Montana § 82-11-124 - Requirements Relating To Waste Prevention
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 82-11-124 — Requirements Relating To Waste Prevention, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 82-11-124. Requirements Relating To Waste Prevention
Requirements relating to waste prevention. Subject to the administrative control of the department under 2-15-121 , the board shall, for the purpose of preventing waste: (1) regulate the drilling, producing, and plugging of wells, the shooting and chemical treatment of wells, the spacing of wells, operations voluntarily entered into to increase ultimate recovery such as cycling of gas, the maintenance of pressure, and the introduction of gas, water, or other substances into producing formations; and (2) fix, upon application made by any interested person after hearing, efficient gas-oil and water-oil ratios for any particular well or wells.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 82-11-124 ("Requirements Relating To Waste Prevention") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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