§ 82-11-301 Authorization to join interstate compact for conservation of oil and gas
§ 82-11-302 Interstate oil and gas compact
§ 82-11-303 Extension of expiration date
§ 82-11-304 Governor as member of interstate oil compact commission
§ 82-11-305 Limitation on power of representative
§ 82-11-306 Expenses of representative

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 82 > Chapter 11 > Part 3 - Interstate Oil and Gas Conservation Compact

  • Board: means the board of oil and gas conservation provided for in 2-15-3303. See Montana Code 82-11-101
  • Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33. See Montana Code 82-11-101
  • Gas: means all natural gases and all other fluid hydrocarbons, including methane gas or any other natural gas found in any coal formation, as produced at the wellhead and not defined as oil in subsection (3). See Montana Code 82-1-111
  • Oil: means crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced at the wellhead in liquid form by ordinary production methods and that are not the result of condensation of gas before or after it leaves the reservoir. See Montana Code 82-1-111
  • Person: means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind and includes any agency or instrumentality of the state or any governmental subdivision of the state. See Montana Code 82-11-101
  • Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Waste: means :

    (i)physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry;

    (ii)the inefficient, excessive, or improper use of or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy;

    (iii)the location, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes or tends to cause reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas; and

    (iv)the inefficient storing of oil or gas. See Montana Code 82-11-101