Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 31.05.090 (2026)
Permits to drill wells
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Sec. 31.05.090. Permits to drill wells.
(a) A person shall apply for and receive a permit from the commission before drilling
(1) a well in search of oil or gas;
(2) a well in support of the recovery or production of oil or gas;
(3) an underground injection well for the purpose of gas storage; or
(4) an underground injection well for which the state has acquired primary enforcement responsibility under AS 31.05.030(h).
(b) A person must submit a separate permit application for each well. The permit application must be in the form required by the commission and include all information required by the commission.
(c) After receiving an application under (b) of this section, the commission shall promptly approve or deny the application for a permit to drill.
(d) In making a determination under (c) of this section, the commission shall consider whether the
(1) proposed well is contrary to law, a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission; or
(2) applicant is in violation of a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission and the magnitude of such violation.
(a) A person shall apply for and receive a permit from the commission before drilling
(1) a well in search of oil or gas;
(2) a well in support of the recovery or production of oil or gas;
(3) an underground injection well for the purpose of gas storage; or
(4) an underground injection well for which the state has acquired primary enforcement responsibility under AS 31.05.030(h).
(b) A person must submit a separate permit application for each well. The permit application must be in the form required by the commission and include all information required by the commission.
(c) After receiving an application under (b) of this section, the commission shall promptly approve or deny the application for a permit to drill.
(d) In making a determination under (c) of this section, the commission shall consider whether the
(1) proposed well is contrary to law, a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission; or
(2) applicant is in violation of a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission and the magnitude of such violation.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: The Wilderness Soc'y Alaska Ctr. for the Env't v. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv., 353 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2003).
The Wilderness Soc'y Alaska Ctr. for the Env't v. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv., 353 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2003). “, Alaska Stat. §§ 31.05.090 , 46.03.460 et seq.”
Alaskan Crude Corp. v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n (Alaska 2023). “4 AS 31.05.090(a). 5 AS 31.05.030(d)(4). 6 AS 31.”
Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n (9th Cir. 2026). “The Commission must keep those reports confidential for 24 months after they are filed—or for longer if the Alaska Department of Natural Resources finds that they contain “significant information relating to the valuation of unleased land in the same vicinity.”
— Alaska Stat. § 31.05.090(a) — 1 case
Alaskan Crude Corp. v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n (Alaska 2023). “4 AS 31.05.090(a). 5 AS 31.05.030(d)(4). 6 AS 31.”
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