Mississippi § 53-3-23 - Flexible oil or gas drilling units.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 53-3-23 — Flexible oil or gas drilling units., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-3-23. Flexible oil or gas drilling units.
Whenever a drilling unit for oil or gas is formed comprised entirely of lands within the State of Mississippi, with one or more unit boundaries being the center of the main navigable channel of the Mississippi River or any other navigable river constituting the boundary between the State of Mississippi and another state, such unit shall be a flexible unit. The size and shape of such unit shall change as the boundary line between the states changes. Subsequent changes in the acreage content of such unit occasioned by the shifting of the state boundary line shall not occasion a reduction in the allowable acreage allocated to such unit. This section shall cover and include oil and gas units which have been heretofore formed or which may be hereafter formed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 53-3-23 cover?
Section 53-3-23 ("Flexible oil or gas drilling units.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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