§ 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) […]
§ 53-3-1. 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.
§ 53-3-3. Waste unlawful
Waste of oil or gas as defined in Section 53-1-3 is hereby made unlawful.