action of the lessee, his successors, or assigns, together with court costs including a reasonable attorney's fee for preparing and prosecuting the suit, in addition to the damages suffered by him as the proximate result of such neglect or refusal to execute a release as herein provided. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0812 as added by SL 1965, ch 176.
SD Codified L § 45-7-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 07 - Mineral, Oil And Gas Leases|Section 45-7-9 - Extension of lease on occurrence of contingency--Effect--Recording.

45-7-9. Extension of lease on occurrence of contingency--Effect--Recording.If any oil, gas, or mineral lease contains a statement of any contingency, the occurrence of which extends the lease for either a specified or an unspecified period of time, and that contingency has taken place, that lease may not be discharged or cancelled under the provisions of this chapter until the period of extension has run or until the contingency has ceased. Any such extension caused by reason of production shall be recorded by the lessee by filing an affidavit of production with the records of the property being leased in the office of the register of deeds. Source: SL 1985, ch 342.
SD Codified L § 45-9-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-1 - Purpose of chapter--Development of oil and gas resources.

45-9-1. Purpose of chapter--Development of oil and gas resources.It is hereby declared that it is in the public interest to foster, to encourage, and to promote the development, production, and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas in the State of South Dakota in such a manner as will prevent waste; to authorize and to provide for the operation and development of oil and gas properties in such a manner that a greater ultimate recovery of oil and gas be had and that the correlative rights of all owners be fully protected; and to encourage, to authorize, and to provide for cycling, recycling, pressure maintenance, and secondary recovery operations in order that the greatest possible economic recovery of oil and gas be obtained within the state to the end that the landowners, the royalty owners, the producers, and the general public realize and enjoy the greatest possible good from these vital natural resources. Source: SL 1961, ch 211, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-3 - Waste of oil and gas prohibited--Production of gas in conjunction with water excluded from coverage of chapter.

45-9-3. Waste of oil and gas prohibited--Production of gas in conjunction with water excluded from coverage of chapter.The waste of oil and gas is prohibited. However, the production of gas for personal use in conjunction with the production of water insofar as such gas comes from the water-bearing formations is expressly excluded from the coverage of this chapter. Source: SL 1929, ch 202, §1; SDC 1939, §42.0601; SL 1943, ch 153, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0705; SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2007, ch 255, §1.
SD Codified L § 45-9-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-4 - Application to drill oil or gas well--Permit--Rules and regulations of board--Fee, disposition--Agreement with surface owner.

45-9-4. Application to drill oil or gas well--Permit--Rules and regulations of board--Fee, disposition--Agreement with surface owner.Without limiting its general authority, the Board of Minerals and Environment, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, may require or may delegate to the secretary, specific authority to require that an operator drilling a well for oil or gas shall first file an application to drill with the secretary and obtain a permit from the secretary before drilling. The operator shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars which shall be placed in the environment and natural resources fee fund established pursuant to §1-41-23. In addition, the board shall require the applicant to certify that an agreement with the landowner or lessee is being negotiated regarding compensation for damages to livestock and surface land resulting from drilling operations. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0707 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1965, ch 175; SL 1974, ch 284, §1; SL 1979, ch 296, §5; SL 1982, ch 308, §1; SL 1983, ch 312; SL 1994, ch 23, §9; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), §14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-5 - Identification of ownership of facilities for producing oil or gas.

45-9-5. Identification of ownership of facilities for producing oil or gas.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 identification of ownership of oil or gas wells, producing leases, tanks, plants, structures, and facilities for the transportation or refining of oil and gas. Source: SL 1943, ch 153, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (i); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (1) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §224; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-6 - Testing of oil and gas wells.

45-9-6. Testing of oil and gas 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 taking of tests of oil or gas wells. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (4) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §225; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-7 - Separation of production from wells--Gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons--Measurement.

45-9-7. Separation of production from wells--Gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons--Measurement.The Board of Minerals and Environment may require, or may delegate to the secretary, specific authority to require that the production from wells be separated into gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons, and that each be accurately measured by such means and upon such standards as may be prescribed by the board in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (6) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1993, ch 256, §45.
SD Codified L § 45-9-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-8 - Classification of wells.

45-9-8. Classification of wells.Without limiting its general authority, the Board of Minerals and Environment may classify, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, specific authority to classify wells as oil or gas wells for purposes material to the interpretation or enforcement of this chapter. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (d) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §226; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-9 - Metering or measuring of oil, gas, or product.

45-9-9. Metering or measuring of oil, gas, or product.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 metering or other measuring of oil, gas, or product. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (8) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §227; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-10 - Operation of wells with inefficient gas-oil or water-oil ratios.

45-9-10. Operation of wells with inefficient gas-oil or water-oil ratios.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 that wells not be operated with inefficient gas-oil or water-oil ratios, and to fix their ratios, and to limit production from wells with inefficient gas-oil or water-oil ratios. Source: SL 1943, ch 153, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (f); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (7) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §228; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-11 - Operations for production of oil or gas, regulation by board.

45-9-11. Operations for production of oil or gas, regulation by board.The Board of Minerals and Environment shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to regulate or to provide for:(1)The drilling, producing, and plugging of wells, and all other operations for the production of oil or gas;(2)The shooting and chemical or physical treatment of wells;(3)The spacing or locating of wells;(4)Operations 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(5)Disposal of salt water and oil field wastes.The board may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources the authority to monitor and enforce compliance with rules promulgated pursuant to this section. 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) (b) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1993, ch 256, §46; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-12 - Production of oil and gas from field, pool, or area where physical waste created.

45-9-12. Production of oil and gas from field, pool, or area where physical waste created.Without limiting its general authority, the Board of Minerals and Environment may regulate, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, specific authority to regulate the production of oil and gas from any field, pool, or area, where physical waste is created. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (c) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §229; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-13 - Administration of chapter by board--Rules and orders to prevent waste, protect correlative rights and govern procedure before board.

45-9-13. Administration of chapter by board--Rules and orders to prevent waste, protect correlative rights and govern procedure before board.The Board of Minerals and Environment shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 and issue orders reasonably necessary to prevent waste, to protect correlative rights, to govern the practice or procedure before the board, and otherwise to administer this chapter. The board may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources the authority to enforce any rules or orders promulgated or issued pursuant to this section. Source: SL 1943, ch 153, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (e) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1993, ch 256, §47; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-14 - Prevention of oil or gas escape, intrusion of water, pollution of fresh-water supplies, and blowouts, cavings, seepages, and fires.

45-9-14. Prevention of oil or gas escape, intrusion of water, pollution of fresh-water supplies, and blowouts, cavings, seepages, and fires.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 drilling, casing, operation, and plugging of wells in such manner as to prevent:(1)Reasonably preventable escape of oil or gas out of one pool into another;(2)The detrimental intrusion of water into an oil or gas pool that is avoidable by efficient operations;(3)The pollution of fresh-water supplies by oil, gas, or salt water; and(4)Blow-outs, cavings, seepages, and fires. 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) (3) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §230; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-15 - Plugging and performance bond for wells--Amount--Conditions.

45-9-15. Plugging and performance bond for wells--Amount--Conditions.Without limiting its general authority, the board may require, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources specific authority to require, the furnishing of a plugging and performance bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars or an amount sufficient to guarantee the costs of well site reclamation, or one hundred thousand dollars blanket, with good and sufficient surety, conditioned for the performance of the duty to plug each dry or abandoned well, to restore the premises, insofar as possible, to the condition that existed before the filing of the application to drill; and conditioned on the proper performance of all of the requirements of §§45-9-5 to 45-9-18, inclusive. The condition of the bond relating to restoration of the surface is met if the landowner or lessee and the producer or driller adopt a different plan approved by the board. The board may require additional bond if the circumstances require. Source: SL 1943, ch 153, §6; SL 1959, ch 244; SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (3) (a); SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (5) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 1979, ch 296, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §231; SL 2013, ch 227, §1; SL 2020, ch 193, § 1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-15.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-15.2 - Application date of bond requirements.

45-9-15.2. Application date of bond requirements.The bond requirements in §45-9-15 do not apply to any wells permitted or drilled prior to July 1, 2013, unless the well is sold or transferred after July 1, 2013. Source: SL 2013, ch 227, §3.
SD Codified L § 45-9-15.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-15.3 - Supplemental plugging and performance bond--Idle wells--Amount.

45-9-15.3. Supplemental plugging and performance bond--Idle wells--Amount.Without limiting its general authority, the board may require, or may delegate to the secretary of agriculture and natural resources specific authority to require, the furnishing of a supplemental plugging and performance bond in the amount of twenty thousand dollars or an amount sufficient to guarantee the costs of well site reclamation for any oil and gas well that does not produce or otherwise remains unused for more than six months. Source: SL 2020, ch 193, § 2; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-16 - Recordkeeping by producers, handlers, and processors of the quantities of oil or gas--Examination.

45-9-16. Recordkeeping by producers, handlers, and processors of the quantities of oil or gas--Examination.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 that every person who produces, sells, purchases, acquires, stores, transports, refines, or processes oil or gas in this state keep and maintain complete and accurate records of the quantities of the oil or gas. The records shall be available for examination by the board or its agents upon request. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (9) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §233; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 45-9-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas|Chapter 09 - Oil And Gas Conservation|Section 45-9-17 - Reports or plats--Filing with board.

45-9-17. Reports or plats--Filing with board.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 with the board of reports or plats that it may prescribe. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §42.0706 (4) (a) (10) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §234; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.