Title 52 — Title 52 — Oil and Gas

Any person, firm or corporation violating any rule, regulation or order of the Commission authorized by this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by a fine not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Dollar…

The provisions of this act shall not repeal, but are supplemental to any and all other provisions of law having for their purpose the prevention of the pollution of surface or subsurface waters in this state; provided, however, the provisions of this act and any order issued here…

1980.

Commission orders. The Corporation Commission of Oklahoma is hereby granted the right of condemnation by eminent domain for the purpose of obtaining rights-of-way when necessary to enforce orders issued by the Corporation Commission, provided, the right of condemnation hereby gra…

Every person, firm or corporation operating an oil and gas mining lease in the State of Oklahoma, and having been directed by order or orders of the Corporation Commission to dispose of water or other deleterious substances therefrom, upon proper showing at a hearing before the C…

The exercise of the rights of eminent domain shall be in the same manner and by like proceedings as provided for railroad corporations of this state, and all costs, fees and awards shall be paid by the person instituting such action, and title to the rights- of-way easements shal…

Qualifications. There is hereby created within the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma, herein called "Commission", a Conservation Division, the duties and functions of which, subject to the supervision and direction of the Commission, shall be to aid the Commission in the adminis…

The Commission is hereby authorized to employ three oil and gas referees who shall be in the unclassified service. Any person filling the position of oil and gas referee shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a degree in law, geology, petroleum engineerin…

The Corporation Commission is authorized to employ Oil and Gas Appellate Referees. Any person filling the position of Oil and Gas Appellate Referee shall be a duly licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma and shall be familiar with the statutes and rules governing oil and gas o…

The Corporation Commission shall establish and maintain a system providing telephonic capability for hearing of matters assigned to the conservation docket so that testimony at unprotested hearings may be offered by telephone and parties and witnesses need not be present in the c…

52 O.S. § 150 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 340, § 28, eff. July 1, 1981

52 O.S. § 151 Repealed by Laws 1981, c. 340, § 28, eff. July 1, 1981

Subject to the traveling and subsistence limitations applicable to state employees generally, and to the extent approved by the Corporation Commission, employees of the Oil and Gas Conservation Division shall be paid all necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred in th…

orders, etc. The Commission shall have the authority to designate those employees in the Oil and Gas Conservation Division who shall each possess the authority to make investigations, serve orders, issue field citations, subpoenas or notices issued by the Commission or the Conser…

52 O.S. § 154 Repealed by Laws 1980, c. 298, § 21, eff. Jan. 5, 1981

Foreign corporations formed for the purpose of, or engaged in the business of transporting or transmitting natural gas by means of pipe lines, shall be licensed and permitted to conduct such business within this state by complying with the general corporation laws of the State of…

finding agency - Uniform conservation and tax laws. The Governor, or such representative as he may appoint, is authorized to meet with representatives of the Governors of other petroleum-producing states, and of the United States, for the purpose of agreeing upon a compact among …

No compact made under the authority of this act shall bind this state unless and until: (a). Said compact shall be ratified by the Legislatures of two of the States of Texas, California, Kansas and New Mexico, and the Legislature of this state, and Congress shall consent thereto.…

The "Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas" entered into by the Governor of this state and the representatives of certain other oil-producing states at Dallas, Texas, on the 16th day of February, 1935, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the State of Oklahoma. Adde…

An Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas ARTICLE I. This agreement may become effective within any compacting state at any time as prescribed by that state, and shall become effective within those states ratifying it whenever any three of the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Calif…

duties - Assistant representatives. The Governor is hereby designated as the official representative of the State of Oklahoma on "The Interstate Oil Compact Commission" provided for in the Compact herein authorized to be extended. The Governor shall exercise and perform for the S…

Office. The assistant representative referred to in Section 205 of this title is hereby authorized with the consent of the Governor to employ such clerical, technical and legal assistants as may be necessary for him to properly perform the duties assigned him, and to incur such o…

Disposition of unexpended balance. A. There is hereby created in the Office of the State Treasurer a special fund to be known as "The Interstate Oil Compact Fund of Oklahoma". All monies accruing to the fund are hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying the compensation of th…

funds to General Revenue Fund. The provisions of this act, Section 201 et seq, of this title, shall be in force and effect so long as the State of Oklahoma shall be and remain a party to "The Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas." In the event the State of Oklahoma withdraw…

52 O.S. § 209 Repealed Laws 1961, p. 432, § 1

excepted. Every corporation, joint-stock company, limited copartnership, partnership or other person, now, or hereafter exercising or claiming the right to carry or transport natural gas by or through pipeline or lines, for hire, compensation or otherwise, or now or hereafter exe…

52 O.S. § 210 Repealed Laws 1961, p. 432, § 1

Determination and necessary steps. The Governor of Oklahoma is further authorized and empowered for and in the name of the State of Oklahoma to execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of the said The Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas and to de…

For the purpose of acquiring necessary right-of-way, every such person is hereby granted the right of condemnation by eminent domain, and in the use of the highways in this state, for the purpose of transporting natural gas by pipelines, and the location, laying, constructing, ma…

Exemptions. Every corporation, joint-stock company, limited copartnership, partnership or other person, now or hereafter claiming or exercising the right to carry or transport natural gas by pipeline or pipelines, for hire, compensation, or otherwise, within the limits of this st…

All natural gas under the surface of any land in this state is hereby declared to be and is the property of the owners, or gas lessees, of the surface under which gas is located in its original state. Added by Laws 1913, c. 198, p. 439, § 1.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 29 and 239 of this title any owner, producer, or oil and gas lessee of the surface, having the right to drill for natural gas, shall have the right to sink a well to the natural gas underneath the same and to take gas therefrom until the gas …

Delivery. Any person, firm or corporation, taking gas from a gas field, except for purposes of developing a gas or oil field, and operating oil wells, and for the purpose of his own domestic use, shall take ratably from each owner of the gas in proportion to his interest in said …

penalties. Any person, firm or corporation, taking more than his or its proportionate share of such gas, in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be liable to any adjoining well owner for all damages sustained thereby and subject to a penalty for each violation not to ex…

Any person or agent of a corporation, who takes gas, or aids or abets in the taking of gas, except as herein provided, either directly or indirectly, as an individual, officer, agent, or employee of any corporation, shall be guilty of the Class D1 felony offense of grand larceny,…

The production of natural gas in the State of Oklahoma, in such manner, and under such conditions as to constitute waste, shall be unlawful. Added by Laws 1915, c. 197, § 1, emerg. eff. March 30, 1915.

The term waste, as used herein in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include escape of natural gas in commercial quantities into the open air, the intentional drowning with water of a gas stratum capable of producing gas in commercial quantities, underground waste, the permi…

Whenever natural gas in commercial quantities, or a gas-bearing stratum, known to contain natural gas in such quantity, is encountered in any well drilled for oil or gas in this state, such gas shall be confined to its original stratum until such time as the same can be produced …

prevent waste. Any person, firm or corporation, having the right to drill into and produce gas from any common source of supply, may take therefrom only such proportion of the natural gas that may be marketed without waste, as the natural flow of the well or wells owned or contro…

Discrimination - Exemptions. Every corporation, joint stock company, limited copartnership, partnership or other person, now or hereafter engaged in the business of carrying or transporting natural gas for hire, for compensation or otherwise, by pipeline, or pipelines within this…

- Hearing - Orders. Any person, firm or municipality aggrieved by reason of the refusal by a common carrier of natural gas to purchase or transport natural gas produced by such person or firm or gas production owned by said municipality may file a complaint before the Corporation…

As used herein the term person, firm or municipality shall include all natural persons, corporations, business, municipal, and nonprofit, rural gas districts, municipal and industrial trusts. Added by Laws 1978, c. 100, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.

1999.

For the purposes of this act: 1. “Gathering” is the transportation of natural gas through a pipeline for hire, compensation or otherwise, or transporting natural gas through a pipeline, in whole or in part, for such person’s own account, whether in connection with the purchase an…

A. No gatherer shall charge any fee or require any terms and conditions of service, or both, for gathering, which is unfair, unjust, unreasonable, or unduly discriminatory under the standard specified in and as provided by subsection D of this section. Upon complaint of an aggrie…

prohibited - Regulation of purchases. Every person, firm or corporation, now or hereafter engaged in the business of purchasing and selling natural gas in this state, shall be a common purchaser thereof, and shall purchase all of the natural gas which may be offered for sale, and…

Commission. Any person, firm or corporation, or the Attorney General, on behalf of the state may institute proceedings before the Corporation Commission, or apply for a hearing before said Commission, upon any question relating to the enforcement of this act; and jurisdiction is …

Appellate jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court of this state to review the orders of said Commission made under this act. Such appeal may be taken by any person, firm or corporation, shown by the record to be interested therein, in the same manner and time as a…

regulations. The Corporation Commission shall have authority to make regulations for the prevention of waste of natural gas, and for the protection of all natural gas, fresh water, and oil-bearing strata encountered in any well drilled for oil or natural gas, and to make such oth…

right to operate. Before any person, firm or corporation shall have, possess, enjoy or exercise the right of eminent domain, right-of-way, right to locate, maintain, construct or operate pipelines, fixtures, or equipments belonging thereto or used in connection therewith, for the…