Ala. Code § 9-17-80 (2026)

The phrase “enhanced recovery methods” as used herein shall mean the increased recovery from a pool of oil or gas achieved by artificial means or by the application of energy extrinsic to the pool, including repressuring, cycling, pressure maintenance, injection, or any other enhanced recovery methods of producing hydrocarbons recognized by the oil and gas industry and approved by the board.

(Acts 1957, No. 352, p. 461, §9; Act 2000-714, p. 1517, §1.)