Section 9-17-132 - Definitions

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, representative of any kind or any other group acting as a unit.(7) SUPERVISOR. The state oil and gas supervisor.