No agreement between or among lessees or other owners of oil and gas rights in oil and gas properties entered into pursuant hereto or with a view or for the purpose of bringing about the unitized development or operation of such properties shall be held to violate any of the statutes of this state prohibiting monopolies or acts, arrangements, agreements, contracts, combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade or commerce.
History: 1953 Comp., § 65-14-19, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 293, § 19.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Statutory Unitization Act
Section 70-7-1 - Purpose of act.
Section 70-7-3 - Additional powers and duties of the oil conservation division.
Section 70-7-5 - Requisites of application for unitization.
Section 70-7-6 - Matters to be found by the division precedent to issuance of unitization order.
Section 70-7-7 - Division orders.
Section 70-7-8 - Ratification or approval of plan by owners.
Section 70-7-9 - Amendment of plan of unitization.
Section 70-7-10 - Previously established units.
Section 70-7-11 - Unit operations of less than an entire pool.
Section 70-7-12 - Operation; expressed or implied covenants.
Section 70-7-13 - Income from unitized substances.
Section 70-7-14 - Lien for costs.
Section 70-7-15 - Liability for expenses.
Section 70-7-16 - Division orders.
Section 70-7-17 - Property rights.
Section 70-7-18 - Existing rights, rights in unleased land and royalties and lease burdens.
Section 70-7-19 - Agreements not violative of laws governing monopolies or restraint of trade.