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15-72-208. Proper confinement of gas by possessor of well.
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15-72-208. Proper confinement of gas by possessor of well.
(a) Any person, copartnership, corporation, owner, lessee, or manager in possession of any well producing natural gas, in order to prevent the gas from wasting by escape shall, within four (4) days after penetrating the gas-bearing sand in any well drilled, shut in and confine the gas in the well until the gas therein shall be utilized for light, fuel, or steam power.
(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation having possession or control of any gas well, whether as contractor, owner, lessee, or manager, to allow or permit the flow of natural gas of any such well to flow into the open air without being confined to such well or pipe or other safe receptacles for a longer period than three (3) days after the gas shall have been struck and produced in that well.
(2) If the well cannot be confined within three (3) days, the person controlling the well shall continue with the utmost diligence to confine it as soon as possible.
(c) Failure to comply with subsection (b) of this section shall subject the person failing to the penalties and procedure set out in § 15-72-202 (b).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-72-208
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15-72-208. Proper confinement of gas by possessor of well.
(a) Any person, copartnership, corporation, owner, lessee, or manager in possession of any well producing natural gas, in order to prevent the gas from wasting by escape shall, within four (4) days after penetrating the gas-bearing sand in any well drilled, shut in and confine the gas in the well until the gas therein shall be utilized for light, fuel, or steam power.
(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation having possession or control of any gas well, whether as contractor, owner, lessee, or manager, to allow or permit the flow of natural gas of any such well to flow into the open air without being confined to such well or pipe or other safe receptacles for a longer period than three (3) days after the gas shall have been struck and produced in that well.
(2) If the well cannot be confined within three (3) days, the person controlling the well shall continue with the utmost diligence to confine it as soon as possible.
(c) Failure to comply with subsection (b) of this section shall subject the person failing to the penalties and procedure set out in § 15-72-202 (b).
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
15-72-202. Penalties for violation of certain sections.
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation violating § 15-72-206, § 15-72-208(a), § 15-72-217, § 15-72-208(b), § 15-72-210, or § 15-72-211 is subject to a civil penalty for each violation not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), to be assessed by the Oil and Gas Commission.
(b) If the civil penalty is not recovered by the commission within the time frame specified by the commission, the civil penalty and a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court may be recovered in an action brought by the commission in the name of the State of Arkansas.
(c) The civil penalty and attorney's fees collected shall be turned into the general road fund of the county where a leak is located to be used on the roads, bridges, and highways of the county, in the discretion of the county court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-72-202
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