NAC522.345. Utilization of gas.

     1. Gas from an oil well may be used for:

     (a) Light or fuel;

     (b) Efficient manufacture of chemicals;

     (c) Reinjection to increase the ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons or for storage;

     (d) The extraction of liquid hydrocarbons from the gas if the gas is not wasted; or

     (e) The artificial lifting of oil from a pool if all gas returned to the surface is then used without waste.

     2. No gas from a gas well may be permitted to escape into the air without the approval of the division except:

     (a) When required for safety;

     (b) When required for initial testing of a well; or

     (c) To lift oil artificially from a pool in cases of operational necessity if the escape is permitted for no more than 5 days within any 30-day period.

     3. The disposition of gas produced by each gas well must be reported each month on Form 7.

     [Div. of Mineral Res., § 410, eff. 12-20-79]—(NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87)