Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-903
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Failure to pay proceeds from production - Remedies
Official statutory text
Except for the right to enforce lien rights under private
agreement or under Sections 548 through 549.12 of Title 52 of the
Oklahoma Statutes and except where specific remedies are provided by
private agreement, and as long as paragraph 1 of subsection D of
Section 570.10 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes provides for an
interest rate equal to or greater than twelve percent (12%)
compounded annually, the Production Revenue Standards Act shall
provide the exclusive remedy to a person entitled to proceeds from
production for failure of a holder to pay the proceeds within the
time periods required for payment. The interest amounts set forth
in subsection D of Section 570.10 and the remedies set forth in
subsection C of Section 570.14 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
with the term “actual damages” as used therein being limited to the
proceeds due and the interest as provided in subsection D of Section
570.10 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes, are deemed to be
adequate remedies for failure to pay proceeds within the time
periods required for payment and no other penalty or damages shall
be recoverable in any litigation involving a claim for unpaid or
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underpaid proceeds from production including, without limitation,
punitive or exemplary damages or disgorgement damages, unless there
shall be a determination by the finder of fact upon clear and
convincing evidence that the holder who failed to pay such proceeds
did so with the actual, knowing and willful intent: (a) to deceive
the person to whom the proceeds were due, or (b) to deprive proceeds
from the person the holder knows, or is aware, is legally entitled
thereto.
agreement or under Sections 548 through 549.12 of Title 52 of the
Oklahoma Statutes and except where specific remedies are provided by
private agreement, and as long as paragraph 1 of subsection D of
Section 570.10 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes provides for an
interest rate equal to or greater than twelve percent (12%)
compounded annually, the Production Revenue Standards Act shall
provide the exclusive remedy to a person entitled to proceeds from
production for failure of a holder to pay the proceeds within the
time periods required for payment. The interest amounts set forth
in subsection D of Section 570.10 and the remedies set forth in
subsection C of Section 570.14 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
with the term “actual damages” as used therein being limited to the
proceeds due and the interest as provided in subsection D of Section
570.10 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes, are deemed to be
adequate remedies for failure to pay proceeds within the time
periods required for payment and no other penalty or damages shall
be recoverable in any litigation involving a claim for unpaid or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas Page 269
underpaid proceeds from production including, without limitation,
punitive or exemplary damages or disgorgement damages, unless there
shall be a determination by the finder of fact upon clear and
convincing evidence that the holder who failed to pay such proceeds
did so with the actual, knowing and willful intent: (a) to deceive
the person to whom the proceeds were due, or (b) to deprive proceeds
from the person the holder knows, or is aware, is legally entitled
thereto.
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