§ 14-37-9-1 — Agreement to integrate interests; commission requiring integration

Indiana § 14-37-9-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 37: OIL AND GAS
• Ch. 9: Integration and Forced Pooling

Text

(a) If at least two (2) separately owned tracts
of land are located:
(1) within an established drilling unit; or
(2) within a pool or part of a pool suitable for secondary recovery
methods;
the owners of the separate tracts may agree to integrate their interests
and to develop their land as a drilling unit.
(b) If the owners of separate tracts of land do not agree to integrate
their interests, the commission shall, for the prevention of waste or to
avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, require the owners to integrate
their interests and to develop the land as a drilling unit.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-11-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.