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Signal Oil and Gas - 2007 Legislative Changes

Listed below are some of the bills recently passed by the 80th Legislature (2007) that contain provisions that impact oil and gas operators. The Commission is in the process of implementing these changes and will be publishing rules, as necessary, to address these changes in the near future.

Signal Oil and Gas- HB 630 (Effective September 1, 2007) Operator Notice to Surface Owner of Certain Permits Beginning with permits issued on or after October 1, 2007, the bill requires operators to notify the surface owner within 15 days after the Commission issues a permit to drill a new well, or re-enter a plugged well. “Surface owner” is defined as the first person (and address) shown on the tax appraisal roles. Notice is not required to plugback, rework, sidetrack or deepen an unplugged well, for use of a surface location of an existing well to drill a horizontal well, or if there is a written agreement regarding such notice between the operator and the surface owner or a waiver of such notice by the surface owner. HB 1920 (Effective September 1, 2007) Informal Complaint Process Regarding Natural Gas This bill establishes procedures and requirements relating to the informal complaint process regarding the loss of or inability to account for natural gas gathered or transported. Signal Oil and Gas HB 3273 (Effective September 1, 2007) Administrative Penalty for Certain Natural Gas Activities. This bill provides the Commission with the authority to impose an administrative penalty of up to $5000/day (with each day a violation continues being a separate violation) for certain natural gas-related activities; adds provisions concerning appointment of a mediator in an informal complaint proceeding; requires the Commission to notify oil and gas operators at least annually of the existence of any informal complaint resolution process provided by the Commission; prohibits mandatory confidentiality provisions in a contract to which a producer is a party for the sale, transportation or gathering of natural gas; establishes the Commission’s authority to set market-based rates in certain circumstances; and confirms the Commission’s authority to set a transportation or gathering rate for an entity whether or not it is classified as a utility by other law. Signal Oil and Gas

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