Utah Code 40-6-13. Restrictions of production not authorized
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Terms Used In Utah Code 40-6-13
- Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Correlative rights: means the opportunity of each owner in a pool to produce the owner's just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool without waste. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Gas: means natural gas, as defined in Subsection (10), natural gas liquids, as defined in Subsection (11), other gas, as defined in Subsection (17), or any mixture of them. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Oil: includes tar sands produced at the wellhead in liquid form through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c). See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Pool: means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas or both. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Waste: means :(30)(a) the inefficient, excessive, or improper use or the unnecessary dissipation of oil or gas or reservoir energy;(30)(b) the inefficient storing of oil or gas;(30)(c) the locating, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well in a manner that causes:(30)(c)(i) a reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a reservoir under prudent and economical operations;(30)(c)(ii) unnecessary wells to be drilled; or(30)(c)(iii) the loss or destruction of oil or gas either at the surface or subsurface; or(30)(d) the production of oil or gas in excess of:(30)(d)(i) transportation or storage facilities; or(30)(d)(ii) the amount reasonably required to be produced as a result of the proper drilling, completing, testing, or operating of a well or otherwise utilized on the lease from which it is produced. See Utah Code 40-6-2
This act shall never be construed to require, permit or authorize the board or any court to make, enter or enforce any order, rule, regulation, or judgment requiring restriction of production of any pool or of any well (except a well drilled in violation of Section
40-6-6 hereof) to an amount less than the well or pool can produce unless such restriction is necessary to prevent waste and protect correlative rights, or the operation of a well without sufficient oil or gas production to cover current operating costs and provide a reasonable return, without regard to original drilling costs.