2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 34 - Mineral Resources
Oil and Natural Gas
Article 60 - Oil and Gas Conservation
§ 34-60-120. Application of article
(1) This article shall apply to all lands within the state of Colorado, except as follows:
(a) As to lands of the United States or lands which are subject to its supervision, this article shall apply only to the extent necessary to permit the commission to protect the correlative rights of each owner and producer within a pool and to carry out the provisions of sections 34-60-106, 34-60-117 (4), 34-60-118, and 34-60-122; but the other provisions of this article shall also apply to such lands only if the officer of the United States having jurisdiction approves the order of the commission which purports to affect such lands.
(b) This article shall not in any case apply to any lands committed to any unit or cooperative agreement approved by the department of interior, except as provided in sections 34-60-106, 34-60-117 (4), and 34-60-118, and except as to privately owned or state lands; except that section 34-60-122 shall apply to all lands and to all production from all lands within the state of Colorado.
