North Dakota Century Code Title 38. Mining and Gas and Oil Production § 38-08-05. Drilling permit required

1. A person may not commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without obtaining a permit from the industrial commission under rules as may be adopted by the commission and paying to the commission a fee for each well in an amount to be determined by the commission. The applicant shall provide notice to the owner of any permanently occupied dwelling located within one thousand three hundred twenty feet [402.34 meters] of the proposed oil or gas well.

2. Unless waived by the owner or if the commission determines that the well location is reasonably necessary to prevent waste or to protect correlative rights, the commission may not issue a drilling permit for an oil or gas well that will be located within five hundred feet [152.4 meters] of an occupied dwelling. If the commission issues a drilling permit for a location within one thousand feet [300.48 meters] of an occupied dwelling, the commission may impose conditions on the permit: