The production or handling of crude petroleum oil or natural gas of any type or in any form, or the handling of products thereof, in such manner or under such conditions or in such amounts as to constitute or result in waste is each hereby prohibited.
§ 70-2-2 NMSA 1978
[Waste prohibited.]
Known as the Oil and Gas Act
The act spans §§ 70–70 (43 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 81 F. Supp. 3d 1075 - SWEPI, LP v. Mora County (2015)
Most recently applied in 81 F. Supp. 3d 1075 - SWEPI, LP v. Mora County (January 2015)
Laws 1935, ch. 72, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 69-202; Laws 1949, ch. 168, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 65-3-2.
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.