Montana Code 82-10-301. Definitions
82-10-301. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 82-10-301
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Gas: means all natural gases and all other fluid hydrocarbons, including methane gas or any other natural gas found in any coal formation, as produced at the wellhead and not defined as oil in subsection (3). See Montana Code 82-1-111
- Oil: means crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced at the wellhead in liquid form by ordinary production methods and that are not the result of condensation of gas before or after it leaves the reservoir. See Montana Code 82-1-111
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)”Board” means the board of oil and gas conservation provided for in 2-15-3303.
(2)”Native gas” means gas which has not been previously withdrawn from the earth.
(3)”Natural gas” means gas either while in its original state or after the same has been processed by removal therefrom of component parts not essential to its use for light and fuel.
(4)”Natural gas public utility” means any person, firm, or corporation authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the business of transporting or distributing natural gas by means of pipelines into, within, or through this state for ultimate public use.
(5)”Underground reservoir” means any subsurface sand, stratum, or formation of the earth suitable for the injection and storage of natural gas therein and the withdrawal of natural gas therefrom.
(6)”Underground storage” means the process of injecting and storing of natural gas within and withdrawing of natural gas from an underground reservoir.