Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 40 > Chapter 12 - Produced Water Act

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Nonconsumptive use of produced water in an oil and gas activity: means the transfer, use, temporary storage before disposal, transport, recycling, treatment, or other disposal of produced water in an oil and gas activity that does not reduce the volume of produced water. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Oil and gas activity: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 40-12-101
• Oil or gas producing well: means a well that, at the time produced water is brought to the surface, is a drillhole boring in earth that is intended to bring and does bring hydrocarbons and associated fluids to the surface. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Operator: means a person authorized by the division to operate a unit for an oil or gas producing well. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Produced water: means water that is:
       (7)(a)

            (7)(a)(i) extracted below the earth's surface by means of an oil or gas producing well; or

            (7)(a)(ii) separated from hydrocarbons after extraction; and
       (7)(b) required to be disposed of pursuant to board rules for waste management and disposal made pursuant to Subsection 40-6-5(3) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Special service district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-1-103, that:
       (12)(a) is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, § 7; and
       (12)(b) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Transfer: means to sell or otherwise convey. See Utah Code 40-12-101
• Transferee: means one of the following who receives a possessory interest in produced water:
       (9)(a) an operator;
       (9)(b) a person who provides recycling or treatment services for produced water; or
       (9)(c) a person who provides disposal services for produced water. See Utah Code 40-12-101