Montana Statutes
§ 82-11-124 — Requirements Relating To Waste Prevention
Montana·Title 82 MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS·Ch. 11 OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION·Part 1 Regulation by Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
82-11-124 . Requirements relating to waste prevention. Subject to the administrative control of the department under 2-15-121 , the board shall, for the purpose of preventing waste:
(1)regulate the drilling, producing, and plugging of wells, the shooting and chemical treatment of wells, the spacing of wells, operations voluntarily entered into 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
(2)fix, upon application made by any interested person after hearing, efficient gas-oil and water-oil ratios for any particular well or wells.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 4, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 93, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 222, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 60-127(part).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 82-11-101
Definitions§ 82-11-102
Oil Or Gas Wells Not Public Utilities§ 82-11-103
Lands Subject To Law§ 82-11-105
Through 82-11-109 Reserved§ 82-11-110
Oil And Gas Education And Research Account§ 82-11-111
Powers And Duties Of Board§ 82-11-112
Intergovernmental Cooperation§ 82-11-113
Repealed§ 82-11-114
Repealed§ 82-11-115
Repealed§ 82-11-116
Repealed§ 82-11-117
Confidentiality Of Records§ 82-11-118
Fees For Processing Applications§ 82-11-119
And 82-11-120 Reserved