Washington Code 78.52.200 – Development units authorized for known pools
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When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights including those of royalty owners, the department, upon its own motion or upon application of interested persons, shall establish development units covering any known pool. Development units shall be of uniform size and shape for the entire pool unless the department finds that it must make an exception due to geologic, geographic, or other factors. When necessary, the department may divide any pool into zones and establish development units for each zone, which units may differ in size and shape from those established in any other zone.
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Terms Used In Washington Code 78.52.200
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Washington Code 78.52.010
- Pool: means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas, or both. See Washington Code 78.52.010
- Protect correlative rights: means that the action or regulation by the department should afford a reasonable opportunity to each person entitled thereto to recover or receive without causing waste his or her fair and reasonable share of the oil and gas in this tract or tracts or its equivalent. See Washington Code 78.52.010
- Royalty: means a right to or interest in oil or gas or the value from or attributable to production, other than the right or interest of a lessee, owner, or operator, as defined herein. See Washington Code 78.52.010