Utah Code Title 40. Mines and Mining § 40-12-101. Definitions

(1) “Board” means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining.

(2) “Division” means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining.

(3) “Nonconsumptive use of produced water in an oil and gas activity” means the transfer, use, temporary storage before disposal, transport, recycling, treatment, or other disposal of produced water in an oil and gas activity that does not reduce the volume of produced water.

(4) “Oil and gas activity” means the same as that term is defined in Section 40-6-2.5.

(5) “Oil or gas producing well” means a well that, at the time produced water is brought to the surface, is a drillhole boring in earth that is intended to bring and does bring hydrocarbons and associated fluids to the surface.

(6) “Operator” means a person authorized by the division to operate a unit for an oil or gas producing well.

(7) “Produced water” means water that is:

(8) “Transfer” means to sell or otherwise convey.

(9) “Transferee” means one of the following who receives a possessory interest in produced water: