N.D. Cent. Code § 38-22-13: Preservation of rights

Nothing in this chapter nor the issuing of a permit:

1.Prejudices the rights of property owners within a storage facility to exercise rights that have not been committed to a storage facility.

2.Prevents a mineral owner or mineral lessee from drilling through or near a storage reservoir to explore for and develop minerals, provided the drilling, production, and related activities comply with commission requirements that preserve the storage facility's integrity and protect this chapter's objectives.