Okla. Stat. tit. 64, § 64-1092: Prospectors liable for damages to surface

Any person, firm or corporation, receiving a prospecting permit

or lease under the provisions of this act, and prospecting,

exploring or operating for minerals, shall be liable to the surface

owner or surface lessee for all damages or loss accruing to the

surface interest in said land and to all crops and improvements

thereupon and appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging.