§ 60-1-101. Chapter Definitions. [See Contingent Amendment to Subdivision (1) and the Compiler’s notes.]
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: [Current version. See second version for contingent amendment and Compiler’s Notes.] “Board” means the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas created by § 69-3-104; [Contingent amendment. See the Compiler’s Notes.] “Casinghead gas” means any gas or vapor, or both, indigenous to an oil […]
§ 60-1-102. Waste Prohibited
The production or handling of crude petroleum oil or natural gas in such manner or under such conditions as to constitute or result in waste as defined in § 60-1-101 is each prohibited.
§ 60-1-103. Permits — Applications — Operators’ Plans
No person shall drill any well for oil or gas, or conduct any surface disturbances incidental to or in preparation for such drilling, until a permit application has been submitted to the supervisor. The supervisor shall not issue a permit until the conditions established by this subsection (a) have been met. An application for a […]
§ 60-1-104. Records and Reports of Production and Sales — False Reports
It is the duty of every person producing, selling, gathering, transporting, or storing crude petroleum or natural gas from any well or wells in this state to keep and preserve suitable records of the amount of all such crude petroleum or natural gas produced, sold, gathered, transported, or stored, and the price received and paid […]
§ 60-1-105. Requested Status Under Federal Law — Applications and Fees
Any person who files with the board an application requesting a determination by the board of whether natural gas produced from a well qualifies for a requested status under § 102, 103, 107 or 108 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, Public Law No. 95-621, 92 Stat. 3350 (including any act of congress […]
§ 60-1-106. Spacing of Oil Wells
Wells drilled in search of oil or gas to a depth of less than two thousand five hundred feet (2,500′) shall not be located closer than four hundred feet (400′) from any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which a permit shall have been granted to drill to the same pool. The distance […]