Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-232
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Drilling rights
Official statutory text
Subject to the provisions of Sections 29 and 239 of this title
any owner, producer, or oil and gas lessee of the surface, having
the right to drill for natural gas, shall have the right to sink a
well to the natural gas underneath the same and to take gas
therefrom until the gas under such surface is exhausted. The
drilling of a gas well or wells by any owner or lessee of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 121
surface shall be regarded as reducing to possession his share of
such gas as is shown by his well.
any owner, producer, or oil and gas lessee of the surface, having
the right to drill for natural gas, shall have the right to sink a
well to the natural gas underneath the same and to take gas
therefrom until the gas under such surface is exhausted. The
drilling of a gas well or wells by any owner or lessee of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 121
surface shall be regarded as reducing to possession his share of
such gas as is shown by his well.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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