Montana § 82-11-205 Board Order For Unit Operation -- Criteria

Montana Statutes

§ 82-11-205 — Board Order For Unit Operation -- Criteria

Montana § 82-11-205

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 11OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

Part 2Unit Operations

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Mont. Code Ann. § 82-11-205 (2026).

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82-11-205 . (Temporary) Board order for unit operation -- criteria. The board shall make an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or pools or part thereof if it determines, based on evidence presented at the hearing, that:

(1)such operation is reasonably necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas;

(2)the value of the estimated additional recovery of oil or gas less royalties or, as to gas pools only, the value of the economies to be effected, exceeds the estimated additional cost incident to conducting such operations; and

(3)the full areal extent of the pool or pools or part thereof has been reasonably defined and determined by drilling operations.

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82-11-205 . (Temporary) Board order for unit operation -- criteria. The board shall make an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or pools or part thereof if it determines, based on evidence presented at the hearing, that:
(1) such operation is reasonably necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil or gas;
(2) the value of the estimated additional recovery of oil or gas less royalties or, as to gas pools only, the value of the economies to be effected, exceeds the estimated additional cost incident to conducting such operations; and
(3) the full areal extent of the pool or pools or part thereof has been reasonably defined and determined by drilling operations.