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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-443 - Application fee; aggregate community notice fund

27-443.
Application fee;  aggregate community notice fund
A. The inspector shall adopt by rule an application fee for a community notice for a new aggregate mining operation and for a major modification of an approved community notice. The state mine inspector shall collect an application fee established by rule from each owner or operator who applies pursuant to section 27-442 for a community notice for a new aggregate mining operation or for a major modification of an approved community notice. The inspector shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the monies collected from applicants in the aggregate community notice fund.
B. The aggregate community notice fund is established. The state mine inspector shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the state mine inspector for the purpose of processing community notice applications and to conduct public meetings pursuant to this article. On notice from the inspector,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-444 - Community notice; public meeting

27-444.
Community notice;  public meeting
A. Within twenty-one days after the state mine inspector notifies an owner or operator of an aggregate mining operation that the application for a community notice for a new aggregate mining operation or a major modification for an approved community notice is complete,  or within twenty-one days after the application is considered to be complete,  the owner or operator shall send by certified mail a copy of the community notice:
1. To each residential property owner,  as shown on the current property tax roll,  within a one-half mile radius of the aggregate mining operation. The owner or operator shall submit the list of notified residential property owners to the inspector. The community notice shall include a statement that the property owner may request the state mine inspector to hold a public meeting and may submit written comments as provided by this section.
2. To the aggregate mining operations recommendation committee for the district in which the operation is located.
3. If the operation is located in a county in which a multi-county water conservation district is established pursuant to title 48,  chapter 22,  to the multi-county water conservation district.
B. If there is sufficient public interest,  the inspector shall schedule and conduct a public meeting within forty-five days after the community notice for a new aggregate mining operation or major modification is filed with the inspector. The inspector shall give at least fifteen days' notice of the meeting by filing the notice in the office of the secretary of state and by mail to the residential property owners who requested the public meeting pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 1.
C. The inspector or an employee of the inspector shall conduct any public meeting on a community notice. The aggregate mining operation's designated representative shall attend and respond to questions relating to information in the community notice. If a notified residential property owner cannot attend the public meeting,  the owner may submit written comments to the inspector before the meeting regarding the community notice. The inspector or the inspector s employee and the aggregate mining operator s designated representative shall receive and consider comments from persons attending the meeting and the written comments submitted before the meeting.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-445 - Approval of community notice or major modification

27-445.
Approval of community notice or major modification
A. The state mine inspector shall approve or disapprove a community notice for a new aggregate mining operation or major modification within sixty days after the notice is filed by the owner or operator of the aggregate mining operation.
B. The inspector shall approve the community notice for a new aggregate mining operation or a major modification if:
1. The notice filed with the inspector contains the information required by section 27-442,  subsection C or the major modification filed with the inspector is complete pursuant to section 27-442,  subsection E.
2. The fee prescribed in section 27-443 is paid.
3. The community notice or major modification filed with the inspector is mailed to property owners as required by section 27-444,  subsection A.
4. The designated community representative attends and responds to questions if a public meeting is held pursuant to section 27-444,  subsections B and C.
C. If the inspector disapproves a community notice or major modification,  the inspector must include with the disapproval a written explanation stating the reasons for denial,  including recommendations for correcting the unacceptable parts of the community notice or major modification.
D. Community notices for existing aggregate mining operations filed pursuant to section 27-442,  subsection H are considered to be approved on submission to the inspector.
E. The owner or operator of any aggregate mining operation shall operate according to an approved original or modified community notice.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-446 - Claims of deviation from an approved community notice

27-446.
Claims of deviation from an approved community notice
A. After a community notice is approved by the state mine inspector,  a residential property owner who resides within one-half mile of the boundaries of the aggregate mining operation may submit a written complaint to the designated community representative that the operation has materially deviated from the approved community notice,  specifying the community notice provision that is in question and the nature of the material deviation.
B. If the aggregate mining operation does not address the complaint to the satisfaction of the residential property owner within thirty days after receiving the complaint,  the notified residential property owner may file the same complaint with the inspector with a statement that the aggregate mining operation has not addressed the complaint to the property owner's satisfaction.
C. In counties that have established an aggregate mining operations recommendation committee pursuant to section 11-812,  the inspector shall request the committee to hear the complaint. The committee shall advise the inspector within thirty days in writing of its findings and recommendations regarding the complaint. The inspector shall render a decision on the complaint within thirty days after receiving the committee's recommendation. The inspector shall notify,  in writing,  the owner or operator of the aggregate mining operation,  the complainant and the committee of the decision.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-447 - Inspection and enforcement

27-447.
Inspection and enforcement
A. The state mine inspector may enter and inspect any aggregate mining operation to determine compliance with an approved community notice.
B. If the inspector determines that a person is violating this article,  an approved community notice or aggregate mining operations zoning district standards regulation adopted by a county and approved by the state mining inspector pursuant to section 11-812,  the inspector may issue an order requiring compliance either immediately if the violation is causing an imminent and substantial danger to the public or within a stated period of time. A compliance order must state with reasonable specificity the nature of the community notice violation,  a reasonable amount of time for compliance,  if applicable,  and the right to a hearing. The inspector shall transmit the compliance order to the alleged violator either by certified mail,  return receipt requested,  or by hand delivery. At the inspector's request,  the attorney general may file an action to enforce orders issued under this section after the order becomes final. The action must be filed in the superior court in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in which the inspector maintains an office.
C. The inspector may suspend,  withdraw or revoke a community notice approval if the inspector determines that the aggregate mining operation is in violation of an approved community notice. Any action taken under this subsection must comply with the requirements of title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 and section 41-1009,  subsection E.
D. If the inspector has reason to believe that a person is violating this article or an approved community notice or aggregate mining operations zoning district standards regulation adopted by a county and approved by the inspector pursuant to section 11-812 or that a person is causing an imminent and substantial danger to the public safety,  the inspector,  through the attorney general,  may request a temporary restraining order,  a preliminary injunction or any other relief necessary to protect the public safety without regard to whether the person has requested a hearing. An action filed pursuant to this subsection must be brought in the superior court in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in which the inspector maintains an office.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-469 - Exceptions to rules and regulations

27-469.
Exceptions to rules and regulations
In cases where,  in the opinion of the inspector,  the enforcement of any order or rule would not materially increase the safety of employees and would cause undue hardship on an operator,  exceptions may be made at the discretion of the inspector. To be effective such exceptions shall be in writing. Such exceptions can only be revoked after reasonable notice is given in writing to the operator concerned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-502 - Declaration of policy

27-502.
Declaration of policy
A. It is the public policy of the state to:
1. Conserve the natural resources of oil and gas and products thereof.
2. Prevent waste of oil and gas resources.
3. Provide for protection and adjustment of correlative rights of owners of land wherein the natural resources lie and of owners and producers of oil and gas resources and products thereof,  and of others interested therein.
4. Encourage development of natural resources of oil and gas and their products.
5. Encourage continuous and economic supply thereof and demand therefor.
6. Safeguard the health,  property and public welfare of citizens of the state and other interested persons.
7. Promote all purposes indicated by the provisions of this article.
B. This article shall be administered by the oil and gas conservation commission.
C. The legislature finds and declares that oil and gas in commercial quantities have now been discovered and are being produced within this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-503 - Waste of oil or gas prohibited; powers of commissioner to prevent waste

27-503.
Waste of oil or gas prohibited;  powers of commissioner to prevent waste
A. Waste of oil or gas is unlawful and is prohibited.
B. The commissioner shall make inquiries he deems proper to determine whether waste exists or is imminent. In the exercise of such power the commissioner may:
1. Collect data.
2. Make investigations and inspections.
3. Examine property,  leases,  papers,  books and records,  including drilling records and logs.
4. Examine,  check,  test and gauge oil and gas wells,  tanks,  refineries and modes of transportation.
5. Hold hearings.
6. Require keeping of records and making of reports.
7. Take action he deems necessary to enforce and effectuate the provisions of this article.
C. The commissioner may in order to prevent waste and avoid drilling unnecessary wells,  permit the cycling of gas in any pool or portion thereof or the introduction of gas or other substance into an oil or gas reservoir for the purpose of repressuring the reservoir,  maintaining pressure or carrying on secondary recovery operations of any type. The commissioner shall permit the pooling or integration of separate tracts when reasonably necessary in connection with the operations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-504 - Drilling units; rules and regulations; exceptions

27-504.
Drilling units;  rules and regulations;  exceptions
A. For the prevention of waste,  to protect and enforce the correlative rights of owners in a pool,  and to avoid augmentation and accumulation of risks arising from drilling an excessive number of wells,  or reduced recovery which might result from too small a number of wells,  the commission shall,  after a hearing,  establish a drilling unit or units for each pool. The establishment of a unit for gas shall be limited to the production of gas.
B. Each well permitted to be drilled on a drilling unit shall be drilled under the applicable rules and regulations and in accordance with the applicable spacing pattern prescribed by the commission. Exceptions to the rules and spacing pattern may be granted where it is shown,  after notice and hearing,  that the unit is partly outside the pool or,  for some other reason,  a well so located on the unit would be non-productive. Exceptions permitting a proposed well to be drilled on an unorthodox location may be granted on the basis of topography or terrain without notice or hearing.
C. If an exception is granted,  the commission shall take action which will offset any advantage which the person securing the exception may have over other producers by reason of drilling the well as an exception,  and so that drainage from developed units to the tract with respect to which the exception is granted will be prevented or minimized,  and the producer of the well drilled as an exception will be allowed to produce no more than a just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-506 - Regulation of drilling in pools; notice of sale, transfer or purchase

27-506.
Regulation of drilling in pools;  notice of sale,  transfer or purchase
A. The commissioner shall,  upon notice and hearing,  regulate drilling and location of wells in any pool and the production therefrom to prevent reasonably avoidable net drainage from each developed unit so that each owner in a pool shall have the right and opportunity to recover his fair and equitable share of recoverable oil and gas in the pool.
B. A rule,  regulation or order of the commissioner made under the provisions of this section shall not be of such effect as to:
1. Make it necessary for a producer from,  or an owner of,  a tract of land in a pool,  in order to obtain his just and equitable share of the production of the pool,  to drill and operate a well on the tract in addition to such wells as may without waste produce his share.
2. Occasion net drainage unless wells are drilled and operated on the tract in addition to such wells thereon as can without waste produce the tract's just and equitable share of the production of the pool.
C. Any owner of a well,  any owner of land upon which a well is located,  or any lessor or lessee of land upon which a well is located shall notify the commission,  in writing and on such form as the commission may prescribe,  of the sale,  assignment,  transfer,  conveyance or exchange of such well,  land or lease. Such notice shall be made within ten days of such sale,  assignment,  transfer,  conveyance or exchange and shall contain:
1. The name and address of the person to whom sold,  assigned,  transferred,  conveyed or exchanged.
2. The name and location of the well.
3. The date of the sale,  assignment,  transfer,  conveyance or exchange.
D. Any person who acquires ownership or operation of any well,  ownership of any land upon which a well is located or any lease rights to land on which a well is located,  whether by purchase,  assignment,  transfer,  conveyance,  exchange or otherwise,  shall,  within ten days after acquiring such well,  land or lease rights,  notify the commission,  in writing and on such form as the commission may prescribe,  of his ownership or operation. Such notice shall contain:
1. The name and address of the person from whom acquired.
2. The name and location of the well.
3. The date of acquisition.
4. The date when operations are assumed or resumed by new owner.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-507.01 - Common purchaser of crude oil and petroleum; duties; ratable taking; discrimination prohibited

27-507.01.
Common purchaser of crude oil and petroleum;  duties;  ratable taking;  discrimination prohibited
A. Every person as defined in this article which may now,  or hereafter,  purchase crude oil or petroleum in this state,  whether they be common carriers or affiliated with common carriers or not,  shall be a common purchaser of such crude oil or petroleum,  and shall purchase crude oil or petroleum offered it for purchase without discrimination in favor of one producer or person as against another in the same field. The question of justice or unreasonableness shall be determined by the commission,  taking into consideration the production and age of the wells in respective fields and all other proper factors. It shall be unlawful for any common purchaser to discriminate between or against crude oil or petroleum of a similar kind or quality in favor of its own production,  or production in which it may be directly or indirectly interested,  either in whole or in part,  but for the purpose of allocating the purchase of crude oil or petroleum to be marketed,  such production shall be taken in like manner as that of any other person or producer and shall be taken in a ratable proportion that such production bears to the total production offered for the market in such field. The commission shall have the authority,  however,  to relieve any such common purchaser,  after due notice and hearing,  from the duty of purchasing crude oil or petroleum of inferior quality or grade.
B. It shall be the duty of the commission to enforce the provisions of this section and it shall have the power,  after notice and hearing,  to issue orders defining the conditions under which extensions of pipelines shall be made to connect wells,  but no such order shall be made unless the commission finds that such extensions are reasonably required and economically justified. In issuing such orders the commission shall give specific consideration to the economic factors involved.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-509 - Certificate of compliance

27-509.
Certificate of compliance
A. An owner or operator of an oil or gas well shall,  before connecting with an oil or gas pipe line,  secure from the commissioner a certificate showing compliance with the conservation laws of the state and the conservation rules,  regulations and orders of the commissioner. No operator of a pipe line shall connect with a well until the owner or operator furnishes a certificate of compliance.
B. The commissioner may cancel a certificate of compliance issued under this section when it appears,  after due notice and hearing,  that the owner or operator of a well has violated or is violating an oil or gas conservation law of the state,  or a rule,  regulation or order of the commissioner promulgated thereunder. Upon notice from the commissioner to the operator of a pipe line connected to any such oil or gas well that the certificate of compliance has been cancelled,  the operator of the pipe line shall disconnect from the well,  and it shall be unlawful for the operator of the pipe line to transport oil or gas therefrom until a new certificate of compliance has been issued by the commissioner. The owner or operator of a well shall not produce oil or gas therefrom unless a certificate of compliance is in effect covering the well.
C. This section shall not be construed to prevent a temporary connection of not more than ten days' duration with a well in order to take care of production and prevent waste until opportunity has been given the owner or operator of the well to secure a certificate of compliance. If the certificate of compliance is not secured within the ten-day period,  the well shall be shut in until such time as a certificate of compliance is secured.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-510 - Certificate of clearance

27-510.
Certificate of clearance
A. The sale,  purchase or acquisition,  or the transportation,  refining,  processing or handling of illegal oil or gas or illegal product is unlawful,  but until the commissioner provides for certificates of clearance or some other method affording an opportunity to determine whether a contemplated transaction involves illegal oil or gas or illegal product,  no penalty shall be imposed except as provided by subsection B.
B. Penalties may be imposed for each transaction prohibited by this section when the person committing the prohibited transaction knows that illegal oil or gas or illegal product is involved in the transaction or when the person could have known or determined such fact by the exercise of reasonable diligence or from facts within his knowledge.
C. Penalties provided in this article shall apply,  regardless of lack of actual notice or knowledge,  to any sale,  purchase or acquisition,  and to transportation,  refining,  sale,  purchase or handling in any way without a certificate of clearance of illegal oil and gas or illegal product,  where administrative provision is made for identifying the character of the commodity as to its legality.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-512 - Sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal products

27-512.
Sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal products
A. Sale and notice of sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal product seized under the authority of this article shall be in accordance with the laws of the state relating to the sale of personal property under execution. For his services at the sale the sheriff shall receive a fee and expenses in the amount and manner provided by law for sales of personal property,  to be paid from the proceeds of the sale,  to be fixed by the court ordering the sale.
B. The court may order that the commodity be sold in specified lots or portions,  and at specified intervals. Title to the amount sold shall pass as of the date of the act which is found by the court to make the commodity contraband. The judgment shall provide for payment of the proceeds of the sale into the fund,  after first deducting the costs of the proceedings and sale,  and after paying to any royalty owner intervening as an interested party in the suit who has established title to the oil or gas royalty interest,  the value of his interest in the oil or gas. The amount sold shall be treated as legal oil,  legal gas or legal product in the hands of the purchaser,  but the purchaser and the commodity shall be subject to all applicable laws,  rules,  regulations and orders with respect to further sale,  purchase or acquisition,  and with respect to the transportation,  refining,  processing or handling in any manner the commodity purchased.
C. The producer,  owner,  or other party contesting the validity of a seizure and having an interest in securing the release of the seized oil,  gas or other product,  may obtain the release thereof upon furnishing a bond made and executed by a corporate surety company duly qualified to do business in the state,  in an amount double the current market value of the oil,  gas or other product held under seizure. The bond shall be conditioned and approved in the same manner as a replevin bond.
D. Nothing in this article shall deny or abridge any action a royalty owner,  lien holder or other claimant may have because of the forfeiture of the illegal oil or gas or illegal product,  against the person whose act resulted in the forfeiture.
E. All illegal oil,  gas,  or other illegal product sold as provided in this section shall be sold as provided by law for the sale of personal property under execution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-513 - Permit to drill well

27-513.
Permit to drill well
A person desiring to drill a well in search of oil or gas shall notify the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner,  and shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars for each well. Upon receipt of notification and the fee,  the commissioner shall promptly issue the person a permit to drill,  unless drilling the well is contrary to law or to a rule,  regulation or order of the commissioner. Drilling the well is prohibited until a permit to drill is obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-513.01 - Appointment by drilling permittee of attorney upon whom to serve process

27-513.01.
Appointment by drilling permittee of attorney upon whom to serve process
A. The acceptance of a permit to drill under section 27-513 shall be deemed to constitute and be the appointment of the commission by the permittee as his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal process in an action against such permittee growing out of or in any way connected with said permittee's use,  occupancy,  or activities upon the drilling unit or tract of land under single ownership for which his permit shall have issued,  including,  but not limited to,  liabilities to the state,  debts contracted by such permittee for labor upon or materials furnished to his drilling site,  and violations of the securities act of Arizona.
B. Service of process under subsection A of this section shall be made by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint and a fee of two dollars with any member,  officer,  or employee of the commission in the commission's office during office hours,  and shall be deemed sufficient service upon the permittee if either of the following are complied with:
1. The plaintiff forthwith sends notice of such service and a copy of the summons and complaint by registered mail to the permittee defendant at the latest address for such permittee shown by records in the office of the commission,  appends the defendant's return receipt and plaintiff's affidavit of compliance with this section to the original summons and files them with the court within such time as the court allows.
2. The plaintiff serves notice of such service and a copy of the summons and complaint upon defendant,  if found without this state,  by a duly constituted officer qualified to serve like process in the state or jurisdiction where the defendant is found,  and files with the court within such time as the court allows,  the officer's return showing that the notice,  copy of the summons and complaint were served as provided by this section upon defendant.
C. The court in which the action is pending may order postponements necessary to afford defendant reasonable opportunity to defend the action.
D. The commission shall keep a record,  which shall include the day and hour of service,  of all process served upon it under this section.
E. The fee paid to the commission at the time of service shall be taxed as costs in the suit if plaintiff recovers,  and shall be paid into the fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-514 - Commission; appointment; terms; compensation

27-514.
Commission;  appointment;  terms;  compensation
A. The oil and gas conservation commission is established in the department of environmental quality. The department of environmental quality shall provide staff support to the commission to administer this chapter.
B. The commission shall consist of the state land commissioner ex officio who shall have no vote,  and five members to be appointed by the governor,  not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party. The appointive members shall be United States citizens and shall have been residents of this state for not less than the five years immediately preceding their appointment. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
C. Appointments shall be for a full term of five years and expire on the third Monday in January in the appropriate year.
D. Appointive members of the commission shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611 for each day actually spent in the performance of official duties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-515 - Administration; powers of the commission; fees

27-515.
Administration;  powers of the commission;  fees
A. The commission shall administer and enforce this article and other laws relating to conservation of oil and gas. The commission and administrative staff,  at any time,  may enter property and inspect wells drilled for oil or gas and well records,  and shall control property,  machinery and appliances necessary to gauge the wells.
B. The commission may:
1. Administer oaths to a witness in any hearing,  investigation or proceeding held under this article or any other law relating to conservation of oil and gas.
2. Issue subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books,  papers and records deemed material or necessary,  and direct service of subpoenas by a sheriff or other officer authorized by law to serve process.
3. Prescribe rules and do all acts necessary or advisable to carry out this article.
4. Collect fees to cover the costs of services,  including reproduction of records or any portion of records and copies of rules. The monies collected are not subject to section 27-523 but shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  by the commission in the fund from which the expenditure was originally made.
5. Publish technical maps,  cross sections and reports and sell these materials for fees that will cover the costs incurred in their preparation,  reproduction and distribution.
C. The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with agencies of the United States government,  with agencies of state or local government or with Indian tribes to protect the fresh water supplies of this state from contamination or pollution brought about by the drilling of any well or for any other purpose of this article.
D. The commission may apply for and accept gifts,  devises and donations of books,  well records,  maps or other materials. All donated materials shall become public records.
E. Monies collected under subsection B,  paragraph 5 of this section are not subject to section 27-523 but shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the permit administration fund established by section 49-455 and shall be used to prepare,  reproduce and distribute further publications.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-517 - Hearings; reporter; fees

27-517.
Hearings;  reporter;  fees
A. Any interested person shall,  by written request,  have the right to have the commissioner call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Hearings shall be held at the time and place the commissioner directs,  and any person having an interest in the subject matter of the hearing may appear and be heard. Upon receipt of the request,  the commissioner shall promptly call a hearing,  and,  not more than thirty days thereafter shall take action with regard to the matter as he deems appropriate. The request for hearing shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars.
B. The commissioner shall prescribe rules of order and procedure in hearings or other proceedings held under this article. The commissioner shall appoint a competent shorthand reporter to be present throughout all public hearings. The reporter shall be sworn by the commissioner faithfully to perform the duties of a reporter. The commissioner shall have the same control and authority over the reporter as the judge of the superior court exercises over a court reporter,  and the duties of the reporter shall,  insofar as applicable,  be the same as those fixed by law for a court reporter.
C. As soon as possible following the hearing the commission shall bill the person requesting the hearing for the total cost of publication for the notices of such hearing and the total cost of the court reporter's fees less the original fifty dollar fee. The requesting party shall within ten days after receipt of the billing by the commission reimburse the commission the amount of money so billed or be subject to the penalties as prescribed in subsection A of section 27-527. The money so collected by the commission shall not be subject to section 27-523 but shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  by the commission in the fund from which the expenditure was originally made.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-519 - Refusal to obey subpoena

27-519.
Refusal to obey subpoena
A. If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued by the commissioner,  or if a witness refuses to testify or answer to a matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated,  the judge of the superior court of the county where such person resides,  if a resident of the state,  or the judge of the superior court of the county in which the land or any part thereof lies out of which the controversy arises,  if the person is not a resident of the state,  may,  on application of the commissioner,  issue an attachment for such person and compel him to comply with the subpoena and appear before the commissioner and produce such documents and give testimony upon such matters as required.
B. The court may punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of a subpoena issued by the court,  or for refusal to testify.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-520 - Judicial review; procedures

27-520.
Judicial review;  procedures
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section and section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  any party aggrieved by any final action of the commission is entitled to judicial review pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6.
B. An action involving a test of the validity of this article or a rule or order shall be advanced for trial and determined as expeditiously as possible,  and no postponement or continuance shall be granted unless deemed imperative by the court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-522 - Records

27-522.
Records
A. All rules and orders made by the commission shall be in writing and entered in full in a book kept by the commission. The book shall be a public record open to inspection at all reasonable times during office hours. A copy of any rule,  order or other document on file in the office of the commission and certified by the commission shall be received in evidence in all courts of the state with the same effect as the original.
B. Well logs,  casing records,  compiled data and other information shall be properly indexed and suitably recorded in the permanent records of the commission and shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times during office hours. The well records of a well drilled in unproven territory shall not be subject to inspection for a period of one year after drilling is completed. The commission shall provide sixty days' notice to the operator before records become subject to inspection. At the operator's request,  the commission shall extend the confidential period for not more than two years from the date of the request if the operator can provide credible evidence that disclosure of the information is likely to cause harm to the operator's competitive position. The director of water resources may inspect any well records at any time but shall keep confidential all information that is not subject to inspection as otherwise provided in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-523 - Deposit of monies; expenses

27-523.
Deposit of monies;  expenses
A. Monies collected by the commissioner under this article shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the fund.
B. Expenses incident to the administration of this article shall be paid from the fund,  subject to legislative appropriation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-524 - Enforcement

27-524.
Enforcement
A. When it appears that a person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this article,  or a rule,  regulation or order made pursuant to this article,  and such person fails or refuses,  on notice by the commissioner,  to desist from such violation or threat of violation,  the commissioner may bring an action in the superior court where the offending person resides,  or in the county in which violation is alleged to have occurred or is threatened,  to restrain the person from continuing the violation or from carrying out a threat of violation.
B. The commissioner may without bond obtain a prohibitory or mandatory injunction,  including a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction,  and,  where appropriate,  an injunction restraining defendant from moving or disposing of illegal oil or gas or illegal product. Upon filing the action,  summons directed to such person may be delivered to the sheriff of any county in this state for service.
C. If the commissioner fails to bring action within ten days to enjoin a threatened or actual violation of any statute relating to conservation of oil and gas,  or of any provision of this article,  or a rule,  regulation or order made pursuant to this article,  any person or party in interest adversely affected by the threatened or actual violation who has notified the commissioner in writing thereof and requested the commissioner to file the action may bring the action in the superior court of any county in which the commissioner might have brought the action to prevent the threatened or actual violation. The commissioner shall be made a party to the action.
D. If the court orders that injunctive relief be granted,  then the commissioner shall be substituted for the person who brought the action,  and the injunction shall issue as if the commissioner had at all times been plaintiff.
E. The owner or operator is responsible for the full cost of plugging each dry or abandoned well. If the owner or operator fails to properly plug and abandon the well,  the commission may:
1. Forfeit the bond and use the money for that purpose.
2. Sue the owner or operator for costs in excess of the amount of the bond and the owner or operator is liable for that amount.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-525 - Injunctions and restraining orders

27-525.
Injunctions and restraining orders
A. No temporary restraining order or injunction shall be granted against the commissioner or his agent,  employee or representative to restrain enforcement of a statute relating to the conservation of oil and gas or any provision of this article,  or rule,  regulation or order made thereunder,  except after notice to the commissioner and all other defendants,  and a hearing thereon. At the hearing a restraining order or injunction shall not be granted unless it is shown that the act done or threatened is unlawful,  or that the statute,  or provision of this article,  or rule,  regulation or order complained of is invalid and,  if enforced,  will cause irreparable injury to plaintiff. An order granting temporary or injunctive relief shall state the nature and extent of the invalidity of the statute,  rule,  regulation or order complained of and shall contain a statement of the probable damage relied upon by the court as justifying temporary injunctive relief.
B. No temporary injunction or restraining order against the commissioner,  or his agent,  employee,  or representative shall become effective until plaintiff executes a bond in an amount and conditioned as the court directs. The bond shall be made payable to the clerk of the court,  shall be approved by the judge,  and shall be for the use and benefit of all persons who may be injured by the acts done under the protection of the restraining order or injunction. Any action upon the bond by any person claiming injury shall be brought within not more than six months after the date of final determination of the validity,  in whole or in part,  of such statute,  provision of this article,  or rule,  regulation or order,  the enforcement of which was restrained or enjoined.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-527 - Violation; classification

27-527.
Violation;  classification
A. Any person who violates any provision of this article,  or any rule,  regulation or order of the commission,  is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation and for each day the violation continues.
B. Any person who,  with the intent to evade this article,  or any rule,  regulation or order of the commission,  knowingly makes or causes to be made a false entry in any application,  report,  record,  account or memorandum required by this article or by any such rule,  regulation or order,  or who knowingly omits or causes to be omitted from any application,  report,  record,  account or memorandum,  full,  true and correct entries as required by this article,  or by any such rule,  regulation or order,  or who knowingly removes from this state,  or destroys,  mutilates,  alters or falsifies any such application,  record,  account or memorandum or knowingly makes any false statement to the commission or any member,  officer,  or employee of the commission concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
C. The penalties provided in this section shall be recoverable by action filed by the attorney general,  in the name and on behalf of the state,  in the superior court of the county in which the defendant resides,  or in which any defendant resides if there are more than one defendant,  or in the superior court of any county in which the violation occurred. The payment of any penalty shall not operate to legalize so that it is no longer contraband any oil,  gas or product involved in the violation for which the penalty is imposed,  and shall not relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of the violation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-531 - Integration of interests and spacing units

27-531.
Integration of interests and spacing units
A. To prevent or to assist in preventing waste,  to insure a greater recovery of oil and gas,  and to protect the correlative rights of persons owning interests in the tracts of lands affected,  such persons may validly integrate their interests to provide for the unitized management,  development and operation of such tracts of land as a unit. Where,  however,  such persons have not agreed to so integrate their interests,  the commission,  upon proper petition,  after notice and hearing as provided in section 27-516 shall be vested with the jurisdiction and authority,  and it shall be its duty to make and enforce such orders and do such things as may be necessary or proper to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this article.
B. The commission shall make an order providing for the unitized operation of a pool or part thereof if,  after proper petition and notice and hearing it finds that:
1. The unitized management,  operation and further development of a pool or portion thereof is reasonably necessary in order to effectively carry on pressure control,  pressure-maintenance or repressuring operations,  cycling operations,  water flooding operations,  or any combination thereof,  or any other form of joint effort calculated to substantially increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the pool;  and
2. One or more of the unitized methods of operation as applied to such pool or portion thereof are feasible,  will prevent waste and will,  with reasonable probability,  result in the increased recovery of substantially more oil and gas from the pool than would otherwise be recovered;  and
3. The estimated additional cost,  if any,  of conducting such operations will not exceed the value of the additional oil and gas so recovered.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-533 - Ratification or approval of plan by lessees and owners

27-533.
Ratification or approval of plan by lessees and owners
A. No order of the commission creating a unit and prescribing the plan of unitization applicable thereto shall become effective unless and until the plan of unitization has been signed,  or in writing ratified or approved by lessees of record of not less than sixty-three per cent of the unit area affected thereby and by owners of record of not less than sixty-three per cent (exclusive of royalty interest owned by lessees or by subsidiaries of any lessee) of the normal one-eighth royalty interest in and to the unit area,  and the commission has made a finding either in the order creating the unit or in a supplemental order that the plan of unitization has been so signed,  ratified or approved by lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area. Where the plan of unitization has not been so signed,  ratified or approved by lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area at the time the order creating the unit is made,  the commission shall,  upon petition and notice,  hold such additional and supplemental hearings as may be requested or required to determine if and when the plan of unitization has been so signed,  ratified or approved by lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area and shall,  in respect to such hearings,  make and enter a finding of its determination in such regard. In the event lessees and royalty owners,  or either,  owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area have not so signed,  ratified or approved the plan of unitization within a period of six months from and after the date on which the order creating the unit is made,  the order creating the unit shall cease to be of further force and effect and shall be revoked by the commission.
B. An order providing for unit operations may be amended by an order made by the commission,  in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as an original order providing for unit operations,  provided:
1. If such an amendment affects only the rights and interests of the owners,  the approval of the amendment by the royalty owners shall not be required.
2. No such order of amendment shall change the percentage for allocation of oil and gas as established for any separately owned tract by the original order,  except with the consent of all persons owning interests in such tract.
C. The commission,  by an order,  may provide for the unit operation of a pool or a part thereof that embraces a unit area established by a previous order of the commission. Such order,  in providing for the allocation of unit production,  shall first treat the unit area previously established as a single tract,  and the portion of the unit production so allocated thereto shall then be allocated among the separately owned tracts included in such previously established unit area in the same proportions as those specified in the previous order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-534 - Unlawful operation

27-534.
Unlawful operation
From and after the effective date of an order of the commission creating a unit and prescribing the plan of unitization applicable thereto,  the operation of any well producing from the pool or portion thereof within the unit area defined in the order by persons other than the unit or persons acting under its authority or except in the manner and to the extent provided in such plan of unitization shall be unlawful and is prohibited.