MO oil and gas regulatory requirements (licensing, bonding, remedial fund)

Record: p09-MO-rec-03
State: MO
Category: requirements · regulatory_requirements
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: MO-OG-REQUIREMENTS

Fields

bonding purpose: Bonding is necessary before an operator commences oil or gas drilling or operations to insure compliance with the provisions of Chapter 259, RSMo, and the rules of the council, specifically with reference to the proper plugging for abandonment of a well(s).
council plugging authority: Section 259.070(1)(e) gives the council the authority to require
operator license duty: No person shall engage in oil or gas operations pursuant to Chapter 259, RSMo, and implementing regulations without first obtaining or renewing an operator license from the department, even if the well or storage facility is shut in or idle.
operator license purpose: The operator license is necessary in order to properly process bonding, well permitting, producing, plugging, and other council regulated activities
permit scope: reviewing, approving and maintaining applications to drill oil and gas production wells, and underground injection control wells (enhanced oil recovery, disposal and hydrocarbon storage wells)
plugging grant apply channel: Applicants may apply via the department's Funding Opportunities Portal at dnr.mo.gov/financial-opportunities/funding-portal/access-request.
program scope: The department's Missouri Geological Survey is responsible in part for activities associated with the exploration, production and subsurface storage of oil and gas in Missouri.
remedial fund citation: Section 259.190. Contraband, seizure and sale--proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose.
remedial fund use: The money in the oil and gas remedial fund may be used by the council to pay for the plugging of, or other remedial measures on, wells

Evidence

operator license duty: No person shall engage in oil or gas operations pursuant to Chapter 259, RSMo, and implementing regulations without first obtaining or renewing an operator license from the department, even if the well or storage facility is shut in or idle.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/missouri/10-CSR-50-2-010 · fetched rule text, 10 CSR 50-2.010(1) · source p09-MO-src-16 · visit p09-MO-visit-16
operator license purpose: The operator license is necessary in order to properly process bonding, well permitting, producing, plugging, and other council regulated activities
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/missouri/10-CSR-50-2-010 · fetched rule PURPOSE paragraph · source p09-MO-src-16 · visit p09-MO-visit-16
bonding purpose: Bonding is necessary before an operator commences oil or gas drilling or operations to insure compliance with the provisions of Chapter 259, RSMo, and the rules of the council, specifically with reference to the proper plugging for abandonment of a well(s).
https://CaseText.com/regulation/missouri-administrative-code/title-10-department-of-natural-resources/division-50-oil-and-gas-council/chapter-2-oil-and-gas-drilling-and-production/section-10-csr-50-2020-bonds · search-result rule-text snippet (page now 410) · source p09-MO-src-17 · visit p09-MO-visit-17
remedial fund use: The money in the oil and gas remedial fund may be used by the council to pay for the plugging of, or other remedial measures on, wells
https://law.justia.com/codes/missouri/2011/titlexvi/chapter259/section259190/ · search-result statute-text snippet · source p09-MO-src-15 · visit p09-MO-visit-15
remedial fund citation: Section 259.190. Contraband, seizure and sale--proceeds and bond forfeitures paid into oil and gas remedial fund, purpose.
https://law.justia.com/codes/missouri/2011/titlexvi/chapter259/section259190/ · fetched page heading · source p09-MO-src-15 · visit p09-MO-visit-15
council plugging authority: Section 259.070(1)(e) gives the council the authority to require
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59148fffadd7b0493456efae · search-result AG-opinion excerpt snippet · source p09-MO-src-20 · visit p09-MO-visit-20
program scope: The department's Missouri Geological Survey is responsible in part for activities associated with the exploration, production and subsurface storage of oil and gas in Missouri.
https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/businesses-landowners-permittees/permits/oil-gas · search-result page-text snippet · source p09-MO-src-10 · visit p09-MO-visit-10
permit scope: reviewing, approving and maintaining applications to drill oil and gas production wells, and underground injection control wells (enhanced oil recovery, disposal and hydrocarbon storage wells)
https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/businesses-landowners-permittees/permits/oil-gas · search-result page-text snippet · source p09-MO-src-10 · visit p09-MO-visit-10
plugging grant apply channel: Applicants may apply via the department's Funding Opportunities Portal at dnr.mo.gov/financial-opportunities/funding-portal/access-request.
https://dnr.mo.gov/communications/news/department-natural-resources-accepting-abandoned-well-plugging-grant-applications-0 · search-result page-text snippet · source p09-MO-src-14 · visit p09-MO-visit-14

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-MO.