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28		-	ENGROSSED SENATE
29		-	BILL NO. 1594 By: Murdock of the Senate
	29	+	SENATE FLOOR VERSION
	30	+	March 3, 2022
	31	+	AS AMENDED
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	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1594 By: Murdock of the Senate
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33		-	Boles and Patzkowsky of the
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	37	+	Boles of the House
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40	43		[ water and water rights - Oklahoma Water Resources
41	44		Board certify review of certain alternative uses of
42	45		fresh groundwater before approving permit -
43	46		codification - effective date ]
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48	51		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	52		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
50	53		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1020.9D of Title 82, unless
51	54		there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
52	55		1. Prior to approving a permit to use fresh groundwater for
53	56		enhanced recovery of oil and gas, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board
54	57		shall determine that the ap plicant has reviewed all other
55	58		economically viable alternat ives for the use of fresh groundwater.
56	59		2. Applicants filing a permit application to use fresh
57	60		groundwater for enhanced r ecovery of oil and gas, in addition to all
58	61		other requirements, shall furnish the following as part of and at
59	62		the time of filing the application:
60		-	a. a copy of the easements or leases from the surface
61		-	right owners giving the appli cant the right to develop
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	90	+	a. a copy of the easements or leases from the surface
	91	+	right owners giving the appli cant the right to develop
88	92		and use the fresh groundwater for the recovery
89	93		process,
90	94		b. an estimated schedule of use showing the amount of
91	95		fresh groundwater used each year in the recovery
92	96		process,
93	97		c. an economic study containing the following
94	98		information:
95	99		(1) a detailed analysis of the relativ e cost of
96	100		obtaining salt water and any other feasible
97	101		alternative versus the relative cost of obtaining
98	102		fresh groundwater,
99	103		(2) total project costs and the amount of oil and gas
100	104		expected to be recovered and the value expec ted
101	105		to be realized,
102	106		(3) the estimated value of fresh groundwater for
103	107		other purposes including, but not limited to,
104	108		those that are common to the area or vicinity
105	109		subject of the application as measured against
106	110		the overall estimated value of the oil or gas to
107	111		be recovered,
108	112		(4) the additional expense per barrel of oil
109	113		recovered if the applica nt is required to use or
110		-	treat salt water instead of fresh groundwater in
111		-	the recovery process, and
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	141	+	treat salt water instead of fresh groundwater in
	142	+	the recovery process, and
138	143		(5) an evaluation of other recovery methods
139	144		considered and an explanation justifying the
140	145		choice of using fresh groundwater for recovery as
141	146		necessary or the most fea sible,
142	147		d. an inventory of all wells, whether active or abandoned
143	148		within the boundaries of the proposed unitization and
144	149		within two (2) miles of the outside boundaries of the
145	150		proposed unitization ,
146	151		e. the permeability, thickness, and estimated porosity of
147	152		the injection zone, and
148	153		f. information about the reuse and recycling of the fresh
149	154		groundwater.
150	155		3. The applicant may also be required to furnish other relevant
151	156		material upon request of the Board including, but not limited to,
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153	158		a. a copy of the unitization pla n on file with the
154	159		Corporation Commission,
155	160		b. a copy of each injection well application and the
156	161		approval of such application b y the Corporation
157	162		Commission,
158	163		c. a copy of all logs of each injection well showing the
159	164		name of each zone containing salt water , and
160		-	d. the name and chemical composition of any material or
161		-	substance other than fresh groundwater proposed to be
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	192	+	d. the name and chemical composition of any material or
	193	+	substance other than fresh groundwater proposed to be
188	194		injected underground in connection wi th the proposed
189	195		enhanced recovery operation .
190	196		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2022.
191		-	Passed the Senate the 21st day of March, 2022.
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195		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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198		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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203		-	Presiding Officer of the House
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	197	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
	198	+	March 3, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED