N.D. Admin. Code 43-02-03-52
The operator of each well completed in any pool shall, on or before the first day of the second month succeeding the month in which production occurs or could occur, file with the director the amount of production made by each such well upon form 5 or approved computer sheets no larger than eight and one-half by eleven inches [21.59 by 27.94 centimeters]. The report shall be signed by both the person responsible for the report and the person witnessing the signature. The printed name and title of both the person signing the report and the person witnessing the signature shall be included. Wells for which reports of production are not received by the close of business on said first day of the month may be shut in for a period not to exceed thirty days. The director shall notify, by certified mail, the operator and authorized transporter of the shut-in period for such wells. Any oil produced during such shut-in period shall be deemed illegal oil and subject to the provisions of North Dakota Century Code section 38-08-15.
N.D. Admin Code 43-02-03-52
General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-08-04