Oklahoma § 17-503 - Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction - Rules and

§ 17-503. Corporation Commission - Jurisdiction - Rules and

regulations - Exceptions.

A. The Corporation Commission is hereby vested with

jurisdiction over:

1. The drilling for and production of brine for commercial

purposes;

2. Class V injection wells used for the injection or disposal

of mineral brines as defined in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act

and 40 CFR Part 146; and

3. Class V wells used to inject spent brine into the same

formation from which it was withdrawn after extraction of halogens

or their salts as defined in 40 CFR Part 146.

B. The Commission may promulgate such rules:

1. As are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of

this act, including rules governing the drilling of production,

injection or disposal wells and the injection of effluent into

underground formations; and

2. To ensure that the drilling, casing and plugging of wells is

done in such a manner as to prevent the escape of brine and effluent

from one formation to another and to prevent the pollution of fresh

water supplies throughout the state.

C. The Oklahoma Brine Development Act shall not apply to nor

shall the Corporation Commission have jurisdiction over Class I,

III, IV or V wells regulated by the Department of Environmental

Quality pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and 40 CFR

Parts 144 through 148, inclusive, and the Oklahoma Environmental

Quality Act.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 255, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. Amended by

Laws 2000, c. 364, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.