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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9-17-135
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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9-17-12
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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9-17-134
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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9-17-132
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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9-17-13
Section 9-17-13 Integration of interests; cycling operations; orders of board; procedures.
(a) When any mineral or other related interests deriving from two or more separately owned
tracts of land are embraced within an established or a proposed drilling or production unit,
or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of an established or proposed
drilling or production unit, or any combination of such, the persons owning the interests
therein may validly agree to integrate or pool the interests and to develop the interests
and associated lands as a drilling or production unit. Where, however, the owners have not
agreed to so integrate or pool the interests, the board shall, for the prevention of waste
or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, require the persons owning such interests to
do so and to develop their interests and the associated lands as a drilling or production
unit. (b) The board, in order to prevent waste and avoid the drilling of unnecessary...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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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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9-17-1
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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