BEFORE THE BOARD OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

AND CONSERVATION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

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To: All Concerned Persons

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1. On January 25, 2007, the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation published MAR Notice No. 36-22-117 regarding the proposed amendment of the above-stated rules at page 82 of the 2007 Montana Administrative Register, Issue No. 2.

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2. The department has amended ARM 36.22.1308 and ARM 36.22.1408 as proposed.

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3. The following comment was received and appears with the board�s

response:

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COMMENT: Commenter stated that the amount of plugging and restoration bond required to be provided by the owner or operator of a well should be increased.

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RESPONSE: An increase in the amount of the plugging and restoration bond required of the owner or operator for wells under the jurisdiction of the board is outside the scope of the proposed amendments to ARM 36.22.1308 and ARM 36.22.1408.

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4. An electronic copy of this Notice of Adoption is available through the department�s site on the World Wide Web at http://www.dnrc.mt.gov. The department strives to make the electronic copy of this Notice of Adoption conform to the official version of the Notice, as printed in the Montana Administrative Register, but advises all concerned persons that in the event of a discrepancy between the official printed text of the Notice and the electronic version of the Notice, only the official printed text will be considered.

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/s/ Mary Sexton�������������������������������������������������������������/s/ Terri Perrigo_

MARY SEXTON���������������������������������������������������������� TERRI PERRIGO

Director�������������������������������������������������������������������������Executive Secretary

Natural Resources and Conservation����������������������� Board of Oil and Gas Conservation

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/s/ Tommy H. Butler

TOMMY H. BUTLER

Rule Reviewer

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Certified to the Secretary of State March 12, 2007.