Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-506
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Commission's findings - Evidence required - Orders
Official statutory text
A. If, after proper application and notice, the Commission in
its hearing shall find by substantial evidence that:
1. There exists a common source of supply or prospective common
source of supply for brine;
2. Unitized management, operation and further development of
the common source of supply for brine is reasonably necessary in
order to effectively develop the brine common source of supply;
3. Unitized operation as applied to such common source of
supply is feasible and will prevent waste and, with reasonable
probability, will result in greater ultimate recovery of brine and
its constituent parts;
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4. Such unitization is for the common good and will result in
the general advantage of the owners of the brine rights within the
common source of supply; and
5. The creation of a unit will accomplish one or more of the
following:
a. avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells,
b. prevent waste,
c. protect correlative rights, or
d. increase the ultimate recovery from the common source
of supply and unit covered by the application,
the Commission shall make a finding to that effect and enter an
order creating the unit, and requiring unitized operation of the
prospective common source of supply or portion thereof described in
the order.
B. If the Commission in its hearing shall find by substantial
evidence that:
1. Solution gas exists within the common source of supply or
prospective common source of supply;
2. The production of brine is impossible or impractical
without also producing the solution gas; and
3. The unitization of the brine common source of supply is
impractical or impossible without also unitizing the associated
solution gas,
the Commission shall make a finding to that effect and shall further
provide in its order for the unitization of the solution gas within
the unit area.
C. Orders of the Commission entered pursuant to Section 87.1 of
Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes establishing drilling and spacing
units for the production of oil, gas or oil and gas shall not be
applicable to the drilling of wells and production of solution gas
from a unit established by an order issued pursuant to this act.
its hearing shall find by substantial evidence that:
1. There exists a common source of supply or prospective common
source of supply for brine;
2. Unitized management, operation and further development of
the common source of supply for brine is reasonably necessary in
order to effectively develop the brine common source of supply;
3. Unitized operation as applied to such common source of
supply is feasible and will prevent waste and, with reasonable
probability, will result in greater ultimate recovery of brine and
its constituent parts;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission Page 275
4. Such unitization is for the common good and will result in
the general advantage of the owners of the brine rights within the
common source of supply; and
5. The creation of a unit will accomplish one or more of the
following:
a. avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells,
b. prevent waste,
c. protect correlative rights, or
d. increase the ultimate recovery from the common source
of supply and unit covered by the application,
the Commission shall make a finding to that effect and enter an
order creating the unit, and requiring unitized operation of the
prospective common source of supply or portion thereof described in
the order.
B. If the Commission in its hearing shall find by substantial
evidence that:
1. Solution gas exists within the common source of supply or
prospective common source of supply;
2. The production of brine is impossible or impractical
without also producing the solution gas; and
3. The unitization of the brine common source of supply is
impractical or impossible without also unitizing the associated
solution gas,
the Commission shall make a finding to that effect and shall further
provide in its order for the unitization of the solution gas within
the unit area.
C. Orders of the Commission entered pursuant to Section 87.1 of
Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes establishing drilling and spacing
units for the production of oil, gas or oil and gas shall not be
applicable to the drilling of wells and production of solution gas
from a unit established by an order issued pursuant to this act.
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