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§ 3. Persons injured may plug wells and recover expenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 58 P.S. Oil and Gas

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 58 P.S. Oil and Gas (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Oil and Gas Wells (Refs & Annos)
Care of, and Protection of Wells and Manner of Operation in General
58 P.S. § 3
§ 3. Persons injured may plug wells and recover expenses
Currentness
Whenever any person may be injured by neglect or refusal to comply with the first section of this act,1 it shall be lawful for such person, after notice to the owner or lessee of the premises upon which such well is located, to enter upon and fill up and plug such well in the manner directed by the first section hereof, and thereupon to recover the expense thereof from the person or persons whose duty it was to plug and fill up said well, in like manner as debts of such amount are recoverable.

Credits

1891, May 26, P.L. 122, No. 114, § 3.

Footnotes

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58 P.S. § 1.
58 P.S. § 3, PA ST 58 P.S. § 3
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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