Montana § 82-11-134 Permit Fees

Montana Statutes

§ 82-11-134 — Permit Fees

Montana § 82-11-134

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 11OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

Part 1Regulation by Board of Oil and Gas Conservation

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-11-134 (2026).

Text

82-11-134 . Permit fees. In addition to the privilege and license tax, before commencing the drilling of an oil or gas well or stratigraphic test well or core hole, a person shall secure from the board a drilling permit and shall pay to the board therefor the following amounts:

(1)for each well whose estimated depth is 3,500 feet or less, $25;

(2)from 3,501 feet to 7,000 feet, $75;

(3)7,000 feet and deeper, $150.

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82-11-134 . Permit fees. In addition to the privilege and license tax, before commencing the drilling of an oil or gas well or stratigraphic test well or core hole, a person shall secure from the board a drilling permit and shall pay to the board therefor the following amounts:
(1) for each well whose estimated depth is 3,500 feet or less, $25;
(2) from 3,501 feet to 7,000 feet, $75;
(3) 7,000 feet and deeper, $150.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 22, Ch. 238, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 315, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-145(4).