RCW 78.52.257
Dissolution of pooling order—Interests covered by terminated lease—Modification or termination of pooling order—Extension of dissolution of pooling order.
(1) An order pooling a development unit shall automatically dissolve:
(a) One year after its effective date if there has been no production of commercial quantities or drilling operations on lands within the unit;
(b) Six months after completion of a dry hole on the unit; or
(c) Six months after cessation of production of commercial quantities from the unit, unless, prior to the expiration of such six-month period, the operator shall, in good faith, commence drilling or reworking operations in an effort to restore production.
(2) Upon the termination of a lease pooled by order of the department under authority granted in this chapter, interests covered by the lease are considered pooled as unleased mineral interests.
(3) Any party to a pooling order is entitled, after due notice to all parties, to a hearing to modify or terminate a previously entered pooling order upon presenting new evidence showing that the previous determination of reservoir conclusions are substantially incorrect.
(4) The department, after notice and hearing, may grant additional time, for good cause shown, before a pooling order is automatically dissolved as provided in subsection (1) of this section. In no case may such an extension be longer than six months.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 834; 1983 c 253 § 22.]
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
Title 78 - Mines, Minerals, and Petroleum
Chapter 78.52 - Oil and Gas Conservation.
78.52.001 - Declaration of purpose.
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.
78.52.140 - 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.
78.52.260 - "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.
78.52.470 - Objections to order—Hearing required—Modification of order.
78.52.480 - Appeal from order or decision—Rights of department.
78.52.530 - Violations—Injunctions.
78.52.540 - Violations—Injunctions by private party.
78.52.550 - Violations—Penalty.