{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-273","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-273","heading":"Waste defined - Regulations to prevent","body":"The term \"waste\" as used herein, in addition to its ordinary\n\nmeaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste, surface\n\nwaste, and waste incident to the production of crude oil or\n\npetroleum in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or\n\nreasonable market demands. The Corporation Commission shall have\n\nauthority to make rules and regulations for the prevention of such\n\nwastes, and for the protection of all freshwater strata, and oil and\n\ngas bearing strata, encountered in any well drilled for oil.","path":["OK Code","Title 52"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os52.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"8c0b5c8bb0e9c601b93cfb24b6dd25ba0388bc6a357beb904aa161041dc3e2b7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-272","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}