Okla. Admin. Code § 165:5-7-20

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 165:5-7-20 - Unitized management of a common source of supply

(a) Notice of hearing for an order creating a unit pursuant to 52 O.S. §287.1, et seq., shall be served by the applicant no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing, by regular mail upon each person who would be entitled to share in the production from the proposed unit.

(b) Notice of hearing for an order creating a unit pursuant to 52 O.S. §287.1, et seq., shall be published pursuant to 165:5-71(n)(2).

(c) Provision for amending or terminating the unit shall be in the Plan of Unitization. To amend the Plan of Unitization, the order creating the unit shall be amended and notice shall be as provided for an application seeking an order creating a unit pursuant to 52 O.S. §§287.1, et seq. When a unit is terminated in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Unitization, copies of the certificate of dissolution filed in the county in which the lands are located shall also be filed with the Managers of the Commission's Technical Services and Underground Injection Control Departments. In such cases, no Commission action shall be required to terminate a unit if terminated in accordance with the Plan of Unitization. Where the Plan of Unitization does not provide for amendment or termination of a unit, an application may be filed seeking relief from the order creating the unit and notice shall be given as provided for the filing of an application in the original case.

(d) The application for an order creating a unit pursuant to 52 O.S. §287.1, et seq., shall contain the following:

(1) The names and addresses of the operator or operators of the unit.

(2) A plat showing the lease, group of leases or unit(s) included within the proposed unit; the location of the proposed injection well or wells and the location of all oil and gas wells, including abandoned and drilling wells and dry holes; and the names of all operators offsetting the area encompassed within the unit.

(3) The common source of supply in which all wells are currently completed.

(4) The name, description, and depth of each common source of supply to be affected.

(5) A log of a representative well completed in the common source of supply.

(6) A description of the existing or proposed casing program for injection wells, and the proposed method of testing casing.

(7) A description of the injection medium to be used, its source and the estimated amounts to be injected daily.

(8) For a unit with an allocated pool, a tabulation showing recent gas oil ratio and oil and water production tests for each of the producing oil and gas wells.

(9) The proposed plan of development of the area included within the unit.

(e) A copy of the application, without the attachments provided in (d)(1) through (9) of this Section, and notice of hearing shall be mailed to the owner or owners of the surface of the land upon which the unit is located. A copy of the application, with attachments and notice of hearing shall be mailed to each operator offsetting the unit as shown on the application.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:5-7-20

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2591, eff 6-25-93

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 21, July 15, 2019, eff. 8/1/2019

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 10/1/2022