§ 502. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation Commission
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 502
§ 502. Definitions
As used in this act:1
3. “Common source of supply” shall include that area which is underlain, or which from geological or other scientific data, or from drilling operations, or other evidence, appears to be underlain by a common accumulation of brine; provided, that, if any such area is underlain or appears from geologic or other scientific data, or from drilling operations, or from other evidence to be underlain by more than one common accumulation of brine separated from each other by a strata of earth and not connected with each other, then such area, as to each said common accumulation of brine, shall be deemed a separate common source of supply;
4. “Brine” shall mean subterranean saltwater and all of its constituent parts and chemical substances therein contained, including, but not limited to bromine, magnesium, potassium, lithium, boron, chlorine, iodine, calcium, strontium, sodium, sulphur, barium or other chemical substances produced with or separated from such saltwater. Brine produced as an incident to the production of oil or gas, unless such brine is saved or sold for the purposes of removing chemical substances therefrom, shall not be considered brine for the purposes of this act. Gas, whether found in solution or otherwise, shall not be included within the meaning of the term “brine”;
Credits
Laws 1990, c. 255, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
Footnotes
Title 17, § 500 et seq.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 502, OK ST T. 17 § 502
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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