reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-5 - TESTING AND ALLOWABLE › Section 400-1-5-.08 - Gas-Oil Ratio

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Any oil well producing with a gas-oil ratio in excess of two
				  thousand (2,000) cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil produced shall be allowed
				  to produce daily only that volume of gas obtained by multiplying its daily oil
				  allowable by two thousand (2,000) cubic feet. The gas volume thus obtained
				  shall be known as the daily gas allowable of such well. The daily oil allowable
				  of such well in barrels shall then be determined by dividing its daily gas
				  allowable, obtained as herein provided, by its producing gas-oil ratio in cubic
				  feet per barrel of oil produced. A well producing from the gas cap of an oil
				  reservoir in which an oil well or wells are completed and producing shall, to
				  the extent that it can produce without waste, be allowed to produce daily only
				  that volume of gas and other hydrocarbons that under conditions of pressure and
				  temperature existing in the reservoir from which produced is the equivalent in
				  volume, under like pressure and temperature, to the oil and gas that would be
				  produced daily from that oil well in the same reservoir producing the highest
				  daily oil allowable if its gas-oil ratio were two thousand (2,000) cubic feet
				  of gas per barrel of oil.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-5 - TESTING AND ALLOWABLE › Section 400-1-5-.09 - Permissible Tolerance In Production Volumes Allowed For Oil Wells

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Daily
				Tolerance.
It is recognized that oil wells located on units capable of
				producing their daily allowable may overproduce one day and underproduce
				another. No unit, except for the purpose of testing in the process of
				completing or recompleting a well and for tests made for the purpose of
				obtaining scientific data, shall produce during any day more than one hundred
				twenty-five percent (125%) of the daily allowable assigned the unit, or ten
				(10) barrels above the daily unit allowable, whichever is greater. Subject to
				the foregoing, any underproduction may be made up by production from the same
				unit within the same month and overproduction shall be adjusted by
				underproduction.
(2)
Monthly
				Tolerance.
No unit shall produce in anyone (1) month more than its
				monthly allowable plus a tolerance equal to three (3) days' allowable
				production. The allowed monthly tolerance of overproduction shall be adjusted
				during the following month by underproduction. Overproduction within the
				permitted tolerance shall be considered as oil produced against the allowable
				assigned to the unit for the following month.
(3)
Production in Excess of Monthly
				Allowable Plus Tolerance.
In instances where production in excess of the
				monthly allowable plus tolerance occurs from error, mechanical failure,
				testing, or other cause reasonably beyond the control of the operator, a report
				of such excess production shall be filed in writing with the Board and the
				transporter within fifteen (15) days after occurrence. Such report shall
				contain the number of barrels of excess production and the plan of adjustment.
				Such excess production shall be considered as oil produced against the
				allowable assigned to the unit for the following month and such may be
				transported from the tanks only as the unit accrues daily allowable to offset
				such excess production.
(4)
General.
The tolerance permitted on a daily or monthly basis shall
				not be construed to increase the allowable of a unit or to grant authority to
				any operator to market or to any transporter to transport any quantity of oil
				in excess of the unit's allowable. The possession of a quantity of oil in
				storage at the end of any month in excess of three (3) days' allowable plus any
				untransported allowable oil shall be construed as a violation of this rule
				unless reported as provided in (3) above.
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-5 - TESTING AND ALLOWABLE › Section 400-1-5-.10 - Permissible Tolerance In Production Volumes Allowed For Gas Wells

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Daily
				tolerance.
Although gas wells may overproduce their daily allowable one
				day and underproduce another, no unit, other than for the purpose of testing in
				the process of completing or recompleting a well and for the purpose of testing
				to obtain scientific data, shall produce, during anyone day, more than two
				hundred percent (200%) of the daily allowable assigned for the unit. Subject to
				the foregoing, any underproduction may be made up by production from the same
				unit within the same month and overproduction shall be adjusted by
				underproduction.
(2)
Monthly
				tolerance.
No unit shall be allowed to produce, in any one (1) month,
				more than the monthly allowable for such unit plus a tolerance equal to five
				(5) days' allowable production. The allowed monthly tolerance of overproduction
				shall be adjusted during the following month by underproduction. Overproduction
				within the permitted tolerance shall be considered as gas produced against the
				allowable assigned to the unit for the following month.
(3)
Production in Excess of Monthly
				Allowable Plus Tolerance.
In instances where production in excess of the
				monthly allowable plus tolerance occurs from error, mechanical failure,
				testing, or other cause reasonably beyond the control of the operator, a report
				of such excess production shall be filed in writing with the Board and the
				transporter within fifteen (15) days after occurrence. Such report shall
				contain the number of cubic feet of excess production and the plan of
				adjustment. Such excess production shall be considered as gas produced against
				the allowable assigned to the unit for the following month.
(4)
General.
The tolerance
				permitted on a daily or monthly basis shall not be construed to increase the
				allowable of a unit or to grant authority to any operator to market or to any
				transporter to transport any quantity of gas in excess of the unit's
				allowable.
Previous Chapter 400-1-5 (Rules
					 400-1-5-.01 through
					 400-1-5-.08)
Repealed and
					 New Chapter
(Rules
					 400-1-5-.01 through 400-1-5-.10)
adopted in lieu thereof:
Filed April 11,
					 2000.
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.01 - General

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The design and construction of all wells and production
				  facilities shall be based on sound engineering principles and must take into
				  account the composition of the well stream, maximum pressures, and other
				  pertinent engineering data and information. All flowing wells shall be produced
				  through tubing anchored by a packer and shall be equipped with a master valve
				  and adequate chokes or beans to properly control the flow thereof. The
				  Supervisor may approve alternative procedures for properly controlling well
				  flow, upon request by the operator.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.02 - Protection Of Oil And Gas

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Before any oil or gas well is completed as a producer, the
				  producing horizons shall be sealed or separated in order to prevent their
				  contents from passing into another stratum. Except for test purposes approved
				  by the Supervisor, no well shall be permitted to produce oil or gas
				  simultaneously from different strata through the same string of casing, without
				  the permission of the Board after notice and hearing.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.03 - Initial Bottom Hole Pressure Survey

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise specified by the Supervisor, an operator
				  completing a well in a new oil or gas pool shall perform an initial bottom hole
				  pressure survey on said pool prior to receiving a temporary allowable from the
				  Supervisor. The bottom hole pressure survey shall be performed with a bottom
				  hole pressure gauge and results of the survey shall be reported to the
				  Supervisor. The bottom hole pressure survey shall be conducted for at least
				  twenty-four (24) hours and in accordance with industry standards.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.04 - Pressure-Volume-Temperature Analysis

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise specified by the Supervisor, an operator
				  completing a well in a new oil or gas-condensate pool at a measured depth of
				  six thousand (6,000) feet or greater shall perform a
				  pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) analysis on a subsurface sample or recombined
				  surface sample of hydrocarbon fluids from said well prior to receiving a
				  temporary allowable from the Supervisor. The analysis shall be performed in
				  accordance with industry standards and the results shall be reported to the
				  Supervisor.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.05 - Procedures For Multiple Completions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Information shall be submitted to the
				Supervisor for approval showing the top and bottom of all zones proposed for
				completion, including a partial electrical log and a diagrammatic sketch
				showing such zones and equipment to be used.
(2) If zones approved for multiple completion
				become intercommunicated, the operator shall, after obtaining approval from the
				Supervisor, immediately repair the well so as to separate such zones.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.06 - Recompletion Or Reworking

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
				Prior to commencing recompletion or reworking operations, approval shall be
				obtained from the Supervisor. The Supervisor may require that the workover or
				recompletion procedure be submitted in writing. Unless an exception is granted
				by the Supervisor, an operator shall submit with such procedure statements
				addressing the following: the reason for the workover, calculated bottom hole
				pressure in the well, method of controlling pressure, expected hydrogen sulfide
				concentrations of the well stream, blow-out preventer arrangements, and the
				testing requirements for blow-out preventers to be used during the operations.
				If the workover or recompletion is being performed on a well which contains
				hydrogen sulfide and the work being performed requires that the wellhead be
				removed, then Form OGB-24, Operator's Certificate of Compliance for Operations
				Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, shall accompany the workover or recompletion
				procedure. If the workover or recompletion is being performed on a well which
				contains hydrogen sulfide, then the hydrogen sulfide gas shall not be
				vented.
(2) If, after recompletion
				or reworking operations have begun, unexpected wellbore conditions are
				encountered the operator may, at his own risk, proceed with appropriate
				remedial action. As soon as practical, the Supervisor must be notified of such
				remedial action. Within thirty (30) days of recompletion or reworking
				operations, the operator shall submit a revised Form OGB-6, OGB-7, OGB-8, and
				OGB-9 where applicable, and one (1) copy of any additional logs.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.07 - Tanks Or Tank Batteries

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
A sign shall be posted and maintained in a legible state, in
				  a conspicuous place near a tank or tank battery. Such sign shall be posted when
				  the tank or tank battery is installed and shall remain posted until the tank or
				  tank battery is removed and the location restored. The sign shall include the
				  name of the operator, the name or number designation of the battery, a listing
				  of the permit number(s) from well(s) with fluids flowing into the battery, and
				  the section, township, range, and county in which the tank or tank battery is
				  located.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.08 - Dikes

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All permanent tanks, tank outlets, treaters, or other
				  facilities used to store oil, condensate, or salt water, must be surrounded by
				  a dike which is constructed and maintained in a manner that is capable of
				  retaining fluids. The containment area surrounded by the dike shall be lined
				  with a material that is capable of retaining fluids. The containment area shall
				  have a capacity of at least one-and-one-half (1 1/2) times that of the tank or
				  other vessel containing fluids and in any event the dike shall be at least two
				  (2) feet high on the inside wall unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor.
				  The Supervisor may require dikes around other facilities that contain oil,
				  condensate, salt water, or other fluids. In the case of tank batteries, the
				  dike must have the capacity to contain a volume equal to one-and-one-half (1
				  1/2) times that of the largest tank in the battery and in any event the dike
				  shall be at least two (2) feet high on the inside wall unless otherwise
				  approved by the Supervisor. The top of the dike must be at least two (2) feet
				  higher than the bottom of the lowest tank or other vessel containing fluids.
				  The tanks or other vessels containing fluids must be elevated to provide enough
				  gradient to allow drainage away from the tanks toward the dike. No oil,
				  condensate, salt water, or other deleterious substances shall be allowed to
				  remain within containment areas. Drainage of fluids from containment areas
				  shall be authorized by appropriate permit(s) or regulations.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.09 - Berms

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The Supervisor may require that a containment berm at least
				  two (2) feet high on the inside wall be constructed on the downslope side of a
				  well location or other location used to store oil, condensate, or salt
				  water.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.10 - Site Maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
				Access roads shall be maintained to allow motor vehicle access to all sites,
				such as well sites, production facility sites, Class II injection facility
				sites and underground storage facility sites.
(2) All unusable materials or equipment shall
				be removed from sites.
(3) Any
				rubbish, debris, or vegetation that might constitute a fire hazard shall be
				removed to a distance of at least fifty (50) feet from the wellhead, production
				facilities, such as separators, heater treaters, and tanks, plants, pump
				stations, and meter run, or to the boundary of the well site, whichever is
				less.
(4) All wastes and other
				material including petroleum contaminated soil shall be removed from the
				location and disposed of in a lawfully approved facility, or recycled or
				disposed of in accordance with appropriate permit(s) or regulation(s);
				provided, however, that petroleum contaminated soil may be approved by the
				Supervisor for on-site remediation. All wastes being removed from location
				shall comply with the requirements of Rule
				400-1-9-.03, Transportation of
				Wastes Associated with Oil and Gas Operations.
(5) All site conditions must meet the
				approval of the Supervisor.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.11 - Location Of Fired Vessels

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All heaters, treaters, and other fired vessels placed in
				  operation shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any well or
				  liquid hydrocarbon storage tank. Provided, however, the Supervisor may grant an
				  exception to this requirement upon submission of written justification by the
				  operator.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-6 - PRODUCTION › Section 400-1-6-.12 - Authorization To Clean Tanks

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Any operator wishing to clean a tank must notify the
				  Supervisor and submit Form OGB-21. Operations may begin after notification. The
				  contents of a tank shall be manifested in accordance with Rule
				  400-1-9-.03, relating to
				  Transportation of Wastes, and shall be disposed of as allowed by appropriate
				  permit(s) or regulation(s).
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Previous Chapter 400-1-6 (Rules
					 400-1-6-.01 through
					 400-1-6-.07)  Repealed and New
					 Chapter (Rules
					 400-1-6-.01 through 400-1-6-.12)
					 adopted in lieu thereof: Filed April 11,
					 2000.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-7 - PROCESSING › Section 400-1-7-.01 - Production Facilities, Processing Facilities, And Plants

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All production facilities, processing facilities, and plants
				  shall be designed, installed, and maintained in a manner which provides for
				  efficiency, safety of operation, and protection of the environment.
(1)
Production Facilities.
(a) All production equipment shall be
				designed, installed, and maintained in accordance with generally accepted
				industry practices or standards.
(b) A generalized process schematic flow
				diagram showing all equipment with size, capacity, and design working pressure
				of separators, flare scrubbers, treaters, storage tanks, compressors, line
				pumps, metering devices, and other hydrocarbon- handling vessels shall be
				submitted to the Supervisor.
(c)
				For operations within designated field boundaries where well sites and
				equipment are the same, a typical schematic may be submitted by the operator
				for that field. Any deviation from the typical schematic should be submitted to
				the Supervisor.
(d) Prior to
				construction and operation of a sour gas production facility, approval must be
				obtained from the Supervisor. Application for permission to construct and
				operate a sour gas production facility shall be considered a two-step process.
1.
Step 1.
An operator seeking
				the Supervisor's approval for the construction and operation of a sour gas
				production facility shall submit in duplicate the information listed below:
(i) A generalized schematic flow diagram
				showing all equipment on location with size, capacity, and design working
				pressure of separators, flare scrubbers, treaters, storage tanks, compressors,
				line pumps, metering devices, and other hydrocarbon-handling vessels.
(ii) A description and schematic diagram
				showing hydrogen sulfide safety and monitoring equipment specified in Rule
				400-1-9-.02, relating to
				Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide.
2.
Step 2.
Prior to placing
				equipment in service, the following information shall be submitted:
(i) The following certification signed and
				dated with the title of the company representative: "(Operator) certifies that
				the (Production Facility) has been designed, installed and will be operated in
				accordance with generally accepted industry practices or standards for such
				facilities."
(ii) In accordance
				with Rule
				400-1-9-.02, relating to
				Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, an Operator's Certificate of Compliance
				for Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide on Form OGB-24 for the facility,
				associated wells, and gathering lines shall be submitted to the
				Supervisor.
(e) Additional information when required by
				the Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-8 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 400-1-8-.01 - Certificate Of Compliance, Authorization To Transport

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No transporter shall transport oil, gas, or condensate from
				  any production facility or plant products from any plant, until the operator
				  thereof shall furnish to the transporter an approved Operator's Certificate of
				  Compliance and Authorization to Transport Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well,
				  Form OGB-12, and, if required, an approved Operator's Certificate of Compliance
				  and Authorization to Transport Products from Plant, Form OGB-13. If oil, gas,
				  or condensate is being transported from multiple wells, and there is a common
				  transporter and a common purchaser for each of the wells, then an operator may
				  submit a single Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to
				  Transport Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well, Form OGB-12, listing the permit
				  number, well name and number, and field name for each well. Such certificates
				  shall certify that the conservation laws of the State have been complied with,
				  and that such transporter is authorized by the operator to transport oil, gas,
				  or condensate from such facility or plant products from any plant. Unless
				  otherwise authorized by the Supervisor, Form OGB-12 or OGB-13 must be approved
				  prior to transporting first production.
J. H. Massingill
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-8 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 400-1-8-.02 - Revocation Of Certificate Of Compliance

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Whenever the operator of any oil or gas production facility
				  or plant shall have failed to comply with all applicable laws and applicable
				  rules and regulations of the Board, with respect to such facility or plant, the
				  applicable Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport
				  Oil, Gas, or Condensate from Well, Form OGB-12, and, if required, the
				  applicable Operator's Certificate of Compliance and Authorization to Transport
				  Products from Plant, Form OGB-13, shall be revoked. The Supervisor or Board
				  shall provide written notice to the operator and transporter of revocation, and
				  the transporter moving oil, gas, condensate, or plant products from such
				  facility or plant, shall immediately discontinue transporting oil, gas,
				  condensate, or plant products until further notice from the Supervisor or
				  Board.
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-8 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 400-1-8-.03 - Gathering Lines

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
				Applicability.
(a) All intrastate gathering
				lines, located in a rural location, must be designed, installed, constructed,
				and maintained in accordance with generally accepted industry
				standards.
(b) Any modification,
				replacement, relocation, or other change in an intrastate gathering line,
				located in a rural location shall be made in accordance with generally accepted
				industry standards. Repairs that do not alter the accuracy of the information
				previously submitted and approved under section (2) are not subject to this
				part.
(c) Flowlines and
				transmission lines, as defined in Rule
				400-1-1-.05, relating to
				Definitions, shall not be subject to this rule.
(d) Exemptions to sections (2) through (4)
				may be obtained if operational conditions of the line satisfy the
				qualifications listed in section (6) of this rule.
(e) Variances to or waivers from the
				specifications of parts of this rule may be granted by the Supervisor as set
				forth in section.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-9 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-1-9-.01 - Notification Of Fire, Spill, Leak, Or Blow Out

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The Supervisor shall be notified
				immediately of a fire, spill, leak, or blow out that occurs at or is related to
				the operation of any well, production, processing, storage, Class II injection
				facility, underground storage facility, plant, or gathering line or flowline,
				used in operations including but not limited to drilling, completing, testing,
				recompletion or reworking, producing, processing, storing, injecting,
				gathering, transporting or metering.
(2) Such notification shall include
				information pertaining to a description of the incident; location by County,
				section, township, and range; extent of damage to life and environment; and
				corrective action taken.
(3) If
				deemed necessary by the agent of the Board, Form OGB-27, Notification of Fire,
				Spill, Leak or Blow Out Incident Report, shall be submitted to the Board within
				ten (10) days of the incident; however, when a spill or leak leaves the
				location Form OGB-27, Notification of Fire, Spill, Leak or Blow Out Incident
				Report, shall be submitted to the Board within ten (10) days.
(4) The operator shall immediately take the
				appropriate action to clean up spills, repair leaks, extinguish fires, and
				bring blow outs under control. Additionally, the operator shall notify other
				appropriate governmental agencies of the incident.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-9 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-1-9-.02 - Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
This rule shall apply to all operations that encounter or
				  could reasonably expect to encounter oil or gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
				  Preventative measures shall be taken to control the effects of hydrogen sulfide
				  (H2S) at all operations where hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the system are
				  equal to one hundred (100) parts per million (ppm) or more. Such operations
				  shall include, but may not be limited to drilling, completion, recompletion or
				  reworking, testing, producing, gathering, metering, cleansing, processing,
				  storing, transporting, and injecting.
(1)
Operator Responsibility.
(a) Each operator shall conduct operations in
				accordance with section (2) through (7), and (10) and (11) below. Section (8)
				requires each operator to file a Certificate of Compliance for each operation
				that encounters or could reasonably be expected to encounter oil or gas
				containing hydrogen sulfide.
(b)
				Any person or persons submitting an application for a change of operator
				pursuant to Rule
				400-1-2-.05 for an existing sour
				gas well, plant, or gathering line shall comply with the requirements of this
				rule.
(c) Exemptions to section (2)
				through (7) may be obtained by filing a Certificate of Compliance with the
				Supervisor as directed under section (9) below.
(d) Variances to or waivers from the
				specifications of this rule may be granted by the Supervisor upon showing a
				good cause by the operator.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-9 - SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT › Section 400-1-9-.03 - Transportation Of Wastes Associated With Oil And Gas Operations

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Certificate of
				Eligibility to Transport Wastes.
(a) No
				transporter shall transport wastes from a site until a Transporter's
				Certificate of Eligibility to Transport Wastes, Form OGB-25, has been approved
				by the Supervisor and an Organization Report, Form OGB-5, as prescribed in Rule
				400-1-2-.04, has been filed with
				the Board. Said approval of a Transporter's Certificate shall be for a two-
				(2-) year period, but may be renewed every two (2) years by filing a new
				Organization Report, Form OGB-5.
(b) If any transportation procedures are
				modified, then an amended Transporter's Certificate of Eligibility to Transport
				Wastes, Form OGB-25, shall be submitted for approval by the
				Supervisor.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-10 - REPORTS › Section 400-1-10-.01 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Operators of oil and gas, Class II injection wells, storage
				  wells, plants, and transporters of oil, condensate, or gas or storage operators
				  shall make reports of their operations. The following reports shall be filed
				  with the Supervisor by the twenty-eighth (28th) day of the month subsequent to
				  the period for which the report is made, or at such other time as prescribed by
				  the Supervisor. Any person conducting operations that fall within the
				  classification of operator, transporter, processor, or storage operator shall
				  prepare and file the following reports applicable to his operations:
(1) Operator's Monthly Report from Oil Wells,
				Form OGB-14;
(2) Operator's Monthly
				Report from Gas Wells, Form OGB-15;
(3) Transporter's and Storer's Monthly
				Report, Form OGB-16;
(4) Monthly
				Report of Fluids Injected, Form OGB-17;
(5) Monthly Report of Gas Injected/Withdrawn
				for Natural Gas Storage Facilities, Form OGB-17-D; and
(6) Monthly Report for Products from
				Processing, Cleansing, or Extraction Facilities, Form OGB-18.
Author:
State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-11 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-11-.01 - Authority Of Supervisor

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-11 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-11-.02 - Prehearing Conference

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-11 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-11-.03 - Appeal From Decision Of Supervisor

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
State Oil and Gas
				  Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.01 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.02 - Necessity For Hearing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.03 - Emergency Orders

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.04 - Commencement Of Proceedings

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.05 - Form And Content Of Pleading

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.06 - Execution

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.07 - Filing And Docketing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.08 - Representation By Attorneys

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.09 - Parties

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.10 - Notice

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.11 - Contents Of Notice Of Hearing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.12 - Preparation Of Notice

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.13 - Continuance Of Hearing Without New Notice

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.14 - Conduct Of Hearing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.15 - Power Of Board To Require Attendance Of Witness And Production Of Evidence

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.16 - Rules Of Evidence

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.17 - Affidavits

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.18 - Copies

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.19 - Order Of Docket Of Hearing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.20 - Place Of Hearing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.21 - Preparation Of Proposed Orders

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.22 - Determination Of Rulings Upon Evidence

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-12 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-12-.23 - Entry Of Rules, Regulations, And Orders

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-13 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-13-.01 - Forced Integration Or Forced Pooling

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
John H. Masingill
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-14 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-14-.01 - Appointment Of A Hearing Officer

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-14 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-14-.02 - Powers Of The Hearing Officer

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-14 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-14-.03 - Report Of Hearing Officer

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-14 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-14-.04 - Communication With Hearing Officer

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING ONSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-1-14 - [Repealed] › Section 400-1-14-.05 - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 5/16/00)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-2-1-.01 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The following Rules and Regulations shall govern submerged
				  offshore lands operations. These rules apply to oil and gas operations
				  conducted insubmerged offshore lands, which include all lands within Baldwin
				  and Mobile counties that are overlain by water and within the territorial
				  jurisdiction of the State of Alabama. For the purpose of administering these
				  rules the Board may classify lands as submerged offshore lands or onshore
				  lands. Wells drilled from surface locations in submerged offshore lands to
				  onshore bottom hole locations shall be permitted, drilled, completed, and
				  plugged pursuant to offshore rules and regulations, but shall be spaced on a
				  spacing unit in accordance with onshore rules and regulations, except for
				  locations under barrier islands and peninsulas which are bounded on at least
				  three (3) sides by offshore tracts, or other landed areas designated by the
				  Board, which areas shall be spaced in accordance with offshore rules. Wells
				  drilled from onshore surface locations to bottom hole locations in submerged
				  offshore lands shall be permitted, drilled, completed, and plugged pursuant to
				  onshore rules, but shall be spaced in accordance with the offshore rules. The
				  Supervisor may require notice and hearing on any permit application in which
				  the operator requests approval to drill a well from a surface location in
				  submerged offshore lands to an onshore bottom hole location or from an onshore
				  surface location to a bottom hole location underlying submerged offshore
				  lands.
Author:
Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-2-1-.02 - Applicability Of Other Rules

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
In addition to the rules and regulations governing submerged
				  offshore lands operations set forth in Rule
				  400-2-1-.01
et
				  seq
., the following rules shall apply to submerged offshore lands
				  operations:
(1) Rules and Regulations
				of the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama Governing Class II Underground
				Injection Control Operations, Rule
				400-4-1-.01,
et
				seq
., and
(2) Rules
				and Regulations of the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama Governing Practice
				and Procedure and Forced Integration or Forced Pooling, Rule
				400-7-1-.01,
et
				seq
.
Author: State Oil and Gas Board
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 400 - STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF ALABAMA › GOVERNING SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LANDS OPERATIONS › Chapter 400-2-1 - GENERAL › Section 400-2-1-.03 - Repealed Rules, Special Field Rules, And Orders

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All rules and regulations governing the conservation of oil
				  and gas in Alabama which have been heretofore promulgated by the Board under
				  the authority of Act No. 1, approved May 22, 1945, General Act of Alabama,
				  Regular Session 1945, are hereby repealed, rescinded, and superseded by these
				  rules and regulations; provided, however, no special field rules or other
				  orders of the Board are so repealed, rescinded, or superseded. Special field
				  rules and orders will be issued when required and shall prevail over these
				  rules and regulations, where in conflict therewith.
Author:
David E. Bolin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											9-17-1,
et
seq
.