SB366 Alabama 2014 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Oil and Gas Board, oil and gas wells, drainage or production units, regulation of horizontal wells in oil reservoirs and offshore wells in gas reservoirs, Secs. 9-17-1, 9-17-12 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the State Oil and Gas Board regulates drilling units and drainage or production units for oil and gas reservoirs and for wells drilled in search of oil and gas

This bill would define the term horizontal well, would change the statutory acreage limitations for the units for horizontal wells, and would move and reword a provision in the existing statute specifying that certain limitations on the units would not apply to offshore wells

To amend Sections 9-17-1 and 9-17-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State Oil and Gas Board; to further provide for the regulation by the board of drilling units and drainage or production units for horizontal wells and offshore wells.

Subjects

Oil and Gas Board, State

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 20, 2014	H	Assigned Act No. 2014-281.
March 20, 2014	H	Signature Requested
March 20, 2014	S	Enrolled
March 20, 2014	S	Passed Second House
March 20, 2014	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 945
March 20, 2014	H	Third Reading Passed
March 13, 2014	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 4, 2014	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
March 4, 2014	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 665
March 4, 2014	S	Third Reading Passed
February 20, 2014	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 13, 2014	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources