2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 27 Minerals, Oil and Gas

• 27-101 Definitions
• 27-102 Arizona geological survey; state geologist; powers
• 27-103 Objectives of Arizona geological survey
• 27-104 Qualifications of employees; private activities relating to geological services prohibited
• 27-105 Immunity
• 27-106 Duties of Arizona geological survey
• 27-107 Powers and duties of state geologist; fund
• 27-108 Publications; deposit
• 27-109 Annual report of state geologist
• 27-110 Trade secrets; confidentiality; definition
• 27-112 Trade secrets; confidentiality; definition

• 27-121 Qualifications of mine inspector; duties; deputies; salary; immunity
• 27-122 Deputy inspectors
• 27-123 Education and training fees
• 27-124 Mine inspections required; powers of inspector
• 27-125 Inspection report
• 27-126 Annual report to governor
• 27-127 Restrictions on divulging information by inspectors and employees; dismissal for violation
• 27-128 Inspection of mines; violation; classification
• 27-129 Locating abandoned mines; public education; donor immunity
• 27-131 Abandoned mines safety fund; annual report

• 27-201 Location of mining claim upon discovery of mineral in place
• 27-202 Method of locating a lode claim; monument; location notice; amendments
• 27-203 Completing lode, placer or millsite locations; recording location notice; monumenting; map, plat or sketch requirements; abandonment of claims; recorder duties and fees
• 27-204 Monumenting lode claims
• 27-205 Locating and monumenting placer and millsite claims
• 27-206 Relocation
• 27-208 Affidavit of performance of annual work; fees
• 27-209 Sufficiency of description of mining claims
• 27-210 Existing claims

• 27-221 Notice to delinquent co‑owner to contribute share of annual labor expense
• 27-222 Acknowledgment of contribution by delinquent co‑owner

• 27-231 Definition of mineral
• 27-233 Preferred right to renew mineral lease; evaluation of geologic and economic evidence
• 27-234 Rent; royalty; appeal; interest; penalty; lien
• 27-235 Offering permits and leases at auction; terms of lease; financial security termination
• 27-236 Suspension of royalty rights
• 27-237 Review by commissioner
• 27-238 Existing leases
• 27-239 Inspections, investigations and audits

• 27-251 Application for mineral exploration permit
• 27-252 Terms of mineral exploration permit; definition
• 27-253 Renewal of permit
• 27-254 Mineral lease
• 27-255 Bonds
• 27-256 Assignment

• 27-271 Definition of common variety minerals
• 27-271.01 Inventory of trust land containing common mineral products, materials and property
• 27-272 Common variety mineral leases; terms and conditions; rules
• 27-273 Performance and reclamation bonds
• 27-274 Trade secrets; confidentiality; definition
• 27-276 Enforcement

• 27-301 Definitions
• 27-302 Operations subject to chapter; enforcement by inspector; violation; classification
• 27-303 Notification to inspector of beginning or suspending operations
• 27-304 Operator responsibility
• 27-305 Employee responsibility
• 27-306 First aid; inspectors as qualified instructors
• 27-307 Notice to operator of dangerous condition; compliance; failure to comply as prima facie evidence of negligence; order to cease operations
• 27-308 Complaint to inspector of dangerous conditions by employee; inspection
• 27-309 Reports of fatal accidents to inspector; investigation
• 27-310 Copy of law available for inspection
• 27-311 Fire prevention and protection
• 27-312 Safety equipment
• 27-313 Machinery
• 27-314 Electrical installations
• 27-315 Unauthorized persons
• 27-316 Intoxicating liquors and drugs
• 27-317 Waste dumps and tailings areas; signs; violation; classification
• 27-318 Abandoned and inactive mines to be secured; inspector authority; violation; classification

• 27-321 Explosives; records; inspection
• 27-322 Explosives; marking; utilization and storage
• 27-323 Explosives; rules and regulations; access to operations
• 27-324 Blasting
• 27-325 Use of tamping bar

• 27-341 Escapement shafts
• 27-342 Mine outlets
• 27-343 Structures over mine outlet
• 27-344 Timbering support
• 27-345 Shelter areas
• 27-346 Ladder‑ways
• 27-347 Construction of ladder‑ways
• 27-348 Shaft stations
• 27-349 Tracks and roadbeds; maintenance underground
• 27-350 Lights; trolley wires
• 27-351 Hoists; operator; indicator
• 27-352 Inspection and construction of hoists
• 27-353 Safety cage and catches
• 27-354 Cross‑heads; buckets
• 27-355 Hoisting tools and materials
• 27-356 Protection from falling materials
• 27-357 Hoist release signal
• 27-358 Signaling apparatus
• 27-359 Signal code
• 27-360 Precautions against flooding
• 27-361 Common system of drainage; contribution of cost
• 27-362 Order for inspection
• 27-363 Danger signals; visitors
• 27-364 Interfering with equipment
• 27-365 Regulation of underground use of internal combustion engines
• 27-366 Maps of underground workings
• 27-367 Maintenance and use of loading equipment
• 27-368 Ventilation; condition of airways; testing
• 27-369 Evacuation; procedure; routes
• 27-370 Stench warning
• 27-371 Radon control
• 27-372 Uranium operations; testing for radon daughters
• 27-373 Cap lamps

• 27-411 Definitions
• 27-412 Dust control

• 27-421 Ingress and egress
• 27-422 Banks
• 27-423 Tracks, roadbeds and roadways
• 27-424 Operation of heavy equipment
• 27-425 Open pits; fencing or blocking

• 27-441 Definitions
• 27-442 Aggregate mining operations; community notice; application
• 27-443 Application fee; aggregate community notice fund
• 27-444 Community notice; public meeting
• 27-445 Approval of community notice or major modification
• 27-446 Claims of deviation from an approved community notice
• 27-447 Inspection and enforcement
• 27-448 Sand and gravel safety rules

• 27-461 Definitions
• 27-462 Administration by inspector; rules and regulations
• 27-463 Procedure
• 27-464 Notice of proposed adoption of rule
• 27-469 Exceptions to rules and regulations

• 27-501 Definitions
• 27-502 Declaration of policy
• 27-503 Waste of oil or gas prohibited; powers of commissioner to prevent waste
• 27-504 Drilling units; rules and regulations; exceptions
• 27-505 Pooling of interests
• 27-506 Regulation of drilling in pools; notice of sale, transfer or purchase
• 27-507.01 Common purchaser of crude oil and petroleum; duties; ratable taking; discrimination prohibited
• 27-508.01 Common purchaser of gas; duties; ratable taking; discrimination prohibited
• 27-509 Certificate of compliance
• 27-510 Certificate of clearance
• 27-511 Confiscation proceedings
• 27-512 Sale of illegal oil or gas or illegal products
• 27-513 Permit to drill well
• 27-513.01 Appointment by drilling permittee of attorney upon whom to serve process
• 27-514 Commission; appointment; terms; compensation
• 27-515 Administration; powers of the commission; fees
• 27-516 Rules
• 27-517 Hearings; reporter; fees
• 27-519 Refusal to obey subpoena
• 27-520 Judicial review; procedures
• 27-521 Duties of attorney general
• 27-522 Records
• 27-523 Deposit of monies; expenses
• 27-524 Enforcement
• 27-525 Injunctions and restraining orders
• 27-526 Appeals
• 27-527 Violation; classification

• 27-531 Integration of interests and spacing units
• 27-532 Order; units and unit areas; plan of unitization
• 27-533 Ratification or approval of plan by lessees and owners
• 27-534 Unlawful operation
• 27-535 Status and powers of unit; liability and expenses; lien
• 27-536 Modification of property rights, leases and contracts; title to property; distribution of proceeds; delivery in kind; effect of operations; matters not affected
• 27-537 Enlargement of area; creation of new units; amendment of plan
• 27-538 Federal taxation
• 27-539 Validation of unit agreements

• 27-551 Definitions
• 27-552 Rules and regulations
• 27-553 Leasing state lands for oil and gas
• 27-554 Designation of known geological structures of producing oil and gas fields
• 27-555 Lease of state lands not located within known geological structure of producing oil and gas field; application; lease extension; provisions of lease; withdrawal of lands from leasing
• 27-555.01 Extension of lease due to lack of transportation, processing facilities or market
• 27-556 Lease of state lands located within known geological structure of producing oil or gas field; sealed bids; call for bids; publication; lease extension; provisions of lease; acreage limitation
• 27-557 Unit operations; unit agreements
• 27-558 Conservation laws
• 27-559 Development of water for use in operations; taking over well which yields fresh water
• 27-560 Surface use by lessee; liability for damages; bond; appraisal of damages; appeal
• 27-561 Assignment of lease; recording
• 27-562 Surrender
• 27-563 Payment of noncompetitive lease royalties in kind or cash
• 27-564 Receipt and sale of royalty oil
• 27-565 Application to purchase royalty oil
• 27-566 Notice to lessee of election; storage
• 27-567 Sales of royalty oil
• 27-568 Delivery of oil to purchaser
• 27-569 Prohibitions on resale
• 27-570 Bond and penalties; waiver
• 27-571 Inspecting well records; trade secrets; confidentiality; definition

• 27-601 Authorization to enter compact
• 27-602 Extension of expiration date
• 27-603 Official representative

• 27-651 Definitions
• 27-652 Supervision by commission
• 27-653 Information; filing; confidentiality
• 27-654 Drilling bond; amount; responsibility
• 27-655 Commission approval prior to operation; information; hearing
• 27-656 Rules and orders; hearing
• 27-657 Agent for process
• 27-658 Notice of sale or conveyance of well or land
• 27-659 Application to drill
• 27-660 Safety requirements
• 27-661 Drilling record; samples
• 27-662 Monthly report
• 27-663 Unlawful interference; classification
• 27-664 Cooperative development agreements; unitization
• 27-665 Unitization; requirements
• 27-666 Pooling
• 27-667 Relationship of geothermal resources to water laws
• 27-668 Leasing state lands for development of geothermal resources
• 27-669 Designation of known geothermal resource areas
• 27-670 Lease of state lands; application; call for bids; publication; withdrawal of lands from leasing
• 27-671 Provisions of lease
• 27-672 Unit operations; unit agreements
• 27-673 Surface use by lessee; liability for damages; bond; appraisal of damages; appeal
• 27-674 Assignment of lease; recording
• 27-675 Surrender
• 27-676 Enjoining violations
• 27-677 Violation; civil penalty

• 27-901 Definitions
• 27-902 Division of mined land reclamation; coordination of programs and activities
• 27-903 Exemption for state lands; agreements for coordination with other governmental agencies and landowners
• 27-904 Rules; contributions
• 27-905 Certificate of disclosure of violations; remedies; definition

• 27-921 Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or mining unit
• 27-922 Surface disturbances created by existing exploration operation or mining unit; extension; continuing operations
• 27-923 Creating surface disturbances of five acres or less
• 27-924 Inactive mining units
• 27-925 Remedial response to emergencies and governmental orders
• 27-926 Initiation, extension and completion of reclamation
• 27-927 Substantial changes to approved reclamation plan; fee
• 27-928 Transferring an approved reclamation plan
• 27-929 Notice of plan or substantial change
• 27-930 Public disclosure of information; definition
• 27-931 Variances
• 27-932 Coordination with other governmental agencies
• 27-933 Denials; appeals
• 27-934 Plan submission fee; accounting and appropriation of revenues
• 27-935 Plan review and evaluation by private consultants

• 27-951 Submission and contents of reclamation plan
• 27-952 Notice of complete, incomplete or denied plan
• 27-953 Approval; criteria
• 27-954 Beginning new exploration operations
• 27-955 Annual renewal

• 27-971 Submission and contents of reclamation plan
• 27-972 Notice of complete, incomplete or denied plan
• 27-973 Approval; criteria
• 27-974 Preservation and conservation of soil; exceptions
• 27-975 Features excluded from reclamation plan or allowed to remain following reclamation; public protection measures
• 27-976 Beginning new mining units

• 27-991 Financial assurance requirements; form
• 27-992 Mining unit or existing exploration operation
• 27-993 New exploration operation
• 27-994 Duplication of financial assurance not required
• 27-995 Incremental financial assurance
• 27-996 Release of financial assurance
• 27-997 Rules; release, forfeiture or exercise of financial assurance

• 27-1021 Inspections
• 27-1022 Compliance orders
• 27-1023 Enforcement action on reclamation plan approval
• 27-1024 Injunctive relief; civil penalties
• 27-1025 Agency order; appeal
• 27-1026 Violation; classification

• 27-1201 Definitions
• 27-1202 Coordination of programs and activities
• 27-1203 Exemption for state lands; agreements for coordination with other governmental agencies and landowners
• 27-1203.01 Exemption for limited, intermittent-use projects
• 27-1204 Rules; contributions
• 27-1205 Certificate of disclosure of violations; remedies; definition

• 27-1221 Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or aggregate mining unit
• 27-1222 Surface disturbances created by existing exploration operation or aggregate mining unit; extension; continuing operations
• 27-1223 Creating surface disturbances of five acres or less
• 27-1224 Inactive aggregate mining units
• 27-1225 Remedial response to governmental orders
• 27-1226 Initiation, extension and completion of reclamation
• 27-1227 Substantial changes to approved reclamation plan
• 27-1228 Transferring an approved reclamation plan
• 27-1229 Notice of plan or substantial change; new exploration operations; new aggregate mining units
• 27-1230 Notice of plan for existing exploration operations and existing aggregate mining units
• 27-1231 Public disclosure of information; definition
• 27-1232 Coordination with other governmental agencies
• 27-1233 Fees; plan submissions; substantial changes; aggregate mining reclamation fund
• 27-1234 Plan review and evaluation by private consultants
• 27-1235 Appeals
• 27-1236 Licensing time frames

• 27-1251 Submission and contents of reclamation plan
• 27-1252 Notice of complete, incomplete or denied plan
• 27-1253 Approval; criteria
• 27-1254 Beginning new exploration operations
• 27-1255 Annual renewal

• 27-1271 Submission and contents of reclamation plan
• 27-1272 Notice of complete, incomplete or denied plan
• 27-1273 Approval; criteria
• 27-1274 Preservation and conservation of soil; exceptions
• 27-1275 Features excluded from reclamation plan or allowed to remain following reclamation; public protection measures
• 27-1276 Beginning new aggregate mining units
• 27-1277 Annual status report

• 27-1291 Financial assurance requirements; form
• 27-1292 Aggregate mining unit or existing exploration operation
• 27-1293 New exploration operation
• 27-1294 Duplication of financial assurance not required
• 27-1295 Incremental financial assurance
• 27-1296 Release of financial assurance
• 27-1297 Rules; release, forfeiture or exercise of financial assurance

• 27-1321 Inspections
• 27-1322 Compliance orders
• 27-1323 Enforcement action on reclamation plan approval
• 27-1324 Injunctive relief; civil penalties
• 27-1325 Agency order; appeal
• 27-1326 Violation; classification
• 27-1327 Procurement; aggregate materials; eligibility