Access to records

The commission, director, and their representatives shall have access to all well records wherever located. All owners, operators, drilling contractors, drillers, service companies, or other persons engaged in drilling, completing, producing, or servicing wells shall permit the commission, director, and their representatives to come upon any lease, property, well, or drilling rig operated or controlled by them, complying with state safety rules and to inspect the records and operation of such wells, and to have access at all items to any and all records of wells. If requested, copies of such records must be filed with the commission. The confidentiality of any data submitted which is confidential pursuant to subdivision b of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 38-12-02 and North Dakota Administrative Code section 43-02-02-22 must be maintained.