(a) When two (2) or more separately owned tracts are embraced within an established drilling unit, when there are separately owned interests in all or part of the drilling unit, or when there are separately owned tracts and separately owned interests in all or part of such a drilling unit, the owners thereof may voluntarily pool, combine, and integrate their tracts or interests for the development or operation of that drilling unit.
(b) When the owners fail or refuse voluntarily to integrate their interests, upon the application of any such owner or operator, the commission, for the prevention of waste or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, shall enter its order integrating all tracts and interests in the drilling unit for the development or operation of the drilling unit and the sharing of production from the drilling unit.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 6 - Oil, Gas, and Brine
Chapter 72 - Oil and Gas Production and Conservation
Subchapter 3 - Pools and Drilling Units
§ 15-72-301. Applicability of §§ 15-72-307 — 15-72-314
§ 15-72-302. Just and equitable shares — Preventing waste, avoiding risks, etc. — Drilling units
§ 15-72-303. Authority to integrate production in drilling units
§ 15-72-304. Integration orders generally
§ 15-72-305. Allocation of production and cost following integration order — Procedure
§ 15-72-306. Limitation on production if no integration
§ 15-72-307. Formation of units not in restraint of trade
§ 15-72-308. Petition for unit operation — Hearing
§ 15-72-309. Findings to support order requiring unit operation — Issuance
§ 15-72-310. Order requiring unit operation — Contents
§ 15-72-311. Obligation or liability of owners for expenses
§ 15-72-313. New unit operation order in pool established by previous order
§ 15-72-314. Unit area oil and gas — Product of tract
§ 15-72-315. Unitization of entire pool as one operating unit
§ 15-72-316. Salt water disposal unit operation of a pool — Petition
§ 15-72-317. Findings to support order requiring salt water disposal unit operation
§ 15-72-318. Order requiring salt water disposal unit operation — Contents
§ 15-72-319. Salt water disposal unit operation — Expenses
§ 15-72-320. Salt water disposal unit — Operator's lien
§ 15-72-321. Enlarged operation of salt water disposal unit established by previous order
§ 15-72-322. Oil and gas from salt water disposal unit — Product of tract