Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 710 - Oklahoma Tax Commission
Chapter 45 - Gross Production
Subchapter 15 - Reclaimers and Reclaiming Operations
Section 710:45-15-1 - Additional definitions

In addition to terms defined in 710:45-1-2 and 710:45-11-1, the following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Load ticket" means a document or bill of lading describing the source, contents and destination of any load of petroleum, tank bottoms, BS&W or other liquid hydrocarbons or salt water or any combination of these products. A load ticket shall not be considered valid unless it contains every item required by the definition set out in 710:45-11-1.

"Petroleum transporter" means any person or firm owning, leasing or otherwise controlling the operation of any vehicle or conveyance, other than railroad cars or pipelines, used in the transportation of measurable amounts (1% or more by volume) of any product subject to the gross production tax.

"Reclaimed oil" means any petroleum, crude oil, mineral oil or other liquid hydrocarbons recovered from tank bottoms, pits, salt water or other source where such oil is not reported to the Tax Commission by either its producer or purchaser of record, as shown by an Oklahoma Tax Commission Form 340 on file with the Tax Commission, as part of the production of the lease from whence it was produced. Oil or other liquid hydrocarbons blended with reclaimed oil before, during or after the reclaiming process shall be considered reclaimed oil.

"Reclaimer" means any person or firm who buys, salvages, reclaims or processes oil from the waste products associated with the production of oil or gas, including but not limited to salt water and the residue from oil storage tanks; any person operating a reclaiming plant, pit or disposal facility where oil or other liquid hydrocarbons are salvaged or recovered.

"Reclaiming Plant" means any facility used for the recovery or salvage of oil or other liquid hydrocarbons from oilfield wastes or contaminated stocks by heating, flotation, chemical treatment, or mechanical or other means except lease operations. It shall include any pit or water disposal system where oil is recovered except where such oil is reported to the Tax Commission, and gross production taxes paid thereon, as production from the lease or leases from whence it was actually produced. No pit or disposal well open to the public shall be exempt from the licensing requirements contained herein.

"Tank bottoms" means the mixture of oil and BS&W (basic sediment and water) that collects or settles in the bottom portion of lease and other oil storage tanks. Tank bottoms may be called BS&W. Salt water from salt water storage tanks shall not be shown on load tickets as tank bottoms or BS&W unless it contains one percent (1%) or more oil content by volume.