Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 78.52 - Oil and Gas Conservation.
78.52.910 - Construction—1951 c 146.

RCW 78.52.910
Construction—1951 c 146.

It is intended that the provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes authorized and provided for, or intended to be provided for by this chapter.

[ 1951 c 146 § 59.]

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.