State of Alabama Oil and Gas Board

State of Alabama Oil and Gas Board The State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama is a regulatory agency of the State of Alabama.

The State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama is a regulatory agency of the State of Alabama with the statutory charge of preventing waste and promoting the conservation of oil and gas while ensuring the protection of both the environment and the correlative rights of owners. The Board is granted broad authority in Alabama oil and gas conservation statutes to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations

to ensure the conservation and proper development of Alabama's petroleum resources. The Board consists of three members appointed by the Governor of the State for a term of six years. The State Geologist serves as State Oil and Gas Supervisor and ex officio Secretary of the Board. The Supervisor is charged with the duty of enforcing all rules, regulations, and orders promulgated by the Board. The official records of the agency are housed in the Board's main office in Tuscaloosa, and a regional office is located in Mobile. Search the Board's electronic databases or select a topic to obtain other information on Alabama's oil and gas resources and the activities and services of the Board.

04/02/2025
10/23/2024

Hearing Rescheduled!

THE HEARINGS OF THE ALABAMA OIL AND GAS BOARD SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 17th and 19, 2024, ARE RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER 10th and 12th, 2024.

09/17/2024

THE HEARINGS OF THE ALABAMA OIL AND GAS BOARD SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 19, 2024, ARE CANCELED, AND THE ITEMS SET FOR HEARING ARE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT HEARING OF THE BOARD ON NOVEMBER 5,7, 2024.
MARVIN ROGERS, GENERAL COUNSEL.

05/20/2024

This is to notify interested parties, attorneys and consultants that the August hearing of the Alabama Oil and Gas Board originally scheduled for August 6, 8, 2024, has been rescheduled for August 13, 15, 2024.
Thank you.

12/21/2023

Proposed Rule Governing Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Alabama

02/04/2022

Attention!

The February 2022 hearings have been continued until March 2022.

10/18/2021

Announcement:

The hearings of the Board scheduled for October 26th and 28th, 2021 will be heard in person at Walter B Jones Hall building in Tuscaloosa at the regularly scheduled time.

10/05/2021

Announcing a new publication: History of the State Oil and Gas Board—A Legal Perspective, by Strudwick Marvin Rogers; Oil and Gas Report 17A.
This report is a revision of Oil and Gas Report 17, which was published in 1995 at the 50th anniversary of the State Oil and Gas Board.
The report commemorates the 75th anniversary of the State Oil and Gas Board in 2020 and reviews the court cases related to the Board. Also included are summaries of all appeals of Board orders since the Board was established in 1945, as well as a compilation of all oil and gas laws adopted since that date.
The report will be useful to those involved in the oil and gas industry in Alabama, including lawyers, geologists, engineers, petroleum landmen, and landowners.
For a copy (price: $ 5.00), please contact the GSA/OGB publications office at [email protected], 205-247-3636.

03/17/2021

Due to the inclement weather forecasted for this afternoon, the Oil and Gas Board will be closing at noon today. 3/17/2021

The agenda for the March 30th and April 1st hearing has been posted. You can access by using the link below. https://www...
03/09/2021

The agenda for the March 30th and April 1st hearing has been posted. You can access by using the link below.https://www.ogb.state.al.us/Home/DownloadDocument/Agendas/Mar2021.pdf

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