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DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS
CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation
ARTICLE 8 - Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production
Section 3451.
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CA Pub Res Code § 3451 (2025)
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3451. “Maximum Efficient Rate,” commonly referred to as “MER,” is defined as the highest daily rate of production which can be sustained economically from a particular pool, from existing wells and facilities, for a reasonable period without loss of economically recoverable ultimate production of oil from such pool.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.)
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