Oklahoma § 52-87.7 - Corporation Commission jurisdiction
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 52-87.7 — Corporation Commission jurisdiction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52-87.7. Corporation Commission jurisdiction
Corporation Commission Jurisdiction. The Corporation Commission
shall have jurisdiction, upon the filing of a proper application
therefor, to permit the drilling, completing and producing of a
multiunit horizontal well in conformity with Section 87.8 of this
title, or to create a horizontal well unitization in conformity with
Section 87.9 of this title, if the Commission finds that the
multiunit horizontal well or the horizontal well unitization will
prevent waste and will protect the correlative rights of the owners
of oil and gas rights.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 54, § 3, emerg. eff. April 13, 2011. Amended
by Laws 2017, c. 372, § 4.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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