Oil rules and legislation, 1913-1974.

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Oil rules and legislation, 1913-1974.

Series 6 of record group RG 81-14 consists of records relating to oil rules and legislation in Michigan (1913-1974). Includes a brief history of oil in Michigan; various oil laws and regulations passed or issued during most of the 20th century, dealing with such matters as drilling procedures, conservation, well logs, permits, spacing, production, safety, and monitoring; and attempts to amend these laws and regulations through the following bills: 1971: H.B. 4756, 4770, and S.B. 95; 1973: H.B. 4350, 4812, 5328, 5329, 5330, and S.B. 585 (Act 61); 1974: H.B. 6060.

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State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...