{"data":{"id":"us-mt/82-11-122--2","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"82-11-122","heading":"(Effective on occurrence of contingency) Notice of intention to drill or conduct seismic operations -- notice to surface owner.","body":"(1) It is unlawful to commence the drilling of a well for oil or gas without first filing with the board written notice of intention to drill and obtaining a drilling permit as provided in 82-11-134. After the permit is issued, an oil and gas developer or operator as defined under 82-10-502 shall comply with the notice requirements of 82-10-503 before commencing drilling operations. It is unlawful to conduct seismic explorations without first giving the board a copy of the notice of intention to explore filed with the county under 82-1-103.\n(2) It is unlawful to commence the drilling of a carbon dioxide injection well without first filing with the board written notice of intention to drill and obtaining a drilling permit. Prior to issuing the permit, the board shall provide notice of an application for a permit. The notice must be:\n(a) published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county where the carbon dioxide injection well and geologic storage reservoir is located; and\n(b) mailed to all surface owners, mineral claimants, mineral owners, lessees, and other owners of record of subsurface interests that are located within 1 mile of the proposed boundary of the geologic storage reservoir.","path":["TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS","CHAPTER 11. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION","Part 1. Regulation by Board of Oil and Gas Conservation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0820/chapter_0110/part_0010/section_0220/0820-0110-0010-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:08Z","sha256":"378d19a208bceb315abd8e8cbabb3f125d2487044558c4f54268f37b73c67caf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/82-11-122","next":"us-mt/82-11-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}