45-9-3. Waste of oil and gas prohibited--Production of gas in conjunction with water excluded from coverage of chapter.

The waste of oil and gas is prohibited. However, the production of gas for personal use in conjunction with the production of water insofar as such gas comes from the water-bearing formations is expressly excluded from the coverage of this chapter.

Source: SL 1929, ch 202, § 1; SDC 1939, § 42.0601; SL 1943, ch 153, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0705; SL 1961, ch 211, § 1; SL 2007, ch 255, § 1.