{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-86.8","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-86.8","heading":"Compliance with the Oklahoma Brine Development Act","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision in this act, if oil and gas\n\nproduced water and waste is utilized for the purpose of processing\n\nthe produced water and waste by mechanical or chemical processes for\n\nthe extraction of constituent elements for commercial purposes, the\n\noil and gas produced water and waste shall be considered brine under\n\nthe Oklahoma Brine Development Act. The operating activity and the\n\nownership of the oil and gas produced water, including the\n\nconstituent elements contained therein, including the entitlement to\n\nand sharing of proceeds from the extraction and sale of the\n\nconstituent elements or effluent, shall be subject to the Oklahoma\n\nBrine Development Act and the operator or other person extracting or\n\nutilizing the oil and gas produced water and waste shall comply with\n\nthe provisions of the act. The Oklahoma Brine Development Act shall\n\nnot apply to oil and gas produced water and waste that is reused or\n\nrecycled solely for the purpose of use in oil and gas operations.","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":"9445261992a649ed637f00d08c72d4032ee96c70134caf378e077a5016c90e76","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-86.7","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-87.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}