295.31 Definitions; oil and gas.
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295.31 Definitions; oil and gas. In this subchapter:
(1)“Department” means the department of natural resources.
(2)“Exploration” means the on-site geologic examination from the surface of an area by core, rotary, percussion or other drilling for the purpose of searching for oil or gas or establishing the nature and extent of a known oil or gas deposit and includes associated activities such as clearing and preparing sites or constructing roads for drilling. For the purposes of the definition of exploration, geologic examination does not include drill holes constructed for the purpose of collecting soil samples or for determining geologic information by seismic methods.
(3)“Gas” means naturally occurring gaseous hydrocarbons.