North Dakota § 38-11.2-04 Damage and disruption payments - Statute of limitations

North Dakota Statutes

§ 38-11.2-04 — Damage and disruption payments - Statute of limitations

North Dakota § 38-11.2-04

Title 38Mining and Gas and Oil Production

Ch. 38-11.2Subsurface Exploration Damages

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N.D. Cent. Code § 38-11.2-04 (2026).

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1.The mineral developer shall pay the surface owner a sum of money equal to the amount of damages sustained by the surface owner and the surface owner's tenant, if any, for loss of agricultural production and income, lost land value, lost use of and access to the surface owner's land, and lost value of improvements caused by drilling operations. The amount of damages may be determined by any formula agreeable between the surface owner and the mineral developer. When determining damages, consideration must be given to the period of time during which the loss occurs.

2.The surface owner may elect to be paid damages in annual installments over a period of time.

3.The surface owner must be compensated for harm caused by subsurface mineral exploration only by a single sum payment.

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1. The mineral developer shall pay the surface owner a sum of money equal to the
amount of damages sustained by the surface owner and the surface owner's tenant, if
any, for loss of agricultural production and income, lost land value, lost use of and
access to the surface owner's land, and lost value of improvements caused by drilling
operations. The amount of damages may be determined by any formula agreeable

between the surface owner and the mineral developer. When determining damages,
consideration must be given to the period of time during which the loss occurs.
2. The surface owner may elect to be paid damages in annual installments over a period
of time.
3. The surface owner must be compensated for harm caused by subsurface mineral
exploration only by a single sum payment.
4. The payments contemplated by this section only cover land directly affected by drilling
operations.
5. Payments under this section are intended to compensate the surface owner for
damage and disruption. Any reservation or assignment of such compensation apart
from the surface estate except to a tenant of the surface estate is prohibited. In the
absence of an agreement between the surface owner and a tenant as to the division of
compensation payable under this section, the tenant is entitled to recover from the
surface owner that portion of the compensation attributable to the tenant's share of the
damages sustained.
6. To receive compensation under this section, any person shall notify the mineral
developer of the damages sustained by the person within two years after the injury
occurs or would become apparent to a reasonable person.