Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-147: Institution of condemnation proceedings by lessees

Every person, firm or corporation operating an oil and gas

mining lease in the State of Oklahoma, and having been directed by

order or orders of the Corporation Commission to dispose of water or

other deleterious substances therefrom, upon proper showing at a

hearing before the Corporation Commission, that the necessary

rights-of-way to dispose of such water or other deleterious

substances are impossible to obtain by negotiation and purchase,

such person, firm or corporation shall be authorized to institute

condemnation proceedings in the name of the Corporation Commission

to obtain rights-of-way necessary to comply with such order or

orders of the Corporation Commission.