(a) Before any well shall be drilled in search of oil or gas, the person desiring to drill the well shall notify the commission upon a form the commission may prescribe and shall pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or any sum the commission may prescribe for each well; provided, in no event shall the fee exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
(b) The drilling of any well is prohibited until the notice is given and the fee has been paid and permit granted.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine
Chapter 72 - Oil and Gas Production and Conservation
Subchapter 2 - Wells and Drilling Generally
§ 15-72-202. Penalties for violation of certain sections
§ 15-72-203. Prerequisite to exploring or drilling — Notice to surface owner — Definition
§ 15-72-204. Prerequisite for drilling permit — Operator's proof of financial responsibility
§ 15-72-205. Notice of intent to drill — Permit and fee
§ 15-72-206. Casing oil or gas wells — Keeping sands separate
§ 15-72-207. Log requirements generally
§ 15-72-208. Proper confinement of gas by possessor of well
§ 15-72-209. Right of others to confine gas
§ 15-72-210. Gas leaks in pipelines, machinery, etc
§ 15-72-212. Failure to control wild wells
§ 15-72-213. Surface owner's lien for damages caused by operator neglect
§ 15-72-214. Surface owner's claim for damages caused by operator neglect
§ 15-72-216. Requirement that dry or abandoned wells be plugged — Notice of abandonment
§ 15-72-217. Plugging dry or abandoned well by lessee or operator
§ 15-72-218. Plugging dry or abandoned well by another
§ 15-72-219. Compensation of surface owners and surface tenants for damages — Restoration of land