Any person holding a lease may, upon approval of the commissioner, drill special wells, convert producing wells or reactivate and convert abandoned wells for the sole purpose of reinjecting geothermal resources or the residue thereof.
§ 19-13-13 NMSA 1978
Reinjecting geothermal resources
Known as the Geothermal Resources Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (30 sections).
1953 Comp., § 7-15-13, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 13.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.