Washington Code 78.52.230 – Development units — Order must cover entire pool — Modifications
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An order establishing development units for a pool shall cover all lands determined or believed to be underlaid by such pool, and may be modified by the department from time to time to include additional areas determined to be underlaid by such pool. When the department determines that it is necessary for the prevention of waste, or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, an order establishing development units in a pool may be modified by the department to increase or decrease the size of development units in the pool or to permit the drilling of additional wells on a reasonably uniform plan in the pool.
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Terms Used In Washington Code 78.52.230
- 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