South Dakota Statutes

§ 45-9-29 — Order establishing spacing units--Modification to prevent waste, avoidance of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights.

South Dakota § 45-9-29
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 45MINING, OIL AND GAS
Ch. 45-8OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 45-9-29 (2026).

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When found necessary for the preventing of waste or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, an order establishing spacing units in a pool may be modified by the Board of Minerals and Environment to increase the size of spacing units in the pools or any zone thereof, or to permit the drilling of additional wells on a reasonably uniform pattern in the pool.

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Legislative History

SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0708 (5) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, § 1.

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