Energy Resources

NMSA 1978 ch. 71, art. 2

in effect

NMSA 1978, § 71-2-8 Confidentiality; penalty

71-2-8. Confidentiality; penalty The provisions of any confidential contract or any other confidential information required or possessed by the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall be held confidential by the department upon written request of the party supplying it, and any employee of the department, whether temporary or permanent, who willfully violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent statistical information from being derived from the information in the hands of the department or its use in public hearings before the department or in appeals from decisions of the department for which such information is essential. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 or any other act requiring meetings of public bodies to be open, the department may close that part of any meeting where confidential information covered by this section is discussed by the department. 1953 Comp., § 65-13-13, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 289, § 18; 1977, ch. 255, § 105; 1987, ch. 234, § 68.

NMSA 1978, § 71-2-9 Notification of contract or production

71-2-9. Notification of contract or production Every producer shall notify the energy, minerals and natural resources department of: A. the completion of a well capable of producing oil, natural gas or liquid hydrocarbon individually, or any combination thereof, or geothermal energy in commercial quantities within five days after completion of the well and not less than five days before the producer enters into a binding agreement for or otherwise provides for the disposition of the products or geothermal energy of the well under an agreement or disposition which covers any period longer than six months; or B. his intent to enter into a binding agreement covering the disposition of the products or geothermal energy of a potential well or series of wells at least five days before he enters into the agreement. 1953 Comp., § 65-13-14, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 289, § 19; 1977, ch. 255, § 106; 1987, ch. 234, § 69.

Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18574/index.doFetched: 10/20/2026