Washington Statutes
§ 78.52.345 — Ratable purchase of oil from owners or operators of pool required.
Washington § 78.52.345
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Bluebook
Wash. Rev. Code § 78.52.345 (2026).
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Each person now or hereafter purchasing or taking for transportation oil from any owner or producer shall purchase or take ratably without discrimination in favor of any owner or operator over any other owner or producer in the same pool offering to sell his or her oil produced therefrom to that person. If the person purchasing or taking for transportation oil does not have need for all such oil lawfully produced within a pool, or if for any reason is unable to purchase all of the oil, then it shall purchase from each operator in a pool ratably, taking and purchasing the same quantity of oil from each well to the extent that each well is capable of producing its ratable portion without waste. Nothing in this section may be construed to require any owner or operator to sell his or her produ
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Legislative History
[1983 c 253 s 24.]
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