Washington Statutes
§ 78.52.220 — Development units—Location of well.
Washington § 78.52.220
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Wash. Rev. Code § 78.52.220 (2026).
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An order establishing development units for a pool shall specify the size and shape of each area and the location of the permitted well thereon in accordance with a reasonable uniform spacing plan. Upon application and after notice and a hearing, if the department finds that a well drilled at the prescribed location would not produce in paying quantities, or that surface conditions would substantially add to the burden or hazard of drilling such well, the department may enter an order permitting the well to be drilled pursuant to permit at a location other than that prescribed by such development order; however, the department shall include in the order suitable provisions to prevent the production from the development unit of more than its just and equitable share of the oil and gas in th
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Legislative History
[1994 sp.s. c 9 s 829;1983 c 253 s 15;1951 c 146 s 24.]
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