1. A. The director of the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall be known as the "state petroleum engineer".

2. B. The director shall be appointed by the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources and shall:

   1. (1) be a resident of this state; and
   2. (2) be registered by the state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors as a petroleum engineer; or
   3. (3) by virtue of education and experience have expertise in the field of petroleum engineering.

History: 1953 Comp., § 65-3-4.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 40; 1987, ch. 234, § 59.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in Subsection A, inserted "of the energy, minerals and natural resources department" following "the director of the oil conservation division" and, in Subsection B substituted "energy, minerals and natural resources" for "the energy and minerals department".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 38 Am. Jur. 2d Gas and Oil § 148.