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ARM 36.22.1303 well plugging requirement

Record

p09-MT-rec-02

State

MT

Category

requirements · rule_summary

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

MT-ARM-36-22-1303

Fields

authority

82-11-111, MCA

deadline

the operator shall within one year plug and abandon the well as set forth in this subchapter

duty

The owner shall not permit any well drilled for oil, gas, saltwater disposal, or any other purpose to remain unplugged after such well is no longer useful for the purpose for which it was drilled or converted.

Evidence

1. duty: The owner shall not permit any well drilled for oil, gas, saltwater disposal, or any other purpose to remain unplugged after such well is no longer useful for the purpose for which it was drilled or converted.
   https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/Mont-Admin-r-36.22.1303 · rule body paragraph (1), first sentence (direct fetch) · source p09-MT-src-11 · visit p09-MT-visit-08
2. deadline: the operator shall within one year plug and abandon the well as set forth in this subchapter
   https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/Mont-Admin-r-36.22.1303 · rule body paragraph (1), second sentence clause (direct fetch) · source p09-MT-src-11 · visit p09-MT-visit-08
3. authority: 82-11-111, MCA
   https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/Mont-Admin-r-36.22.1303 · Notes: statutory authority line (direct fetch) · source p09-MT-src-11 · visit p09-MT-visit-08

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-MT. Still missing: official ARM text, penalty provisions.