Okla. Admin. Code § 725:30-23-5
Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024
Section 725:30-23-5 - Damages and fees(a) At properties where mineral operations are desired, but the Department may or may not be the owner of mineral interests, the Department shall establish the means for evaluating the damage that occurs as a result of the operation and shall set fees attributable to the mineral operation.(b) Mineral exploration related fees that shall be established by the Executive Director shall include the following: (1) Permit fee up to $500.00.(2) Monitoring fee up to $500.00.(3) Roadway easement up to $2,000.00 per acre; Use of existing Department road up to $1,000.00 per mile per year.(4) Well site up to $2,000.00 per acre.(5) Tank and batteries up to $2,000.00 per acre if separators and related production facilities are located at other that the well site; if at same location up to $500.00 per acre.(6) Use of water - from lakes or ponds there is a minimum of $100.00 per day or $2.00 per 1,000 gallons. Drilling of a water well will be up to $1,000.00.(7) Pipelines shall be assessed based on a fifty (50) feet minimum width at up to $2,000.00 per acre of right of way for buried pipeline for gas or freshwater; $5,000.00 per acre of right of way for buried pipelines for oil or salt water. Above ground pipelines will not be allowed, except temporary fresh water lines during drilling or well servicing at up to $500.00 per mile.(8) Seismograph work shall be assessed based on a twenty-five (25) feet minimum width at up to $2,000.00 per acre of land surveyed.(9) Timber damage fees will be assessed in accordance with the actual type and number of trees damaged or removed. The expertise of state agency professionals in the appropriate field shall be utilized to assess the cost/fee associated with such damage.(10) Other damages not specifically identified that may occur at a mineral exploration site shall be assessed based on the actual damage in the area. The expertise of state agency professionals in the appropriate field shall be utilized to assess the cost/fee associated with such damage.Okla. Admin. Code § 725:30-23-5
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2645, eff 6-4-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1; Added at 22 Ok Reg 2659, eff 7-11-05Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/20211This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effective. Therefore, on 7-15-04 (after the 7-14-04 expiration of this emergency action), Section 735:30-23-5 was no longer effective, and remained as such until added by permanent action on 7-11-05.