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North Dakota - Oilfield Lease Sign Requirements

North Dakota - Oilfield Lease Sign Requirements

Rules & Regulations

North Dakota Administrative Code

Chapter 43-02-03

C. Drilling

43-02-03-17. SIGN ON WELL AND FACILITY. Every well and facility associated with the production, transportation, purchasing, storage, treating, or processing of oil, gas, and water except plugged wells shall be identified by a sign. The sign shall be of durable construction and the lettering thereon shall be kept in a legible condition. The wells on each lease or property shall be numbered in nonrepetitive sequence, unless some other system of numbering was adopted by the owner prior to the adoption of this chapter. Each sign must show the facility name or well name and number (which shall be different or distinctive for each well or facility), the name of the operator, file or facility number (if applicable), and the location by quarter-quarter, section, township, and range.

History: Amended effective January 1, 1983; May 1, 1992; September 1, 2000; April 1, 2014; October 1, 2016; April 1, 2018.

General Authority Law Implemented

NDCC 38-08-04 NDCC 38-08-04

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43-05-01-16. STORAGE FACILITY IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Identification signs must be placed at each storage facility in a centralized location and at each well site. The signs must show the name of the operator, the facility name, and the emergency response number to contact the operator.

History: Effective April 1, 2010.

General Authority Law Implemented NDCC 28-32-02 NDCC 38-22

Source: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/rules/rulebook.pdf