Oklahoma § 52-87.3 - Application or petition for location exception - Notice
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 52-87.3 — Application or petition for location exception - Notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52-87.3. Application or petition for location exception - Notice
of hearing.
A. When any petition or application is filed with the
Corporation Commission for a location exception from any spacing or
drilling unit, the Commission shall give notice of the hearing to be
held upon such petition or application, as provided in Section 87.1
of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such notice shall
specifically identify the proposed well location, by legal
description, in order to give proper notice to owners of land
adjacent to the proposed well location whether within or without the
same spacing or drilling unit as such proposed well location.
B. If the location exception allows a proposed well location to
be placed closer than one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet
to a section line for a gas well or closer than three hundred thirty
(330) feet to a section line for an oil well, the notice specified
in subsection A of this section shall identify, by legal
description, the land sections adjacent to the area within the
location exception.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 310, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52-87.3 ("Application or petition for location exception - Notice") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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