82-11-208. Board orders -- amendment. An order providing for unit operations may be amended by an order made by the board in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and notice as an original order providing for unit operations; however, if such an amendment affects only the rights and interests of the owners, the approval of the amendment by the persons owning interests which are free of costs, such as royalties, overriding royalties, and production payments, is not required, and an order of amendment may not change the percentage for the allocation of oil and gas as established for any tract by the original order, except with the consent of all persons owning oil and gas rights in the tract, or change the percentage for the allocation of cost as established for any tract by the original order, except with the consent of all owners in the tract.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 33, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 60-131.5.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 82. Minerals, Oil, and Gas
Chapter 11. Oil and Gas Conservation
82-11-201. Establishment of well spacing units
82-11-202. Pooling of interest within spacing unit
82-11-203. Pooling agreements not in violation of antitrust laws
82-11-204. Hearing on operation of pool as unit
82-11-205. Board order for unit operation -- criteria
82-11-206. Terms and conditions of plan for unit operations
82-11-207. Approval of plan for unit operations by persons paying costs
82-11-208. Board orders -- amendment
82-11-209. Units established by previous order
82-11-210. Unit operations -- less than whole of pool
82-11-211. Operations considered as done by all owners in unit
82-11-212. Property rights and operator's lien
82-11-213. Contract not terminated by board order
82-11-214. Title to oil and gas rights not affected by board order
82-11-215. Unit operation not restraint of trade
82-11-216. No creation of relationship between parties in unit