Arkansas Code Title 15, Subtitle 6, Chapter 71 - Oil and Gas Commission

• § 15-71-101 - Creation.
  There is created the Oil and Gas Commission, hereinafter in this act called the "commission", to be appointed by the Governor.
• § 15-71-102 - Members.
  (a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, each to be appointed for a term of six (6) years, and,...
• § 15-71-103 - Organization -- Meetings.
  (a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall elect from its number a chairman.(b) The commission shall establish an office at the county seat of...
• § 15-71-104 - Counsel for the Commission.
  (a) (1) The Oil and Gas Commission may employ an attorney to provide specialized professional services in matters requiring legal representation. (2) However, any...
• § 15-71-105 - Director of Production and Conservation.
  (a) (1) The Oil and Gas Commission may appoint one (1) Director of Production and Conservation. (2) The appointment under subdivision (a)(1) of this...
• § 15-71-106 - Hearing Officer.
  (a) The Oil and Gas Commission may appoint one (1) hearing officer to preside at all public hearings of the commission.(b) The hearing officer...
• § 15-71-107 - Control or Regulation of Oil and Gas Production -- Assessment on Production -- Use of Money -- Increase in Assessment.
  (a) (1) All common sources of supply of crude oil discovered after January 1, 1937, if so found necessary by the Oil and Gas...
• § 15-71-108 - Purchaser to Deduct and Remit Assessment to Commission -- Remission by Producer.
  (a) A person purchasing oil in this state at the well or a person selling gas at the first point of sale under a...
• § 15-71-109 - Oil and Gas Commission Fund -- Payment of Commission Vouchers.
  (a) All moneys collected under this act, except the first four and one-half (41/2) mills on gas assessments levied each fiscal year until July...
• § 15-71-110 - Powers and Duties -- Rules and Regulations.
  (a) (1) The Oil and Gas Commission shall have jurisdiction of and authority over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce effectively...
• § 15-71-111 - Procedural Rules, Regulations, or Orders -- Hearing.
  (a) (1) The Oil and Gas Commission shall prescribe its rules of order or procedure in hearings or other proceedings before the commission. (2)...
• § 15-71-112 - Subpoenas.
  (a) The Oil and Gas Commission, or any member thereof, is lawfully empowered to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to require their attendance and the...
• § 15-71-113 - Authority to Acquire and Maintain Unmarked Cars.
  (a) In order to enable the Oil and Gas Commission to carry out its duties in the most effective and efficient manner, the commission...
• § 15-71-114 - Permit Required for Field Seismic Operations.
  (a) (1) Any person or entity desiring to perform field seismic operations in the state shall make application to the Oil and Gas Commission...
• § 15-71-115 - Abandoned and Orphaned Well Plugging Fund.
  (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State...
• § 15-71-116 - Annual Fee Assessment.
  (a) (1) The Oil and Gas Commission shall establish by rule a fee structure to be paid annually by well operators of only those...
• § 15-71-117 - Fees -- Exploration and Production Fluid Transportation System -- Natural Gas Pipeline System Operator.
  (a) Each application submitted by an operator of an exploration and production fluid transportation system equipped for carrying or pulling a transportation tank as...

Last modified: November 15, 2016