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9-17-23
Section 9-17-23 Owners not to allow wells to get out of control, etc.; rights of board upon
failure of owners to control wells; powers, etc., of board to secure payment by owners of
costs and expenses of controlling or plugging wells. In order to protect further the natural
gas fields and oil fields in this state, it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any owner
to allow a well to go wild or to get out of control. The owner of any such well shall, after
24 hours written notice by the board given to him or to the person in possession of such well,
make reasonable effort to control such well. In the event of the failure of the owner of such
well within 24 hours after service of the notice above provided for to control the same, if
such can be done within the period, or to begin in good faith, upon service of such notice,
operations to control such well or upon failure to prosecute diligently such operations, then
the board shall have the right to take charge of the work of controlling...
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9-17-135
Section 9-17-135 Action authorized to be taken by board. Upon making the determination described
in Section 9-17-134, the board shall first collect the proceeds of the bond or bonds or the
blanket bond of the operator filed as security under Section 9-17-6(c)(5), and shall forthwith
apply the proceeds of such bond or bonds to the expense of causing such well or wells with
respect to which such determination shall have been made to be plugged, which action the board
is hereby authorized to take either directly or through contracts therefor entered into by
the board with private persons or with other governmental agencies. Should the board determine
that the proceeds of such bond or bonds are in fact insufficient to cover the entire expense
of causing such well or wells to be plugged, the supervisor shall be authorized to execute
and verify itemized vouchers to be submitted to the state Comptroller for the withdrawal from
the fund of amounts equal to such expenses as may be incurred by...
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9-17-131
Section 9-17-131 Short title. This article may be cited as the "Alabama Coalbed Methane
Gas Well Plugging Fund Act." (Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, ยง2.)...
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9-17-138
Section 9-17-138 Termination of fund. Should the board determine that all coalbed methane gas
wells in the State of Alabama have been plugged and abandoned, or should the board determine,
after notice and hearing, that the fund is no longer necessary in order to carry out the purposes
of this article, then the supervisor shall so certify this determination to the state Comptroller
and the State Treasurer and all moneys in the fund shall, promptly following the filing with
the state Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such certification, be disbursed and are
hereby appropriated to all counties in the State of Alabama where coalbed methane gas wells
shall have been permitted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, to be divided among
such counties based on the number of coalbed methane gas wells permitted in each such county,
for deposit into the general funds of such counties, and to be used for those purposes for
which said general funds were established. (Acts 1990, No. 90-635,...
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9-17-1
Section 9-17-1 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created by this article.
(2) DEVELOPED AREA or DEVELOPED UNIT. A drainage unit having a well completed thereon which
is capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities; however, in the event it is shown
and the board finds that a part of any unit is nonproductive, then the developed part of the
unit shall include only that part found to be productive. (3) DRAINAGE OR PRODUCTION UNIT.
The area in a pool which may be drained efficiently and economically by one well. (4) DRILLING
UNIT. An administrative unit established by the board to provide and allow for the drilling
of a well. Prior to establishment of a field and drainage or production unit within the field,
the board may establish a drilling unit to allow for the drilling of a well in search of oil
and gas. (5) FIELD. The general area which is underlain or appears to be...
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13A-8-36
Section 13A-8-36 Damage or destruction of property. (a) It is unlawful for a person with the
intent to damage property and having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe
that he or she has such a right, damages or destroys any of the following: (1) Telecommunications,
cable communications, or electric power transmission pedestal or pole owned or operated by
a telecommunications, cable, or electric power company or cooperative, or electric power supplier,
or railroad. (2) Telecommunications, cable communications, or electric power grounding or
any other equipment or materials used in the delivery of electricity, wire, fiber insulator,
power supply transformer, ground wire, or other apparatus, equipment, or fixture used in the
transmission of telecommunications, cable communications, or electric power owned or operated
by a telecommunications, cable, or electric power company or cooperative, or electric power
supplier, or railroad. (3) Equipment used in the transmission of...
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40-20-1
Section 40-20-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) DEPARTMENT. The state Department of
Revenue. (2) ANNUAL. The calendar year or the taxpayer's fiscal year, when permission is obtained
from the department to use a fiscal year as a tax period in lieu of a calendar year. (3) VALUE.
The sale price or market value at the mouth of the well. If the oil or gas is exchanged for
something other than cash, if there is no sale at the time of severance or if the relation
between the buyer and the seller is such that the consideration paid, if any, is not indicative
of the true value or market price, then the department shall determine the value of the oil
or gas subject to the tax hereinafter provided for, considering the sale price for cash of
oil or gas of like quality. (4) OIL. Crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons regardless
of gravity which are produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary...
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9-17-100
Section 9-17-100 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. (2) BOARD. The Alabama
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. (3) BRANCH. A local unit of an LP-gas business that is one
or more of the following: a. A division or subdivision or a person doing business under a
name other than the Class A permit holder's name. b. A place where the day-to-day retail operations
of an LP-gas business are conducted and at which at least three of the following activities
occur or conditions exist: 1. Sales of appliances. 2. Orders are taken for LP-gas repair and
service. 3. Orders are taken to refill LP-gas systems either by phone or in person. 4. Employees
are present during a normal workday. 5. Is a place that requires a city or county license
to conduct business. (4) LP. Liquefied petroleum gas. (5) LPG....
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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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11-88-1
Section 11-88-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of
any county in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-88-3. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of
an authority. (4) BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay
money. (5) CONCISE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. A reasonably concise description of a particular geographic
area which may be by metes and bounds or by reference to government surveys, recorded maps
and plats, municipal, county, or state boundary lines, well-defined landmarks and other monuments,
or any combination of the foregoing. (6) COUNTY. Any county in the state. (7) DETERMINING
COUNTY. Any county the governing body of which shall have made...
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