North Dakota § 38-08-23 Plats

North Dakota Statutes

§ 38-08-23 — Plats

North Dakota § 38-08-23

Title 38Mining and Gas and Oil Production

Ch. 38-08Control of Gas and Oil Resources

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N.D. Cent. Code § 38-08-23 (2026).

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Any person reclaiming a drilling pit or reserve pit after the completion of oil and gas drilling
operations shall record an accurate plat certified by a registered surveyor showing the location
of the well and notice that an abandoned drilling pit or reserve pit may be on the location within
six months of the completion of the reclamation with the recorder of the county in which the
drilling pit or reserve pit is located. A plat filed for record in accordance with this section may be
recorded without acknowledgment or further proof as required by chapter 47-19 and without the
auditor's certificate referred to in section 11-18-02.

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Any person reclaiming a drilling pit or reserve pit after the completion of oil and gas drilling
operations shall record an accurate plat certified by a registered surveyor showing the location
of the well and notice that an abandoned drilling pit or reserve pit may be on the location within
six months of the completion of the reclamation with the recorder of the county in which the
drilling pit or reserve pit is located. A plat filed for record in accordance with this section may be
recorded without acknowledgment or further proof as required by chapter 47-19 and without the
auditor's certificate referred to in section 11-18-02.