This chapter contains general rules of statewide application which have been adopted by the industrial commission to conserve the natural resources of North Dakota, to prevent waste, and to provide for operation in a manner as to protect correlative rights of all owners of deep-well geothermal resources. These rules do not apply to geothermal resource wells regulated under chapter 43-02-07 which are used for the purpose of heating and cooling in ground- or water-source heat pump systems. The commission may grant exceptions to this chapter, after due notice and hearing, when such exceptions will result in the prevention of waste and operate in a manner to protect correlative rights.
N.D. Admin Code 43-02-07.1-02
General Authority: NDCC 38-19-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-19-03