Oklahoma § 52-149 - Conservation Division - Creation - Personnel - Duties Qualifications

§ 52-149. Conservation Division - Creation - Personnel - Duties Qualifications

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas

There is hereby created within the Corporation Commission of

Oklahoma, herein called "Commission", a Conservation Division, the

duties and functions of which, subject to the supervision and

direction of the Commission, shall be to aid the Commission in the

administration and performance of the powers, duties and functions

of the Commission with respect to oil and gas conservation and the

prevention of pollution resulting from oil and gas production and

transportation. The Conservation Division so created shall consist

of the following personnel:

1. A Director of Conservation, who, in addition to the duties

and functions now or hereafter prescribed for such officer in this

title, shall have overall responsibility, supervision and direction

of the activities of the Conservation Division and the

administration and enforcement of the rules, regulations and orders

of the Commission relating to oil and gas conservation and the

prevention of pollution. The Director of Conservation shall be a

graduate of an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's

Degree and shall have five (5) years' experience in a supervisory

capacity in an administrative or personnel management position;

2. A Manager of Pollution Abatement, whose duties and functions

shall be to direct and supervise the activities of the Conservation

Division with respect to the prevention of pollution. The Manager

of Pollution Abatement shall be a graduate of an accredited college

or university with a Bachelor of Science Degree in petroleum, civil

or mechanical engineering, geology, environmental science or a

related field and shall have at least five (5) years' practical or

regulatory experience in the production of oil and gas, three (3)

years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory

capacity;

3. A Manager of Field Operations, whose duties and functions

shall be to direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of the

district offices and all the field activities of the Conservation

Division with respect to both oil and gas conservation and the

prevention of pollution. The Manager of Field Operations shall be a

graduate of an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of

Science Degree in petroleum, civil or mechanical engineering,

geology, environmental science or a related field and at least five

(5) years' practical or regulatory experience in the production of

oil and gas, three (3) years of which must have been in an

administrative or supervisory capacity or an equivalent combination

of education and experience, substituting one (1) additional year of

qualifying experience for each year of the required degree;

4. A Deputy Director of Conservation, whose duties and

functions shall be the administrative management of the various

offices of the Conservation Division including, but not limited to,

office services and procedures, coordinating personnel

administration, processing of expense statements, budget preparation

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and cost accounting, procurement and use of supplies, files,

records, and other professional and clerical services, computer

services, with other divisions of the Commission and providing

technical assistance as necessary. The Deputy Director of

Conservation shall be a graduate of an accredited college or

university with a Bachelor of Science Degree in petroleum, civil or

mechanical engineering, geology, environmental science or a related

field and shall have five (5) years' practical or regulatory

experience in the production of oil and gas, three (3) years of

which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity;

5. A Manager of Technical Services, whose duties and functions

shall be to direct, supervise and coordinate the technical

activities of the Conservation Division with respect to oil and gas

conservation, prevention of waste and prevention of pollution. The

Manager of Technical Services shall be a graduate of an accredited

college or university, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in

petroleum, civil or mechanical engineering, geology, environmental

science or a related field and at least five (5) years' practical or

regulatory experience in the production of oil and gas, three (3)

years of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory

capacity;

6. District Managers, whose duties and functions shall be to

supervise and direct the district offices and all field activities

of the Conservation Division, including both oil and gas

conservation and the prevention of pollution in the respective

districts to which they are assigned. A District Manager shall be a

graduate of an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of

Science Degree in petroleum, civil or mechanical engineering,

geology, environmental science or a related field and shall have

five (5) years' practical or regulatory experience in the production

of oil and gas, three (3) years of which must have been in an

administrative or supervisory capacity or an equivalent combination

of education and experience, substituting one (1) year of practical

or regulatory experience in the production of oil and gas for each

year of the required degree;

7. Assistant District Managers, whose duties and functions

shall be to supervise, direct and coordinate the activities of field

and office personnel and who shall be under the supervision of the

District Managers. An Assistant District Manager shall be a

graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of

Science degree in petroleum, civil or mechanical engineering,

geology, environmental science or related field and shall have four

(4) years' practical or regulatory experience in the production of

oil and gas, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory

capacity or an equivalent combination of education and experience,

substituting one (1) year of practical or regulatory experience in

the production of oil and gas for each year of the required degree;

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8. Oil and Gas Field Inspectors, whose duties and functions,

subject to the direction and supervision of the Oil and Gas Field

Inspector Supervisor of the respective district to which they are

assigned, shall be to make inspections and investigations, witness

tests, and generally serve as enforcement officers and

representatives of the Commission in the administration and

enforcement of the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission

relating to both oil and gas conservation and the prevention of

pollution. An Oil and Gas Field Inspector shall have four (4)

years' practical experience in oil field production and drilling

operations;

9. Assistant Manager of Field Operations, who under the general

direction of the Manager of Field Operations, shall direct,

supervise and coordinate office personnel and the activities of the

district office and other field programs. An Assistant Manager of

Field Operations shall be a graduate of an accredited college or

university with a Bachelor of Science Degree in petroleum, civil or

mechanical engineering, geology, environmental science or related

fields and shall have five (5) years' practical or regulatory

experience in the production of oil and gas or an equivalent

combination of education and experience, substituting one (1) year

of practical or regulatory experience in the production of oil and

gas for each year of the required degree;

10. Oil and Gas Safety Specialist, who, under the general

direction of the Assistant District Manager of the respective

district to which they are assigned, shall be trained in Hydrogen

Sulfide Gas control and safety and in hazardous chemical detection

and shall investigate incidents of public safety concerns. An Oil

and Gas Safety Specialist shall have five (5) years' regulatory

experience in the production of oil and gas or a Bachelor of Science

Degree in Industrial Safety and one (1) year of regulatory

experience in the production of oil and gas;

11. Senior Field Inspector, who, under the general direction of

the Oil and Gas Field Inspector Supervisor of the respective

district to which they are assigned, shall perform detailed

inspections and investigations and provide expert testimony

concerning the enforcement of rules of the Corporation Commission.

A Senior Field Inspector shall have four (4) years' practical and

two (2) years' regulatory experience in the production of oil and

gas; and

12. Oil and Gas Inspector Supervisor, who, under the

supervision of the Assistant District Manager of the respective

district to which they are assigned, shall supervise and perform

field inspection activities related to tests, surveys and

investigations of oil and gas production, pollution control and

environmental protection. An Oil and Gas Inspector Supervisor shall

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have four (4) years' practical and three (3) years' regulatory

experience in the production of oil and gas.

The employees of the Commission who at the effective date of

this act are holding positions or performing functions corresponding

to those herein prescribed but who do not have the qualifications

required by this act for such positions or functions shall not, for

that reason, be disqualified to continue in such positions or to

perform such functions, but at such time as there is a vacancy in

such position it shall be filled by an employee having the

qualifications herein prescribed.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 207, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967. Amended

by Laws 1981, c. 318, § 16, emerg. eff. June 30, 1981; Laws 1982, c.

354, § 8, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1987, c. 208, § 60, operative

July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 82, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987;

Laws 1994, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 180, § 4,

eff. July 1, 1998.