Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1001.1
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Property exempt from ad valorem taxation - Rules and
Official statutory text
regulations for determination.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall adopt rules and regulations
which establish guidelines for the determination of property exempt
from ad valorem taxation pursuant to the provisions of subsections G
and H of Section 1001 of this title. Said guidelines shall include,
but are not limited to, the following:
1. "Producing leases" means wells or leases or production units
which have had production during any of the previous three (3)
calendar years which is subject to the gross production tax levied
by Section 1001 of this title and which have not been abandoned or
required to be plugged as required by law on or before January 1 of
the year for which the assessment or valuation is made;
2. "Payment of gross production tax" means payment of the tax
levied by Section 1001 of this title on production during any of the
three (3) calendar years immediately prior to January 1 of the year
for which the assessment or valuation is made; and
3. Property exempt from ad valorem tax pursuant to the
provisions of subsections G and H of Section 1001 of this title
shall include, but is not limited to, lease production tanks, lease
production meters, and disposal systems, including all materials and
equipment of disposal systems and the lines transporting the waste
materials, serving one or more wells, which are not for commercial
purposes. Provided, the exemption shall include the wellbore and
non-recoverable down-hole material, including casing, actually used
in the commercial disposal of waste materials produced with such oil
or gas. Such exempt property shall remain exempt as long as the
property is essential to the production of oil and gas in commercial
quantities. The county assessor shall be notified when such
property becomes nonexempt.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall adopt rules and regulations
which establish guidelines for the determination of property exempt
from ad valorem taxation pursuant to the provisions of subsections G
and H of Section 1001 of this title. Said guidelines shall include,
but are not limited to, the following:
1. "Producing leases" means wells or leases or production units
which have had production during any of the previous three (3)
calendar years which is subject to the gross production tax levied
by Section 1001 of this title and which have not been abandoned or
required to be plugged as required by law on or before January 1 of
the year for which the assessment or valuation is made;
2. "Payment of gross production tax" means payment of the tax
levied by Section 1001 of this title on production during any of the
three (3) calendar years immediately prior to January 1 of the year
for which the assessment or valuation is made; and
3. Property exempt from ad valorem tax pursuant to the
provisions of subsections G and H of Section 1001 of this title
shall include, but is not limited to, lease production tanks, lease
production meters, and disposal systems, including all materials and
equipment of disposal systems and the lines transporting the waste
materials, serving one or more wells, which are not for commercial
purposes. Provided, the exemption shall include the wellbore and
non-recoverable down-hole material, including casing, actually used
in the commercial disposal of waste materials produced with such oil
or gas. Such exempt property shall remain exempt as long as the
property is essential to the production of oil and gas in commercial
quantities. The county assessor shall be notified when such
property becomes nonexempt.
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