Title 52, Title 52 — Oil and Gas

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…

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…

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.

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…

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to interfere with any duties now imposed by law upon the Chief Mine Inspector of the state or his deputies. Added by Laws 1915, c. 197, § 10, emerg. eff. March 30, 1915.

The invalidity of any section, subdivision, clause, or sentence of this act shall not in any manner affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof. Added by Laws 1915, c. 197, § 11, emerg. eff. March 30, 1915.

In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by the Corporation Commission for contempt, any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, directly or indirectly violating the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convictio…

Whereas, agriculture constitutes one of the basic foundations of this state, and agricultural production in this state frequently is restricted and curtailed by reason of shortage of rainfall and could be increased and rendered more stable by irrigation, and, whereas, in many are…

As used in this act, the term "premises" means a tract or tracts of land embraced within the terms of a single lease or the document granting thereon the rights of exploration, development, operation and production with respect to oil and natural gas. Added by Laws 1955, p. 283, …

It shall be unlawful for any 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 or compensation or otherwise, within the limits of this act and not becomin…

use. From and after the effective date of this act, every person owning or operating any well from which natural gas is produced, sold or used off the premises on which such well is located shall make available, from the production of such well, to the person or persons engaged i…

The prices, terms and conditions upon which natural gas shall be made available under this act shall be determined by negotiation between the parties. In the event of their inability to agree as to any or all of such prices, terms and conditions, either party to the negotiation m…

In all proceedings under this act, the procedure shall be that applicable to the proceedings of the Corporation Commission by general law, and appeals may be taken from its decisions to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, in the same manner, and subject to the same restrictions and pr…

Proceedings before the Corporation Commission under this act may be brought individually by persons affected, or, in cases where the matters to be determined properly affect more than one tract or person, the persons in interest may join in initiating the proceeding or any such p…

Nothing in this act shall create in any manner an obligation or duty on the part of the operator of any well or wells who furnishes gas under the terms hereof to furnish gas for use off the premises from which it is produced or to assume in any way public utility duties to the pu…

Pending the determination of any controversy before the Corporation Commission under this act, the owner or operator of the well or wells involved shall make available to the person entitled thereto natural gas, as prescribed by Section 3 hereof, on such temporary terms and condi…

Any owner or operator of a well who fails to comply with any duty imposed by this act shall be liable to the person or persons aggrieved for all damages suffered as a result thereof, including any diminution in yield from said land which may arise from inability to irrigate the s…

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall issue an order determining the merits of any application for emergency relief relating to a conservation docket proceeding within thirty (30) days from the filing of the application. In the event the Commission issues an order granting em…

- Records for Corporation Commission. Before any corporation, joint stock company, limited copartnership, partnership or other persons shall have, possess, enjoy or exercise the right of eminent domain, right-of-way, right to locate, maintain or operate pipelines, fixtures or equ…

corporations - Negligent injuries. Every domestic pipeline company in this state is hereby given authority to build, construct, lay and maintain gas pipelines, over, under, across, or through all highways, bridges, streets or alleys in this state or any public place under the sup…

The production of crude oil or petroleum in the State of Oklahoma, in such manner and under such conditions as to constitute waste, is hereby prohibited. Added by 1915, c. 25, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 11, 1915.

authority of. The taking of crude oil or petroleum from any oil-bearing sand or sands in the State of Oklahoma at a time when there is not a market demand therefor at the well at a price equivalent to the actual value of such crude oil or petroleum is hereby prohibited, and the a…

The term "waste" as used herein, in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste, surface waste, and waste incident to the production of crude oil or petroleum in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or reasonable market demands. T…

full production would cause waste - Powers of Corporation Commission - Discrimination prohibited. Whenever the full production from any common source of supply of crude oil or petroleum in this state can only be obtained under conditions constituting waste, as herein defined, the…

Agents. For the purpose of determining such production, a gauge of each well shall be taken under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Corporation Commission, and said Commission is authorized and directed to make and promulgate, by proper order, such other rules and reg…

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 in this state to review the action of said Commission in making any order, or orders, under this act. Such appeal may be taken by any person, firm or corporation, shown by the record to be interested therein, in th…