9-17-134
Section 9-17-134 Determination by board of coalbed methane gas wells requiring plugging. Whenever,
in the determination of the board, after reasonable notice to the operator of a coalbed methane
gas well and a hearing held by the board and pursuant to such notice: (1) The failure of the
operator of a coalbed methane gas well to plug such well may pose a threat to the environment
or to the public health, safety or welfare, (2) The operator of said well shall have failed
or refused to plug such coalbed methane gas well within a period deemed reasonable by the
board, and (3) The bond or other security filed by such operator under Section 9-17-6(c)(5)
is or is expected to be inadequate to provide for the payment of the costs of plugging said
well, the board shall undertake to provide for the proper plugging of said well through the
use of moneys in the fund, provided that moneys adequate for such purpose, taking into account
the aforesaid bond or other surety, shall then be on deposit in...
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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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9-17-136
Section 9-17-136 Liability of owners and operators. Whenever costs of plugging a coalbed methane
gas well shall have been incurred by the board pursuant to this article and the board shall
have authorized the expenditure of moneys from the fund pursuant to Section 9-17-135 for the
purpose of plugging a coalbed methane gas well, the operator thereof and each and every owner
of a working interest in the well bore of such well shall be jointly and severally liable
to the state for repayment of the amount of such moneys, and the board is authorized to institute
appropriate civil actions in the courts in the name of the state to recover such amounts.
Any amounts so recovered shall be paid into the fund. Further, nothing in this article shall
be construed to relieve any operator or owner of a working interest in the well bore of any
coalbed methane gas well of any liability to any third party for damages incurred because
of failure to plug any coalbed methane gas well. (Acts 1990, No....
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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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9-17-132
Section 9-17-132 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created in Section 9-17-3. (2) FUND. The Alabama Coalbed
Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund established in Section 9-17-133. (3) COALBED METHANE GAS WELL.
A well capable of producing occluded natural gas from a coalbed or coalbeds. (4) PLUGGING
FEE. The fee authorized by Section 9-17-137. (5) OPERATOR. Any person who notifies the supervisor
pursuant to Section 9-17-24 of such person's desire or proposal to drill a coalbed methane
gas well. (6) PERSON. Any natural person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, joint
venture, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, representative of
any kind or any other group acting as a unit. (7) SUPERVISOR. The state oil and gas supervisor.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §3.)...
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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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9-17-138
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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9-17-137
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...
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9-17-139
Section 9-17-139 No liability of state, board or supervisor to third parties. Nothing in this
article shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the board,
the supervisor or the State of Alabama to pay any costs incurred or damages incurred or damages
suffered by any person or to pay any third party claims from any source arising from the failure
of any coalbed methane gas well to be properly plugged, nor shall moneys in the fund be used
to make any payments of such costs or damages. (Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §10.)...

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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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