Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-307
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Drilling of wells through workable seams - Regulations
Official statutory text
Any well drilled for oil, gas, salt water disposal or any other
purpose in connection with the production of oil and gas, through a
workable vein or seam of coal shall be drilled in such manner as
will, if practicable, exclude all oil, gas or gas pressure from the
coal seam, except such as is found in the coal seam itself. Each
string of casing that is run through a workable coal seam shall be
seated at least thirty (30) feet below the coal seam in twenty (20)
feet of cement, to form an effective seal, or the coal seam shall be
protected in such other manner as may be approved by the Corporation
Commission of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by 1955, p. 255, § 3.
purpose in connection with the production of oil and gas, through a
workable vein or seam of coal shall be drilled in such manner as
will, if practicable, exclude all oil, gas or gas pressure from the
coal seam, except such as is found in the coal seam itself. Each
string of casing that is run through a workable coal seam shall be
seated at least thirty (30) feet below the coal seam in twenty (20)
feet of cement, to form an effective seal, or the coal seam shall be
protected in such other manner as may be approved by the Corporation
Commission of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by 1955, p. 255, § 3.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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