Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-503
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Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction - Rules and
Official statutory text
regulations - Exceptions.
A. The Corporation Commission is hereby vested with
jurisdiction over:
1. The drilling for and production of brine for commercial
purposes;
2. Class V injection wells used for the injection or disposal
of mineral brines as defined in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
and 40 CFR Part 146; and
3. Class V wells used to inject spent brine into the same
formation from which it was withdrawn after extraction of halogens
or their salts as defined in 40 CFR Part 146.
B. The Commission may promulgate such rules:
1. As are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this act, including rules governing the drilling of production,
injection or disposal wells and the injection of effluent into
underground formations; and
2. To ensure that the drilling, casing and plugging of wells is
done in such a manner as to prevent the escape of brine and effluent
from one formation to another and to prevent the pollution of fresh
water supplies throughout the state.
C. The Oklahoma Brine Development Act shall not apply to nor
shall the Corporation Commission have jurisdiction over Class I,
III, IV or V wells regulated by the Department of Environmental
Quality pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR
Parts 144 through 148, inclusive, and the Oklahoma Environmental
Quality Act.
A. The Corporation Commission is hereby vested with
jurisdiction over:
1. The drilling for and production of brine for commercial
purposes;
2. Class V injection wells used for the injection or disposal
of mineral brines as defined in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
and 40 CFR Part 146; and
3. Class V wells used to inject spent brine into the same
formation from which it was withdrawn after extraction of halogens
or their salts as defined in 40 CFR Part 146.
B. The Commission may promulgate such rules:
1. As are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this act, including rules governing the drilling of production,
injection or disposal wells and the injection of effluent into
underground formations; and
2. To ensure that the drilling, casing and plugging of wells is
done in such a manner as to prevent the escape of brine and effluent
from one formation to another and to prevent the pollution of fresh
water supplies throughout the state.
C. The Oklahoma Brine Development Act shall not apply to nor
shall the Corporation Commission have jurisdiction over Class I,
III, IV or V wells regulated by the Department of Environmental
Quality pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR
Parts 144 through 148, inclusive, and the Oklahoma Environmental
Quality Act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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