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52 OK Stat § 52-318 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318. Remedial work - Contracts upon competitive bids.

|When the Corporation Commission undertakes to plug, replug, or repair any well or wells as authorized and provided in Sections 309 and 310 of this title, all such remedial work shall be done by contracts let upon competitive bids. Except for expenditures made from the Corporation Commission Plugging Fund, the Commission shall not expend from the Oil and Gas Revolving Fund or any other fund in the State Treasury, in any fiscal year, for the purposes herein provided, an amount of money in excess of the total sum specifically authorized annually by the Legislature for such purposes. Provided any monies received by the Commission through execution on any required surety shall not be subject to such limitation on expenditure for plugging, replugging or repairing any well or wells. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 217, § 3, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 381, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 107, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 275, § 1, eff. July 9, 1997.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.1a. Confidentiality of financial statement.

|Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, the Commission is authorized to provide for the confidentiality of any financial statement filed pursuant to Section 318.1 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Copies of such financial statements may only be obtained upon written request to the Director of the Oil and Gas Division. Upon good cause shown, upon the discretion of the Director, copies of such financial statements may be released. |Added by Laws 1987, c. 45, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 1987.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.2. Definitions.

|For purposes of Sections 1 through 8 of this act: |1. "Operator" means a mineral owner or lessee who is engaged in drilling or preparing to drill for oil or gas; and2. "Surface owner" means the owner or owners of record of the surface of the property on which the drilling operation is to occur.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 1, operative July 1, 1982.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.3. Notice of intent to drill - Negotiating surface damages.

|Before entering upon a site for oil or gas drilling, except in instances where there are non-state resident surface owners, non-state resident surface tenants, unknown heirs, imperfect titles, surface owners, or surface tenants whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, the operator shall give to the surface owner a written notice of his intent to drill containing a designation of the proposed location and the approximate date that the operator proposes to commence drilling. |Such notice shall be given to the surface owner in any manner as provided for in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the service by personal delivery or by mail of a summons in a civil action. If the operator makes an affidavit that he has conducted a search with reasonable diligence and the whereabouts of the surface owner cannot be ascertained or such notice cannot be delivered, then constructive notice of the intent to drill may be given in the same manner as provided for the notice of proceedings to appoint appraisers.Within five (5) days of the date of delivery or service of the notice of intent to drill, it shall be the duty of the operator and the surface owner to enter into good faith negotiations to determine the surface damages.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 2, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 314, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.4. Undertakings which may be posted as damage deposit.

|A. Every operator doing business in this state shall file a corporate surety bond, letter of credit from a banking institution, cash, or a certificate of deposit with the Secretary of State in the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) conditioned upon compliance with Sections 318.2 through 318.9 of this title for payment of any location damages due which the operator cannot otherwise pay. The Secretary of State shall hold such corporate surety bond, letter of credit from a banking institution, cash or certificate of deposit for the benefit of the surface owners of this state and shall ensure that such security is in a form readily payable to a surface owner awarded damages in an action brought pursuant to this act. Each corporate surety bond, letter of credit, cash, or certificate of deposit filed with the Secretary of State shall be accompanied by a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). |B. The bonding company or banking institution shall file, for such fee as is provided for by law, a certificate that said bond or letter of credit is in effect or has been canceled, or that a claim has been made against it in the office of the court clerk in each county in which the operator is drilling or planning to drill. Said bond or letter of credit must remain in full force and effect as long as the operator continues drilling operations in this state. Each such filing shall be accompanied by a filing fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).C. Upon deposit of the bond, letter of credit, cash, or certificate of deposit, the operator shall be permitted entry upon the property and shall be permitted to commence drilling of a well in accordance with the terms and conditions of any lease or other existing contractual or lawful right.D. If the damages agreed to by the parties or awarded by the court are greater than the bond, letter of credit, cash, or certificate of deposit posted, the operator shall pay the damages immediately or post an additional bond, letter of credit, cash, or certificate of deposit sufficient to cover the damages. Said increase in bond, letter of credit, cash, or certificate of deposit shall comply with the requirements of this section.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 3, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 13, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 120, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 74, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1990.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.6. Appeal of decision on exceptions to report of appraiser or verdict upon jury trial - Execution of instruments of conveyance.

|Any aggrieved party may appeal from the decision of the court on exceptions to the report of the appraisers or the verdict rendered upon jury trial. Such appeal shall not serve to delay the prosecution of the work on the premises in question if the award of the appraisers or jury has been deposited with the clerk for the use and benefit of the surface owner. In case of review or appeal, a certified copy of the final order or judgment shall be transmitted by the clerk to the appropriate county clerk to be filed and recorded. |When an estate is being probated, or when a minor or incompetent person has a legal guardian or conservator, the administrator or executor of the estate, or guardian of the minor or of the incompetent person or the conservator, shall have the authority to execute all instruments of conveyance provided for in this act on behalf of the estate, or minor or incompetent person with no other proceedings than approval by the judge of the court of jurisdiction being endorsed on the instrument of conveyance.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 5, operative July 1, 1982.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.7. Effect of act on existing contractual rights and contracts to establish correlative rights - Indian lands.

|Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair existing contractual rights nor shall it prohibit parties from contracting to establish correlative rights on the subject matter contained in this act. |This act shall not be applicable to nor affect in any way property held by an Indian whose interest is restricted against voluntary or involuntary alienation under the laws of the United States or property held by an Indian tribe or by the United States for any Indian tribe.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 6, operative July 1, 1982.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.8. Effect of act on jurisdiction, authority and power of Corporation Commission.

|Nothing in this act shall be construed as repealing or limiting the jurisdiction, authority and power of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 7, operative July 1, 1982.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.9. Violation of act - Damages.

|Upon presentation of clear, cogent and convincing evidence that the operator willfully and knowingly entered upon the premises for the purpose of commencing the drilling of a well before giving notice of such entry or without the agreement of the surface owner, the court may, in a separate action, award treble damages. The issue of noncompliance shall be a fact question, determinable without jury, and a de novo issue in the event of appeal. |Any operator who willfully and knowingly fails to keep posted the required bond or who fails to notify the surface owner, prior to entering, or fails to come to an agreement and does not ask the court for appraisers, shall pay, at the direction of the court, treble damages to the surface owner.Damages collected pursuant to this act shall not preclude the surface owner from collecting any additional damages caused by the operator at a subsequent date.Added by Laws 1982, c. 341, § 8, operative July 1, 1982.
52 OK Stat § 52-318.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-318.21. Short title - Seismic Exploration Regulation Act - Definitions.

|A. Sections 318.21 through 318.23 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Seismic Exploration Regulation Act". |B. As used in the Seismic Exploration Regulation Act:1. "Seismic exploration" means the drilling of seismograph test holes and use of surface energy sources such as weight drop equipment, thumpers, hydropulses or vibrators, and any of the activities associated therewith;2. "Operator" or "applicant" means a person or entity who is either the owner of the right to conduct seismic exploration or acting on behalf of the owner;3. "Surface estate" means the same as defined in Section 802 of this title; and4. "Surface owner" means the owner or owners of record of the surface estate of the property upon which the seismic exploration is to occur, based upon the records of the county clerk of the county within which the surface estate is actually located.Added by Laws 1998, c. 354, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 220, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2012, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 2012.NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 220, § 1 and Laws 2012, c. 229, § 1 made identical changes to this section.
52 OK Stat § 52-320 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-320. "Growing crops" defined.

|As respects exploration and drilling for oil or gas, plugging or repair of oil or gas wells and provisions in contracts for either, the term "growing crops" shall be construed to include but not be limited to native grasses and trees. |Added by Laws 1975, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.
52 OK Stat § 52-320.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-320.1. Restriction on location of habitable structures.

|A. After the effective date of this act, it shall be unlawful to locate any habitable structure within: |1. A radius of one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from the wellbore of an active well; or2. A radius of fifty (50) feet from the center of any surface equipment or other equipment necessary for the operation of an active well, including, but not limited to, hydrocarbon and brine storage vessels, tanks, compressors, heaters, separators, dehydrators, or any other related equipment.B. Provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not prohibit an operator and surface owner from agreeing in writing to setback provisions with distances different from those set forth in this section.Added by Laws 2003, c. 361, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003. Renumbered from § 318.10 of this title by Laws 2006, c. 309, § 1, emerg eff. June 8, 2006.
52 OK Stat § 52-320.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-320.2. Unlawful use of safety equipment in oil or gas production.

|After the effective date of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or maliciously injure, deface, alter, destroy or tamper with any safety equipment that is not their own and is used in the drilling or production of an oil or gas well, unless consent is given by or the person is authorized by the owner or operator of the safety equipment. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 81, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
52 OK Stat § 52-391 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-391. Sale of petroleum products under deception as to quality or identity.

|It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation, to store, sell, expose for sale or offer for sale, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or other similar products in any manner whatsoever, which deceives, tends to deceive, or has the effect of deceiving the purchaser as to the nature, quality or identity of the product so sold or offered for sale. |Added by Laws 1933, c. 165, p. 381, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-392 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-392. Marked containers or distributing equipment - Use in selling petroleum products.

|It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation, to store, sell, expose for sale or offer for sale in or from any container, tank, pump, or other distributing device or equipment, any other liquid fuels, lubricating oils, grease, or other similar products, than those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor, indicated by the name, trade name, symbol, sign or other distinguishing trademark or device appearing upon the tank, container, pump, or other distributing equipment in which the same are sold, offered for sale, or distributed. |Added by Laws 1933, c. 165, p. 382, § 2, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-393 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-393. Trademark - Imitation.

|It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation to imitate the design, symbol, emblem, color scheme, trade name, trademark, or the markings of any buildings or equipment of any other marketer of liquids, fuels, lubricating oils, greases or other similar products, except with the written consent of such marketer, where such imitation may deceive, tend to deceive, or have the effect of deceiving the purchaser as to the nature, source, quality or identity of the product sold or offered for sale. |Added by Laws 1933, c. 165, p. 382, § 3, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-394 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-394. Selling under false mark or name.

|It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to expose for sale, offer for sale or sell under a trademark, trade name, or any other distinguishing mark, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or other like products other than those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor, marketing liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases, or other like product, under such trademark, trade name, or name or other distinguishing mark. |Added by Laws 1933, c. 165, p. 382, § 4, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-395 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-395. Mixing or blending.

|It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation to mix, blend or compound, the liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or similar products of any manufacturer or any distributor with the products of any other manufacturer or distributor or to adulterate the same and expose the same for sale, offer for sale or sell the same under the trademark, trade name, name or other distinguishing mark of either said manufacturer or distributor or as the unadulterated product of such manufacturers or distributors; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the lawful owner thereof from applying his or its own trademark, trade name or symbols, to any product or material. |Added by 1933, c. 165, p. 382, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-396 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-396. Aiding violations of act.

|It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to aid or assist any other person in the violation of the provisions of this act by depositing or delivering into a tank, receptacle, or any other container, a liquid fuel, lubricating oils, greases or similar products, other than those intended to be stored therein and distributed therefrom, as indicated by the name of the manufacturer or distributor or the trade name, trademark or distinguishing mark, of the product displayed on the container itself or on the pump or other distributing device used in connection therewith, or shall by any other means, aid or assist another in the violation of any of the provisions of this act. |Added by 1933, c. 165, p. 382, § 6, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-397 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-397. Violation of provisions - Misdemeanor.

|Any person, firm or corporation, who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the first offense or by imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by 1933, c. 165, p. 383, § 7, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-398 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-398. Definitions - Persons liable for violations by firm or corporation.

|The term "person" as used in this act shall include every natural person; the term "firm" shall include co-partnerships and associations. If a firm or corporation shall commit a misdemeanor, according to the provisions of this act, every director, officer, agent, employee or member participating in, aiding or authorizing the act constituting such misdemeanor shall be guilty of having committed a misdemeanor hereunder and shall be subject to the penalties herein provided. |Added by 1933, c. 165, p. 383, § 8, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-399 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-399. Partial invalidity - Effect.

|The sections of this act and each part of such sections are hereby declared to be independent sections and parts of sections, and the holding of a section or part thereof or the application to any person or circumstances to be invalid or ineffective, or unconstitutional shall not affect any other section or part thereof or the application of any section or part thereof to other persons or circumstances. |Added by 1933, c. 165, p. 383, § 9, emerg. eff. May 1, 1933.
52 OK Stat § 52-420.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-420.1. Short title - Definitions.

|A. The provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act”. |B. For purposes of the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act:1. “Administrator” means the State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator;2. “Board” means the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board; and3. “Liquefied petroleum gases”, “LPG”, or “LP-Gas” means and includes any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, normal butane and isobutane, and butylenes.Added by Laws 1953, p. 219, § 1, emerg. eff. June 30, 1953. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 366, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
52 OK Stat § 52-420.3A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-420.3A. Liability of sellers, suppliers, handlers, or transporters of liquified petroleum gas.

|A. A person is not liable for damages and no legal action shall be commenced or maintained against such person engaged in this state in the business of selling at retail, supplying, handling, or transporting liquefied petroleum gas if the alleged injury, damage, or loss was caused by: |1. The alteration, modification, or repair of liquefied petroleum gas equipment, containers, or a liquefied petroleum gas appliance if the alteration, modification, or repair was done without the knowledge and consent of the liquefied petroleum gas seller, supplier, handler, or transporter; and2. The liquefied petroleum gas equipment, containers, or a liquefied petroleum gas appliance being used in a manner or for a purpose other than that for which the equipment or appliance was intended.B. This section shall apply only to a person who complies with the approved standards and rules as outlined in subsection E of Section 420.3 of this title and who has not acted in a grossly negligent or willful and wanton manner.Added by Laws 1994, c. 330, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 366, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 143, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 2006.
52 OK Stat § 52-420.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-420.5. Fees on sale, purchase, rental and/or use of refillable cylinders and containers - Penalties.

|A. The Board is authorized to establish a fee, to be paid to the Administrator, upon the sale, purchase, rental and/or use in this state of liquefied petroleum gas refillable cylinders and all other liquefied petroleum gas containers. |B. Each manufacturer of LP-Gas containers in Oklahoma, each vendor of containers manufactured without the state, and each person, firm or corporation placing any LPG container or cylinder in use in this state shall pay the applicable fee. For vendors of containers manufactured without this state, the fee or fees shall apply and become due upon delivery to the vendors, or for their account, within the state, of containers or cylinders purchased without the state. In no event shall the fees herein levied be paid or become payable on any container or cylinder sold, rented, purchased or placed in use in this state prior to the effective date of this act, or more than once on any container or cylinder, or upon any container or cylinder resold, rerented, repurchased or reused in this state. The Administrator is authorized to refund or credit fees upon containers sold without the state upon which the fees have previously been paid, or any fees which have erroneously been paid, upon written application supported by affidavit setting forth the basis for such refund. The Administrator is authorized to adopt a system of identification of containers on which the fees herein levied have been paid.C. No person, firm or corporation shall use or install in this state any container or cylinder upon which the applicable fee levied above applies and has not been paid. In case of failure to pay within the specified time, there shall be assessed a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%), which shall be added to the applicable fee.Added by Laws 1953, p. 223, § 5, emerg. eff. June 30, 1953. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 247, § 6, emerg. eff. June 25, 1981; Laws 1993, c. 270, § 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2003, c. 395, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 143, § 4, emerg. eff. May 10, 2006.