La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-1905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-1905 - Order

A. IT IS ORDERED THAT no permits shall be issued for the drilling of wells in search of oil or gas and no well shall be drilled in search of oil or gas nor shall a well be abandoned in one pool and recompleted in another pool in a field in Louisiana in which no spacing rule are prescribed by special orders, unless the location of such well shall comply with the following requirements.

1. No spacing shall be required for wells drilled in search of oil to depths less than 3,000 feet subsea, except as provided for in the last Paragraph of this order.

2. Wells drilled in search of oil to depths below 3,000 feet subsea shall not be located closer than 330 feet from any property line nor closer than 900 feet from any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which a permit shall have been granted to drill to, the same pool.

3. Wells drilled in search of gas shall not be located closer than 330 feet to any property line nor closer than 2,000 feet to any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which a permit shall have been granted to drill to, the same pool.

4. When an order has been issued creating a pattern of drilling or developmental units for a pool, if application is made for a permit to drill a well outside of the unit pattern which might develop an extension of the pool, the commissioner may require that such well be located and drilled in compliance with the provisions of orders affecting that pool.

5. All applications for permits to drill in search of oil or gas shall contain with such application a commercial ownership map containing such information that is in the possession of the applicant showing:

a. the location of existing producing or drilling wells;

b. the lease and property ownership of tracts offsetting or in the vicinity of the well for which the permit is sought; and

c. the location of the proposed well with respect to property and lease lines, as provided for in Part XIX, Subpart 1.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-1905

Adopted by the Department of Conservation, August 1, 1957, amended September 1, 1957.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.