Conservation and Regulation of Production
9-17-1Definitions.9-17-2Declaration of Public Policy; Purpose of Article.9-17-3Oil and Gas Board - Created; Composition; Compensation and Members Emeritus.9-17-3.1Oil and Gas Board — Exemption from Sunset Law.9-17-4Oil and Gas Board - Quorum; Votes Required for Promulgation of Rules, Regulations or Orders.9-17-5Oil and Gas Board - Representation in Litigation; Administration of Oaths.9-17-6Oil and Gas Board - Powers and Duties Generally.9-17-7Oil and Gas Board - Rules of Procedure for Hearings, Etc.; Promulgation, Etc., of Rules, Regulations or Orders Generally; Promulgation, Etc., of Emergency Rules, Regulations or Orders.9-17-8Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to Witnesses; Enforcement of Subpoenas Issued by Board.9-17-9State Oil and Gas Supervisor.9-17-10Employment of Personnel.9-17-11Waste Prohibited.9-17-12Limitations on Regulations; Drilling or Production Units; Producers’ Shares.9-17-13Integration of Interests; Cycling Operations; Orders of Board; Procedures.9-17-14Limitations Upon Rules, Regulations or Orders Establishing Limits on Production Allowable Within State or from Separate Pools; Production of More Than Established Allowable Production or Production in Unauthorized Manner.9-17-15Judicial Review of Rules, Regulations or Orders.9-17-16Injunctions - Issuance Against Board, Etc.9-17-17Injunctions - Issuance Against Persons Violating, Etc., Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.9-17-18Injunctions - Appeals.9-17-19Civil Actions for Damages for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.; Actions by Private Parties to Enjoin Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.9-17-21Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Sale, Acquisition, Processing, Handling, Etc.9-17-22Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Seizure, Condemnation and Sale.9-17-23Owners Not to Allow Wells to Get Out of Control, Etc.; Rights of Board Upon Failure of Owners to Control Wells; Powers, Etc., of Board to Secure Payment by Owners of Costs and Expenses of Controlling or Plugging Wells.9-17-24Notification Requirement; Hearing; Fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special Fund.9-17-25Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Levied; Exemptions; Payment.9-17-26Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Records, Returns and Remittances of Producers; Determination of Gross Value at Point of Production; Rules and Regulations.9-17-27Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Recovery of Tax Improperly Collected.9-17-31Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Disposition and Expenditure.9-17-32Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.; Penalty Applicable to Each Prohibited Transaction Relating to Illegal Oil, Gas, or Product; Penalty for Aiding or Abetting Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.; Payment of Fine Not to Abridge Private Causes of Action for Damages for Violations of Rules, Etc.9-17-33Disposition of Proceeds from Sale of Oil or Gas Production.9-17-34Additional Definitions.9-17-35Tax Based on Gross Proceeds for Offshore Production.9-17-36Ala. Code § 9-17-36 (2026)