As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 60-1-503

  • Board: means the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas. See Tennessee Code 60-1-503
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Gas: means all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons not defined as oil, including condensate because it originally was in a gaseous phase in the reservoir. See Tennessee Code 60-1-101
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Mineral: means any substance with economic value whether organic or inorganic that can be extracted from the earth, but excluding oil and gas. See Tennessee Code 60-1-503
  • Mineral test hole: means any hole in excess of one hundred feet (100') drilled during the exploration for minerals but excludes auger drilling in surficial or otherwise unconsolidated material, drilling in conjunction with mining or quarrying operations, drill holes for the exploration of oil and/or gas, water, structural foundations, and seismic surveys. See Tennessee Code 60-1-503
  • Oil: means crude petroleum that was originally in an oil phase in the reservoir. See Tennessee Code 60-1-101
  • Owner: means the person who has or attains the right to drill, convert or operate any mineral test hole subject to this part. See Tennessee Code 60-1-503
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, joint venture, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, personal representative or private organization of any kind. See Tennessee Code 60-1-503
  • Personal representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) “For exploratory purposes” means drilling of mineral test holes for the specific purpose of exploring for mineral resources;
(3) “Mineral” means any substance with economic value whether organic or inorganic that can be extracted from the earth, but excluding oil and gas;
(4) “Mineral test hole” means any hole in excess of one hundred feet (100′) drilled during the exploration for minerals but excludes auger drilling in surficial or otherwise unconsolidated material, drilling in conjunction with mining or quarrying operations, drill holes for the exploration of oil and/or gas, water, structural foundations, and seismic surveys;
(5) “Natural brine” means naturally occurring mineralized water other than potable or fresh water;
(6) “Operator” means the person, whether owner or not, supervising or responsible for drilling, operating, repairing, abandoning or plugging of mineral test holes subject to this part;
(7) “Owner” means the person who has or attains the right to drill, convert or operate any mineral test hole subject to this part;
(8) “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, joint venture, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, personal representative or private organization of any kind;
(9) “Pollution” means such alteration of the physical, chemical, biological, bacteriological, or radiological properties of the waters, soils, animal, fish and aquatic life or surface property of this state as will:

(A) Result or will likely result in harm, potential harm, or detriment to the public health, safety, or welfare;
(B) Result or will likely result in harm, potential harm, or detriment to the health of animals, birds, fish, or aquatic life;
(C) Render or will likely render the waters, soils, animal, fish and aquatic life or surface property substantially less useful for domestic, municipal, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other reasonable uses; or
(D) Leave or will likely leave the waters in such condition as to violate any standards of water quality established by the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas; and
(10) “Supervisor” means the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee.
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