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Mississippi Statutes, Title 53

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Title 53, Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals

7 chapters · 195 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 53195 Ch 9, Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation …55 Ch 3, Development, Production and Distribu…45 Ch 7, Surface Mining and Reclamation of Land35 Ch 1, State Oil and Gas Board29 Ch 11, Mississippi Geologic Sequestration o…17 Ch 5, Geological and Mineral Survey9 Ch 10, Interstate Mining Compact5

45 sections·Filtered byTitle 53✕Ch 3✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-1 Definitions for certain sections
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Unless the context otherwise requires, words and terms appearing in Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-21, inclusive, shall have the meaning attributed to them in Section 53-1-3.
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-101 Applications; hearings
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The State Oil and Gas Board upon the application of any interested person shall, after notice as herein provided, hold a hearing to consider the need for the operation as a unit of an entire field, or of an entire pool or pools, or of any portion or portions or combinations there…
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-103 Oil and Gas Board may order unit operation
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(a) The State Oil and Gas Board may issue an order requiring such unit operation, if it finds that:(a) Unit operation of the field or of any pool or pools, or of any portion or portions or combinations thereof within the field, is reasonably necessary in order to effectively carr…
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-105 Provisions and requirements of board’s order
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(a) The order issued by the State Oil and Gas Board shall be fair and reasonable under all of the circumstances and shall protect the rights of interested parties and shall include:(a) A description of the geographical area and a description of the pool or pools, or of any portio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-107 When order becomes effective

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An order requiring unit operations pursuant to Section 53-3-103, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall not be effective unless and until the plan of unitization and the agreements incorporating the provisions of Section 53-3-105 have been signed or, in writing, ratified, adopted or app…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-109 Amendment of orders; extension of units and inclusion of additional pools

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(a) The State Oil and Gas Board, after notice and hearing, by entry of new or amending orders, may from time to time enlarge the unit area by approving agreements adding to the unit operation a pool or pools or any portion or portions or combinations thereof not theretofore inclu…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-11 Well drilling notice; permit; surety or cash bond for nonresidents; Secretary of State as service agent for nonresidents; taxpayer notice for new wells; board spacing pattern requirements

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(1) Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas, before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall notify the oil and gas supervisor upon such form as the board may prescribe. The drilling of any well for oil or gas is hereby prohibited until s…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-111 How production allocated

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The portion of unit production allocated to a separately owned tract within the unit area shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have been actually produced from such tract, and operations with respect to any tract within the unit area shall be deemed for all purposes to be the co…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-113 Authority of unit operator; production by others prohibited

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From and after the effective date of an order of the board entered under the provisions of Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3-119, the operation of any well producing from the unit area defined in the order by persons other than the unit operator or persons acting under the unit oper…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-115 Time and manner of giving notice

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The notice provided for in Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3-119 shall be given in the time and manner as required by law and the rules and regulations of the oil and gas board for hearings by said board and shall be completed at least thirty days before the date set for the hearing…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-117 Administration of Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3-119

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In administering Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3-119, the oil and gas board shall be governed and controlled by the declaration of policy set out in Section 53-1-1 et seq., and except as otherwise herein expressly provided, all proceedings held under Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-119 Court review of order of oil and gas board by appeal to the chancery court

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Any interested person adversely affected by any provision of Sections 53-3-101 through 53-3-119 or by any rule, regulation or order made by the state oil and gas board thereunder, or by any act done or threatened thereunder, may obtain court review and seek relief by appeal, whic…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-13 Permit fee; disposition of fees

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(1) Any person securing a permit to drill a well in search of oil or gas under the provisions of Section 53-3-11 shall pay to the Oil and Gas Supervisor a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) upon and for the issuance of the permit. A lesser sum may be paid if the State Oil and G…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-15 Certificate of compliance required before connection with pipe lines; cancellation

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Owners or operators of oil or gas wells shall, before connecting with any oil or gas pipe line, secure from the state oil and gas board a certificate showing compliance with the conservation laws of the state and conservation rules, regulations and orders of the board. No operato…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-151 Definitions

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As used in Sections 53-3-151 through 53-3-165: (a) “underground storage” shall mean storage in an underground reservoir, stratum or formation of the earth; (b) “natural gas” shall mean gas of sufficient purity to be capable of use for residential purposes; (c) “native gas” shall …

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-153 Legislative declaration

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The underground storage of natural gas or compressed air which promotes the conservation thereof, which permits the building of large quantities of natural gas or compressed air in reserve for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, making natural gas or compressed air more…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-155 Underground storage authorized pursuant to board’s order

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(a) The use of an underground reservoir, stratum or formation as a reservoir for the storage of natural gas or compressed air as an appliance or appurtenance in connection with the conveying, transmission or distribution of natural gas or compressed air is hereby authorized, prov…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-157 Protection against pollution or against escape of natural gas or compressed air; property rights

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The State Oil and Gas Board shall issue such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of protecting any such underground storage reservoir, stratum or formation against pollution or against the escape of natural gas or compressed air therefrom, including …

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-159 Right of eminent domain

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(a) Any company, person or association of persons, municipality, association of municipalities, public utility district, or natural gas district, incorporated or organized for the purpose of building or constructing pipelines and appliances for the conveying and distribution of o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-161 Right of landowner to drill and make other use of land

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The right of condemnation granted by Section 53-3-159, shall be without prejudice to the right of the owner of said land or of other rights or interests therein to drill or bore through the underground reservoir, stratum or formation so appropriated in such manner as shall comply…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-163 Action for provable damages

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If any property owner whose interest has been acquired under the provisions of Sections 53-3-151 through 53-3-165, either through negotiation or through eminent domain proceedings, shall file a legal action for provable damages as a result of alleged negligent use of the property…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-165 Storage in offshore waters prohibited

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No provisions of Sections 53-3-151 through 53-3-165 shall operate so as to authorize the establishment of underground storage of natural gas or compressed air in the offshore waters of the State of Mississippi.

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-17 Illegal transactions

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The sale, purchase, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is hereby prohibited. Unless and until the state oil and gas board provides for certificates of clearance, or some other m…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-19 Procedure for seizure and sale of illegal gas and oil as contraband

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Apart from, and in addition to, any other remedy or procedure which may be available to the state oil and gas board, or any penalty which may be sought against or imposed upon any person with respect to violations relating to illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, all ille…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-201 Required documentation for transportation of crude oil

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(a) The State Oil and Gas Board shall adopt regulations to require any corporation, association, partnership or person in possession of crude petroleum oil or any substance containing any quantity of crude oil or any sediment, water or brine produced in association with the explo…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-203 Enforcement; penalty

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Any law enforcement officer or the supervisor of the State Oil and Gas Board or his designated employees may at any time inspect and for probable cause impound oil or any substance as defined in Section 53-3-201 and the vehicle transporting it, pending being furnished with the do…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-21 Penalties for violations of Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-19

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Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-19, inclusive, or any rule, regulation or order made thereunder, shall be subject to the penalties and punishment set forth in Section 53-1-47.

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-23 Flexible oil or gas drilling units

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(1) Whenever a drilling unit for oil or gas is formed comprised entirely of lands within the State of Mississippi, with one or more unit boundaries being the center of the main navigable channel of the Mississippi River or any other navigable river constituting the boundary betwe…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-25 Application for permit to drill in search of oil or gas

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Before any person shall commence the drilling of any well in search of oil or gas, the person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a certified plat and by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), payable to the State Oil and Gas Board. Wh…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-27 Application to commence drilling of stratigraphic test or well below freshwater level; duration of permit

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Before any person shall commence the drilling of a stratigraphic test or any well below the freshwater level (other than an oil or gas well or injection well), such person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-29 Application to commence drilling injection well; duration of permit

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Before any person shall commence the drilling of an injection well, such person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), or some lesser sum as may be fixed by order of the board, payable to the State O…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-3 Waste unlawful

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Waste of oil or gas as defined in Section 53-1-3 is hereby made unlawful.

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-31 Application to rework abandoned well to injection well; duration of permit

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Before any person shall commence operations to rework an abandoned well to an injection well, such person shall file with the board his application to rework, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), or some lesser sum as may be fixed by order of the board, payable …

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-33 Application to rework operating well or injection well

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Before any person shall commence operations to rework an operating well or injection well to recomplete to another zone, formation or reservoir, such person shall file with the board his application to rework, accompanied by a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or some lesser …

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-35 Reports by producer or operator of oil or gas well; monthly individual well status report; producer’s monthly report; deliverability test; calibrated stock tank

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(1) Each producer or operator of an oil or gas well shall furnish for each month a “monthly individual well status report,” setting forth complete information and data indicated thereon. Such report for each month shall be prepared and filed according to the instructions on a for…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-37 Penalties for violations concerning reports

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Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section 53-3-35 regarding the filing of reports by failing to file such reports on a timely basis, or by the willful, knowing or fraudulent execution of a report which contains a false entry or statement of fact, or an omissio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-39 Payment of interest on royalty proceeds which have not been disbursed

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Purchasers of oil or gas production from any oil or gas well shall be liable for the payment of interest on royalty proceeds which have not been disbursed to the royalty owners from and after one hundred twenty (120) days following the date of the first sale of oil or gas. The ra…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-41 Definitions

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(1) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:(a) “Oil and gas production” means any oil, natural gas, condensate of either, natural gas liquids, other gaseous, liquid or dissolved hydrocarbons, sulfur or helium, or other substa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-5 Drilling and production regulated

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(a) The state oil and gas board shall have the power and authority and it shall be its duty, after due notice and a hearing, to regulate the drilling and location of wells in any pool and the production therefrom so as to prevent reasonably avoidable net drainage from each develo…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-51 Agreements for cooperative development and operation under leases by public officers

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(1) The state mineral lease commission, the county boards of supervisors, the mayors and boards of aldermen, the mayor and councilmen, the trustees of agricultural high schools and junior colleges, the trustees of any common school districts, consolidated school districts, specia…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-7 Integration of interests; pooling agreements and orders

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(1) (a) When two (2) or more separately owned tracts of land are embraced within an established drilling unit or when there are separately owned interests in all or part of an established drilling unit the persons owning the drilling rights therein and the rights to share in the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-71 Construction, operation and maintenance of facilities for exploration, production, or transportation of oil or gas in navigable waters

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Any person, firm or corporation duly authorized to engage in the exploration or production of oil, gas or other minerals under the provisions of Chapter 7, Title 29, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any person, firm or corporation duly authorized to engage in the transportation of o…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-73 Fee for permit

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Any person, firm or corporation applying for a permit to construct a facility under Sections 53-3-71 through 53-3-75 shall pay to the state oil and gas supervisor a fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-75 Restrictions and prohibitions

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(a) The right to construct, operate and maintain any facility as described in Section 53-3-71 in, on, under or across land which is submerged or wherever the tide may ebb and flow shall be subject to the following:(a) The paramount right of the United States to control commerce a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-3-9 Allowable production; meters

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(a) Whenever the state oil and gas board has fixed for the purpose of preventing waste, as defined in Section 53-1-3, the total amount of oil or gas which may be produced in any pool in this state at an amount less than that amount which the pool can produce, the board shall allo…