North Dakota Code > Title 38 North Dakota Code > Title 38 – Mining and Gas and Oil Production Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates | Other versions Sections Chapter 38-01 General Provisions 38-01-07.1 – 38-01-10 Chapter 38-02 Lode and Mining Claims 38-02-01 – 38-02-15 Chapter 38-08 Control of Gas and Oil Resources 38-08-01 – 38-08-27 Chapter 38-08.1 Geophysical Exploration Requirements 38-08.1-01 – 38-08.1-08 Chapter 38-09 Exploration and Production on Publicly Owned Lands 38-09-01 – 38-09-21 Chapter 38-10 Sales and Leases by Personal Representatives 38-10-01 – 38-10-14 Chapter 38-11 Lease of Minerals on Public Lands 38-11-01 – 38-11-10 Chapter 38-11.1 Oil and Gas Production Damage Compensation 38-11.1-01 – 38-11.1-10 Chapter 38-11.2 Subsurface Exploration Damages 38-11.2-01 – 38-11.2-08 Chapter 38-12 Regulation, Development, and Production of Subsurface Minerals 38-12-01 – 38-12-05 Chapter 38-12.1 Exploration Data 38-12.1-01 – 38-12.1-08 Chapter 38-13.1 Trusts for Unlocatable Mineral Owners 38-13.1-01 – 38-13.1-04 Chapter 38-14.1 Surface Mining and Reclamation Operations 38-14.1-01 – 38-14.1-42 Chapter 38-14.2 Abandoned Surface Mine Reclamation 38-14.2-01 – 38-14.2-15 Chapter 38-14.3 Surface Mining and Reclamation Bond Fund 38-14.3-01 – 38-14.3-09 Chapter 38-15 Resolution of Conflicts in Subsurface Mineral Production 38-15-01 – 38-15-05 Chapter 38-16 Surface Mining Reports 38-16-01 – 38-16-06 Chapter 38-17 Coal Leasing Practices Act 38-17-01 – 38-17-07 Chapter 38-18 Surface Owner Protection Act 38-18-01 – 38-18-08 Chapter 38-18.1 Termination of Mineral Interest 38-18.1-01 – 38-18.1-08 Chapter 38-19 Geothermal Resource Development Regulation 38-19-01 – 38-19-09 Chapter 38-20 Interstate Mining Compact 38-20-01 – 38-20-02 Chapter 38-21 Exploration Fund 38-21-01 – 38-21-03 Chapter 38-22 Carbon Dioxide Underground Storage 38-22-01 – 38-22-23 Chapter 38-23 High-Level Radioactive Waste 38-23-01 – 38-23-09 Chapter 38-24 Underground Storage and Retrieval of Nonhydrocarbons 38-24-01 – 38-24-07 Chapter 38-25 Underground Storage of Oil and Gas 38-25-01 – 38-25-11 Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.