Mississippi Code Title 53. Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals § 53-3-151

As used in Sections 53-3-151 through 53-3-165: (a) “underground storage” shall mean storage in an underground reservoir, stratum or formation of the earth; (b) “natural gas” shall mean gas of sufficient purity to be capable of use for residential purposes; (c) “native gas” shall mean gas which previously has not been withdrawn from the earth, or which, having been withdrawn, is injected into a reservoir for purposes other than underground storage; (d) “compressed air” shall mean any nonhydrocarbon gas; and (e) “State Oil and Gas Board” or “board” shall mean the State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi.