Disposal wells for salt brines and other oil field wastes; minimum depth; penalty.

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55-1005. Disposal wells for salt brines and other oil field wastes; minimum depth; penalty.
It shall be unlawful to use wells for the disposal of salt brines or other oil field wastes which do not meet the requirements for minimum depth established by the rules and regulations of the corporation commission. The state corporation commission shall inspect such wells to ascertain whether they meet such requirements for minimum depth. Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation knowingly and willfully violating the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a severity level 9, nonperson felony. Each day of violation shall be considered to constitute a separate offense.

History: L. 1957, ch. 319, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 61, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 4; July 1.


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