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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 165:5-27-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this Subchapter is to provide procedural
					 rules to govern proceedings before the Commission to enforce the provisions of
					 the Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act, 63 O.S. §§
										142.1 et
					 seq. regarding excavation or demolition on or near or directly over the
					 location of, and notice of damage to, oil and natural gas physical facilities
					 which are described by the currently effective definition of "pipeline" in
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											192.3 and "pipeline" and
					 "pipeline system" in
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											195.2, pursuant to 63 O.S.
					 §
										142.13.
					 The following rules apply to all enforcement actions subject to this
					 Subchapter:
(1) OAC
				  165:5-1-3(Definitions)
(2) OAC
				  165:5-1-4
				  (Office location; office hours; records)
(3) OAC
				  165:5-1-4.1
				  (Open records requests)
(4) OAC
				  165:5-1-5
				  (Filing of documents)
(5) OAC
				  165:5-1-6
				  (Time computations and extensions; effective date)
(6) OAC
				  165:5-1-8 (Place
				  of hearing)
(7) OAC
				  165:5-1-9
				  (Telephonic testimony)
(8) OAC
				  165:5-1-11 through OAC
				  165:5-1-14.2
				  (Electronic Filing of Documents)
(9) OAC
				  165:5-5-1
				  (Dockets; identifying initials)
(10) OAC
				  165:5-9-2
				  (Subsequent pleadings)
(11) OAC
				  165:5-9-3
				  (Emergency applications)
(12) OAC
				  165:5-9-4
				  (Intervention and parties of record)
(13) OAC
				  165:5-9-5
				  (Joinder and consolidation of parties and proceedings)
(14) OAC
				  165:5-9-6(Continuances)
(15) OAC
				  165:5-11-2
				  (Prehearing conference)
(16) OAC
				  165:5-13-1
				  (Sessions and hearings)
(17) OAC
				  165:5-13-2
				  (Setting of causes)
(18) OAC
				  165:5-13-3(Hearings)
(19) OAC
				  165:5-13-4
				  (Report of Administrative Law Judge)
(20) OAC
				  165:5-13-5
				  (Exceptions to Report of Administrative Law Judge)
(21) OAC
				  165:5-15-1
				  (General form and procedure [orders])
(22) OAC
				  165:5-15-7
				  (Emergency orders)
(23) OAC
				  165:5-17-1
				  ([Post order relief] Within 10 days; motion)
(24) OAC
				  165:5-17-2
				  (After 10 days; application)
(25)
				  OAC
				  165:5-17-4 (Nunc
				  Pro Tunc)
(26) OAC
				  165:5-17-5(Appeals)
(27) OAC
				  165:5-19-2
				  (Waiver or reduction of fines and penalties upon small business)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 165:5-27-2 - Scope

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) This Subchapter
				  shall be known as the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Rules of Practice for
				  Pipeline Safety Department enforcement actions and may be cited as OAC
				  165:5-27-1 et
				  seq.
(b) This Subchapter shall
				  govern all proceedings concerning Pipeline Safety Department enforcement
				  actions arising under the Act and the implementing rules of the
				  Commission.
(c) This Subchapter
				  shall not be construed as limiting the Commission's authority to grant an
				  exception, for good cause shown, to any rule contained herein unless otherwise
				  precluded by law.
(d) Nothing in
				  this Subchapter shall be construed to modify or limit any private right of
				  action arising under the Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act
				  and enforceable in the district courts of this State.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 165:5-27-3 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to terms defined in 63 O.S. §
										142.2,
					 the following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the
					 following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act"
means the Oklahoma Underground
					 Facilities Damage Prevention Act, 63 O.S. §§
										142.1 et
					 seq.
"Pipeline"
means pipeline as defined in
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											192.3 and
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											195.2.
"Pipeline system"
means "pipeline system" as
					 defined in
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											195.2.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 165:5-27-4 - Statutory citation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Citations to the Act,
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											192.3 and
					 49
					 C.F.R. §
											195.2 in this Subchapter refer
					 to the most recent codifications of the Act and such sections of the Code of
					 Federal Regulations.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 3 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 165:5-27-10 - Enforcement actions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Commencement.
A cause filed under this Subchapter by the Pipeline
				  Safety Department to enforce the Act as provided in 63 O.S. §
										142.13
				  and for contempt for disobedience to or violation of an order or judgment of
				  the Commission shall be commenced by the filing of a verified
				  complaint.
(b)
Complaint.
The complaint shall state:
(1) The name
				  of the person, firm, trust, corporation, or association against whom the
				  complaint is made.
(2) Each law,
				  order, rule, regulation of which violation is charged.
(3) A description of the acts or omissions
				  constituting the violation of which complaint is made. If complaint is made of
				  more than one violation, each violation shall be separately stated.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 3 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 165:5-27-11 - Penalties

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If the
				  Commission concludes that the Respondent has committed a violation of the Act,
				  it may enter an order requiring the Respondent to take action to correct the
				  violation, to submit to damage prevention training, imposing penalties not to
				  exceed maximums provided by law, or to fashion other remedies as the interests
				  of justice may require.
(b)
				  Penalties imposed under subsection (a) shall not exceed maximum amounts
				  provided by 17 O.S. §
										6.1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 3 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 165:5-27-12 - Discovery

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Discovery for Pipeline Safety Department enforcement
					 actions shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Discovery
					 Code, 12 O.S. §§ 3224-3237 . No motion to permit discovery is
					 required. Parties or their attorneys may issue notices for deposition or
					 requests for production or interrogatories as provided in the Oklahoma
					 Discovery Code.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 3 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 165:5-27-13 - Subpoenas

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In all Pipeline Safety Department enforcement actions,
					 subpoenas may be issued and served in the manner provided in district courts
					 according to 12 O.S. §
										2004.1. No
					 motion to allow subpoenas is required.
(1) References in the statute to "clerk"
				  refer to the Court Clerk of the Commission.
(2) References in the statute to "court"
				  refer to the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 27 - PROCEDURES FOR PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Part 3 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 165:5-27-14 - Aggrieved persons

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a violation of the Act may submit
					 to the Manager of the Pipeline Safety Department of the Commission written
					 information on a form available on the Commission's website relating to an
					 alleged violation or violations and requesting an investigation by the Pipeline
					 Safety Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 29 - Consumer Services Complaints › Section 165:5-29-1 - Consumer services complaints against regulated utility providers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Mediation.
Prior to filing a complaint pursuant to this section,
				the consumer and the utility are encouraged to follow the mediation provisions
				in OAC
				165:35-21-40, OAC
				165:45-11-20, and OAC
				165:65-11-17. The
				consumer and utility are encouraged to continue mediation following the filing
				of a complaint.
(b)
Commencement.
A cause filed on the Consumer Services Docket shall
				be commenced by the filing of a complaint.
(c)
Applicant.
A complaint may
				be filed by either the Director of the Consumer Services Division against a
				regulated utility provider or customer against the customer's regulated utility
				provider.
(d)
Respondent.
The Respondent to a complaint is limited to a
				regulated utility provider, which includes public utilities and
				telecommunications carriers as defined by 17 O.S. §§ 41, 139.102 and
				151.
(e)
Complaint.
The complaint shall state:
(1) The applicant
				or attorney's actual or electronic signature, typed or handwritten name,
				mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number (if applicable), and
				electronic mail address;
(2) The
				name of the person, firm, trust, corporation, or association against whom the
				complaint is made;
(3) In general
				terms, the issues, acts, or omissions constituting the nature of the
				complaint;
(4) Each alleged
				violation of a tariff, state statute, Commission rule, or Commission order
				shall be stated separately; and
(5)
				The relief requested by the applicant.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 31 - Procedures for the Motor Carrier Citation Docket › Section 165:5-31-1 - General provisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				rules of this Subchapter shall govern the administration of the Motor Carrier
				Citation ("MCC") docket. In every MCC hearing conducted under the authority of
				this Subchapter, all other relevant rules within OAC 165:5 shall remain in
				effect unless the rule conflicts with a provision herein.
(b) The rules of this Subchapter shall not be
				construed as limiting the Commission's authority to grant an exception, for
				good cause shown, to any rule contained herein unless otherwise precluded by
				law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 31 - Procedures for the Motor Carrier Citation Docket › Section 165:5-31-3 - Requesting a hearing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An
				administrative hearing on the regularly scheduled MCC docket will be provided
				after a hearing is requested pursuant to the rules of this Subchapter. The
				instructions for requesting a hearing will be provided upon the issuance of a
				citation.
(b) Hearing requests
				shall be submitted to the Transportation Division by electronic mail or by
				using an electronic form authorized by the Transportation Division. A pro se
				person requesting the hearing may mail a paper copy of the form to the
				Transportation Division.
(c) Unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission, for any case in which the motor carrier
				fails to submit a valid hearing request, the allegations contained in the
				citation will be presumed to be true, and the citation will constitute the
				prima facia evidence of the related violation of state statute, Commission
				order, or rule.
(d) All hearing
				requests must be received by the Transportation Division within ten (10)
				calendar days after the citation is issued.
(e) The hearing request form shall include
				the following information:
(1) The name of
				the person requesting the hearing;
(2) The citation number;
(3) The party's contact information,
				including the mailing address, telephone number, and email address (if any)
				that is to be used to contact the party for the hearing;
(4) The name, mailing and electronic mail
				address, and telephone number of the party's attorney, if any;
(5) The name(s) of any witness(es) appearing
				on behalf of the party requesting the hearing, along with a brief statement of
				the testimony to be offered by the witness and the telephone number and
				electronic mail address that is to be used to contact that witness; and
(6) A written statement describing
				the basis for contesting the citation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Subchapter 31 - Procedures for the Motor Carrier Citation Docket › Section 165:5-31-5 - Hearing procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				primary method of conducting MCC hearings shall be by telephone and/or
				videoconference. Testimony may be offered only by telephone or videoconference,
				unless the Commission or an Administrative Law Judge determines that the
				presence of the witnesses in the courtroom is necessary for the effective and
				efficient presentation of evidence or argument.
(b) MCC hearings shall be conducted in
				accordance with OAC
				165:5-1-9(d)
				-(l); however, the witness affidavit identified in OAC
				165:5-1-9(m)
				shall not be required.
(c) During
				the hearing, the Administrative Law Judge shall call both the Transportation
				Division's attorney and the party or the party's attorney, if any, at the
				telephone number provided by the party. If the party requesting the hearing, or
				the party's attorney, fails to answer or participate in the hearing after two
				(2) attempts by the Administrative Law Judge to contact the party by telephone,
				the Administrative Law Judge may continue the hearing to a date certain,
				conduct the hearing without the party present, or find the party "guilty" by
				default.
(d) The Administrative Law
				Judge shall call the witnesses, if any, at the telephone number provided by the
				party requesting the hearing. If the witness fails to answer or participate in
				the hearing after two (2) attempts by the Administrative Law Judge to contact
				the witness by telephone, the Administrative Law Judge may exclude the witness
				and continue with the hearing.
(e)
				A hearing may be continued at the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge
				pursuant to OAC
				165:5-9-6,
				without a Commission order. Emergencies may be considered by the Administrative
				Law Judge on a case-by-case basis. If the Commission is closed, continuances
				shall be resolved in accordance with OAC
				165:5-9-6(e).
(f) At the conclusion of the hearing, the
				Administrative Law Judge will issue a recommendation in accordance with OAC
				165:5-13-4(f).
				Exceptions to the recommendation may be taken in accordance with OAC
				165:5-13-5(a)(3).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix A - General Notice of Hearing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591,
				eff 6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4623, eff 9-4-94 (emergency) ; Revoked and
				reenacted at 12 Ok Reg 2005, eff 7-1-95; Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg
				2299, eff 7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix B - Notice of Application for Extension Of Time for Closure of Noncommercial Pit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591,
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				7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix C - Notice of Hearing for Extension of Time for Closure of Noncommercial Pit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591,
				eff 6-25-93; Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2299, eff
				7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix E - Notice of Hearing for Waiver of Pit Closure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591,
				eff 6-25-93; Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2299, eff
				7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix F - Notice of Application for Authority Authorizing Commercial Pit/soil Farming/recycling Facility

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Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2299, eff 7-1-00; Revoked
				  and reenacted at 30 Ok Reg 1033, eff
				  7-1-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix G - Notice of Hearing For Authority Authorizing Commercial Pit/soil Farming/recycling Facility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2323,
				eff 6-25-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591, eff 6-25-93; Revoked and reenacted at
				17 Ok Reg 2299, eff 7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix G - Fine Citations Table

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Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2323,
				eff 6-25-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591, eff 6-25-93; Revoked and reenacted at
				17 Ok Reg 2299, eff 7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix I - Notice of Hearing for Determination Of Allowables

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591,
				eff 6-25-93; Revoked and reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2299, eff
				7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 5 - Aboveground Storage Tanks › Appendix J - Consumer Services Docket Notice Of Hearing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Added at 11 Ok Reg 4623,
				eff 9-4-94 (emergency) ; Added at 12 Ok Reg 2005, eff 7-1-95; Revoked and
				reenacted at 17 Ok Reg 2299, eff 7-1-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:10-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter were promulgated in furtherance
					 of the public policy and statutory laws of the State of Oklahoma to prevent the
					 waste of oil and gas, to assure the greatest ultimate recovery from the State's
					 reservoirs, to protect the correlative rights of all interest owners, and to
					 prevent pollution.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:10-1-3 - Scope of rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All rules of general application in this Chapter
					 promulgated to prevent waste, assure the greatest ultimate recovery from the
					 reservoirs of this state, protect the correlative rights of all interests, and
					 to prevent pollution shall be effective throughout the State of Oklahoma and be
					 in force in all pools except as amended, modified, altered, or enlarged in
					 specific individual pools by orders now in effect or hereafter issued by the
					 Commission. The rules of this Chapter shall not be construed as limiting the
					 Commission's authority to grant an exception, for good cause shown, to any rule
					 contained herein unless otherwise precluded by law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:10-1-8 - Notarized forms

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In lieu of notarization, Conservation Division forms may
					 contain the following statement signed and dated by the responsible party
					 representing the entity which is submitting the form: "I declare under penalty
					 of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of the applicant and that I
					 have read this form and any attachments to this form, that I have knowledge of
					 the contents of this form and any such attachments, which was/were prepared by
					 me or under my supervision and direction, and that the facts and information
					 set forth herein are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge
					 and belief."
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-11 - Financial statement as surety

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A plugging agreement shall be accompanied
				  by surety. The surety requirement may be met by furnishing the operator's
				  current financial statement (Form 1006A) to the Conservation Division, which
				  shall be a full statement of the operator's assets and liabilities and shall
				  reflect the operator's total net worth of not less than $50,000.00 in U.S.
				  dollars located in this State.
(b)
				  The value of producing oil and gas leaseholds for which the financial statement
				  stands as surety will be deducted from total net worth unless the financial
				  statement is accompanied by the written appraisal of a recognized independent
				  appraiser of oil and gas properties showing the fair market value of the
				  leasehold interest owned by the operator.
(c) The Director of Conservation may require
				  proof in the form of an appraisal or other proof of the fair market value of
				  any asset listed in the financial statement, and the Director of Conservation
				  may also require proof that the financial statement truly shows the net fair
				  market value of all assets over and above all debts and encumbrances.
(d) A current financial statement shall be
				  filed every twelve (12) months on Form 1006A.
(e) Only one operator's name shall appear on
				  each Form 1006A.
(f) Along with the
				  Form 1006A, an operator is required to file a Form 1006B (Operator's Agreement
				  to Plug Oil, Gas and Service Wells Within the State of Oklahoma) with the
				  Conservation Division.
(g) The
				  Commission shall reject the operator's Form 1006A if the operator fails to file
				  the documentation required by this Section with the Conservation
				  Division.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2373, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-12 - Corporate surety bond

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An
				  operator may file a blanket surety bond in the principal amount of $25,000.00
				  in U.S. dollars on Form 1006 as surety. In the alternative, the operator may
				  file a surety bond of a lesser amount but that is sufficient to cover the total
				  estimated cost of properly plugging and abandoning each and every well, the
				  operations for which, the operator is responsible. Said estimated cost shall be
				  documented on Form 1006D (Affidavit of Well Plugging Cost) for each and every
				  well. Said alternative surety bond shall be increased upward, but not to exceed
				  $25,000.00 in U.S. dollars, as additional wells are added to the operator's
				  responsibilities, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
(b) For purposes of (a) of this Section, an
				  operator may file a surety bond issued by a corporation authorized to issue
				  such bonds in the State of Oklahoma.
(c) The Conservation Division shall not
				  accept a bond unless the surety agrees to give the Conservation Division six
				  months written notice before cancellation of a bond prior to expiration of the
				  bond and evidence furnished of acceptable alternate surety if
				  required.
(d) Only one operator's
				  name shall appear on each Form 1006.
(e) Along with the Form 1006, an operator is
				  required to file a Form 1006B (Operator's Agreement to Plug Oil, Gas and
				  Service Wells Within the State of Oklahoma) with the Conservation
				  Division.
(f) The Commission shall
				  reject the operator's Form 1006 if the operator fails to file the documentation
				  required by this Section with the Conservation Division.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2373, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-13 - Irrevocable commercial letter of credit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) At his option, an operator may file an
				  irrevocable commercial letter of credit of a bank in the sum of $25,000.00 in
				  U.S. dollars on Form 1006C as surety. In the alternative, the operator may file
				  an irrevocable commercial letter of credit of a lesser amount but that is
				  sufficient to cover the total estimated cost of properly plugging and
				  abandoning each and every well, the operations for which, the operator is
				  responsible. Said estimated cost shall be documented on Form 1006D (Affidavit
				  of Well Plugging Cost) for each and every well. Said alternative irrevocable
				  commercial letter of credit shall be increased upward, but not to exceed
				  $25,000.00 in U.S. dollars, as additional wells are added to the operator's
				  responsibilities, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
(b) The letter of credit shall be for a term
				  of not less than one year.
(c) The
				  bank issuing the letter of credit shall endorse thereon that the letter of
				  credit shall remain in effect until canceled or revoked by the bank or
				  principal/operator upon six months notice in writing to the Conservation
				  Division and evidence furnished of acceptable alternate surety if
				  required.
(d) Only one operator's
				  name shall appear on each Form 1006C.
(e) Along with the Form 1006C, an operator is
				  required to file a Form 1006B (Operator's Agreement to Plug Oil, Gas and
				  Service Wells Within the State of Oklahoma) with the Conservation
				  Division.
(f) The Commission shall
				  reject the operator's Form 1006C if the operator fails to file the
				  documentation required by this Section with the Conservation
				  Division.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2373, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-14 - Cashier's check, certificate of deposit, or other negotiable instrument

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An operator may
				  deposit cash, a cashier's check, a certificate of deposit, bank joint custody
				  receipt, or other negotiable instrument in the amount of $25,000.00 in U.S.
				  dollars as surety. In the alternative, the operator may deposit cash, a
				  cashier's check, a certificate of deposit, bank joint custody receipt, or other
				  negotiable instrument of a lesser amount but that is sufficient to cover the
				  total estimated cost of properly plugging and abandoning each and every well,
				  the operations for which, the operator is responsible. Said estimated cost
				  shall be documented on Form 1006D (Affidavit of Well Plugging Cost) for each
				  and every well. Said alternate amount shall be increased upward, but not to
				  exceed $25,000.00 in U.S. dollars, as additional wells are added to the
				  operator's responsibilities, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
				  However, any instrument must constitute an unconditional promise to pay and be
				  in the form negotiable by the Commission.
(b) A certificate of deposit shall be for a
				  term of no less than three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
(c) Financial institutions issuing
				  certificates of deposit pursuant to this Section shall do so in the following
				  manner:
"Oklahoma Corporation Commission or Oklahoma Corporation
				  Commission and (Name of the Operator)."
Financial institutions issuing
				  the certificates of deposit shall retain the original documents and copies of
				  the certificates of deposit shall be furnished to the Commission.
(d) Along with the negotiable instruments
				  described in (a) of this Section, an operator is required to file a Form 1006B
				  (Operator's Agreement to Plug Oil, Gas and Service Wells Within the State of
				  Oklahoma) with the Conservation Division.
(e) The Commission shall reject the
				  negotiable instruments described in (a) of this Section if the operator fails
				  to file the documentation required by this Section with the Conservation
				  Division.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2373, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-15 - Transfer of operatorship of wells

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Before the
				  operations of a well can be transferred to a new operator, the following must
				  be submitted:
(1) The new operator, or
				  transferee, must comply with
				  165:10-1-10 before a change in
				  operator is approved.
(2) Change of
				  operator Form 1073 or Form 1073MW must be signed by both the transferor and
				  transferee, with both stipulating that the facts presented are true and correct
				  as to the area covered and the wells being transferred. The new operator shall
				  file Form 1073 or Form 1073MW to notify the Conservation Division of any change
				  of operation of any oil or gas well within thirty (30) days of transfer of the
				  well. Unless otherwise stated, the new operator assumes all responsibility for
				  the wells specified within the boundaries of the outlined area. The Form 1073MW
				  is intended to be used for multiple well transfers of ten (10) or more wells
				  and must contain a list with the following information for each well:
(A) API number of the well;
(B) Well name and number;
(C) Legal location of the well, described by
				  section, township, range and quarter, quarter, quarter section
				  calls.
(3) A current Form
				  1002A Completion Report must be on file with the Conservation Division in
				  accordance with OAC
				  165:10-3-25. Upon review by the
				  Conservation Division, it may require additional information from the
				  transferor and/or the transferee to assist in identifying the specific well(s)
				  being transferred. The additional information may include, but not be limited
				  to, footages from the south and west quarter section lines, and the drilling
				  and completion dates.
(4) The
				  Conservation Division shall notify both the transferor and transferee by
				  electronic mail or regular mail within thirty (30) days of the Conservation
				  Division's approval or disapproval of the transfer of operatorship for the
				  subject well(s).If the Form 1073 or Form 1073MW is disapproved, the operator
				  shall have ninety (90) days from the date of the disapproval notification to
				  correct the deficiencies. If the operator fails to correct the deficiencies and
				  to resubmit the Form 1073 or Form 1073MW within the ninety (90) day time
				  period, the Form 1073 or Form 1073MW shall be considered withdrawn unless the
				  time is extended by written request for good cause shown. The disapproval
				  notification will explain the deficiencies that need correcting and will
				  specify the expiration of the ninety (90) day period during which the
				  deficiencies must be corrected.
(5)
				  Compliance with
				  165:5-7-11 when and if
				  operatorship was designated by orders of the Commission in pooling, increased
				  density, and location exception applications.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 3 - SURETY › Section 165:10-1-16 - Change of address

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each operator of a well or other facility subject to a
					 permit shall give written notice of his change of address. Such notice shall be
					 sent to the Director of the Conservation Division. It shall be due within 30
					 days after changing address.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg
					 2295, eff 6-25-92; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2373, eff
					 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-21 - General well spacing requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any well to be drilled or drilled for oil or gas to an
					 unspaced common source of supply the top of which is 2,500 feet or more in
					 depth shall be located not less than 330 feet from any property line or lease
					 line, and shall be located not less than 600 feet from any other producible or
					 drilling oil or gas well when drilling to the same common source of supply;
					 provided and except that in drilling to an unspaced common source of supply the
					 top of which is less than 2,500 feet in depth, the well shall be located not
					 less than 165 feet from any property line or lease line and not less than 300
					 feet from any other producible or drilling oil or gas well in the same common
					 source of supply; provided, however, that the depth to the top of the common
					 source of supply in the original or discovery well shall be recognized as the
					 depth to the top of the common source of supply for the purpose of this
					 Section; provided further, when an exception to this Section is granted, the
					 Commission may adjust the allowable or take such other action as it deems
					 necessary for the prevention of waste and protection of correlative rights.
					 However, the above-described requirements for the distance between any such
					 well to be drilled or drilled for oil or gas and any such other producible or
					 drilling oil or gas well shall not apply if such wells are operated by the same
					 operator, and notification to working interest owners in any such well to be
					 drilled or drilled for oil or gas shall be indicated on the Form 1000 for such
					 well.
Amended at 28 Ok Reg
					 1949, eff 7-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-22 - Drilling and spacing units

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Commission may establish drilling and spacing units in any common source of
				  supply as provided by law, and the orders creating drilling and spacing units
				  shall supersede the provisions of
				  165:10-1-21.
				  It shall be the responsibility of any operator who proposes to drill a well to
				  ascertain the existence and provisions of spacing orders creating drilling and
				  spacing units.
(b) The drilling of
				  a well or wells into a common source of supply in an area covered by an
				  application pending before the Commission seeking the establishment of drilling
				  and spacing units is prohibited except by special order of theCommission.
				  However, the Commission may issue a Permit to Drill for any well after a
				  hearing for a special order or for an order on the merits prior to the issuance
				  of any such order. Any such Permit to Drill is subject to and must conform with
				  the final provisions of any such order. Additionally, if a Permit to Drill has
				  been approved by the Commission and operations commenced prior to the filing of
				  a spacing application, the operator shall be permitted to drill and complete
				  the well without a special order of the Commission.
(c) Standard drilling and spacing units shall
				  be either approximately square or rectangular; if rectangular, the drilling and
				  spacing unit shall consist of two approximately square tracts.
(d) Standard square drilling and spacing
				  units shall be those containing approximately 10, 40, 160, or 640 acres;
				  standard rectangular units shall contain approximately 20, 80, or 320 acres.
(e) The drilling and spacing units
				  within any common source of supply of oil or gas shall be of approximately
				  uniform size and shape. In a combination reservoir, the drilling and spacing
				  units within the oil portion of the reservoir shall be of approximately uniform
				  size and shape, and the drilling and spacing units within the gas portion of
				  the reservoir shall be of approximately uniform size and shape; provided,
				  however, the drilling and spacing units within the gas portion of a combination
				  reservoir along the gas-oil contact line or transition zone may be of
				  nonuniform size and shape.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg
					 2337, eff 6-25-92
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-23 - Extension of pool rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Any application to establish pool rules for a common source of supply shall
				  include the entire common source of supply.
(b) To extend pool rules to a drilling and
				  spacing unit, an application shall be filed and notice provided in the same
				  manner as required to establish pool rules. In the event that more than one set
				  of pool rules are in effect within a field, the Commission shall extend the
				  appropriate pool rules consistent with available geological and engineering
				  reservoir information.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-24 - Permitted well locations within standard drilling and spacing units

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  permitted well location within any standard square drilling and spacing unit
				  shall be the center of the unit. The permitted well locations within standard
				  rectangular drilling and spacing units shall be the centers of alternate square
				  tracts constituting the units (alternate halves of the units); provided,
				  however, a well will be deemed drilled at the permitted location if drilled
				  within the following tolerance areas:
(1) Not
				  less than 165 feet from the boundary of any standard 10-acre drilling and
				  spacing unit or the proper square 10-acre tract within any standard 20-acre
				  drilling and spacing unit.
(2) Not
				  less than 330 feet from the boundary of any standard 40-acre drilling and
				  spacing unit or the proper square 40-acre tract within any standard 80-acre
				  drilling and spacing unit.
(3) Not
				  less than 660-feet from the boundary of any standard 160-acre drilling and
				  spacing unit or the proper square 160-acre tract within any standard 320-acre
				  drilling and spacing unit.
(4) Not
				  less than 1320 feet from the boundary of any standard 640-acre drilling and
				  spacing unit.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-25 - Replacement well

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Approval by
				  the Conservation Division of a Notice of Intent to Drill (Form 1000) for a
				  second well to be drilled in a common source of supply in a single drilling and
				  spacing unit as a replacement well may be permitted when:
(1) The replacement well is to be drilled at
				  a location permitted for the common source of supply by either an order or rule
				  of the Commission; and
(2) The
				  operator of the replacement well is either the operator or a working interest
				  owner in the original unit well; and
(3) The Notice of Intent to Drill for the
				  replacement well is accompanied by an affidavit from the operator, stating that
				  on completion of the second well as a commercial producer, the common source of
				  supply in the first well shall be plugged off immediately. The affidavit shall
				  be attached to Notice of Intent to Drill.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-26 - Permitted producing well location within an enhanced recovery project

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any well drilled for or used for the production of oil or
					 gas within any enhanced recovery project shall be located not less than 165
					 feet from the lease or project line, whichever is the outside
					 boundary.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-27 - Increased density well

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Upon application after notice and hearing, the Commission
					 may issue an order permitting one or more additional wells within a drilling
					 and spacing unit, if each additional well will prevent or assist in preventing
					 the various types of waste prohibited by statute or if each additional well
					 will protect or assist in protecting the correlative rights of interest owners
					 in said common source of supply.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 5 - SPACING › Section 165:10-1-28 - Geological correlation chart

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The chart initially prepared by Phillips Petroleum and
					 maintained by the Oklahoma City Geologic Society entitled "Geologic Section of
					 Oklahoma and Northern Arkansas", along with ensuing revisions, shall be used as
					 a guideline for stratigraphic nomenclature in all oil and gas conservation
					 applications which are submitted to the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 7 - MARKET DEMAND › Section 165:10-1-36 - Regulation, classification, and naming of pools

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) When the Commission finds, upon notice
				  and hearing, that oil or gas production from any source of supply exceeds the
				  current market demand there for or finds that the operation of the reservoir
				  should be regulated in order to prevent waste, increase ultimate recovery, or
				  protect correlative rights, the Commission shall thereupon promulgate
				  appropriate pool rules to accomplish such objectives. Where any of the above
				  findings are made by the Commission, the total production from the pool may be
				  restricted and equitable allocation made to the various wells located therein,
				  or the operation of the reservoir may be otherwise regulated and controlled to
				  insure proper and adequate conservation.
(b) Any pool may be classified or
				  reclassified by the Commission, upon hearing, as an oil pool, gas pool,
				  combination pool, or condensate pool. All pool rules so promulgated shall be
				  based on operating and technical data and shall be consistent with the
				  characteristics attributable to each classification.
(c) All oil and gas pools in the State shall
				  be named by the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 7 - MARKET DEMAND › Section 165:10-1-37 - Determination of market demand

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  The Commission shall instruct the Director of Conservation to determine the
				  reasonable market demand for oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon products produced
				  in Oklahoma for consumption in and outside the State for the ensuing proration
				  period(s) that can be produced from each common source of supply on a statewide
				  basis without avoidable waste and with equitable participation in production
				  and markets by all operators and other interested parties.
(b) Waste, in addition to its statutory and
				  ordinary meaning, shall include but not be restricted to economic waste,
				  underground waste, surface waste, and waste incident to the production of oil
				  and gas in excess of the transportation or marketing facilities or reasonable
				  market demand.
(c) Reasonable
				  market demand shall include, but not be restricted to, the demand for oil, gas,
				  and other hydrocarbons for reasonable current requirements for current
				  consumption and use within and outside the State, with such adjustment as may
				  be necessary upward or downward to maintain adequate aboveground stocks of
				  crude oil and its products and underground stocks of natural gas, so as to
				  provide a continuous supply of petroleum products to the consumer and essential
				  strategic supplies for national defense.
(d) In determining the reasonable market
				  demand, the Commission may consider:
(1) Any
				  statement communicated to the Commission by any purchaser or taker of oil and
				  gas, stating the amount of oil or gas produced from common sources of supply
				  that such purchaser or taker contemplates or intends to purchase during the
				  period of time involved; or in lieu thereof, the capacity of the purchaser's
				  transportation or marketing facilities which will be, during the time involved,
				  available for transporting and/or marketing the oil or gas that may be produced
				  from common sources of supply.
(2)
				  Official records, reports, and statistical information compiled and kept by the
				  Conservation Division that can be utilized in determining reasonable market
				  demand.
(3) Reports, facts, and
				  materials by the Bureau of Mines or any other recognized authority that
				  impartially reflects reasonable market demand.
(4) Sworn or unsworn statements of interested
				  parties and any other evidence which the Commission may deem relevant to the
				  determination of reasonable market demand.