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Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-3-5-106: Construction of act

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  2. Title 27A

A. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic

Sequestration Act shall supersede the provisions of the Oklahoma

Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act, Section 3-4-101 et seq. of

this title.

B. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic

Sequestration Act shall alter the incidents of ownership, or other

rights, of the owners of the mineral estate or adversely affect

enhanced oil or gas recovery efforts in the state.

C. Any right granted to a facility operator pursuant to the

Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration Act shall be

without prejudice to the rights of any surface owner or mineral

owner, including a working interest and royalty owner, well

operator, and gas storage operator of the land encompassed within

the defined geographic boundary of the CO2 sequestration facility or

a CO2 storage unit permitted or authorized by the Corporation

Commission, to drill or bore through the approved reservoir in a

manner as shall comply with orders, rules and regulations issued for

the purpose of protecting the approved reservoir against the escape

of CO2. The surface estate is servient to the dominant mineral

estate for the purposes of oil and gas development.

D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Carbon Capture and Geologic

Sequestration Act shall grant a private operator the right of

condemnation or eminent domain for any purpose.

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