Opinion No. (1996)

Dear Representative Pope,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question:

Do the provisions of 52 O.S.Supp. 1995, § 570.10[52-570.10], whichamend the remittance requirements for the payment of proceedsfrom the sale of oil and gas, render differing provisions inexisting leases or contracts null and void?

¶ 1 Section 570.10 of Title 52 is a portion of the Production Revenue Standards Act, codified as 52 O.S.Supp. 1995, §§ 570.1[52-570.1] to 570.15, which sets out requirements and duties of well operators concerning the…