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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 202 - Loan Policies › Chapter 15 - Collateral Insurance Policy › Rule 25-202-15.2 - Windstorm Insurance

Current through June 25, 2024
The VHPB requires Windstorm (Hurricane) Insurance in the six
				  coastal counties of Mississippi. (Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River,
				  Stone, George).
The dwelling coverage amount will be the same as on the
				  Hazard (Homeowners) policy.
The maximum deductible amount required is 2 percent of the
				  dwelling coverage. However, should the borrower request a higher deductible or
				  his/her insurance company will not allow the 2 percent deductible, the VHPB
				  will review the account to determine if a higher deductible of 5 percent is
				  acceptable. The review will consider the following:
A. The payment history must reflect that the
				borrower paid the monthly payments in accordance with the Deed of Trust note.
				Payments made consistently over 16 days from the due date are not
				acceptable.
B. The equity position
				of the property must be at least four times that of the dollar amount of the
				deductible. Examples:
1.
Dwelling
				coverage = $150,000 5% ded = $7,000 Balance of VHPB mortgage = $100,000
Four times ded amount = $30,000. Equity position =
				  $50,000
In this example, the higher deductible of 5% is
				  Acceptable
2.
Dwelling coverage = $150,000 5% ded + $7,500 Balance of VHPB mortgage =
				$140,000
Four times ded amount = $30,000. Equity position =
				  $10,000
In this example, the higher deductible of 5% is Not
				  Acceptable
Both of the examples above assume the dwelling
				  coverage amount approximates the value/ replacement costs of the
				  dwelling.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 202 - Loan Policies › Chapter 15 - Collateral Insurance Policy › Rule 25-202-15.3 - Tax and Insurance Escrow

Current through June 25, 2024
The Veterans' Home Purchase Board requires all taxes and
				  hazard, flood, and windstorm insurance premiums to be paid through an escrow
				  account. The mortgagor will pay one twelfth (1/12) of the annual real estate
				  taxes, hazard, flood, and windstorm premiums along with each monthly principal
				  and interest payment. The total amount will be considered the mortgagor's total
				  monthly payments.
The Loan Servicing Department, upon renewal of the hazard
				  insurance policy, will perform an annual analysis. Any necessary adjustments to
				  the total monthly payment will be made and the customer notified accordingly.
				  If an escrow account is short of the required escrow balance, designated VHPB
				  personnel will adjust the payment to collect the shortage over the next twelve
				  months. Management approval is required to make an adjustment to a shortage
				  that will exceed twelve months. If a surplus exists in the escrow account, the
				  check will be sent to the mortgagor refunding an amount of $50 or larger. A
				  surplus amount less than $50 will be retained in escrow unless specifically
				  requested by the mortgagor. In no event will a payment be reduced to absorb the
				  excess amount of escrow.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-7-7
Prior to the adoption of this policy, a small number of
					 loans had no tax escrow because of contrary wording in the Deed of Trust and
					 prior agreements with the mortgagor. These loans are monitored annually to
					 ensure the mortgagor pays the real estate
					 taxes.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 202 - Loan Policies › Chapter 16 - Confidentiality › Rule 25-202-16.1 - Confidentiality

Current through June 25, 2024
Employees will not access customer financial information
				  unless this is needed in the performance of assigned duties. Perusing customer
				  information to satisfy a personal curiosity is strictly prohibited. We
				  recognize however, that in the course of performing daily duties, employees out
				  of necessity acquire confidential information considered to be extremely
				  sensitive to customers. This information must not be revealed to unauthorized
				  persons. In addition, this information should not be discussed with others
				  within the organization unless their duties also require the information.
				  Customer financial information can be released only when authorized by the
				  customer, or when subpoenaed by a court or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
				  and then the information released must be accurate and within the confines of
				  the authorizing document. In all cases the release of customer information will
				  be based on a written request, and the release will be in accordance with
				  written VHPB instructions.
Violations of this policy by any employee may result in
				  disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-7-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 202 - Loan Policies › Chapter 17 - Deceased Borrower Policy › Rule 25-202-17.1 - Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the policy of the VHPB that upon notification of the
				  death of a borrower, the VHPB shall promptly identify and facilitate
				  communication with a successor in interest of the deceased borrower with
				  respect to the property that secures the deceased borrower's mortgage loan. A
				  successor in interest is a spouse, child or heir of a deceased borrower or
				  other party with an interest in the property.
To accomplish this policy, the following procedures should be
				  followed:
A. Promptly provide to any
				party claiming to be successor in interest; the list of documents required by
				the Agency for the party to establish the death of the borrower and the
				identity and legal interest of the successor in interest. The documents are
				death certificate, an executed will, or a court order determining a succession
				to real property.
B. Upon
				notification of the death of a borrower, promptly identifying and evaluating
				any issues that the VHPB must consider in reviewing the rights and obligations
				of successors in interest with respect to the property and mortgage loan,
				including, for example:
1. Receipt of
				acceptable proof of the successor in interest's identity and legal interest in
				the property;
2. Standing of the
				mortgage loan as current or delinquent;
3. Whether a trial modification or other loss
				mitigation option was in place at the time of the borrower's death;
4. Whether there is a pending or planned
				foreclosure proceeding;
5.
				Eligibility of the successor in interest for loss mitigation options,
				and
6. Eligibility of the successor
				in interest to assume the mortgage loan, with or without a simultaneous loan
				modification or other loss mitigation option;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 202 - Loan Policies › Chapter 19 - NSF Policy › Rule 25-202-19.1 - Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
This policy must be flexible and requires that each case be
				  considered on an individual basis using professional judgment.
Accounting personnel will maintain a NSF log on the (G) share
				  drive which will show who has had NSF checks in the past, when and how many
				  they have sent.
On the
first occasion
that a
				  borrower sends an NSF check, we should send the borrower a letter along with
				  their personal check asking that they replace this with another check which
				  should include a $35.00 NSF Fee. If the borrower calls and provides a valid
				  reason for the NSF check, we can waive the NSF fee and the borrower can send
				  another check to replace the original one.
Upon receiving a NSF check from a borrower a
second time,
we should return the check to the
				  borrower with a letter requesting another check be sent with the $35.00 NSF fee
				  included with their payment amount.
Upon receiving a NSF check from a borrower a
third time within a twelve month period,
we should
				  require that the NSF fee of $35.00 be included with their payment in the form
				  of certified funds. The borrower may be required to send their payment in the
				  form of certified funds for a period of six months from this point. After this
				  six-month period the borrower may again be allowed to send their payment in the
				  form of a personal check.
Please keep in mind this NSF policy only gives general
				  guidance and professional judgment should be used with each
				  case.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-7-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.1 - HEARINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
Hearings before the Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board shall be called by the Board for the purpose of taking any action in respect to any matter within its jurisdiction upon its own motion or upon the request or application of any interested party.
Upon receipt of a proper written request or petition for hearing, the Board shall place the request or petition on the docket, call a hearing within thirty (30) days after proper notice of the hearing and after such hearing and with all convenient speed, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall take action with regard to the subject matter thereof In extra-ordinary cases, the Board may take matters under advisement no longer than three regular Board meetings to gather additional evidence it may need in order to render its final decision.
Regular monthly meetings shall be held by the Board on the third Wednesday of each month at a time and place specified in the minutes of the Board. All hearings shall be open to the public and be held in Jackson, Mississippi, at a place designated by the Board by entry on its minutes unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Where circumstances permit, the Board, after sounding the docket, shall first call up and dispose of all motions and non-contested matters.
Subject to other provisions of these Rules, interested parties shall have the right to be heard at all hearings and to present witnesses and other evidence whether or not represented by legal counsel or technical assistance.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.2 - PETITTONS OR REQUESTS FOR HEARING

Current through June 25, 2024
Petitions or requests for hearing shall be written and may be in the form of a letter, shall be brief and concise, shall state in general terms the matter upon which action of the Board is desired, the interest of the applicant or person making the request, the relief sought, and the reasons therefor. An original and one copy of the request or petition shall be filed but failure to file a copy shall not be grounds to reject the request or petition.
Any such petition or request for hearing shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of $ 100.00. The filing fee must be paid prior to the assignment of a docket number and therefore prior to placement on the Board's docket. Said filing fee is nonrefundable. Payment of the filing fee can be made in any form currently allowed by the Board's regulations concerning the cost of research and copying of Board records.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.3 - DOCKETS AND FILE PROCEDURES

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Oil and Gas Supervisor (Supervisor) shall maintain a Docket Book and all petitions, and requests for hearings called on the motion of the Board shall be docketed and given a docket number, and a file carrying such number shall be opened by the Supervisor. All petitions for hearing, a copy of the notice of hearing, together with proof(s) of its publication, the originals of all instruments, documents, plats and other data except exhibits pre-filed pursuant to Rule 17, filed with the Board in connection with the hearing or the subject matter thereof, a transcript (if any) of all evidence taken at the hearing and the originals or copies of all correspondence with the Board concerning such hearing on the subject matter thereof shall be marked with the docket number of the hearing and placed and kept in the file carrying such number. The Docket Book and all files pertaining to hearings shall be open to the public at all reasonable times but shall not be removed from the custody of the Board or its employees. Copies of all such instruments, documents, plats, other data, and correspondence shall be furnished to any interested party upon payment of the cost of making such copies. All notices of hearing shall refer to the docket number thereof Copies of petitions for hearing shall be furnished by the Supervisor to any person upon request and upon payment of the cost of making such copies.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.5 - CONTINUANCE OF HEARINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
(A) All motions
						for continuance of contested matters shall state the reason for continuance.
(B) Parties other than petitioner
						who desire to continue a matter must (1) notify by telephone the petitioner or
						the petitioner's representative set forth in the petition and the Board of the
						motion for continuance not later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday of the week which
						precedes the regular monthly Board Meeting; and (2) mail or deliver a copy of
						the motion for continuance to said petitioner's representative and the Board
						not later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday of the week which precedes the regular monthly
						Board Meeting.
(C) On any
						contested matter, Petitioner desiring a continuance must request a continuance
						not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday of the week which precedes the regular
						monthly Board Meeting by notifying the Board and anyone who has filed a notice
						of contest. This notice shall be by telephone, followed by written notice,
						mailed or delivered to the Board and any contesting party or his representative
						on the same day.
(D) On any
						non-contested matter, petitioner may move for a continuance at the docket call
						at the regular meeting for cause stated.
(E) Petitioner and any other interested party
						may waive the notice requirements of paragraphs 5(B) and 5(C), supra, and agree
						to a continuance.
(F) The time
						limit for argument on motions for continuance shall be set by the Board at the
						time the motion is heard. Movant shall present his argument first and may
						reserve part of his time for rebuttal.
(G) As a general rule no more than one
						continuance of a docket will be granted at the request of a person other than
						petitioner.
(H)The foregoing
						notwithstanding, the Board may grant continuances in exceptional circumstances
						even though there has not been compliance with paragraphs 5(a) through 5(e).
(I) Once proper notice of a
						hearing has been given, additional notice shall not be required for any
						continuance of that hearing.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.6 - CONTESTED HEARINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
(A) NOTICE OF
						CONTEST.
(1) If an interested person desires
						to contest a petition or docket, then not later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday of the
						week which precedes the regular monthly Board Meeting the contestant shall
						deliver to the petitioner's representative set forth in the petition and to the
						Board a written "notice of contest" setting forth that the petition or docket
						will be contested, the name and address of the contestant, and a brief
						statement of the known reason(s) for the contest but failure to state all
						reasons will not be a waiver of the right to contest. If the written notice of
						contest cannot be actually delivered by the said deadline, then the notice
						requirement may be satisfied if on or before the said deadline contestant (a)
						gives the said petitioner's representative and the Board verbal notice (by
						telephone or in person) of the contents of the written notice and (b) transmits
						the required written notice so that it is to be received by said petitioner's
						representative and by the Board by the close of business on the next working
						day.
(2) A notice of contest may
						be combined with a motion to continue and/or a motion to dismiss, or any other
						responsive pleading.
(3) Absent
						good cause shown, the failure to give the notice of contest as provided in
						6(A)(1) above shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right to contest.
(4) For purposes of Rule 6(A), a
						statement or writing in opposition to a petition shall not be considered a
						contest unless the person in opposition intends to cross examine witnesses
						and/or introduce evidence.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.7 - EMERGENCY HEARINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
Emergency action may be taken by the Board without notice and hearing in the event the Board finds immediate action is necessary in order to prevent waste, to prevent irreparable injury or for some other cause, but each emergency rule, regulation and order shall provide that it will remain in force no longer than forty-five (45) days from its effective date. Immediately upon entering an emergency rule, regulation or order, the Board shall call a hearing on the subject matter thereof, and such hearing shall be held prior to the expiration of the emergency rule, regulation or order.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.8 - EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
After the announcement of, or notice of intention to contest any petition or application for relief submitted to this Board, there shall be no ex parte contacts relating to the facts or merits of the petition between (a) any person acting on behalf of the petitioner or applicant for the relief desired or any person opposed to the application or petition and (b) any person with the State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi who exercises any responsibility in relation to whether the application or petition is granted or denied.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.9 - HEARING PROCEDURES

Current through June 25, 2024
The hearings shall be opened with the call of the docket. The request for hearing, the notice or notices thereof and proof of the due publication of the notice or notices of the hearing shall be made a part of the record of the hearing. Opening and closing statements may be made by the party or parties involved in a hearing.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.10 - ORDERS OF THE BOARD

Current through June 25, 2024
(A) The
						prevailing party in any hearing before the Board shall prepare a proposed Order
						for review and approval by the Board which shall specify findings of fact and
						conclusions of law. If an uncontested matter is denied the Board shall inform
						the party of the reasons for the denial so that the party can prepare the
						Order. Upon written request of any party to a contested docket, the Board shall
						include in its Order or separately render written findings of fact and
						conclusions of law setting forth the reasons for the Boards decision. The
						request may be made either before or after the hearing.
(B) For all uncontested matters that have
						been approved by the Board whether by affidavit or after a hearing, the
						petitioner shall prepare and mail or hand deliver a proposed order to the Board
						not later than 5 p.m. Monday following the regular Board Meeting if heard and
						decision made on Wednesday or 5 p.m. Tuesday if heard and/or decision made on
						the Thursday following the Wednesday of docket call after the hearing.
(C) For all contested matters
						before the Board, the prevailing party shall mail or hand deliver to the Board
						and all parties participating in the hearing a proposed order not later than 5
						p.m. Wednesday following the regular Board Meeting if heard and decision made
						on Wednesday or 5 p.m. Thursday if heard and/or decision made on the Thursday
						following the Wednesday of docket call for the prevailing party to deliver a
						proposed order to other participating parties after the hearing on the matter
						concludes. The parties receiving the proposed order shall prepare and mail or
						hand deliver any objections in writing not later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday
						following the aforementioned Wednesday or 5 p.m. on Wednesday following the
						aforementioned Thursday to respond with objections to proposed order, if any,
						after receipt. If the parties cannot agree as to the form of the Order, the
						Board shall determine the proper form and inform the prevailing party who shall
						incorporate any necessary changes and submit the order for the Board.
(D) On all matters heard by the
						Board, the signed Order shall be filed with the Board with all deliberate speed
						but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the final decision.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.11 - TRANSCRIPT OF HEARING

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall, from time to time, by order entered on its minutes appoint a competent shorthand reporter. All hearings of the Board shall be recorded by a reporter appointed by the Board and sworn by the Board faithfiilly to discharge his/her duties in accordance with law and the direction of the Board.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.12 - SUBPOENAS

Current through June 25, 2024
In any proceeding before the Board, the Board in its discretion, may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and records material to the matters lawfiilly before the Board at the designated place of hearing.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.13 - PROOF OF NOTICE AND SERVICE

Current through June 25, 2024
The petition or request for the hearing, the notice or notices thereof and the proof of the due publication or service of notice or notices of the hearing shall automatically become a part of the record.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.14 - WITNESSES

Current through June 25, 2024
All witnesses shall be required to testify under oath, administered by a member of the Board or the Supervisor, to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; all witnesses shall be subject to direct and cross-examination by any member of the Board, Board Staff or by any party or parties interested in the hearing or by their representatives.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.16 - EVIDENCE

Current through June 25, 2024
The materiality, relevancy and competency of any testimony shall be subject to challenge by any party to the hearing or by any member of the Board or Board staff. When so interposed, such objections shall be acted upon by the Chairman or by the Acting Chairman, his ruling thereon being subject to change by a majority vote of the board members then sitting.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.17 - EXHIBITS

Current through June 25, 2024
One copy of all exhibits to be used by Petitioner in its direct presentation at the hearing before the Board shall be prefiled with the Supervisor not later than 5 p.m. on Monday of the week which precedes the day of the Hearing. This prefiled copy is for staff use only and will not be part of the public record nor be available for public inspection. At least nine (9) copies of said exhibit shall be presented at the time of the hearing.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.18 - IN CONFORMITY WITH STATUTES

Current through June 25, 2024
These rules are in addition to and supplement those statutory provisions which may be applicable to hearings before the Board.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.19 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through June 25, 2024
The foregoing Amended Rules of Order and Procedure shall be in full force and effect in all future proceedings before the Board commencing February 1, 1998. This Order supersedes former Rules of Order and Procedure for Hearing before the Board adopted in Order No. 201-51, as amended. Order No. 3-90, as amended by Order No. 430- 90. The Board may, from time to time, after notice and hearing, repeal, amend or supplement these Rules of Order and Procedure.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 1 - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS BEFORE BOARD (Order No. 201-51 as amended by Order No. 95-98) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-1-1.20 - RULES AFFECTING MEDIA COVERAGE

Current through June 25, 2024
Television camera personnel and media photographers may not disturb the decorum of the Board hearing. Video cameras and photographers shall be positioned in the hearing room as directed by the Board or the Supervisor and may not move to another location until Board recesses or breaks. No artificial lighting or flash attachments may be used and no disruptive noise will be permitted.
MCA Section  53-1-17(3)
							(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.1 - SCOPE OF RULES

Current through June 25, 2024
The rules and regulations hereby adopted and hereinafter set out are general rules of statewide application and shall apply to all fields; provided, however, special rules, applicable to particular areas or subject matter, shall prevail over these general rules only to the extent that they are in conflict therewith.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.3 - NAMING OFFIELDS

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board will name all oil and gas fields in the State. Unless good reasons to the contrary appear, the Board will accept the recommendation of names made by the Mississippi Geological Society.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.5 - TRANSFER OF PERMIT

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each person who
				succeeds to the rights under a permit shall, within ten (10) days after the
				rights are acquired, notify the Board in writing thereof.
(b) Wells approved for unit operations under
				a designated operator after notice and hearing by the Board shall be exempt
				from payment of a second permit fee.
(c) In the event a change of operators from
				that listed in the drilling permit is desired, the operator so listed and the
				proposed new operator shall apply to the State Oil and Gas Board for authority
				to change operators on Form 2. This can be designated on separate Form 2's or
				both may sign the same Form 2. The change of operator fee of one hundred
				dollars ($100) shall be paid by either party. If the administration of the
				operation of a well is by an agent or other person(s), then all reports must be
				filed in the name of the Oil and Gas Board designated owner or operator. A
				letter to the supervisor of the Oil and Gas Board verifying the authority of
				the person(s) filing the report to act as the agent of or on behalf of the Oil
				and Gas Board designated owner or operator is required. The foregoing letter
				must be filed with the supervisor and shall be either notarized or witnessed by
				not less than two subscribing witnesses. The Oil and Gas Board designated owner
				or operator is responsible for the operation of the well and filing of all
				reports.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.6 - WELL SIGNAGE - IDENTIFICATION OF WELL AND RESTRICTIONS TO ACCESS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Every well
				permitted by the Oil and Gas Board shall have posted at the entrance to the
				location during drilling, in a conspicuous place near the well bore after
				completion, a sign in reasonably large and clear lettering with the following
				information:
a) DANGER (in white lettering on
				a red background)
b) NO
				TRESPASSING
c) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
				ONLY
d) Operator of Record as
				carried at the Oil and Gas Board;
e) API number as assigned by the Oil and Gas
				Board;
f) Field name as designated
				by Oil and Gas Board and/or designation as a wildcat;
g) Section, Township and Range;
h) Well name and number as carried at the Oil
				and Gas Board;
i) Currently active
				telephone number answering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for any emergency
				associated with the well and/or facility
j) The latitude and longitude of the well
				location expressed in decimal degrees (carried out to five (5) decimal places)
				utilizing NAD 83 coordinates
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.7 - SPACING OF OIL WELLS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. With respect to
				each pool occurring in the discovery well, the top of which is encountered
				below a measured depth of 12,000 feet below the surface, and in the
				Pennsylvanian and older formations with respect to each pool occurring in the
				discovery well, the top of which is encountered below a measured depth of 3,500
				feet below the surface, every oil well:
(a)
				Shall be located on a drilling unit consisting of eighty (80) contiguous
				surface acres, or two (2) contiguous governmental quarter-quarter sections
				containing not less than seventy-two (72) acres or more than eighty-eight (88)
				acres, upon which no other drilling or producible well is located. The word
				"contiguous" as used herein shall mean bordering each other at more than one
				point;
(b) Any drilling unit not
				composed of two (2) governmental quarter-quarter sections must be completely
				encompassed by the perimeter of a rectangle 1600 feet by 2725 feet. Provided,
				however, no unit shall be permitted which will create island acreage;
(c) The well shall be located at least 1,000
				feet from every other drilling well or well completed in or producing from the
				same pool located in conformity with this rule; and
(d) The well shall be located at least 500
				feet from every exterior boundary of the drilling unit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.8 - SPACING OF GAS WELLS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. With respect to
				each pool occurring in the discovery well, the top of which is encountered
				below a measured depth of 12,000 feet below the surface, and in the
				Pennsylvanian and older formations with respect to each pool occurring in the
				discovery well, the top of which is encountered below a measured depth of 3,500
				feet below the surface, every gas well:
(a)
				Shall be located on a drilling unit consisting of (1) 640 contiguous surface
				acres; or (2) a governmental section containing not less than 600 acres or more
				than 680 acres; or (3) sixteen (16) contiguous governmental quarter-quarter
				sections whose total acreage is not less than 600 acres or more than 680 acres.
				In any case, no other well producing from the same pool shall be located on any
				such unit. The word "contiguous" as used herein shall mean bordering each other
				at more than one point.
(b) Any gas
				drilling unit formed under section 1(a) of this rule must be completely
				encompassed by the perimeter of a rectangle 5580 feet by 6245 feet. Provided,
				however, no unit shall be permitted which will create island acreage.
(c) The well shall be located at least 3,000
				feet from every other drilling well or well completed in or producing from the
				same pool located in conformity with this rule; and
(d) The well shall be located not less than
				1,500 feet from every exterior boundary of the drilling unit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.9 - EXCEPTIONS TO SPACING RULES

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may grant an exception to any spacing rule whenever the Board shall determine, after notice and hearing, and the facts clearly support the determination, that the unit is partly outside the pool, or, for some other reason, a well so located on the unit would be non-productive or topographical conditions are such as to make the drilling at such location unduly burdensome. Application for an exception on Form 2 shall be accompanied by a plat or sketch drawn to the scale of not smaller than one (1) inch equaling 1000 feet, accurately showing to scale the property on which the permit is sought, all other completed, drilling and permitted wells on this property, and all adjoining surrounding properties and wells. The application shall be verified by some person acquainted with the facts.
Whenever an exception is granted, the Board shall take such action as will offset any advantage which the person securing the exception may have over any other producers by reason of the drilling of the well as an exception, and so that drainage from developed units to the tract with respect to which the exception is granted will be prevented or minimized and the producer of the well drilled as an exception will be allowed to produce no more than his just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool. If the drilling unit is of less acreage than that prescribed by the applicable spacing rule as a regular drilling unit, such special unit shall be allowed to produce only in the proportion that the acreage content of such special unit bears to the acreage content of the regular prescribed unit.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.10 - SEALING OFF STRATA

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) No stratum upon
				being penetrated shall be drilled or left open, except at the direction of the
				Supervisor, without the application of mud-laden fluid or other means to
				prevent the escape of oil or gas while further drilling in or through such
				stratum.
(b) All fresh waters and
				waters of present or probable future value for domestic, commercial, or stock
				purposes shall be confined to their respective strata and shall be adequately
				protected.
(c) Before any oil or
				gas well is completed as a producer, all oil, gas and water strata above and
				below the producing horizon shall be sealed or separated in order to prevent
				their contents from passing into other strata.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.12 - PRODUCING CASING

Current through June 25, 2024
All oil and gas wells shall be completed with a string of casing which shall be properly cemented at a sufficient depth adequately to protect the oil- or gas-bearing pool. In every case no less cement shall be used than the calculated amount necessary to fill the annular space to a point 500 feet above the shoe. Cement shall be allowed to stand at least a total of twenty-four (24) hours before drilling plug.
Before drilling the cement plug in the string of casing of any well, the casing shall be tested at a pressure in pounds per square inch calculated by multiplying the length in feet of a producing string by two-tenths (.2) with the maximum test pressure required, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, not to exceed fifteen hundred (1500) pounds per square inch.
If at the end of thirty (30) minutes the pressure gauge shows a drop of ten percent (10%) of the test pressure or more, such corrective measures must be taken as will insure that the producing string of casing is so set and cemented that it will hold the pressure for thirty (30) minutes without a drop of more than ten percent (10%) of the test pressure on the gauge.
The Board may, at its discretion, require that the operator give sufficient notice prior to conducting casing tests so that a Board representative may be present at such time as either the surface or producing casing is tested in any well.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.13 - BLOWOUT PREVENTERS AND WELL CONTROL

Current through June 25, 2024
On all wells being drilled, completed or recompleted and on any production work when tubing is to be pulled from the well, all proper and necessary precautions shall be taken for keeping the well under control, including the use of blowout preventers (BOPs) and auxiliary equipment. The minimum BOP stack shall be one set of hydraulically-operated pipe rams to fit the work string being used and one set of hydraulically-operated blind rams. An annular preventer may be used in lieu of rams to run casing, etc. or when an annular preventer would be more practical. In addition to the BOP stack, an inside BOP or safety valve to fit the drill pipe or tubing shall be kept on the rig floor at all times. This rule applies to all work described above whether using a drilling rig, conventional workover rig, coil tubing unit or snubbing unit. Once a well is completed, sufficient valves shall be installed on all wellheads to insure control of the well. It is always the responsibility of the Operator to maintain control of the well.
1. When to install BOPs
(a) On drilling operations, BOPs must be
				installed before drilling out from under surface casing.
(b) On completion operations, BOPs must be
				installed before entering the wellbore with any tubing. For wireline work prior
				to running tubing, a manual valve may be used in lieu of the BOP
				stack.
(c) On recompletions and
				production work, BOPs must be installed as soon as the well conditions permit
				and before pulling any tubulars from the well.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.15 - MULTIPLE AND DUAL COMPLETIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) No well shall
				be permitted to produce either oil or gas from different pools through the same
				string of casing and no well shall be completed with the casing open to one (1)
				pool and the tubing open to another, unless a permit is obtained from the Board
				after notice and hearing.
(b) No
				well shall be permitted to produce from different pools until the pools have
				been defined and a permit is obtained from the Board after notice and hearing.
				When an application for a permit is filed to multiply complete after the pools
				have been so defined, the Supervisor shall have the authority, in his
				discretion, to issue a temporary permit which shall be good for a period of
				forty-five (45) days or until a permit shall be authorized or denied by the
				Board after notice and hearing.
(c)
				After the pools have been defined, applications to multiply complete may be
				presented on affidavit unless there is an objection to such procedure by the
				Board or any interested party. If such an objection is not filed with the
				Supervisor at least five (5) days prior to the date for hearing, the applicant
				shall have the right to a continuance until the next regular meeting of the
				Board.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.16 - FIRE HAZARDS

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Anything that
				might constitute a fire hazard and which is not used, or useful, in the
				operation of the well, tanks, separator or other equipment shall be removed to
				a distance of at least 100 feet from the well location, tanks and separators.
				All heaters, treaters and other fired vessels shall be located at least 100
				feet from all vessels handling or storing crude oil.
(b) All open hole drill stem tests shall be
				completed in the daylight hours before sunset. Completed shall mean the closing
				of the drill stem test tool valve. No well shall be swabbed into production
				except during daylight hours, except in known low pressure areas or except
				where reasonable safety precautions have been taken to prevent fire or
				blowout.
(c) Oil shall not be
				stored in earthen reservoirs or in open receptacles.
(d) The well location and the surface area
				surrounding all production/processing equipment shall be kept clear of
				overgrowth (grass, bushes, trees, etc.).
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.17 - FIRES, LEAKS & BLOWOUTS

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons operating any oil, gas or injection well or pipeline, or receiving tank, storage tank, or receiving and storage receptacle into which produced fluid is produced, received or stored, or through which produced fluid is piped or transported, shall immediately notify the Board by letter giving full details concerning all fires which occur at such oil, gas or injection well or tank or receptacle on their property, and all such persons shall immediately report all tanks or receptacles struck by lightning and any other fire which destroys oil or gas, and shall immediately report any breaks or leaks in or from tanks or receptacles and pipelines from which produced fluid or gas is escaping or has escaped. In all such reports, the location shall be given by section, township, range and property. Such report shall likewise specify what steps have been taken or are in progress to remedy the situation reported; and shall detail the quantity of produced fluid or gas lost, destroyed, or permitted to escape. In case any tank or receptacle is permitted to run over, the amount running over shall be reported as in the case of a leak. The report hereby required as to produced fluid losses shall be necessary only in case such loss exceeds one (1) barrel in the aggregate.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.18 - WELL HEAD CONNECTIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Well head connections of flowing wells shall have a test pressure at least equivalent to 125% of the calculated pressure in the reservoir from which production is expected.
Each flowing oil well shall be equipped with and be produced through tubing not larger than two and one-half (2-1/2) inches in nominal diameter and four (4) inches for gas wells and shall be equipped with master valve.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.19 - SEPARATORS

Current through June 25, 2024
Each flowing well must be produced through an oil and gas separator or treater of a type generally used in the industry.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.20 - CHOKES

Current through June 25, 2024
Each flowing well shall be equipped with adequate choke or bean to control properly the flowing of the well.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.21

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTION.
(1) The operator of each producing well shall
				maintain proper separators and stock tanks or metering devices and such
				connections thereto as are necessary to measure the total production from such
				producing well. Where metering devices are used, as herein provided, the
				production may be commingled in a common storage system and if, upon a sale
				therefrom, a variance exists between the measurement from the common storage
				system and the total measurement of the production of all the producing wells
				commingled in such common storage system, then such variance shall be allocated
				back to each of the wells being commingled in the common storage system
				proportionately to the production measured from each well.
(2) Where ownership is the same (working
				interest and royalty interest), in lieu of maintaining separate separators and
				stock tanks or metering devices for each well, well test results as outlined in
				paragraph B, below may be used to allocate production for reporting purposes
				from two or more producing wells commingled in a common storage
				system.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 2 - WIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS (Order No. 201-51) › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-2-1.22 - VACUUM PUMPS AND AIR LIFTS

Current through June 25, 2024
The use of vacuum pumps or other devices for the purpose of putting a vacuum on any gas- or oil-bearing pool is prohibited. Air lift devices shall be used only on order of the Board and after notice and hearing.
MCA Section
				   53-1-17(3)
				  (1972)