It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(a) willfully violate any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order of the department;
(b) commence operations for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without first obtaining a permit from the department, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the department;
(c) do any of the following for the purpose of evading or violating this chapter, or any rule, regulation or order of the department; make any false entry or statement in a report required by this chapter or by any rule, regulation of the department or order of the department; make or cause to be made any false entry in any record, account or memorandum, required by this chapter, or by any such rule, regulation or order; omit, or cause to be omitted, from any such record, account or memorandum full, true and correct entries as required by this chapter, or by any such rule, regulation or order; or remove from this State or destroy, mutilate, alter or falsify any such record, account or memorandum;
(d) refuse to attach or install a meter as prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 48-43-30B(1)(m) herein when ordered to do so by the department or in any way to tamper with such meter so as to produce a false or inaccurate reading, or to have any bypass at such a place where the oil or gas can be passed around;
(e) permit through negligence or willfulness any gas or oil well to go wild or to get out of control.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 179, Part 1, Section 13; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1236.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation
Chapter 43 - Oil And Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, And Production
Section 48-43-10. Definitions.
Section 48-43-20. Waste and pollution prohibited.
Section 48-43-30. Application of chapter; authority of department.
Section 48-43-80. Chapter inapplicable if act is done pursuant to federal or state permit.
Section 48-43-90. Construction of chapter with Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Section 48-43-100. Approval of rules and regulations by General Assembly.
Section 48-43-310. Exploration permit required; disposition of funds collected.
Section 48-43-315. Application of article to geothermal resources.
Section 48-43-320. Allocation of allowable production.
Section 48-43-330. Establishment of spacing units for pools.
Section 48-43-340. Integration of separately owned tracts or separately owned interests.
Section 48-43-370. Permit required for drilling oil or gas well.
Section 48-43-380. Lessee's duty to lessor as to termination of oil or gas lease.
Section 48-43-510. Definitions.
Section 48-43-520. Findings and declarations of General Assembly.
Section 48-43-530. General powers and duties of department.
Section 48-43-550. Regulations as to removal of discharges of pollutants.
Section 48-43-570. Cooperation and responsibilities of state agencies.
Section 48-43-580. Unlawful acts; exceptions; permit for discharge of oil.
Section 48-43-590. Financial responsibility of owners or operators of terminal facilities.
Section 48-43-600. Filing of claims for damages.
Section 48-43-610. Violations and penalties.
Section 48-43-810. Unlawful acts.
Section 48-43-830. Punishment and penalties for aiding or abetting violations.