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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 525
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
MINERALS. Requires the commissioner of conservation to provide thirty days notice to
landowners affected by drilling operations. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 30:28(I), relative to drilling permits; to require the commissioner of2
conservation to provide thirty days notice to landowners affected by certain drilling3
operations; to provide terms, conditions, and requirements; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 30:28(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง28. Drilling permits; issuance; fees; location plat; notice and hearing; funds from8
drilling permit fees9
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I. Any permit issued to drill an oil or gas well or test well shall require11
that the operator provide proof to the commissioner that prior to commencing12
operations that the operator has provided thirty days notice to any landowner13
affected by such operations.14 SB NO. 525
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
Present law authorizes the commissioner of conservation to issue permits for drilling
operations and provides certain rules, conditions, and requirements.
Proposed law provides that any permit issued to drill an oil, gas, or test well must require the
operator to notify any landowner affected by the well 30 days before the drilling operations
commence, and must provide proof of such notification to the commissioner of conservation.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 30:28(I))