Neither this chapter nor the filing of a lien permitted under this chapter affects the time at which legal title to the oil and gas may pass from an interest owner or operator to a first purchaser or the ownership of the oil and gas before severed as reflected by the records affecting real property or the right of a first purchaser to take or receive oil and gas under the terms of a division order or similar agreement for the sale and purchase of oil or gas. Notwithstanding this chapter, a first purchaser or purchaser is free to transport products out of the state and to sell the products without permission or release of lien.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-37-05

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49