Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES
Division 10 - OIL AND GAS RULES
Section 632-010-0156 - Spacing Units, Notification
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 632-010-0156
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095
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