|
9-17-32
Section 9-17-32 Penalty for violations of provisions of article, rules, etc.; penalty applicable
to each prohibited transaction relating to illegal oil, gas, or product; penalty for aiding
or abetting violations of provisions of article, rules, etc.; payment of fine not to abridge
private causes of action for damages for violations of rules, etc. (a) Any person who knowingly
and willfully violates any provision of this article, or any rule, regulation or order of
the board made under this article shall, in the event a penalty for such violation is not
otherwise provided for in this article, be subject to a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 a day
for each and every day of such violation and for each and every act of violation, such fine
to be recovered by a civil action in the circuit court of the county where the defendant resides,
or in the county of the residence of any defendant if there is more than one defendant, or
in the circuit court of the county where the violation took place....
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-32.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages
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.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-81.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
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....
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-100.htm - 3K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-17-82
Section 9-17-82 Order requiring unit operation - When issued. The board shall issue an order
requiring such unit operation if it finds that: (1) Unit operation of the field or of any
pool or pools or of any portion of a pool or combinations thereof within the field is reasonably
necessary to prevent waste, to increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas, to avoid the
drilling of unnecessary wells, to allow the drilling of wells at optimum geologic locations,
and to protect the correlative rights of interested parties. (2) The proposed plan for unit
operations will increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas by enhanced recovery methods
or any other method of cooperative development and operation calculated to increase the ultimate
recovery of oil or gas. (3) The estimated additional cost incident to conduction of such operation
will not exceed the value of the estimated additional recovery of oil or gas. (Acts 1957,
No. 352, p. 461, §2; Act 2000-714, p. 1517, §1.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-82.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-17-9
Section 9-17-9 State Oil and Gas Supervisor. The State Geologist shall be, ex officio, the
State Oil and Gas Supervisor and shall perform all of the duties of and is hereby vested with
all the powers imposed upon and vested in the State Oil and Gas Supervisor under and by the
terms and provisions of this article. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall be charged with
the duty of enforcing this article and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated by the
board. The State Oil and Gas Supervisor shall be, ex officio, secretary of the board and shall
keep all minutes and records of the board. He shall, as secretary, give bond in such sum as
the board may direct with corporate surety to be approved by the board, conditioned that he
will well and truly account for any funds coming into his hands. The State Geologist shall
receive $3,600.00 per annum for the performance of his duty under this article. (Acts 1945,
No. 1, p. 1, §4; Acts 1949, No. 671, p. 1033, §1; Acts 1969, No. 1033, p....
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-9.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-17-85
Section 9-17-85 New or amending orders. (a) The board, by entry of new or amending orders,
may from time to time add to unit operations portions of pools not theretofore included and
may add to unit operations new pools or portions thereof and may extend the unit area as required.
Any such order, in providing for allocation of production from the unit pool of the unit area,
shall first allocate to the pool or pools or portion thereof so added a portion of the total
production of oil or gas or both from all pools affected within the unit area as enlarged,
(and not required in the conduct of unit operations or unavoidably lost), the allocation to
be based on the relative contribution which such added pool or pools or portion thereof is
expected to make during the remaining course of unit operations to the total production of
oil or gas or both so allocated. The production so allocated to the added pool or pools or
portions thereof shall be allocated to the separately owned tracts which...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-85.htm - 3K - Match Info - Similar pages
45-49-171.44
Section 45-49-171.44 Funding - Additional revenues. The county commission also shall obligate
such additional revenues from the General Fund of Mobile County in the amount of any oil and
gas severance tax revenues being held in escrow designated for Mobile County and collected
pursuant to Act 79-434 and Act 80-708, and in the amount of any funds transferred from the
License Commissioner of Mobile County to the General Fund of Mobile County which relates to
beer taxes; such revenues to be used to the extent the board may require same to perform properly
its duties as provided in Section 45-49-171.41 after such funds authorized in Section 45-49-171.43
have been appropriated and paid out by the board. Provided, however, that in the event that
oil and gas severance tax revenues held in escrow and collected pursuant to Act 79-434 and
Act 80-708 and distributed to the General Fund of Mobile County are reduced by judicial decree,
the county commission shall obligate funds from its general...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/45-49-171.44.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-17-137
Section 9-17-137 Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund. (a) In addition
to the requirements and fees provided for in Section 9-17-24(a), any person desiring, after
April 25, 1990, to drill any coalbed methane gas well in this state shall pay to the state
a plugging fee of $150.00 respecting each such well desired to be drilled, such plugging fees
to be deposited with the State Treasurer in the fund; provided, however, that no plugging
fees shall be required to be paid during any time when the unobligated balance of the fund
shall exceed the sum of $1,000,000. Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
no permit for the drilling of any coalbed methane gas well shall be issued by the board until
the fee provided for in this section shall be paid, if due. (b) The moneys in the fund shall
be invested by the State Treasurer of Alabama in the same manner as state funds generally;
provided, however, that only 50 percent of all interest and earnings accruing...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-17-137.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-4-19
Section 9-4-19 Compensation of persons retained. The amount of compensation which persons whose
services are retained to do research, experimental, promotional and related work for the Geological
Survey of Alabama and the State Oil and Gas Board shall be specified in the written agreement
provided for and required by the terms of Sections 9-4-14 through 9-4-19. Such compensation
shall be paid from the State Geological Survey funds or the state oil and gas funds depending
upon which agency enters into the said service contract. The compensation for such services
shall be paid at such times and in the same manner as regular state employees are paid for
their employment to such agencies. (Acts 1961, No. 717, p. 1024, §9.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-4-19.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/40-20-20.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
|