A petroleum refinery within the state unable to purchase in the open market at prevailing prices an adequate supply of refinery charge stocks of a quality to meet the needs of its existing petroleum refinery capacity may file an application and supporting documents with the oil conservation commission. Such application shall be filed in triplicate and must be accompanied by a detailed statement containing the following information:

A. the full name and address of the applicant; the location of the petroleum refinery; a complete disclosure of applicant's affiliation or association with any other petroleum refiner of oil if such relationship exists; and reasons for believing that applicant is entitled to a preference under this act [19-10-64 to 19-10-70 NMSA 1978], including a full showing of efforts made to purchase refinery charge stocks in the open market;

B. the capacity of the refinery to be supplied and the amount, source and grade of all refinery charge stocks currently available to the applicant petroleum refiner by purchase; and

C. the minimum amount and grade of additional refinery charge stocks needed to meet existing refinery commitments or existing refinery capacity, the field or fields which the petroleum refiner believes offer a potential source of refinery charge stocks supply because of proximity to its refinery and the available transportation facilities which the refiner proposes to utilize.

History: 1953 Comp., § 7-11-61, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 34, § 5.

Compiler's notes. — Pursuant to Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 9, the oil conservation commission was absorbed by the energy and minerals department. See also Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 4, compiled as 9-5-4 NMSA 1978, for establishment of the oil conservation division of the energy and minerals department, and 70-2-4 NMSA 1978 et seq. for jurisdiction and authority of the commission and of the division.