Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 78.52 - Oil and Gas Conservation.
78.52.032 - Hearing examiners.

RCW 78.52.032
Hearing examiners.

In addition to the powers and authority, either express or implied, granted to the department by virtue of the laws of this state, the department may, in prescribing its rules of order or procedure in connection with hearings or other proceedings before the department, provide for the appointment of one or more examiners to conduct a hearing or hearings with respect to any matter properly coming before the department and to make reports and recommendations to the department with respect thereto. Any employee of the department or any other person designated by the commissioner of public lands, or the supervisor when this power is so delegated, may serve as an examiner. The department shall adopt rules governing hearings to be conducted before examiners.

[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 813; 1983 c 253 § 10.]
NOTES:

Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 78 - Mines, Minerals, and Petroleum

Chapter 78.52 - Oil and Gas Conservation.

78.52.001 - Declaration of purpose.

78.52.010 - Definitions.

78.52.025 - Hearings and meetings of department.

78.52.030 - Employment of personnel.

78.52.031 - Conduct of hearings—Evidence.

78.52.032 - Hearing examiners.

78.52.033 - Failure of witness to attend or testify—Contempt.

78.52.035 - Attorney for department.

78.52.037 - State oil and gas supervisor—Deputy supervisors—Employment of personnel.

78.52.040 - Duty and powers of department—In general.

78.52.050 - Rules, regulations, and orders—Time and place of hearing—Notices.

78.52.070 - Hearing upon petition—Time for action.

78.52.100 - Records—Copies as evidence—Copies to be furnished.

78.52.120 - Drilling permit required—Notice.

78.52.125 - Environmental impact statement required when drilling affects surface waters of the state—Drilling may be denied, when.

78.52.130 - Waste prohibited.

78.52.140 - Carbon black and carbon products—Permit required.

78.52.150 - Investigations authorized.

78.52.155 - Investigations—Powers and duties.

78.52.200 - Development units authorized for known pools.

78.52.205 - Development units to be prescribed for pool after discovery—Temporary development units.

78.52.210 - Development units—Size and shape.

78.52.220 - Development units—Location of well.

78.52.230 - Development units—Order must cover entire pool—Modifications.

78.52.240 - Development units—Pooling of interests.

78.52.245 - Pooling order—Allocation of production.

78.52.250 - Pooled interests in well in development unit—Allocation of costs—Rights of owners.

78.52.253 - Pooling agreement, offer to pool, pooling order—Fairness to nonconsenting, unleased owners.

78.52.255 - Operations on development unit deemed operations on each tract—Production allocated to tract deemed produced from each tract—Shut-in well considered on each tract—Lease on part of tract excluded from unit.

78.52.257 - Dissolution of pooling order—Interests covered by terminated lease—Modification or termination of pooling order—Extension of dissolution of pooling order.

78.52.260 - "Wildcat" or "exploratory" well data confidential.

78.52.270 - Limitation of production to "oil allowable"—Proration.

78.52.280 - Determining market demand—No undue discrimination in proration of "allowable."

78.52.290 - Limitation of production to "gas allowable"—Proration.

78.52.300 - Limitation of gas production from one pool.

78.52.310 - Proration of allowable production in pool—Publication of orders—Emergency orders.

78.52.320 - Compliance with limitation or proration required.

78.52.330 - Unit operation of separately owned tracts.

78.52.335 - Unit operation of pools.

78.52.345 - Ratable purchase of oil from owners or operators of pool required.

78.52.355 - Ratable purchase of gas from owners or operators of pool required.

78.52.365 - Enforcement of RCW 78.52.345 and 78.52.355.

78.52.450 - Participation of public lands in unit plan.

78.52.460 - Unit plan not deemed monopolistic.

78.52.463 - Suspension of operations for violation—Notice—Order—Hearing—Stay of order.

78.52.467 - Illegal oil, gas, or product—Sale, purchase, etc., prohibited—Seizure and sale—Deposit of proceeds.

78.52.470 - Objections to order—Hearing required—Modification of order.

78.52.480 - Appeal from order or decision—Rights of department.

78.52.490 - Appeal—How taken.

78.52.530 - Violations—Injunctions.

78.52.540 - Violations—Injunctions by private party.

78.52.550 - Violations—Penalty.

78.52.560 - Hydraulic fracturing—Prohibited for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas.

78.52.900 - Short title.

78.52.910 - Construction—1951 c 146.

78.52.920 - Severability—1951 c 146.