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2017 Revised Code of Washington
Title 78 - MINES, MINERALS, AND PETROLEUM
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.
- 78.52.900 Short title.
- 78.52.910 Construction—1951 c 146.
- 78.52.920 Severability—1951 c 146.
NOTES:
Franchises on county roads and bridges: Chapter 36.55 RCW.
Gas and hazardous liquid pipelines: Chapter 81.88 RCW.
Interstate oil compact commission, governor may join: RCW 43.06.015.
Oil or natural gas exploration in marine waters: RCW 90.58.550.
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