1. (a)

   1. (1) All natural gas produced and sold from oil wells and from gas wells within the State of Arkansas, except natural gas taken into a gasoline, cycling, or other extraction plant gathering system, which is required to be reported in accordance with the provisions of 15 CAR § 275-602, shall be reported by the operator monthly in a form prescribed by the Director of Production and Conservation.

   2. (2) In cases where gas is sold by any person other than the operator, the operator shall remain responsible for reporting all production sold, unless the operator notifies the director in writing of the:

      1. (A) Name and address of the person other than the operator who has sold gas;
      2. (B) Specific month or months for which the person other than the operator who sold gas has failed to report the necessary information to the operator; and
      3. (C) Approximate well ownership percentage of the person other than the operator who has sold gas.
   3. (3) Any person other than the operator who sold gas and failed to report the necessary information to the operator shall then be responsible for reporting the monthly production sold not otherwise reported by the operator to the Oil and Gas Commission.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Monthly reports specifying the amount of natural gas produced and sold are required to be filed for each individual producing zone or approved commingled producing zones within a well, regardless of whether or not there was natural gas produced and sold during the month.
   2. (2) The reports shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director and shall be filed with the commission sixty (60) days after the end of each month.
   3. (3) Reports for inactive wells shall continue to be submitted until such time as the commission determines monthly reports are no longer required in accordance with applicable commission rules.
3. (c) Where natural gas is delivered to a gasoline extraction plant, cycling plant, or any other plant at which butane, propane condensate, kerosene, oil, or other liquid products are extracted from natural gas, such gas shall be reported in accordance with 15 CAR § 275-602.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Source: 1992 rule book; amended November 16, 2008; amended August 21, 2009)"