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§ 273. Waste defined--Regulations to prevent

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 52. Oil and Gas

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 52. Oil and Gas (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. Conservation of Oil and Gas
Oil
52 Okl.St.Ann. § 273
§ 273. Waste defined--Regulations to prevent
The term “waste” as used herein, in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste, surface waste, and waste incident to the production of crude oil or petroleum in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or reasonable market demands. The Corporation Commission shall have authority to make rules and regulations for the prevention of such wastes, and for the protection of all freshwater strata, and oil and gas bearing strata, encountered in any well drilled for oil.

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Laws 1915, c. 25, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 11, 1915.
52 Okl. St. Ann. § 273, OK ST T. 52 § 273
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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