Arkansas Code
Subchapter 7 - Exploration
§ 15-72-704. Approval of application

The application shall be approved by the Oil and Gas Commission if it determines from the application and such investigation as it may deem proper:
(1) That the location of the proposed discovery well is not within the geographical confines of a known producing oil field; and
(2) That the application has complied with the provisions of this subchapter and all rules of the commission in respect thereto.