Arkansas Code Title 15, Subtitle 6, Chapter 72, Subchapter 2 - Wells and Drilling Generally

• § 15-72-201 - Definitions.
  As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Operator" means the person who has the right to enter upon the lands...
• § 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...
• § 15-72-203 - Prerequisite to Exploring or Drilling -- Notice to Surface Owner.
  (a) Before entering upon a site for the purpose of exploration or for oil or gas drilling, except in instances where there are nonresident...
• § 15-72-204 - Prerequisite for Drilling Permit -- Operator's Proof of Financial Responsibility.
  (a) Before the Oil and Gas Commission issues a permit to drill, an operator who is doing business in this state and is not...
• § 15-72-205 - Notice of Intent to Drill -- Permit and Fee.
  (a) Before any well shall be drilled in search of oil or gas, the person desiring to drill the well shall notify the commission...
• § 15-72-206 - Casing Oil or Gas Wells -- Keeping Sands Separate.
  (a) The owner or operator of any well put down for the purpose of exploring for, or producing, oil or gas, shall, during the...
• § 15-72-207 - Log Requirements Generally.
  (a) It shall be the duty of the owner of any well drilled for gas or oil to keep a careful and accurate log...
• § 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...
• § 15-72-209 - Right of Others to Confine Gas.
  In addition to the penalties described in § 15-72-202 for failure to confine natural gas, any person or corporation lawfully in possession of lands...
• § 15-72-210 - Gas Leaks in Pipelines, Machinery, Etc.
  (a) It is the duty of any person discovering any leak in any pipeline for the transportation of natural gas, or in any machinery,...
• § 15-72-211 - Flambeau Lights.
  (a) (1) The use of natural gas for illuminating purposes in what are known as "flambeau" lights is a wasteful and extravagant use thereof...
• § 15-72-212 - Failure to Control Wild Wells.
  (a) In order to protect the natural gas fields and oil fields in this state, it is declared to be unlawful for any person...
• § 15-72-213 - Surface Owner's Lien for Damages Caused by Operator Neglect.
  Any surface owner who is damaged or threatened with damage by the neglect of the operator will have a lien upon the fixtures or...
• § 15-72-214 - Surface Owner's Claim for Damages Caused by Operator Neglect.
  (a) Each operator shall remain liable under the proof of financial responsibility as filed with the Oil and Gas Commission until released by the...
• § 15-72-215 - [Repealed.]
• § 15-72-216 - Requirement that Dry or Abandoned Wells Be Plugged -- Notice of Abandonment.
  (a) Each abandoned well and each dry hole promptly shall be plugged in the manner and within the time required by regulations to be...
• § 15-72-217 - Plugging Dry or Abandoned Well by Lessee or Operator.
  (a) All lessees or operators drilling or operating for crude oil or natural gas within the State of Arkansas shall immediately, in a practical...
• § 15-72-218 - Plugging Dry or Abandoned Well by Another.
  Whenever any person is injured or threatened with injury by neglect to comply with the provisions of § 15-72-217, it shall be lawful for...
• § 15-72-219 - Compensation of Surface Owners and Surface Tenants for Damages -- Restoration of Land.
  (a) A surface owner or surface tenant is entitled to reasonable compensation where a spill of crude oil or produced water has occurred and...

Last modified: November 15, 2016