Alabama Statutes
§ 9-17-132 — Definitions
Alabama·Title 9 Conservation and Natural Resources·Ch. 17 Oil and Gas·Art. 5 Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund
For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1)BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created in Section 9-17-3.
(2)FUND. The Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund established in Section 9-17-133.
(3)COALBED METHANE GAS WELL. A well capable of producing occluded natural gas from a coalbed or coalbeds.
(4)PLUGGING FEE. The fee authorized by Section 9-17-137.
(5)OPERATOR. Any person who notifies the supervisor pursuant to Section 9-17-24 of such person’s desire or proposal to drill a coalbed methane gas well.
(6)PERSON. Any natural person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, representat
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Legislative History
(Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §3.)