The evidence in each case heard by the commission, unless specifically excluded by the hearing officer, includes the certified directional surveys, and all oil, water, and gas production records, and all injection records on file with the commission.
Any interested party may submit written comments on or objections to the application prior to the hearing date. Such submissions must be received no later than five p.m. on the last business day prior to the hearing date and may be part of the record in the case if allowed by the hearing examiner.
Settlement negotiations between parties to a contested case are admissible only as governed by North Dakota Century Code section 28-32-24, although the hearing officer may strike such testimony from the record for good cause.
N.D. Admin Code 43-02-13-27
General Authority: NDCC 38-23-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-23-03