§ 53-3-1. Definitions for certain sections
Unless the context otherwise requires, words and terms appearing in Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-21, inclusive, shall have the meaning attributed to them in Section 53-1-3.
§ 53-3-11. Well drilling notice; permit; surety or cash bond for nonresidents; Secretary of State as service agent for nonresidents; taxpayer notice for new wells; board spacing pattern requirements
Any person desiring or proposing to drill any well in search of oil or gas, before commencing the drilling of any such well, shall notify the oil and gas supervisor upon such form as the board may prescribe. The drilling of any well for oil or gas is hereby prohibited until such notice is given […]
§ 53-3-13. Permit fee; disposition of fees
Any person securing a permit to drill a well in search of oil or gas under the provisions of Section 53-3-11 shall pay to the Oil and Gas Supervisor a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) upon and for the issuance of the permit. A lesser sum may be paid if the State Oil and […]
§ 53-3-15. Certificate of compliance required before connection with pipe lines; cancellation
Owners or operators of oil or gas wells shall, before connecting with any oil or gas pipe line, secure from the state oil and gas board a certificate showing compliance with the conservation laws of the state and conservation rules, regulations and orders of the board. No operator of a pipe line shall connect with […]
§ 53-3-17. Illegal transactions
The sale, purchase, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing, or handling in any other way of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is hereby prohibited. Unless and until the state oil and gas board provides for certificates of clearance, or some other method, so that any person may have an opportunity to determine […]
§ 53-3-19. Procedure for seizure and sale of illegal gas and oil as contraband
Apart from, and in addition to, any other remedy or procedure which may be available to the state oil and gas board, or any penalty which may be sought against or imposed upon any person with respect to violations relating to illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product, all illegal oil, illegal gas and illegal […]
§ 53-3-21. Penalties for violations of Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-19
Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 53-3-3 through 53-3-19, inclusive, or any rule, regulation or order made thereunder, shall be subject to the penalties and punishment set forth in Section 53-1-47.
§ 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 […]
§ 53-3-25. Application for permit to drill in search of oil or gas
Before any person shall commence the drilling of any well in search of oil or gas, the person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a certified plat and by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), payable to the State Oil and Gas Board. When two (2) […]
§ 53-3-27. Application to commence drilling of stratigraphic test or well below freshwater level; duration of permit
Before any person shall commence the drilling of a stratigraphic test or any well below the freshwater level (other than an oil or gas well or injection well), such person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), or some lesser sum […]
§ 53-3-29. Application to commence drilling injection well; duration of permit
Before any person shall commence the drilling of an injection well, such person shall file with the board his application for a permit to drill, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), or some lesser sum as may be fixed by order of the board, payable to the State Oil and Gas Board. […]
§ 53-3-3. Waste unlawful
Waste of oil or gas as defined in Section 53-1-3 is hereby made unlawful.
§ 53-3-31. Application to rework abandoned well to injection well; duration of permit
Before any person shall commence operations to rework an abandoned well to an injection well, such person shall file with the board his application to rework, accompanied by a fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00), or some lesser sum as may be fixed by order of the board, payable to the State Oil and Gas […]
§ 53-3-33. Application to rework operating well or injection well
Before any person shall commence operations to rework an operating well or injection well to recomplete to another zone, formation or reservoir, such person shall file with the board his application to rework, accompanied by a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or some lesser sum as may be fixed by order of the board, […]
§ 53-3-35. Reports by producer or operator of oil or gas well; monthly individual well status report; producer’s monthly report; deliverability test; calibrated stock tank
Each producer or operator of an oil or gas well shall furnish for each month a “monthly individual well status report,” setting forth complete information and data indicated thereon. Such report for each month shall be prepared and filed according to the instructions on a form published by the board for such reports, on or […]
§ 53-3-37. Penalties for violations concerning reports
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section 53-3-35 regarding the filing of reports by failing to file such reports on a timely basis, or by the willful, knowing or fraudulent execution of a report which contains a false entry or statement of fact, or an omission of fact, shall be subject […]
§ 53-3-39. Payment of interest on royalty proceeds which have not been disbursed
Purchasers of oil or gas production from any oil or gas well shall be liable for the payment of interest on royalty proceeds which have not been disbursed to the royalty owners from and after one hundred twenty (120) days following the date of the first sale of oil or gas. The rate of interest […]
§ 53-3-41. Definitions
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein: “Oil and gas production” means any oil, natural gas, condensate of either, natural gas liquids, other gaseous, liquid or dissolved hydrocarbons, sulfur or helium, or other substance produced as a by-product or adjunct to their production, or any combination of […]
§ 53-3-5. Drilling and production regulated
The state oil and gas board shall have the power and authority and it shall be its duty, after due notice and a hearing, to regulate the drilling and location of wells in any pool and the production therefrom so as to prevent reasonably avoidable net drainage from each developed unit (that is, drainage which […]
§ 53-3-7. Integration of interests; pooling agreements and orders
When two (2) or more separately owned tracts of land are embraced within an established drilling unit or when there are separately owned interests in all or part of an established drilling unit the persons owning the drilling rights therein and the rights to share in the production therefrom may validly agree to integrate their […]