New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 15 - OIL AND GAS
Part 12 - POOLS
Section 19.15.12.9 - SEGREGATION OF PRODUCTION FROM DIFFERENT POOLS OR LEASES

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.15.12.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. Pool segregation required. An operator shall produce each pool as a single common source of supply and complete, case, maintain and operate wells in the pool so as to prevent communication within the well bore with other pools. An operator shall at all times segregate oil or gas produced from each pool. The combination commingling of production, before marketing, with production from other pools without division approval is prohibited.

B. Lease segregation required. An operator shall not transport oil or gas from a lease until it has been accurately measured or determined by other methods acceptable to the division. An operator shall at all times segregate production from each lease. The combination or commingling of production, before marketing, with production from other leases without division approval is prohibited.

C. Exceptions. The division may permit exceptions to Subsections A and B of 19.15.12.9 NMAC for surface commingling, downhole commingling and off-lease storage or measurement pursuant to 19.15.12.10 NMAC, 19.15.12.11 NMAC and 19.15.12.12 NMAC, respectively. Exceptions granted by previous division orders remain in effect in accordance with their terms and conditions.

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