Section 259.180 – Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.180. Prohibited acts — knowledge — certificate of clearance. — The sale, purchase, acquisition, transportation, refining, processing, or handling of illegal oil, illegal gas, or illegal product is hereby prohibited. However, no penalty by way of fine shall be imposed upon a person who sells, purchases, acquires, transports, refines, processes, […]
Section 259.190 – Contraband, seizure and sale — proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.190. Contraband, seizure and sale — proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose. — 1. Illegal oil, illegal gas, and illegal product are declared to be contraband and are subject to seizure and sale as herein provided; seizure and sale to be in addition to […]
Section 259.100 – Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.100. Spacing of wells, exception, noncommercial gas wells. — 1. The council shall set spacing units as follows: (1) When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the council shall establish spacing units for a pool. Spacing units when established shall […]
Section 259.110 – Production pooling authorized.
Effective – 28 Aug 1965 259.110. Production pooling authorized. — 1. When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the owners and royalty owners thereof may pool their interests for the development and […]
Section 259.010 – Council established.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories 259.010. Council established. — There shall be a “State Oil and Gas Council” composed of the following members in accordance with the provisions of section 259.020: (1) The state geologist; (2) One member from the department of economic development; (3) One member from the Missouri public service commission; […]
Section 259.020 – Council membership.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories 259.020. Council membership. — The member entities in section 259.010 shall be represented on the council by the executive head of each respective entity, except that: (1) The Missouri University of Science and Technology shall be represented by a professor of petroleum engineering employed at the university; (2) […]
Section 259.030 – Council officers.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories 259.030. Council officers. — 1. The council shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from the members of the council. A chairman and vice chairman may serve more than a one-year term, if so elected by the members of the council. 2. The state geologist shall act as […]
Section 259.040 – Expenses of members.
Effective – 28 Aug 2012 259.040. Expenses of members. — Representatives of the member state agencies shall not receive any additional compensation for their services as representatives on the council and all expenses of the state agency representatives shall be paid by their respective agency. The professor of petroleum engineering, the member from the Missouri […]
Section 259.050 – Definitions.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.050. Definitions. — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words mean: (1) “Certificate of clearance” means a permit prescribed by the council for the transportation or the delivery of oil or gas or product and issued or registered in accordance with the rule, regulation, or order requiring such permit; […]
Section 259.052 – Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys.
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 259.052. Oil and gas resources fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the “Oil and Gas Resources Fund” which shall consist of all gifts, donations, transfers, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, permit application fees collected under section 259.080, operating fees, closure […]