Or. Admin. Code § 632-010-0156

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 632-010-0156 - Spacing Units, Notification

(1) Immediately upon the discovery of any pool, or at any time after the effective date of this rule, the board may prescribe spacing units for each pool and specify the size, shape, and location and establish field limits and special rules.

(2) Before establishing spacing units, field limits, and special rules, the board will schedule and hold a hearing. Notification will be provided to mineral owners in the area surrounding the discovery well according to the following:

(a) In areas of the state with surveyed sections, and where the top of the productive interval in the well is at a depth of less than 7,000 feet below the surface, the department will notify mineral owners in the 160-acre quarter section where the well is located. If the top of the productive interval is located within 250 feet from any 160-acre quarter section line, the department will notify mineral owners in the affected adjacent quarter sections;

(b) In areas of the state with surveyed sections, and where the top of the productive interval in the well is at a depth of 7,000 feet or greater below the surface, the department will notify mineral owners in the 160-acre quarter section where the well is located and in the eight surrounding quarter sections;

(c) In areas of the state that are without surveyed sections, the department will notify mineral owners located within the boundary of a superimposed 640-acre section, with the well being in the center of the section, and the superimposed section will be oriented north-south.

Or. Admin. Code § 632-010-0156

GMI 1, f. 1-27-54; GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85; GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95; DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-13

Stat. Auth.: ORS 520

Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095