AN ACT TO REQUIRE ONSHORE WELLS TO COMPLY, AT A MINIMUM, WITH THE ANCHORING REQUIREMENTS OF THE RIG MANUFACTURER, THE ANCHORING REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED BY THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE OR AN EQUIVALENT INDUSTRY STANDARD AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 53-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "ONSHORE WELL"; TO AMEND SECTION 53-1-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE BOARD TO REQUIRE ANCHORING CERTIFICATES FOR ONSHORE WELLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 53-1-3, 53-1-17