South Carolina oil and gas statute and regulatory framework

Record: p09-SC-rec-01
State: SC
Category: requirements · statute_framework
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: SC-OIL-GAS-STATUTE

Fields

chapter title: Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, and Production
exploration permit: The department shall require that all persons who explore for oil or gas within the jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina obtain an exploration permit from the department.
plug duty: that the well has been plugged and abandoned according to provisions of these regulations.
program owner: SCDES's Solid Waste Groundwater Section is responsible for implementing the S.C. Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, and Production regulation R.121-8.
reg purpose pollution: Prevent pollution of the water, air, and land by oil and gas exploration or production activities.
reg purpose waste: Prevent the waste of oil and gas
seismic ban: the State of South Carolina, a state agency, or a political subdivision of this State may not approve a plan, license, application, or permit of any kind to construct or use property or infrastructure of any kind to facilitate Atlantic Ocean marine seismic testing or the transportation or storage of Atlantic Ocean offshore oil or gas onto the land or waters of this State.
spacing oil: Wells drilled in search of oil shall not be located nearer than nine hundred (900) feet from any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which a permit has been granted to drill to, the same pool.
waste definition: physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry

Evidence

chapter title: Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, Transportation, and Production
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/Archives/CodeofLaws2018/t48c043.php · CHAPTER 43 heading · source p09-SC-src-03 · visit p09-SC-visit-03
waste definition: physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/Archives/CodeofLaws2018/t48c043.php · Sec 48-43-10(A)(1) · source p09-SC-src-03 · visit p09-SC-visit-03
exploration permit: The department shall require that all persons who explore for oil or gas within the jurisdiction of the State of South Carolina obtain an exploration permit from the department.
https://law.justia.com/codes/south-carolina/title-48/chapter-43/section-48-43-310/ · search-result snippet, Sec 48-43-310 body · source p09-SC-src-04 · visit p09-SC-visit-04
program owner: SCDES's Solid Waste Groundwater Section is responsible for implementing the S.C. Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, and Production regulation R.121-8.
https://des.sc.gov/programs/bureau-land-waste-management/solid-waste/oil-natural-gas-and-terminal-facility-registration · search-result snippet, page lead · source p09-SC-src-02 · visit p09-SC-visit-02
reg purpose waste: Prevent the waste of oil and gas
https://des.sc.gov/programs/bureau-land-waste-management/solid-waste/oil-natural-gas-and-terminal-facility-registration · search-result snippet, purpose list · source p09-SC-src-02 · visit p09-SC-visit-02
reg purpose pollution: Prevent pollution of the water, air, and land by oil and gas exploration or production activities.
https://des.sc.gov/programs/bureau-land-waste-management/solid-waste/oil-natural-gas-and-terminal-facility-registration · search-result snippet, purpose list · source p09-SC-src-02 · visit p09-SC-visit-02
spacing oil: Wells drilled in search of oil shall not be located nearer than nine hundred (900) feet from any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which a permit has been granted to drill to, the same pool.
https://www.des.sc.gov/sites/des/files/Library/Regulations/R.121-8.0_121-8.28.pdf · search-result snippet, spacing rule · source p09-SC-src-05 · visit p09-SC-visit-05
plug duty: that the well has been plugged and abandoned according to provisions of these regulations.
https://casetext.com/regulation/south-carolina-code-of-regulations/chapter-121-department-of-natural-resources/section-121-8.2-definitions · search-result snippet, Completion definition · source p09-SC-src-18 · visit p09-SC-visit-18
seismic ban: the State of South Carolina, a state agency, or a political subdivision of this State may not approve a plan, license, application, or permit of any kind to construct or use property or infrastructure of any kind to facilitate Atlantic Ocean marine seismic testing or the transportation or storage of Atlantic Ocean offshore oil or gas onto the land or waters of this State.
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3087_20190508.htm · SECTION 1, Sec 48-43-400(A) body · source p09-SC-src-13 · visit p09-SC-visit-13

Provenance

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