Administrative Rules for
Part 615 - Michigan's Oil and Gas Regulations
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended

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324.61517 Actions against department or commission; jurisdiction of Ingham county circuit court; injunction or restraining order; actions pertaining to pooling of properties.

Sec. 61517. 

          (1)      Except as provided in subsection (2), the circuit court of Ingham county has exclusive jurisdiction over all suits brought against the department, the supervisor, or any agent or employee of the department or supervisor, by or on account of any matter or thing arising under this part.  A temporary restraining order or injunction shall not be granted in any suit described in this section except after due notice and for good cause shown.

          (2)      A suit brought against the supervisor pertaining to an order of the supervisor requiring the pooling of properties or parts of properties under section 61513(4) may be brought in the circuit court for the county in which the oil or gas rights are located or in the circuit court of Ingham county.  A suit brought in the circuit court of Ingham county against the supervisor pertaining to an order of the supervisor requiring the pooling of properties or parts of properties under section 61513(4) may be removed to the circuit court for the county in which the oil or gas rights are located upon petition by a majority of the owners of the oil and gas rights who are subject to the order.  Additionally, if all of the owners of the oil and gas interests being pooled reside in a county in Michigan other than the county in which the oil and gas rights are located, the suit may be brought in, or removed to, the circuit court for the county in which the owners reside.  A petition for removal under this subsection shall be filed within 28 days after filing and service of the complaint in circuit court. 

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995;-- Am. 1998, Act 115, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1998.

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