Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-248
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Declaration of policy
Official statutory text
Whereas, agriculture constitutes one of the basic foundations of
this state, and agricultural production in this state frequently is
restricted and curtailed by reason of shortage of rainfall and could
be increased and rendered more stable by irrigation, and, whereas,
in many areas of the state in which surface water resources are
inadequate to afford dependable and adequate sources of water for
irrigation, there also exist ample subsurface reservoirs of water at
such depths that they may be pumped successfully for irrigation only
by use of an assured and adequate source of power, which is not
available from commercial sources in rural neighborhoods, and,
whereas, in many such areas there exist developed deposits of
natural gas from which such power could be obtained, it is hereby
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 126
declared and enacted that the use of natural gas on the premises
from which it is produced to pump to the surface water to be used
for irrigation on such premises is a preferred use, prior in order
to all other uses which such gas may be devoted.
this state, and agricultural production in this state frequently is
restricted and curtailed by reason of shortage of rainfall and could
be increased and rendered more stable by irrigation, and, whereas,
in many areas of the state in which surface water resources are
inadequate to afford dependable and adequate sources of water for
irrigation, there also exist ample subsurface reservoirs of water at
such depths that they may be pumped successfully for irrigation only
by use of an assured and adequate source of power, which is not
available from commercial sources in rural neighborhoods, and,
whereas, in many such areas there exist developed deposits of
natural gas from which such power could be obtained, it is hereby
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 126
declared and enacted that the use of natural gas on the premises
from which it is produced to pump to the surface water to be used
for irrigation on such premises is a preferred use, prior in order
to all other uses which such gas may be devoted.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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