The waste of oil and gas is prohibited. However, the production of gas for personal use in conjunction with the production of water insofar as such gas comes from the water-bearing formations is expressly excluded from the coverage of this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-9-3
Waste of oil and gas prohibited--Production of gas in conjunction with water excluded from coverage of chapter
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Application of Koch Exploration Co. (1986)
Most recently applied in Application of Koch Exploration Co. (May 1986)
Source: SL 1929, ch 202, § 1; SDC 1939, § 42.0601; SL 1943, ch 153, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0705; SL 1961, ch 211, § 1; SL 2007, ch 255, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.