Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 10 - Oil And Gas Conservation › Subchapter 1 - Administration › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:10-1-6 - Duties and authority of the Conservation Division

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) It shall be
				  the duty of the Conservation Division to administer and enforce the statutes of
				  this State and the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission relating to
				  the conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of pollution in connection
				  with the exploration, drilling, producing, transporting, purchasing,
				  processing, and storage of oil and gas. A schedule of fines listed in this
				  Chapter is in Appendix E.
(b) The
				  Conservation Division shall have the right at all times to go upon and inspect
				  any oil and gas properties, pipelines, tank farms, refineries, and other
				  processing plants and pump stations for the purpose of making any
				  investigations or tests to ascertain whether the rules, regulations, and orders
				  of the Commission are being complied with, and shall report to the Commission
				  any violation thereof.
(c) The
				  Conservation Division may require the testing or retesting of any oil, gas,
				  injection, or disposal well upon 48-hour notice. Until the test is completed or
				  excused, no allowable will be assigned the well and the purchaser or taker of
				  oil or gas from such well shall not run oil or gas until authorized by the
				  Conservation Division.
(d) The
				  Director of the Conservation Division may administratively reclassify a well
				  according to the gas-oil ratio as specified in
				  165:10-13-2
				  if the retesting of a well pursuant to this Section indicates a change in the
				  original gas-oil ratio. This administrative reclassification shall only be used
				  for allowable or priority purposes pursuant to
				  165:10-17-12.
				  The operator shall be notified in writing by the Conservation Division within
				  15 days of the effective date of any change in classification.
(e) If the operator of the well which has
				  been reclassified objects to said reclassification, he may file a written
				  objection with the Conservation Division within 15 days of receiving notice of
				  the reclassification. At the same time that the objection is filed, the
				  operator shall file an application and notice setting cause for hearing with
				  the Court Clerk. The notice shall be published one time at least 15 days prior
				  to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in Oklahoma
				  County and in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in
				  which lands embraced in the application are located.
(f) The Conservation Division shall have
				  access to all well records, wherever located. All companies, operators,
				  drilling contractors, drillers, service companies, or other persons shall
				  permit any authorized employee of the Commission to come upon any lease or
				  property operated or controlled by them, and to inspect the records of wells;
				  provided, that information so obtained shall be confidential. Any person who
				  attempts, by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent any
				  authorized employee of the Commission from performing any duty hereunder shall
				  be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
(g) Upon request of the Conservation
				  Division, service companies or other persons shall furnish and file reports and
				  records showing gun perforating, hydraulic fracturing, cementing, shooting,
				  chemical treatment, and all other service operations on any well.
Amended at 9 Ok Reg
					 2337, eff 6-25-92; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2498, eff
					 7-11-09