Hearings : state publication, 1973-1980.

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Hearings : state publication, 1973-1980.

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This series contains testimony and proceedings before the State Oil and Gas Board in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Board met monthly on a regular basis to consider various petitions and applications. The petitions, mainly from corporations but from a few individuals, concern requests for permission to drill, to enlarge units, to amend rules, to apply for a natural gas determination, et cetera. The petitions are assigned docket and item numbers, and various witnesses testify under direct and/or cross examination in support or opposition to the petition. The Board then gives or denies approval. Included also are lists of Board members and staff, exhibits, and appearances, a copy of the notice of the meeting, and the reporter's certificate.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. State Oil and Gas Board

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Authorities: Alabama. State Oil and Gas Board. General Order Prescribing Rules and Regulations Governing the Conservation of Oil and Gas in Alabama. University: The Board, 1967. Code 1975, 19:17:1. Previous legislation for the regulation of oil and gas established the State Oil and Gas Supervisor (1911-1915) and the State Oil and Gas Board (1940-1945). Alabama became an oil producing state in 1944 with the discovery of the first well i...