2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 17, Chapters 756 - 838
ORS Chapter 772
772.610 Definitions for ORS 772.610 to 772.625.


OR Rev Stat § 772.610 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

As used in ORS 772.610 to 772.625, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Natural gas company means every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership or person authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the transportation, distribution or underground storage of natural gas.

(2) Pipeline has the meaning given that term in ORS 772.505 (1).

(3) Underground reservoir means any subsurface sand, strata, formation, aquifer, cavern or void whether natural or artificially created, suitable for the injection and storage of natural gas therein and the withdrawal of natural gas therefrom, but excluding a pool.

(4) Underground storage means the process of injecting and storing natural gas within and withdrawing natural gas from an underground reservoir. [1977 c.296 8; 1989 c.821 5]

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