California § 3300. 3300. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)

California Statutes

§ 3300. — 3300. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)

California § 3300.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code PRCPublic Resources Code - PRC

Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation

Art. 5.ARTICLE 5. Unreasonable Waste of Gas

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC Code § 3300. (2026).

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The unreasonable waste of natural gas by the act, omission, sufferance, or insistence of the lessor, lessee or operator of any land containing oil or gas, or both, whether before or after the removal of gasoline from the gas, is opposed to the public interest and is unlawful. The blowing, release, or escape of gas into the air shall be prima facie evidence of unreasonable waste.

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