Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-3-5-106
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Construction of act
Official statutory text
A. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic
Sequestration Act shall supersede the provisions of the Oklahoma
Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act, Section 3-4-101 et seq. of
this title.
B. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic
Sequestration Act shall alter the incidents of ownership, or other
rights, of the owners of the mineral estate or adversely affect
enhanced oil or gas recovery efforts in the state.
C. Any right granted to a facility operator pursuant to the
Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act shall be
without prejudice to the rights of any surface owner or mineral
owner, including a working interest and royalty owner, well
operator, and gas storage operator of the land encompassed within
the defined geographic boundary of the CO2 sequestration facility or
a CO2 storage unit permitted or authorized by the Corporation
Commission, to drill or bore through the approved reservoir in a
manner as shall comply with orders, rules and regulations issued for
the purpose of protecting the approved reservoir against the escape
of CO2. The surface estate is servient to the dominant mineral
estate for the purposes of oil and gas development.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 376
D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic
Sequestration Act shall grant a private operator the right of
condemnation or eminent domain for any purpose.
Sequestration Act shall supersede the provisions of the Oklahoma
Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act, Section 3-4-101 et seq. of
this title.
B. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic
Sequestration Act shall alter the incidents of ownership, or other
rights, of the owners of the mineral estate or adversely affect
enhanced oil or gas recovery efforts in the state.
C. Any right granted to a facility operator pursuant to the
Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act shall be
without prejudice to the rights of any surface owner or mineral
owner, including a working interest and royalty owner, well
operator, and gas storage operator of the land encompassed within
the defined geographic boundary of the CO2 sequestration facility or
a CO2 storage unit permitted or authorized by the Corporation
Commission, to drill or bore through the approved reservoir in a
manner as shall comply with orders, rules and regulations issued for
the purpose of protecting the approved reservoir against the escape
of CO2. The surface estate is servient to the dominant mineral
estate for the purposes of oil and gas development.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 376
D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic
Sequestration Act shall grant a private operator the right of
condemnation or eminent domain for any purpose.
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