North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development
Chapter 43-02-03 - Oil and Gas Conservation
Section 43-02-03-20 - Sealing off strata

Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 43-02-03-20
Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024

During the drilling of any oil or natural gas well, all oil, gas, and water strata above the producing horizon shall be sealed or separated where necessary in order to prevent their contents from passing into other strata.

All freshwaters and waters of present or probable value for domestic, commercial, or stock purposes shall be confined to their respective strata and shall be adequately protected by methods approved by the commission. Special precautions shall be taken in drilling and plugging wells to guard against any loss of artesian water from the strata in which it occurs and the contamination of artesian water by objectionable water, oil, or gas.

All water shall be shut off and excluded from the various oil-bearing and gas-bearing strata which are penetrated. Water shutoffs shall ordinarily be made by cementing casing or landing casing with or without the use of mud-laden fluid.

General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-08-04

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