§ 38-11.1-01 Legislative findings
§ 38-11.1-02 Purpose and interpretation
§ 38-11.1-03 Definitions
§ 38-11.1-03.1 Inspection of well site
§ 38-11.1-04 Damage and disruption payments
§ 38-11.1-04.1 Notice of operations
§ 38-11.1-06 Protection of surface and ground water – Other responsibilities of mineral developer
§ 38-11.1-07 Notification of injury – Statute of limitations
§ 38-11.1-08 Agreement – Offer of settlement
§ 38-11.1-08.1 Loss of production payments
§ 38-11.1-09 Rejection – Legal action – Fees and costs
§ 38-11.1-09.1 Mediation of disputes
§ 38-11.1-09.2 Mediation service
§ 38-11.1-10 Application of chapter

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 38-11.1 - Oil and Gas Production Damage Compensation

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33