ORS tit. 43, ch. 520, GENERAL PROVISIONS, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 520.175
ORS tit. 43, ch. 520, GENERAL PROVISIONS, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 520.175
Sections 1 to 3, chapter 406, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:
Sec. 1. Section 2 of this 2019 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 520. [2019 c. 406, § 1]
Sec. 2. (1) A person may not use hydraulic fracturing in the exploration for or the production of oil and gas in this state.
(2) As used in this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means the drilling technique of expanding existing fractures or creating new fractures in rock by injecting water, with or without chemicals, sand or other substances, into or underneath the surface of the rock for the purpose of stimulating oil or gas production. "Hydraulic fracturing" does not mean drilling required for:
(a) Natural gas storage wells;
(b) Geothermal wells or activities related to exploration for geothermal energy; and
(c) Coal bed methane extraction wells in existence as of the effective date of this 2019 Act [June 17, 2019]. [2019 c. 406, § 2]
Sec. 3. This 2019 Act is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2019 c. 406, § 3]