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9-17-81
Section 9-17-81 Meeting of board to consider need for unit operation. In order to promote the
conservation of oil and gas resources, prevent waste, avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells,
allow the drilling of wells at optimum geologic locations, and protect correlative rights,
the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama upon its own motion may, or upon the petition of any
interested person shall, hold a hearing to consider the need for the operation as a unit of
an entire field or of any pool or pools or of any portion of a pool or combinations thereof
within a field for the production of oil or gas or both in order to increase the ultimate
recovery by enhanced recovery methods or any other method of cooperative development and operation
calculated to increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas. (Acts 1957, No. 352, p. 461, §1;
Act 2000-714, p. 1517, §1.)...
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40-20-2
Section 40-20-2 Levy and amount of tax upon business of producing or severing oil or gas from
soil, etc., generally. (a)(1) There is hereby levied, to be collected hereafter, as herein
provided, annual privilege taxes upon every person engaging or continuing to engage within
the State of Alabama in the business of producing or severing oil or gas, as defined herein,
from the soil or the waters, or from beneath the soil or the waters, of the state for sale,
transport, storage, profit, or for use. The amount of such tax shall be measured at the rate
of eight percent of the gross value of the oil or gas at the point of production except as
provided in subsequent subdivisions of this subsection. Provided, however, that the tax on
offshore production, produced from depths greater than 8,000 feet below mean sea level, shall
not be computed as a percentage of gross value at the point of production, as provided in
this article, but shall be computed as a percentage of gross proceeds, as...
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9-17-12
Section 9-17-12 Limitations on regulations; drilling or production units; producers' shares.
(a) Whether or not the total production from a pool is limited or prorated, no rule, regulation,
or order of the board shall be such in terms or effect that it will do the following: (1)
That it shall be necessary at any time for the producer from or the owner of, a tract of land
in the pool, or an interest associated therewith or derived therefrom, in order that he or
she may obtain the tract's just and equitable share or the just and equitable share of the
interest of the production of such pool, as the share is set forth in this section, to drill
and operate any well or wells on such tract in addition to the well or wells as can without
waste produce the share. (2) As to occasion net drainage from a tract or any interest associated
therewith or derived therefrom, unless there is drilled and operated upon the tract a well
or wells in addition to such well or wells thereon as can without waste...
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9-17-24
Section 9-17-24 Notification requirement; hearing; fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special
Fund. (a) Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas or any
person proposing to drill a Class II injection well as defined in the Federal Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall
notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor upon the form as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor
may prescribe and shall pay to the State Treasurer a fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for
each well. The drilling of any well is hereby prohibited until notice is given and the fee
has been paid as herein provided. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall have the power and
authority to prescribe that the form indicate the exact location of the well, the name and
address of the owner, operator, contractor, driller, and any other person responsible for
the conduct of drilling operations, the proposed depth of the well, the elevation of...
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9-17-25
Section 9-17-25 Tax for expenses of administration and enforcement of article - Levied; exemptions;
payment. (a) For the purpose of defraying the expenses connected with the administration and
enforcement of this article, including the expense of the inspections, tests, analyses, and
all other expenses connected with the supervision and protection of crude petroleum oil and
natural gas in the State of Alabama, there is hereby levied on the producer a tax equal in
amount to two percent of the gross value, at the point of production, of the crude petroleum
oil or natural gas produced for sale, transport, storage, profit, or for use from any well
or wells in the State of Alabama. Provided, however, that the tax on offshore production,
produced from depths greater than 8,000 feet below mean sea level, shall not be computed as
a percentage of gross value at the point of production, as provided in this section, but shall
be computed as a percentage of gross proceeds, as provided in Section...
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9-17-152
Section 9-17-152 Board approval; recordation of order; certificate of effectiveness; dissolution
of fields and units; determination of commercial reserves; creation of cavities. (a) The use
of an underground reservoir as a storage facility for gas is hereby authorized, provided that
the board shall first enter an order, after notice and hearing pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 9-17-3 to 9-17-8, inclusive, approving such proposed underground storage of gas
and designating the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the storage facility, such boundaries
to include within them any necessary or reasonable buffer zone for the purpose of insuring
the safe operation of the storage facility and to protect the storage facility against pollution,
invasion, and escape or migration of gas therefrom, upon finding as follows: (1) That the
storage facility is suitable and feasible for the injection, storage and withdrawal of gas
and has a greater value or utility for the storage of gas than for...
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41-6A-4
Section 41-6A-4 Departmental functions; clearinghouse for energy data. The programs and activities
of the department shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To develop and
promulgate a state energy policy; (2) To report regularly to the Governor and annually to
the Legislature on the programs and activities of the department and to recommend needed changes
in law or administrative practice; (3) To periodically assess state energy requirements, and
to coordinate with the state geologists, the State Oil and Gas Board, and other parties and
with appropriate governmental agencies in their determination of available energy supplies
and their capacities and their development; (4) To formulate and update annually a comprehensive
state energy management program which shall identify alternative ways in which projected demands
for all forms of energy may be met; (5) To formulate and update annually a contingency plan
to provide for adequate energy supplies during any energy...
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40-20-20
Section 40-20-20 Definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Section 40-20-1,
which shall apply for purposes of this article, except to the extent there is a conflict with
the definitions contained herein, the following definitions shall apply for the purposes of
this article. (1) Gross Proceeds. The gross proceeds for a month shall be the sum of the month's
market proceeds and non-market proceeds. No adjustments or deductions may be taken from the
market proceeds or the non-market proceeds in computing gross proceeds. (2) Market Proceeds.
The market proceeds for a month shall be the sum of the amounts due under all market sales
transactions during the month. The amount due under each market sales transaction shall be
determined by multiplying the unit sales price by the volume of severed oil or gas sold in
each transaction. (3) Market Sales Transaction. An agreement or contract for the sale of offshore
production produced from depths greater than 8,000 feet below mean sea...
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9-17-34
Section 9-17-34 Additional definitions. In addition to the definitions contained in Section
9-17-1, which shall apply for the purpose of computing the tax as provided in Section 9-17-35,
except to the extent there is a conflict with the definitions contained herein, the following
definitions shall apply for the purpose of computing the tax as provided in Section 9-17-35:
(1) Gross Proceeds. The gross proceeds for a month shall be the sum of the month's market
proceeds and non-market proceeds. No adjustments or deductions may be taken from the market
proceeds or the non-market proceeds in computing gross proceeds. (2) Market Proceeds. The
market proceeds for a month shall be the sum of the amounts due under all market sales transactions
during the month. The amount due under each market sales transaction shall be determined by
multiplying the unit sales price by the volume of severed oil or gas sold in each transaction.
(3) Market Sales Transaction. An agreement or contract for the sale...
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40-23-4
Section 40-23-4 Exemptions. (a) There are exempted from the provisions of this division and
from the computation of the amount of the tax levied, assessed, or payable under this division
the following: (1) The gross proceeds of the sales of lubricating oil and gasoline as defined
in Sections 40-17-30 and 40-17-170 and the gross proceeds from those sales of lubricating
oil destined for out-of-state use which are transacted in a manner whereby an out-of-state
purchaser takes delivery of such oil at a distributor's plant within this state and transports
it out-of-state, which are otherwise taxed. (2) The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales,
of fertilizer when used for agricultural purposes. The word "fertilizer" shall not
be construed to include cottonseed meal, when not in combination with other materials. (3)
The gross proceeds of the sale, or sales, of seeds for planting purposes and baby chicks and
poults. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt or exclude from the computation of...
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