§ 60-1-302. Reports and Payment of Tax
The severance tax imposed in this part shall be payable as follows: On or before the twentieth day of each month the person liable for the tax shall file with the commissioner of revenue, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, a report of all oil removed from the ground during the preceding month, and shall […]
§ 60-1-401. Violations — Penalties — Notice — Appeals — Hearing. [Current Version. See Second Version of Section and the Compiler’s notes.]
The Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas through the supervisor shall have the authority to assess monetary penalties as provided in subsections (c)-(e) for any violation of this chapter, rules and regulations, or any order adopted by the board. In making such assessment, the board shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of […]
§ 60-1-401. Violations — Penalties — Notice — Appeals — Hearing. [Contingent Amendment. See First Version of Section and Compiler’s notes.]
The Tennessee board of energy and natural resources through the supervisor shall have the authority to assess monetary penalties as provided in subsections (c)-(e) for any violation of this chapter, rules and regulations, or any order adopted by the board. In making such assessment, the board shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 60-1-201. [reserved.]
The board has jurisdiction and authority: Over all persons and property necessary to enforce this chapter; To make such inquiries as necessary to determine whether or not waste exists or is imminent; To collect data; to make investigations and inspections; to examine properties, leases, papers, books, and records including drilling records and logs; to examine, […]
§ 60-1-203. Quorum of Board
Any three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum, but three (3) affirmative votes shall be necessary for the adoption of any rule or order of the board.
§ 60-1-204. Rules, Regulations, and Orders of Board
The board shall prescribe its rules of order, procedure in hearings or other proceedings before it under this chapter. No rule or order, in the absence of an emergency, may be made by the board except after a public hearing upon at least ten (10) days’ notice in a manner and form prescribed by the […]