Oklahoma Statutes
Title 52. Oil and Gas
§52-203. Interstate Compact ratified and confirmed.

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.

Added by Laws 1935, p. 242, § 1, emerg. eff. March 6, 1935.

Structure Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes

Title 52. Oil and Gas

§52-1. Corporation Commission or Commission defined.

§52-1.1. Corporations for producing, transmitting or transporting natural gas.

§52-2. Foreign gas pipeline corporations - License.

§52-3. Eminent domain.

§52-4. Right-of-way must be granted by charter and damages paid - Damages.

§52-5. Construction and operation of pipelines - Safety regulations - Markers - Promulgation of rules - Personnel - Expenses.

§52-5.1. Cooperation with other agencies.

§52-5.2. Deposit of monies collected in Corporation Commission Revolving Fund.

§52-7. Necessity of incorporation.

§52-8. Plat and information showing trunk lines - Filing with Corporation Commission.

§52-9. Domestic pipeline companies - Erection of pumping stations.

§52-10. Pipeline companies may cross highways, bridges, etc. - Supplying gas to landowner.

§52-21. Businesses and persons subject to act - Vested rights excepted.

§52-22. Pipeline right-of-way - Eminent domain - Highways.

§52-23. Pipeline operators common purchasers - Requirements - Exemptions.

§52-24. Pipeline companies declared common carriers - Discrimination - Exemptions.

§52-24.1. Refusal to purchase or transport natural gas - Complaint - Hearing - Orders.

§52-24.2. Definitions.

§52-24.4. Definitions.

§52-24.5. Discriminatory fees – Open access – Commission authority.

§52-25. Parties not complying with act not to own gas wells, etc.

§52-26. Prerequisite to carrying gas - Filing acceptance and plats - Records for Corporation Commission.

§52-27. Right-of-way - Highways - Eminent domain - Foreign corporations - Negligent injuries.

§52-28. Filing records or plats with Corporation Commission - Extension of time.

§52-29. Production levels of gas wells - Rulemaking - Hardship wells - Field rules.

§52-30. Meters - Reports.

§52-30.1. Electronic natural gas measuring systems - Audit of certain leases and collection of royalties.

§52-31. Violation of act - Punishment.

§52-32. Violations - Receivership - procedure.

§52-33. Evidence - Certified transcripts of reports of gas companies.

§52-34. Enforcement by Corporation Commission - Appeals.

§52-36.1. Definitions.

§52-36.2. Public interest and welfare.

§52-36.3. Condemnation of subsurface stratum or formation - Operation of storage facilities - Limitations.

§52-36.4. Certificate of Commission.

§52-36.5. Petition to district court - Examination and determination - Subsequent proceedings.

§52-36.6. Ownership of gas.

§52-36.7. Partial invalidity.

§52-41. Gas from interstate pipelines - License from Corporation Commission.

§52-44. Gas to be furnished through meters at meter rates - Exceptions.

§52-45. Violations of act misdemeanor - Punishment.

§52-46.1. Ammonia - Commercial fertilizers - Transportation by pipeline.

§52-46.2. Hearing and determination of applications - Appeals.

§52-46.3. Eminent domain.

§52-46.4. Rules and regulations.

§52-47.1. Short title.

§52-47.2. Definitions.

§52-47.3. Powers and duties of Commission.

§52-47.4. Inspection, operation and maintenance plan.

§52-47.5. Determination of hazardous transportation system - Corrective action - Emergencies.

§52-47.6. Violations - Penalties.

§52-47.7. Action to redress or restrain violation.

§52-47.8. Appeals.

§52-51. Oil companies must comply with statute - "Petroleum" defined.

§52-52. Right-of-way.

§52-53. Foreign corporations.

§52-54. Common purchasers of oil - Required to purchase - Discrimination prohibited.

§52-55. Chapter inapplicable to businesses not of public consequence.

§52-56. Oil carriers are common carriers - Discrimination prohibited.

§52-57. Oil carriers not to be interested in producing.

§52-58. Acceptance of laws and plats to be filed.

§52-59. Domestic pipeline companies have right-of-way.

§52-60. Eminent domain extended to oil pipelines same as railroads.

§52-61. Eminent domain, who may have - Foreign corporations.

§52-62. Commission may extend time for filing plats.

§52-63. Penalty for violations.

§52-64. Suspension of penalty, when.

§52-65. Certified transcript shall be evidence.

§52-67. Authorization for construction, siting, expansion or operation of crude oil or refined petroleum product pipeline facilities – Schedule of approval.

§52-86.1. Definitions.

§52-86.2. Waste in production of oil - industrial use of water produced

§52-86.3. Waste of gas - Meaning - Prevention - Prohibition - Protection of fresh water and oil or gas bearing strata.

§52-86.4. Common source of supply - Orders, rules and regulations.

§52-86.5. Procedural requirements.

§52-86.6. Short title - Oil and Gas Produced Water and Waste Recycling and Reuse Act.

§52-86.7. Definitions – Purpose – Property rights – Operator rights and responsibilities – Liability - Disposal.

§52-86.8. Compliance with the Oklahoma Brine Development Act.

§52-87.1. Common source of supply of oil - Well spacing and drilling units.

§52-87.2. Protest of applications relating to spacing units - Proper parties - Intervention - Report by Corporation Commission.

§52-87.3. Application or petition for location exception - Notice of hearing.

§52-87.4. Affidavit of election for drilling well under pooling order.

§52-87.5. Applications for approval of increased density wells – Notice and hearing.

§52-87.6. Short title - Extended Horizontal Well Development Act - Definitions.

§52-87.7. Corporation Commission jurisdiction.

§52-87.8. Horizontal wells – Allocation of costs, production, and proceeds – Application for approval.

§52-87.9. Horizontal well unitization for targeted reservoirs.

§52-91. Meters on pipelines - Commission to designate type - Inspection - Cost of operation.

§52-92. Reports - Oil purchased or transported - Forms - Verification.

§52-93. Operators - Books - Oil produced and sold.

§52-94. Maps and drawings - Location of pipelines and connections - Verification.

§52-95. Reports - Quantity of oil produced and moved - Penalty.

§52-96. Verification of reports, statements, maps and drawings.

§52-97. Commission - Jurisdiction to make orders, rules and regulations - Hearings.

§52-98. Powers of Commission - Marshal of Commission.

§52-99. Filing of papers and documents - Use as evidence.

§52-100. Witnesses - Depositions.

§52-101. Procedure - Rules of - Enforcement of orders and rules.

§52-102. Contempt - Punishment - Enforcement of fines - Disposition of fines and penalties.

§52-103. Contempt - Proceedings - How commenced - Complaint - Citation.

§52-104. Right of entry and inspection by conservation officer, his assistants and deputies.

§52-105. Power to close wells - Orders regulating flow and production - Motion or petition for order - Temporary orders.

§52-106. Notice on filing of motion or petition.

§52-107. Process - Service - How made - Return.

§52-108. Oaths - Felony of perjury.

§52-109. False verification of documents as perjury - Punishment.

§52-110. Market demand - Transportation and marketing facilities - Evidence - Proceedings and hearings.

§52-111. Collateral attack on orders, rules and regulations - Appeals - Supreme Court.

§52-112. Application to amend or modify orders - Hearing - Appeal.

§52-113. Appeals - Power of Supreme Court - Supersedeas - Bond.

§52-114. Obstructing or delaying performance of duties a felony.

§52-115. Conspiracy to violate act - Punishment.

§52-116. Violation of orders, rules and regulations - Injunction - Appeal - Supersedeas.

§52-117. Bribery - Punishment.

§52-118. Bribery - Accepting bribe - Punishment.

§52-119. Bribery - State's evidence - Immunity.

§52-120. Powers - Grant of not to restrict general powers.

§52-132. Office of Management and Enterprise Services - Rooms and supplies.

§52-134. Partial invalidity - Effect.

§52-135. Pending actions not terminated.

§52-136. Application of procedural requirements - Right of appeal - Rules and regulations.

§52-137.1. Regulation of oil and gas activities by municipalities, counties, or other political subdivisions.

§52-138. Partial invalidity, effect of.

§52-139. Jurisdiction, powers and authority of Corporation Commission and Department of Environmental Quality.

§52-140. Earthen storage ponds - Remedial action.

§52-141. Rules and orders - Powers of Commission - Power to file applications with Commission or appear before Commission - Appeals.

§52-142. Cooperation and assistance of other environmental agencies.

§52-143. Penalties.

§52-144. Provisions supplemental - Exceptions.

§52-146. Right of condemnation by eminent domain to enforce Commission orders.

§52-147. Institution of condemnation proceedings by lessees.

§52-148. Court procedure.

§52-149. Conservation Division - Creation - Personnel - Duties - Qualifications.

§52-149.1. Oil and gas referees.

§52-149.2. Oil and Gas Appellate Referees.

§52-149.3. Teleconference hearings.

§52-152. Salaries, costs and expenses - Payment.

§52-153. Persons having authority to make investigations, serve orders, etc.

§52-201. Compacts with other states authorized - Objectives - Fact finding agency - Uniform conservation and tax laws.

§52-202. Interstate compacts - When binding.

§52-203. Interstate Compact ratified and confirmed.

§52-204. Terms and provisions of compact.

§52-205. Governor as official representative of state - Powers and duties - Assistant representatives.

§52-206. Clerical, technical and legal assistants - Expenses - Office.

§52-207. Interstate Oil Compact Fund - Purpose for which used - Disposition of unexpended balance.

§52-208. Duration of Act - Withdrawal from Compact - Credit of funds to General Revenue Fund.

§52-211. Further extensions - Withdrawal from Compact - Determination and necessary steps.

§52-231. Ownership of gas.

§52-232. Drilling rights.

§52-233. Sale of gas - Prices and amounts of gas to be taken - Delivery.

§52-234. Misappropriation of gas - Liability for damages and penalties.

§52-235. Misappropriation of gas - Felony of grand larceny.

§52-236. Waste prohibited.

§52-237. Waste defined.

§52-238. Conservation of gas.

§52-239. Common source of supply - Apportionment and regulation to prevent waste.

§52-240. "Common purchaser" - Discrimination in purchases prohibited - Regulation of purchases.

§52-241. Enforcement of act - Hearings before Corporation Commission.

§52-242. Appeals to Supreme Court.

§52-243. Corporation Commission - Authority to make rules and regulations.

§52-244. Pipeline companies - Acceptance of act as prerequisite to right to operate.

§52-245. Mine Inspector - Duties unchanged.

§52-246. Partial invalidity - Effect.

§52-247. Violation - Penalties.

§52-248. Declaration of policy.

§52-249. Definition.

§52-250. Natural gas - Pumping of water for irrigation - Preferred use.

§52-251. Prices, terms and conditions - Determination.

§52-252. Procedure - Appeals.

§52-253. Initiation of proceedings.

§52-254. Obligation of well operators.

§52-255. Controversies pending.

§52-256. Penalties.

§52-257. Order granting emergency relief.

§52-271. Waste prohibited.

§52-272. Production and sale regulated - Corporation Commission, authority of.

§52-273. Waste defined - Regulations to prevent.

§52-274. Common source of supply - Restrictions on production when full production would cause waste - Powers of Corporation Commission - Discrimination prohibited.

§52-275. Wells gauged - Regulation by Corporation Commission - Agents.

§52-276. Enforcement of act - Hearings before Corporation Commission.

§52-277. Appeals to Supreme Court - Effect on orders.

§52-278. Violation - Penalties.

§52-279. Partial invalidity.

§52-287.1. Legislative finding.

§52-287.2. Power and authority of Commission.

§52-287.3. Matters to be found by Corporation Commission - Requisites of petition.

§52-287.4. Order - Units and unit areas - Plan of unitization.

§52-287.5. Ratification or approval of plan by lessees and owners.

§52-287.6. Procedure - Notice - Appeals.

§52-287.7. Unlawful operation.

§52-287.8. Status and powers of unit - Liability for expenses - Liens.

§52-287.9. Modification of property rights, leases and contracts - Title to property - Distribution of proceeds - Delivery in kind - Effect of operations - Matters not affected.

§52-287.10. Enlargement of area - Creation of new units - Amendment of plan.

§52-287.11. Participation by public lands.

§52-287.12. Receipts as income.

§52-287.13. Definitions.

§52-287.15. Agreements not violative of laws governing monopolies or restraint of trade.

§52-288.1. Short title.

§52-288.2. Definitions.

§52-288.3. Oklahoma Energy Resources Board.

§52-288.4. Board - Composition - Qualifications - Terms - Vacancies - Additional members - First meeting - Compensation and expenses.

§52-288.5. Board - Powers, duties and responsibilities.

§52-288.5A. Committee for Sustaining Oklahoma's Energy Resources.

§52-288.5B. Sustaining Oklahoma's Energy Resources Revolving Fund.

§52-288.5C. Transferring the authority of the Commission on Marginally Producing Oil - terminating terms - transferring funds.

§52-288.5D. Levying fee to fund Commission.

§52-288.5E. Refund of fees levied on production.

§52-288.6. Board - Annual meeting - Regular meeting - Quorum - Additional meeting - Appointment of Director.

§52-288.7. Energy Resources Revolving Fund.

§52-288.8A. Levy of assessment - Remitting - Rate - Collection.

§52-288.9A. Refunds.

§52-288.11. Investment of funds - Utilizing funds to influence governmental action or policy.

§52-288.12. Act not to preempt or supersede other state or national programs - Application to rules and amendment of rules - Support of national program.

§52-291. Confinement of gas until used.

§52-292. Waste from gas pipeline - Unlawful if unnecessary.

§52-293. Flambeau lights unlawful.

§52-294. Lights - Daytime use prohibited.

§52-295. Burning gas during day.

§52-296. Refuse from wells - Disposition.

§52-296.1. Securing of crude oil storage tanks.

§52-302. Firing oil or gas, or interfering with appliances unlawful.

§52-303. Penalty for violations.

§52-305. Well drilling within 100 feet of underground coal mines prohibited.

§52-306. Workable coal beds or seams defined.

§52-307. Drilling of wells through workable seams - Regulations.

§52-308. Plugging.

§52-309. Findings and declarations.

§52-310. Leaking wells - Entry upon land to plug, replug or repair - Emergencies.

§52-311. Liability for damages.

§52-312. Responsibility for future remedial work.

§52-313. No admission of liability or discharge of action.

§52-314. Right of action for costs involved - Lien

§52-315. Supplemental remedy.

§52-316. Proceedings.

§52-317. "Person" defined.

§52-317.1. Seeping natural gas - Jurisdiction, power, and authority of the Corporation Commission.

§52-318. Remedial work - Contracts upon competitive bids.

§52-318.1. Agreement as to compliance with drilling and plugging regulations - Evidence of financial responsibility - Bond - Cost of plugging - Notice - Remedial operations.

§52-318.1a. Confidentiality of financial statement.

§52-318.2. Definitions.

§52-318.3. Notice of intent to drill - Negotiating surface damages.

§52-318.4. Undertakings which may be posted as damage deposit.

§52-318.5. Negotiating surface damages - Appraisers - Report and exceptions thereto - Jury trial.

§52-318.6. Appeal of decision on exceptions to report of appraiser or verdict upon jury trial - Execution of instruments of conveyance.

§52-318.7. Effect of act on existing contractual rights and contracts to establish correlative rights - Indian lands.

§52-318.8. Effect of act on jurisdiction, authority and power of Corporation Commission.

§52-318.9. Violation of act - Damages.

§52-318.21. Short title - Seismic Exploration Regulation Act - Definitions.

§52-318.22. Seismic exploration operations - Registration - Permits - Requirements - Penalty.

§52-318.23. Seismic test hole blasting - Damages.

§52-320. "Growing crops" defined.

§52-320.1. Restriction on location of habitable structures.

§52-320.2. Unlawful use of safety equipment in oil or gas production.

§52-391. Sale of petroleum products under deception as to quality or identity.

§52-392. Marked containers or distributing equipment - Use in selling petroleum products.

§52-393. Trademark - Imitation.

§52-394. Selling under false mark or name.

§52-395. Mixing or blending.

§52-396. Aiding violations of act.

§52-397. Violation of provisions - Misdemeanor.

§52-398. Definitions - Persons liable for violations by firm or corporation.

§52-399. Partial invalidity - Effect.

§52-420.1. Short title - Definitions.

§52-420.2. State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator - Deputies and enforcement officers.

§52-420.3. Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.

§52-420.3A. Liability of sellers, suppliers, handlers, or transporters of liquified petroleum gas.

§52-420.4. Registration permits - Fees - Insurance requirements.

§52-420.5. Fees on sale, purchase, rental and/or use of refillable cylinders and containers - Penalties.

§52-420.6. Suspension or revocation of registration permits - Appeals - Rules governing sale or transfer.

§52-420.7. Inspections - Proving metering systems - Display of permit - Complaints and arrests - Condemnation of systems and appliances - Duties of Attorney General.

§52-420.8. Violations of law or rule.

§52-420.9. Specifications for commercial propane, butane and mixtures - Identification of vehicles - Motor carriers - Transportation out of state - Retail deliveries.

§52-420.10. Appointment of administrative staff.

§52-420.11. Disposition of funds and fees - Annual report - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Fund - Expenditures.

§52-420.14. Nonresidents - Prohibition on storage or dispensing.

§52-420.15. Safety schools for liquefied petroleum dealers.

§52-420.17. Inspectors' uniforms - Maintenance and cleaning allowance.

§52-420.20. Short title.

§52-420.21. Definitions.

§52-420.22. Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research, Marketing and Safety Commission - Creation.

§52-420.23. Commission membership - Appointment - Qualifications - Geographical distribution - Employment - Term of office - Vacancies - Chairperson - Travel reimbursement.

§52-420.24. Commission powers and duties.

§52-420.25. Commission meetings - Appointment of Director.

§52-420.26. LP Gas Research, Marketing and Safety Revolving Fund.

§52-420.27. Assessment on first sale or import of odorized LP gas - Records of remitted fees - Entry upon business premises - Suspension or revocation of registration permit.

§52-420.28. Assessment collection - Penalties.

§52-420.29. Assessment refund.

§52-420.29-1. Exports exempted from assessment.

§52-420.29-2. Application for refund by purchaser.

§52-420.29-3. Petition to Commission for refund.

§52-420.30. Certain programs not preempted - Designation of funds for payment of certain programs.

§52-420.31. Oklahoma Propane Education and Safety Council – Powers and duties.

§52-421.1. Liquefied petroleum gas emergency - Declaration by Governor.

§52-471. Short title.

§52-472. Terms defined - Pressure - Conversion to standard conditions.

§52-473. Determination of factors by Commission - Determination and report of volumes.

§52-474. Sales, purchases and deliveries - Adjustment of contract prices.

§52-475. Penalty for violations - Civil actions.

§52-476. Partial invalidity.

§52-477. Jurisdiction of Commission not restricted.

§52-521. Leasing of mineral interests of owners who cannot be located.

§52-522. Procedure.

§52-523. Negotiations by receiver - Deposit of funds - Discharge - Costs.

§52-524. Natural gas - Preferred use.

§52-525. Agricultural use of natural gas - Price - Installation of lines - Cessation of delivery.

§52-526. Irrigation pumps - Providing natural gas - Price - Installation of lines - Cessation of delivery.

§52-527. Method of measuring amount of gas.

§52-528. State Corporation Commission - Powers and duties - Duty of Operators.

§52-529. Liability of operators - Jurisdiction - Venue.

§52-548. Short title.

§52-549.1. Short title.

§52-549.2. Definitions.

§52-549.3. Oil and gas lien.

§52-549.4. Perfection of oil and gas lien.

§52-549.5. Oil and gas commingling.

§52-549.6. Rights of purchaser.

§52-549.7. Relative priority of oil and gas lien.

§52-549.8. Not affected by act.

§52-549.9. Waiver, relinquishment, release.

§52-549.10. Expiration of oil and gas lien - Enforcement of lien.

§52-549.11. Rights of operator.

§52-549.12. Cumulative rights.

§52-551. Definitions.

§52-552. Escrow accounts.

§52-553. Mineral Owner's Fund.

§52-554. Transmission of funds - Escrow report - Claims against Mineral Owner's Fund.

§52-555. Investment of funds - Apportionment of interest.

§52-556. Custody of Mineral Owner's Fund - Transfer of monies to Unclaimed Property Fund.

§52-557. Conditions for oil well plugging approval.

§52-558. Implementation of act – Rules - Prospective operation.

§52-570.1. Short title.

§52-570.2. Definitions.

§52-570.3. Application of act.

§52-570.4. Sharing of and payment of proceeds - Operator's capacity and duties - Alternative royalty disbursement procedure.

§52-570.5. Designation of person for certain royalty, accounting and remittance functions.

§52-570.6. Selling royalty gas in kind - Consumption and accounting for royalty gas.

§52-570.7. Out-of-balance wells.

§52-570.8. Working interest owner's statement to operator - Nomination of gas for producing owner's account - Producing owner's report - Gas meter owner's statement - First purchaser's or shipper's statement - Records to be maintained - Operator's ri...

§52-570.9. Production rights of owner - Ownership and payment of proceeds - Working interest owner's rights, duties and liability - Effect of act.

§52-570.10. Payment of proceeds from sale of oil and gas production.

§52-570.11. Division orders.

§52-570.12. Information to be included with payments to interest owner - Calculation of revenue decimals - Measurement of gas volume reported – Electronic dissemination.

§52-570.13. Promulgation of rules.

§52-570.14. Jurisdiction of district courts - Rulemaking power of Corporation Commission - Right of action of injured owner and costs of suit - Statute of limitations.

§52-570.15. Performance pursuant to act - Satisfaction of duties and obligation.

§52-581.1. Short title.

§52-581.2. Purpose and intent of act.

§52-581.3. Definitions.

§52-581.4. Exemptions - Owners ineligible to elect to market share.

§52-581.5. Election to market share - Procedure.

§52-581.6. Election to market share - Effect.

§52-581.7. Amount of gas produced from well.

§52-581.8. Distribution of revenues from sale of production.

§52-581.9. Construction and application of act.

§52-581.10. Enforcement powers of Corporation Commission - Promulgation of rules - Administration fees - Judicial remedies - Costs and expenses - Statute of limitations - Jurisdiction of district courts.

§52-601. Short title.

§52-602. Legislative intent.

§52-603. Definitions.

§52-604. Transfers prohibited.

§52-605. Exempted transfers.

§52-606. Valid transfers - Application for approval of transfer - Standards for approval - Waiver - Hearings, adjudications and appeals - Contracts for certain services.

§52-607. Fees and costs.

§52-608. Hearing relating to act or enforcement - Entities that may initiate - Jurisdiction - Time and place - Notice.

§52-609. Powers and authority of Commission.

§52-610. Violations - Fines and penalties - Collection of fines.

§52-611. Injunctions.

§52-612. Nonresident transferees - Service of process.

§52-613. Statute of limitations.

§52-614. Application of act.

§52-801. Exploration Rights Act of 2011.

§52-802. Definitions.

§52-803. Surface estate – Interference with solar energy agreement – Notice

§52-804. Eminent domain.

§52-805. Cumulative rights.

§52-901. Short title.

§52-902. Construction of oil and gas contracts, statutes and governmental orders.

§52-903. Failure to pay proceeds from production - Remedies.