{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"3451","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 3451","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS [3000. - 3865.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation [3000. - 3473.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 8. Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production [3450. - 3451.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-3/chapter-1/article-8"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“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.</p>","text":"“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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/recommendation-of-maximum-efficient-rates-of-production-3451","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}