Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XIX - Office of Conservation-General Operations
Subpart 1 - Statewide Order No. 29-B
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XIX-139 - Exceptions and Hearings

A. If any operator can show to the commissioner that the drilling and producing methods herein prescribed or the particular method by him prescribed for securing tests of wells, or any other part of this Order, as applies to his well or wells, result in waste or as to such operator are unreasonable, the commissioner may enter such an order, as a special exception to the aforesaid rules and regulations, as will prevent such waste or eliminate such unreasonable restraint, as may result from the application of the aforesaid rules and regulations to the well or wells of such operators; provided, however, that before any operator shall be allowed the benefit of an order granting an exception as authorized by this Section, such operator must establish that such exception, if granted, will not result in waste in the field as a whole or give him an inequitable and unfair advantage over another operator or other operators in the field. No special exception will be granted except upon written application, fully stating the alleged facts, which shall be the subject of a hearing to be held not earlier than 10 days after filing of the application. Prior to the hearing upon such application, at least 10 days notice thereof shall be given by publication to all operators in the field. In addition to said notice by publication, adjacent operators where appropriate may be given at least 10 days notice of said hearing by personal service, or by registered mail.