AGEC 3713 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is RCRA's agricultural exemption from classification of a material as a "hazardous
waste?" - Answer-Agricultural residues from crop production or animal production are
exempt if they are used as fertilizers.
If someone wants to build a dam across a streambed to capture runoff water, what do
they have to do to preserve the rights of downstream landowners? - Answer-They must
allow for the natural flow of the streambed to bypass the dam, therefore not depriving
downstream landowners.
Under Oklahoma law, a landowner doesn't have to get a stream water or groundwater
use permit if they only use the water for "domestic use." Which of the following would be
considered a domestic use? - Answer-Irrigation of a two-acre pecan orchard on the
property that you use to feed a massive pecan pie addiction.
Which of the following has to be shown for an applicant to get an appropriation of
stream water? - Answer-All of the above
Which of the following has to be shown for an applicant to get a groundwater use
permit? - Answer-All of the above
When are you required to put your Social Security number on an oil and gas lease? -
Answer-All of the above (I hope you know how this works by now...)
What does a Pugh clause in a mineral lease do? - Answer-It specifies that production of
oil and gas from a "pool" or "unit" that contains a portion of your land cannot serve to
hold the lease for any portion of your land that lies outside the "pool" or "unit".
What does a Mother Hubbard clause in a mineral lease do? - Answer-It specifies that if
the mineral lease contains an error in its description of the property the lease is to be
considered to encompass ALL of the land you own that is contiguous to the land
described in the lease.
There's a pretty good rule of thumb as to whether you should include something in an
email or post it through social media, particularly with regard to your future employment.
What is it? - Answer-The "grandma" rule - would you be proud for your grandma to see
it?
, You show up for your first day of work at Big Edna's Burger World and Edna wants you
to fill out your employee paperwork. Understandably, given your thick Northern brogue,
the fact you wore a tartan kilt to work, and the fact that your name is Scotty
McEdinburgh, she'd like to confirm your work eligibility status here in the U.S. of A.
What form is she going to use to document that work eligibility per federal law? -
Answer-Form I-9
Fifteen year old Junior Senior is trying to save money for college, so he goes to work for
local wheat farmer Roscoe Filburn (Roscoe and Junior are not related). Given his age,
what tasks would be prohibited for Junior under OSHA regulations? Assume Junior
does not have a driver's license nor any specialized farm equipment training. - Answer-
Actually, Junior would be prohibited from performing any of the above tasks, so enjoy
scooping out the livestock stalls, kid.
Slim, the feed shack sower and senior stacker at Sunnyside Seed & Feed, has had a
long week since everyone has been stocking up on ange cubes lately. He's already
racked up 40 hours this week. Assuming you are paying him the minimum wage in
Oklahoma (which has the same minimum wage as the federal requirement) how much
are you going to have to pay him for hour 41? Round up to the nearest cent. - Answer-
$10.88
Hot Air Industries, LLC (HAIL) has leased your farm for its wind energy project, and
placed one two-megawatt (2MW) turbine on your property. Given the turbine and your
local conditions, the turbine has an expected capacity factor of 50%. HAIL has a power
purchase agreement that will pay them $0.05/kWh of power they generate. There are
8,760 hours in a year. HAIL also has an arrangement whereby they receive $1.00 in
renewable energy credits (RECs) for each 1,000 kWh "block" of power they sell. Your
lease provides you with a 5% royalty on the gross revenues, which is defined as
"proceeds from the sale of electrical energy generated by the turbines on your
property." Given all of these facts, what can you expect to earn in royalties from your
turbine in one year? - Answer-$21,900
What should a surface owner avoid in a wind or solar energy lease if they don't own the
minerals underlying their property? - Answer-Agreeing to limit the development of oil
and gas on the property, if such development would interfere with the operation of the
wind project.
One last thing about wind: in 2023, how much of Oklahoma's annual electrical power
generation came from that thing that comes sweepin' down the plains? - Answer-
42.32%
Which of the following best describes the doctrine used by Oklahoma to allocate stream
water resources? - Answer-The California doctrine: landowners holding property
immediately adjacent to a stream have priority use of the streamwater for domestic
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is RCRA's agricultural exemption from classification of a material as a "hazardous
waste?" - Answer-Agricultural residues from crop production or animal production are
exempt if they are used as fertilizers.
If someone wants to build a dam across a streambed to capture runoff water, what do
they have to do to preserve the rights of downstream landowners? - Answer-They must
allow for the natural flow of the streambed to bypass the dam, therefore not depriving
downstream landowners.
Under Oklahoma law, a landowner doesn't have to get a stream water or groundwater
use permit if they only use the water for "domestic use." Which of the following would be
considered a domestic use? - Answer-Irrigation of a two-acre pecan orchard on the
property that you use to feed a massive pecan pie addiction.
Which of the following has to be shown for an applicant to get an appropriation of
stream water? - Answer-All of the above
Which of the following has to be shown for an applicant to get a groundwater use
permit? - Answer-All of the above
When are you required to put your Social Security number on an oil and gas lease? -
Answer-All of the above (I hope you know how this works by now...)
What does a Pugh clause in a mineral lease do? - Answer-It specifies that production of
oil and gas from a "pool" or "unit" that contains a portion of your land cannot serve to
hold the lease for any portion of your land that lies outside the "pool" or "unit".
What does a Mother Hubbard clause in a mineral lease do? - Answer-It specifies that if
the mineral lease contains an error in its description of the property the lease is to be
considered to encompass ALL of the land you own that is contiguous to the land
described in the lease.
There's a pretty good rule of thumb as to whether you should include something in an
email or post it through social media, particularly with regard to your future employment.
What is it? - Answer-The "grandma" rule - would you be proud for your grandma to see
it?
, You show up for your first day of work at Big Edna's Burger World and Edna wants you
to fill out your employee paperwork. Understandably, given your thick Northern brogue,
the fact you wore a tartan kilt to work, and the fact that your name is Scotty
McEdinburgh, she'd like to confirm your work eligibility status here in the U.S. of A.
What form is she going to use to document that work eligibility per federal law? -
Answer-Form I-9
Fifteen year old Junior Senior is trying to save money for college, so he goes to work for
local wheat farmer Roscoe Filburn (Roscoe and Junior are not related). Given his age,
what tasks would be prohibited for Junior under OSHA regulations? Assume Junior
does not have a driver's license nor any specialized farm equipment training. - Answer-
Actually, Junior would be prohibited from performing any of the above tasks, so enjoy
scooping out the livestock stalls, kid.
Slim, the feed shack sower and senior stacker at Sunnyside Seed & Feed, has had a
long week since everyone has been stocking up on ange cubes lately. He's already
racked up 40 hours this week. Assuming you are paying him the minimum wage in
Oklahoma (which has the same minimum wage as the federal requirement) how much
are you going to have to pay him for hour 41? Round up to the nearest cent. - Answer-
$10.88
Hot Air Industries, LLC (HAIL) has leased your farm for its wind energy project, and
placed one two-megawatt (2MW) turbine on your property. Given the turbine and your
local conditions, the turbine has an expected capacity factor of 50%. HAIL has a power
purchase agreement that will pay them $0.05/kWh of power they generate. There are
8,760 hours in a year. HAIL also has an arrangement whereby they receive $1.00 in
renewable energy credits (RECs) for each 1,000 kWh "block" of power they sell. Your
lease provides you with a 5% royalty on the gross revenues, which is defined as
"proceeds from the sale of electrical energy generated by the turbines on your
property." Given all of these facts, what can you expect to earn in royalties from your
turbine in one year? - Answer-$21,900
What should a surface owner avoid in a wind or solar energy lease if they don't own the
minerals underlying their property? - Answer-Agreeing to limit the development of oil
and gas on the property, if such development would interfere with the operation of the
wind project.
One last thing about wind: in 2023, how much of Oklahoma's annual electrical power
generation came from that thing that comes sweepin' down the plains? - Answer-
42.32%
Which of the following best describes the doctrine used by Oklahoma to allocate stream
water resources? - Answer-The California doctrine: landowners holding property
immediately adjacent to a stream have priority use of the streamwater for domestic
