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OK HB1107
Bill
Status
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Ed Cannaday
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AI Summary
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Increases the minimum distance setback for active vertically or horizontally drilled oil or gas wells from 125 feet to 500 feet from any occupied structure.
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Establishes a 300-foot minimum radius requirement for active oil or gas wells from any producing freshwater well.
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Prohibits wells using hydraulic fracturing techniques from locating within 2,000 feet of any occupied structure or producing freshwater well.
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Defines "occupied structure" as any building requiring a certificate of occupancy or intended for human occupancy, including homes, schools, and hospitals.
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Allows operators and surface owners to mutually agree to different setback distances, and permits surface owners to waive setbacks only for occupied structures or freshwater wells on their own property; effective November 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Oil and gas; modifying restriction on the location of habitable structures; adding restriction for wells using hydraulic fracturing techniques; effective date.
Oil and Gas
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Environmental Law
2/3/2015