{"data":{"id":"us-nm/70-12-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"70-12-10","heading":"Temporary provision; applicability.","body":"The provisions of the Surface Owners Protection Act apply to all oil and gas operations commenced on or after July 1, 2007 except:\nA. maintenance and ongoing production activities related to an oil or gas well producing or capable of producing oil or gas on June 30, 2007 for which the operator has a valid permit from the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, provided that:\n(1) reentries, workovers and other oil or gas operations are subject to that act if the activities disturb additional surface; and\n(2) the duty to reclaim, as stated in Subsection C of Section 3[4] [70-12-4 NMSA 1978] of that act, is applicable to such a well that is not plugged and abandoned on July 1, 2007; and\nB. oil and gas operations conducted within the scope of an agreement, entered into prior to July 1, 2007, between a surface owner and an operator that sets forth the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to surface activities conducted by the operator.","path":["Chapter 70 - Oil and Gas","ARTICLE 12 Surface Owners Protection"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18573/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"39a8fe1aa7c2e8df6ab6c704910a60b444512c8afe1709e26cee5ff39d46ac26","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/70-12-9","next":"us-nm/70-13-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}