North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development
Chapter 43-02-03 - Oil and Gas Conservation
Section 43-02-03-64 - Rate of producing wells
In allocated oil and gas pools the owner or operator of any proration unit shall not produce from the unit during any proration period more oil or gas than the allowable production from such unit as shown by the proration schedule, provided that such owners or operators shall be permitted to maintain a uniform rate of production for each unit during the proration period. In order to maintain a uniform rate of production from the pool during any proration period, any operator may produce a total volume of oil and gas equal to that shown on the applicable proration schedule plus five days unit allowable, and any such overproduction may be deducted from the total allowable for the well in the second month following.
Where the commission has established spacing rules in any pool, proration units shall consist of spacing units.
General Authority: NDCC 38-08-04, 38-08-06
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-08-04, 38-08-06