Office of Oil and Gas; Oil and Gas Wells; Administration; Enforcement.
22-6-1Definitions.22-6-2Secretary – powers and duties generally; department records open to public; inspectors.22-6-2aOil and gas inspectors qualifications and salary.22-6-3Findings and orders of inspectors concerning violations; determination of reasonable time for abatement; extensions of time for abatement; special inspections; notice of findings and orders.22-6-4Review of findings and orders by director; special inspection; annulment, revision, etc., of order; notice.22-6-5Requirements for findings, orders and notices; posting of findings and orders; judicial review of final orders of director.22-6-6Permit required for well work; permit fee; application; soil erosion control plan.22-6-7Water pollution control permits; powers and duties of the director; penalties.22-6-8Permits not to be on flat well royalty leases; legislative findings and declarations; permit requirements.22-6-9Notice to property owners.22-6-10Procedure for filing comments; certification of notice.22-6-11Review of application; issuance of permit in the absence of objections; copy of permits to county assessor.22-6-12Plats prerequisite to drilling or fracturing wells; preparation and contents; notice and information furnished to coal operators, owners or lessees; issuance of permits; performance bonds or securities in lieu thereof; bond forfeiture.22-6-13Notice to coal operators, owners or lessees and director of intention to fracture certain other wells; contents of such notice; bond; permit required.22-6-14Plats prerequisite to introducing liquids or waste into wells; preparation and contents; notice and information furnished to coal operators, owners or lessees and director; issuance of permits; performance bonds or security in lieu thereof.22-6-15Objections to proposed drilling of deep wells and oil wells; objections to fracturing; notices and hearings; agreed locations or conditions; indication of changes on plats, etc.; issuance of permits.22-6-16Objections to proposed drilling or converting for introducing liquids or waste into wells; notices and hearings; agreed location or conditions; indication of changes on plats, etc.; issuance of permits; docket of proceeding.22-6-17Objections to proposed drilling of shallow gas wells; notice to chair of review board; indication of changes on plats; issuance of permits.22-6-18Protective devices -- When well penetrates workable coal bed; when gas is found beneath or between workable coal beds.22-6-19Same -- Continuance during life of well; dry or abandoned wells.22-6-20Same -- When well is drilled through horizon of coalbed from which coal has been removed.22-6-21Same -- Installation of fresh water casings.22-6-22Well report, logs, core samples, and cuttings to be filed; confidentiality and permitted use; authority to promulgate rules; reporting of production data for horizontal wells.22-6-23Plugging, abandonment and reclamation of well; notice of intention; bonds; affidavit showing time and manner.22-6-24Methods of plugging well.22-6-25Introducing liquid pressure into producing strata to recover oil contained therein.22-6-26Performance bonds; corporate surety or other security.22-6-27Cause of action for damages caused by explosions.22-6-28Supervision by director over drilling and reclamation operations; complaints; hearings; appeals.22-6-29Operating permit and processing fund; special reclamation fund; fees.22-6-29aOil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund.22-6-30Reclamation requirements.22-6-31Preventing waste of gas; plan of operation required for wasting gas in process of producing oil; rejection thereof.22-6-32Right of adjacent owner or operator to prevent waste of gas; recovery of cost.22-6-33Restraining waste.22-6-34Offenses; penalties.22-6-35Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption.22-6-36Declaration of oil and gas notice by owners and lessees of coal seams.22-6-37Rules, orders and permits remain in effect.22-6-38Application of article; exclusions.22-6-39Injunctive relief.22-6-40Appeal from order of issuance or refusal of permit to drill or fracture; procedure.22-6-41Appeal from order of issuance or refusal of permit for drilling location for introduction of liquids or waste or from conditions of converting procedure.