WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 777

(h) "Person" means any individual, corporation,
association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of
any kind.

(i) "Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a
common accumulation of oil, gas, or both.

(j) "Producer" means the owner of a well capable of
producing oil, gas, or both.

(k) "Product" means any commodity produced in its natural
state by an oil or gas well.

(1) (1) "Underground storage" means the storing of gas or
oil in a geological stratum beneath the surface of the earth.

(2) "Underground storage" includes the injection of
gas or oil into and withdrawal from an underground storage
reservoir and any other operation necessary for or convenient to
the storage of gas or of oil.

(m) "Underground storage reservoir" means the stratum and
subsurface area that are used or are to be used for or in
connection with the underground storage of gas or of oil.

6-103.

The Department may enforce effectively the provisions of
this subtitle through the adoption and promulgation of rules and
regulations. The Department may not prorate or limit the output
of any gas or oil well.

6-104.

A person may not drill any well for the production or
underground storage of gas or oil in the State without obtaining
a permit from the Department OF NATURAL RESOURCES under the terms
and conditions and on the forms the Department prescribes. THE
DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO SUBMIT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STUDIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING AN APPLICATION. The
permit serves as the permit required under the provisions of
Title 9, Subtitle 13 of the Environment Article, dealing with
well drillers. A person may not dispose of any product of a gas
or oil well without [a permit] THE NECESSARY PERMITS issued by
the Department OF NATURAL RESOURCES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT.

6-104.1.

(A) AN APPLICANT FOR A PERMIT TO DRILL A WELL UNDER § 6-104
OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IN A MANNER
SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE:

- 5045 -