Montana Statutes
§ 82-11-205 — Board Order For Unit Operation -- Criteria
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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Legislative History
En. Sec. 2, Ch. 33, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 150, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-131.2; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 474, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 82-11-101
Definitions§ 82-11-102
Oil Or Gas Wells Not Public Utilities§ 82-11-103
Lands Subject To Law§ 82-11-105
Through 82-11-109 Reserved§ 82-11-110
Oil And Gas Education And Research Account§ 82-11-111
Powers And Duties Of Board§ 82-11-112
Intergovernmental Cooperation§ 82-11-113
Repealed§ 82-11-114
Repealed§ 82-11-115
Repealed§ 82-11-116
Repealed§ 82-11-117
Confidentiality Of Records§ 82-11-118
Fees For Processing Applications§ 82-11-119
And 82-11-120 Reserved