Application for stripper well or stripper well property determination

Any operator desiring to classify a well or property as a stripper well or a stripper well property for purposes of exempting production from the imposition of the oil extraction tax as provided under North Dakota Century Code chapter 57-51.1 shall file an application for stripper well or stripper well property determination with the director and obtain a determination certifying the well or property as a stripper well property. The applicant has the burden of establishing entitlement to stripper well or stripper well property status and shall submit all data necessary for a determination by the director. The application must include the following: 1. The name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the person operating the well, if different. 2. The legal description of the well or property for which a determination is requested. 3. The well name and number and legal description of the oil-producing well or each oil-producing well on the property during the qualifying period and at the time of application. 4. The depth of all perforations (measured in feet from ground level) from the producing well or each producing well on the property during the qualifying period which produces from the same pool. 5. Designation of the well or property which the applicant requests to be certified as a stripper well or a stripper well property. Such designation must be accompanied by sufficient documentation for the director to determine (as set forth in section 43-02-08-02.1) that the well or property the applicant desires to be certified as a stripper well or a stripper well property constitutes a well or property as specified in North Dakota Century Code section 57-51.1-01. 6. The monthly production of the oil-producing well or each oil-producing well on the property during the qualifying period. If the application does not contain sufficient information to make a determination, the director may require the applicant to submit additional information.