California Statutes
§ 3501. — 3501. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
California § 3501.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PRCPublic Resources Code - PRC
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Wasting of Natural Gas
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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC Code § 3501. (2026).
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Any person, firm, corporation, or association who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, or owns, or controls a well from which natural gas flows shall, upon the abandonment of the well, cap or otherwise close the mouth of or entrance to the well in such a manner as to prevent the unnecessary or wasteful escape of natural gas into the atmosphere.
No person, firm, corporation, or association who owns or controls land in which such a well is situated shall wilfully permit natural gas flowing from the well wastefully or unnecessarily to escape into the atmosphere.
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Legislative History
Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.
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