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Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 296 (2026)
Refuse from wells - Disposition
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No inflammable product from any oil or gas well shall be permitted to run into any tank, pool or stream used for watering stock; and all waste of oil and refuse from tanks or wells shall be drained into proper receptacles at a safe distance from the tanks, wells or buildings, and be immediately burned or transported from the premises, and in no case shall it be permitted to flow over the land. Salt water shall not be allowed to flow over the surface of the land. R.L.1910, § 4324.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2023 · leading case: Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. v. Crauthers, 267 P.2d 568 (Okla. 1954).
Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. v. Crauthers, 267 P.2d 568 (Okla. 1954). “— No inflammable product from any oil or gas well shall be permitted to run into any tank, pool or stream used for watering stock; and all waste of oil and refuse from tanks or wells shall be drained into proper receptacles at a safe distance from the tanks, wells or buildings,…”
Branch v. Mobil Oil Corp., 772 F. Supp. 570 (W.D. Okla. 1991). “1910 § 4324, now Okla.Stat. tit. 52, § 296; Okla.Stat. tit.”
Cities Serv. Oil Co. v. Merritt, 332 P.2d 677 (Okla. 1958). “Therefore, under these circumstances, it is contended that the issue is squarely presented as to the amount of damages resulting from the reasonable and necessary operations under the oil and gas lease covering plaintiff’s land; and any contribution to the pollution of…”
Bingham v. Williams, 264 P.2d 751 (Okla. 1953). “being produced; that defendant Rake was the pumper and immediately in charge of the lease; that plaintiff had suffered damage by oil, salt water and other deleterious substances being allowed to flow over his lands in violation of 52 O.S.1951, § 296. It was further alleged that…”
Cumberland Operating Co. v. Ogez, 769 P.2d 105 (Okla. 1988). “52 O.S.1981, § 296. 8 . 68 O.S.1981, § 2404.”
Nichols v. Burk Royalty Co., 576 P.2d 317 (Okla. Civ. App. 1978). “See 52 O.S.1971 § 296. So the im-portaht thing is that the instructions made it clear that the lawsuit involved a determination of whether defendants breached this duty and if so was it the proximate cause of damage and if so to what extent.”
Powell Briscoe, Inc. v. Peters, 269 P.2d 787 (Okla. 1954). “1921, Title 52 O.S.1951 § 296, it is unlawful to permit oil or salt water to run over the land.”
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. of Oklahoma v. Ozment, 434 P.2d 893 (Okla. 1967). “Matters of pollution from an oil or gas well are governed by 52 O.S.1961, § 296. The statute relating to the drilling of oil and gas wells has no application to other operations.”
Cities Serv. Oil Co. v. Dacus, 325 P.2d 1035 (Okla. 1958). “37 acres for drill rig, slush pit, reserve slush pit, pipe and tubing storage and other purposes incidental to the work being performed.”
Tomlinson v. Bailey, 289 P.2d 384 (Okla. 1954). “Upon the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of the owner in the amount of $750 as actual damages, $80 for ground rent, and the sum of $250 for exemplary damages, for which aggregate sum judgment was entered in favor of the owner against the lessee.”
Lanahan v. Myers, 389 P.2d 92 (Okla. 1964). “52 O.S.1961 § 296. We next come to defendant’s contention that the damages concerning this first cause of action were not established with any degree of certainty.”
Wilcox Oil Co. v. Walters, 284 P.2d 726 (Okla. 1955). “” In statute 52 O.S.1951 § 296, it is required that all waste of oil and refuse from tanks or wells shall be drained into proper receptacles and be immediately burned or transported from the premises and in no case shall the same, or salt water, be allowed to flow over the…”
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