{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-557","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-557","heading":"Conditions for oil well plugging approval","body":"The Corporation Commission shall not finally approve the\n\nplugging of any well until the designated operator of such well\n\nfiles an affidavit stating that all monies arising out of the\n\nproduction or operation of such well:\n\n1. have been paid to the rightful recipients over which said\n\noperator exercises control; or\n\n2. are being held in escrow; or\n\n3. have been transmitted to the Corporation Commission pursuant\n\nto the provisions of Sections 551 through 558 of this title.\n\nIf any monies have not been paid as a result of being unable to\n\nlocate the owner of such monies after the exercise of due diligence,\n\nor if any monies remain in escrow accounts, such monies shall be\n\ndeposited immediately into the Mineral Owner's Fund. If any\n\nplugging bond has been submitted by the designated operator to the\n\nCorporation Commission, it shall not be released until the\n\nrequirements of this section are met.","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":"e7a1e50e053b709d29b07b51d7f6a65f310fdbdf60d7daffad7d750c328f63cf","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-556","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-558"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}