{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-10-9-310","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 10-9-310","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this article \"geothermal resources\" means the natural heat of the earth at temperatures greater than forty degrees Celsius and includes:\n(1) the energy, including pressure, in whatever form present in, resulting from, created by, or that may be extracted from that natural heat;\n(2) the material medium, including the brines, water, and steam naturally present, as well as any substance artificially introduced to serve as a heat transfer medium;\n(3) all dissolved or entrained minerals and gases that may be obtained from the material medium but excluding hydrocarbon substances and helium.","path":["Title 10 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY","CHAPTER 9 Minerals and Mineral Interests in Public Lands","ARTICLE 5 Geothermal Resources"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t10c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:30:59Z","sha256":"4785e9ae6c0f43d053a6a1799107da33e739ec03c9148099306d8ed36df75624","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-10-9-270","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-10-9-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}