Preservation of rights
N.D. Cent. Code § 38-22-13
in effect38-22-13. Preservation of rights
Nothing in this chapter nor the issuing of a permit:
1. Prejudices the rights of property owners within a storage facility to exercise rights that
have not been committed to a storage facility.
2. Prevents a mineral owner or mineral lessee from drilling through or near a storage
reservoir to explore for and develop minerals, provided the drilling, production, and
related activities comply with commission requirements that preserve the storage
facility's integrity and protect this chapter's objectives.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c22.pdf#nameddest=38-22-13Fetched: 10/16/2026
