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§ 14-107.1. Hydraulic fracturing

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 14. Gas and Oil (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. In General
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Environment, § 14-107.1
§ 14-107.1. Hydraulic fracturing
Currentness
“Hydraulic fracturing” defined
(a) In this section, “hydraulic fracturing” means a stimulation treatment performed on oil and natural gas wells in low-permeability oil or natural gas reservoirs through which specially engineered fluids are pumped at high pressure and rate into the reservoir interval to be treated, causing fractures to open.
Hydraulic fracturing prohibited
(b) A person may not engage in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State.

Credits

Added by Acts 2015, c. 480, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 481, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 13, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Environment, § 14-107.1, MD ENVIR § 14-107.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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