Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-3-2-615 Part 615 Supervisor Of Wells (324.61501...324.61527)

• Section 324.61501 Definitions.
  Unless the context requires a different meaning, the words defined in this section have the following meanings when used in this part: (a) “Department”...
• Section 324.61502 Construction Of Part.
  It has long been the declared policy of this state to foster conservation of natural resources so that our citizens may continue to enjoy...
• Section 324.61503 Supervisor Of Wells; Assistants; Commission As Appeal Board; Hearing; Compensation And Expenses; Office.
  (1) The supervisor of wells shall designate suitable assistants as are required to implement this part. (2) The commission shall act as an appeal...
• Section 324.61503a Gas Lease; Duties Of Lessee; Monthly Revenue Statements And Payments; Initiation; Deferment.
  (1) Beginning 12 months after the effective date of this section, a person who has entered into a gas lease as a lessee prior...
• Section 324.61503b Postproduction Costs.
  (1) A person who enters into a gas lease as a lessee after March 28, 2000 shall not deduct from the lessor's royalty any...
• Section 324.61503c Violation Of Mcl 324.61503a Or Mcl 324.61503b; Penalty; Injunction Or Damages; Separate Offenses; Recovery Of Postproduction Costs And Attorney Fees; Notice.
  (1) Notwithstanding section 61522, a person who knowingly violates section 61503a or 61503b is responsible for the payment of a civil fine of not...
• Section 324.61504 Waste Prohibited.
  A person shall not commit waste in the exploration for or in the development, production, handling, or use of oil or gas, or in...
• Section 324.61505 Supervisor Of Wells; Jurisdiction; Authority; Enforcement Of Part.
  The supervisor has jurisdiction and authority over the administration and enforcement of this part and all matters relating to the prevention of waste and...
• Section 324.61505a Drilling Permit For Well Beneath Lake Bottomlands For Exploration Or Production Of Oil Or Gas; Condition.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, beginning on the effective date of this section, the supervisor...
• Section 324.61506 Supervisor Of Wells; Powers And Duties Generally.
  The supervisor shall prevent the waste prohibited by this part. To that end, acting directly or through his or her authorized representatives, the supervisor...
• Section 324.61506a Notice Of Violation.
  Upon completion of an inspection under this part, the supervisor shall notify the owner or operator of the well of any violation of this...
• Section 324.61506b Conditions Prohibiting Issuance Of Permit Or Authorization To Drill Oil Or Gas Well; Waiver; Exception.
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), beginning on the effective date of this section, the supervisor shall not issue a permit...
• Section 324.61506c Toll-free Telephone Number; Maintenance; Use.
  The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number that a person or a representative of a local unit of government may call in order...
• Section 324.61507 Prevention Of Waste; Procedure; Hearing; Rules; Orders.
  Upon the initiative of the supervisor or upon verified complaint of any person interested in the subject matter alleging that waste is taking place...
• Section 324.61508 Rules Of Order Or Procedure In Hearings Or Other Proceedings; Entering In Book; Copy Of Rule Or Order As Evidence; Availability Of Writings To Public.
  (1) The supervisor shall prescribe rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings before the supervisor under this part. Rules promulgated or...
• Section 324.61509 Hearings; Subpoena; Witnesses And Production Of Books; Incriminating Testimony.
  The supervisor may compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, or articles necessary in any proceeding before...
• Section 324.61510 Failure To Comply With Subpoena; Refusal To Testify; Attachment; Contempt; Fees And Mileage Of Witnesses.
  (1) If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued by the supervisor, or if a witness refuses to testify as...
• Section 324.61511 False Swearing As Perjury; Penalty.
  If a person who is required to give an oath under this part, or by any rule promulgated or order issued by the supervisor,...
• Section 324.61512 Allocation Or Distribution Of Allowable Production In Well, Field, Or Pool; Basis.
  If, to prevent waste, the supervisor limits the amount of oil or gas to be produced from any well, pool, or field in this...
• Section 324.61513 Proration Or Distribution Of Allowable Production Among Wells; Basis; Drilling Unit; Unnecessary Wells; Pooling Of Properties; Location Of Well; Exceptions; Minimum Allowable Production; Allowable Production Pursuant To Rules Or Orders.
  (1) When, to prevent waste, the total allowable production for any oil or gas field or pool in the state is fixed in an...
• Section 324.61513a Pooling Of Properties Not Required.
  The supervisor shall not require the pooling of state owned properties or parts of properties under section 61513 if the state provides for the...
• Section 324.61514 Certificates Of Clearance Or Tenders; Issuance.
  The supervisor may issue certificates of clearance or tenders if required to implement this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24,...
• Section 324.61515 Handling Or Disposition Of Illegal Oil Or Gas; Penalty.
  A person shall not sell, purchase, acquire, transport, refine, process, or otherwise handle or dispose of any illegal oil or gas or any illegal...
• Section 324.61516 Rule Or Order; Public Hearings Required; Emergency Rules Or Orders Without Public Hearing; Requirements For Public Hearings Held Pertaining To Pooling Of Properties.
  (1) A rule or order shall not be made, promulgated, put into effect, revoked, changed, renewed, or extended, except emergency orders, unless public hearings...
• Section 324.61517 Actions Against Department Or Commission; Jurisdiction Of Ingham County Circuit Court; Injunction Or Restraining Order; Actions Pertaining To Pooling Of Properties.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the circuit court of Ingham county has exclusive jurisdiction over all suits brought against the department, the...
• Section 324.61518 Enforcement Of Part And Rules; Representation By Attorney General; Complaint; Proceedings; Powers Of Supervisor; Exception.
  (1) The supervisor may proceed at law or for the enforcement of this part and a rule promulgated under this part or for the...
• Section 324.61519 Failure Of Owner Or Operator To Obtain Permit Or To Construct, Operate, Maintain, Case, Plug, Or Repair Well; Notice Of Determination; Liability; Claims.
  If the supervisor determines that the owner or operator of a well subject to this part has failed or neglected to properly obtain a...
• Section 324.61520 Abandoning Well Without Properly Plugging; Violation Of Part Or Rule; Penalty; Liability Of Owner; “owner” And “operator” Defined.
  (1) A person who abandons a well without properly plugging the well as provided in this part or the rules promulgated under this part,...
• Section 324.61521 Unlawful Acts; Penalties.
  (1) A person who, for the purpose of evading this part or of evading a rule promulgated or an order issued under this part,...
• Section 324.61522 Violations Of Part, Rule, Or Order; Penalties.
  (1) Unless a penalty is otherwise provided for in this part, a person who violates this part or a rule or order promulgated or...
• Section 324.61523 Confiscation Of Illegal Oil Or Gas, Oil Or Gas Products, Conveyances, And Containers; Notice; Seizure; Sale; Intervention.
  All illegal oil or gas, products derived from illegal oil or gas, conveyances used in the transportation of illegal oil or gas or oil...
• Section 324.61524 Fee For Monitoring, Surveillance, Enforcement, And Administration Of Part.
  (1) For the purposes of monitoring, surveillance, enforcement, and administration of this part, a fee not in excess of 1%, based upon the gross...
• Section 324.61525 Permit To Drill Well; Application; Bond; Posting; Fee; Issuance; Disposition Of Fees; Availability Of Information Pertaining To Applications; Information Provided To City, Village, Or Township.
  (1) A person shall not drill or begin the drilling of any well for oil or gas, for secondary recovery, or a well for...
• Section 324.61525a Annual Well Regulatory Fee; Report.
  The owner or operator of a well used for injection, withdrawal, or observation related to the storage of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas...
• Section 324.61525b Oil And Gas Regulatory Fund; Creation; Disposition Of Money Or Other Assets; Lapse; Expenditures; Annual Report.
  (1) The oil and gas regulatory fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from...
• Section 324.61526 Part Cumulative; Conflicting Provisions Repealed; Exception.
  This part is cumulative of all existing laws on the subject matter, but, in case of conflict, this part shall control and shall repeal...
• Section 324.61527 Applicability Of Part.
  This part does not apply to drill holes for the exploration for and the extraction of iron, copper, or brine; to water wells; to...

Last modified: October 10, 2016