§ 30:11 — Allocation of allowable production

§11. Allocation of allowable production
A. Whenever the commissioner limits the total amount of oil, gas, or brine
which may be produced, the commissioner shall allocate the allowable production
among the fields. This allocation shall be made on a reasonable basis, giving, to each
field with small wells of settled production, an amount which will prevent a general
premature abandonment of the wells in the field.
B. The commissioner may limit the production of a pool to an amount less
than that which the pool could produce if no restriction were imposed. This limitation
may be imposed either as an incident to or without a limitation of the total amount
of oil, gas, or brine which may be produced in this state. The commissioner shall
prorate the allowable production among the producers in the pool on a reasonable
basis so as to prevent or minimize avoidable drainage from each developed area
which is not equalized by counter drainage and so that each producer will have the
opportunity to produce or receive his just and equitable share, subject to the
reasonable necessities for the prevention of waste.
C. After the effective date of a rule, regulation, or order of the commissioner
fixing the allowable production of oil, gas, or brine for a pool, no person shall
produce from a well, lease, or property more than the allowable production which is
applicable, nor shall the amount be produced in a different manner than that
authorized.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 126, §1.