Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-54 - Oil and Gas Program (Production) (Transferred from 1040-04)
Chapter 0400-54-08 - Subterranean Gas Storage (Transferred from 1040-04)
Section 0400-54-08-.01 - CONDITIONED USAGE

(1) That the underground reservoir sought to be used for the injection, storage and withdrawal of natural gas is suitable and feasible for such use, provided no reservoir, any part of which is producing or is capable of producing oil and gas in paying quantities, shall be subject to such use, unless all owners in such underground reservoir shall have agreed thereto in writing; or

(2) Unless such reservoir has a greater value or utility as an underground reservoir for gas storage than for the production of the remaining volumes of original reservoir natural gas and condensate, and all owners, in interest shall have consented to such use in writing; and

(3) That the use of the underground reservoir for the storage of natural gas shall not contaminate other formations containing fresh water, oil, gas, or other commercial mineral deposits; and

(4) That the proposed storage shall not endanger lives or property; and

(5) That the storage reservoir may be drilled through, in a prudent manner, for the purpose of exploration for, or producing, underlying oil and/or gas pools.