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Chapter 78.52 RCW

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION

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Sections

HTMLPDF 78.52.001Declaration of purpose.
HTMLPDF 78.52.010Definitions.
HTMLPDF 78.52.025Hearings and meetings of department.
HTMLPDF 78.52.030Employment of personnel.
HTMLPDF 78.52.031Conduct of hearings—Evidence.
HTMLPDF 78.52.032Hearing examiners.
HTMLPDF 78.52.033Failure of witness to attend or testify—Contempt.
HTMLPDF 78.52.035Attorney for department.
HTMLPDF 78.52.037State oil and gas supervisor—Deputy supervisors—Employment of personnel.
HTMLPDF 78.52.040Duty and powers of department—In general.
HTMLPDF 78.52.050Rules, regulations, and orders—Time and place of hearing—Notices.
HTMLPDF 78.52.070Hearing upon petition—Time for action.
HTMLPDF 78.52.100Records—Copies as evidence—Copies to be furnished.
HTMLPDF 78.52.120Drilling permit required—Notice.
HTMLPDF 78.52.125Environmental impact statement required when drilling affects surface waters of the state—Drilling may be denied, when.
HTMLPDF 78.52.130Waste prohibited.
HTMLPDF 78.52.140Carbon black and carbon products—Permit required.
HTMLPDF 78.52.150Investigations authorized.
HTMLPDF 78.52.155Investigations—Powers and duties.
HTMLPDF 78.52.200Development units authorized for known pools.
HTMLPDF 78.52.205Development units to be prescribed for pool after discovery—Temporary development units.
HTMLPDF 78.52.210Development units—Size and shape.
HTMLPDF 78.52.220Development units—Location of well.
HTMLPDF 78.52.230Development units—Order must cover entire pool—Modifications.
HTMLPDF 78.52.240Development units—Pooling of interests.
HTMLPDF 78.52.245Pooling order—Allocation of production.
HTMLPDF 78.52.250Pooled interests in well in development unit—Allocation of costs—Rights of owners.
HTMLPDF 78.52.253Pooling agreement, offer to pool, pooling order—Fairness to nonconsenting, unleased owners.
HTMLPDF 78.52.255Operations 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.
HTMLPDF 78.52.257Dissolution of pooling order—Interests covered by terminated lease—Modification or termination of pooling order—Extension of dissolution of pooling order.
HTMLPDF 78.52.260"Wildcat" or "exploratory" well data confidential.
HTMLPDF 78.52.270Limitation of production to "oil allowable"—Proration.
HTMLPDF 78.52.280Determining market demand—No undue discrimination in proration of "allowable."
HTMLPDF 78.52.290Limitation of production to "gas allowable"—Proration.
HTMLPDF 78.52.300Limitation of gas production from one pool.
HTMLPDF 78.52.310Proration of allowable production in pool—Publication of orders—Emergency orders.
HTMLPDF 78.52.320Compliance with limitation or proration required.
HTMLPDF 78.52.330Unit operation of separately owned tracts.
HTMLPDF 78.52.335Unit operation of pools.
HTMLPDF 78.52.345Ratable purchase of oil from owners or operators of pool required.
HTMLPDF 78.52.355Ratable purchase of gas from owners or operators of pool required.
HTMLPDF 78.52.365Enforcement of RCW 78.52.345 and 78.52.355.
HTMLPDF 78.52.450Participation of public lands in unit plan.
HTMLPDF 78.52.460Unit plan not deemed monopolistic.
HTMLPDF 78.52.463Suspension of operations for violation—Notice—Order—Hearing—Stay of order.
HTMLPDF 78.52.467Illegal oil, gas, or product—Sale, purchase, etc., prohibited—Seizure and sale—Deposit of proceeds.
HTMLPDF 78.52.470Objections to order—Hearing required—Modification of order.
HTMLPDF 78.52.480Appeal from order or decision—Rights of department.
HTMLPDF 78.52.490Appeal—How taken.
HTMLPDF 78.52.530Violations—Injunctions.
HTMLPDF 78.52.540Violations—Injunctions by private party.
HTMLPDF 78.52.550Violations—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 78.52.560Hydraulic fracturing—Prohibited for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas.
HTMLPDF 78.52.900Short title.
HTMLPDF 78.52.910Construction—1951 c 146.
HTMLPDF 78.52.920Severability—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.