ARTICLE 5. Unreasonable Waste of Gas [3300. - 3314.]
Article 5 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.
§§ 3300–3314 · 15 sections
- § 3300 The unreasonable waste of natural gas by the act, omission, sufferance, or insistence of the lessor, lessee or operator of any land containing oil or gas, or…
- § 3301 Whenever the supervisor finds that it is in the interest of the protection of oil or gas from unreasonable waste, the lessors, lessees, operators or other…
- § 3302 Upon complaint being made to the director by any person operating in any oil field that there is occurring or threatened an unreasonable waste of gas in any…
- § 3303 Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper printed and published in the county in which the unreasonable waste of…
- § 3304 The place of hearing shall be in the county or in any of the counties in which the unreasonable waste of gas is alleged to be taking place or to be threatened.
- § 3305 At the hearing all persons interested are entitled to be heard and may present testimony either oral or written. All witnesses shall be sworn, and a transcript…
- § 3306 Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the supervisor shall determine whether or not there is an unreasonable waste of gas in the field, in existence or…
- § 3307 If it appears that gas is being produced from any oil well or wells in quantities exceeding a reasonable proportion to the amount of oil produced from the same…
- § 3308 If the waste of gas is found to be unreasonable, an order shall be made by the supervisor directing that the unreasonable waste of gas be discontinued or…
- § 3309 A copy of the supervisor’s order shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property affected, and the order shall become final 10 days after posting,…
- § 3310 When the decision of the supervisor that there is an unreasonable waste of gas occurring or threatened has become final, a certified copy thereof shall be…
- § 3311 In those suits, a restraining order shall not be issued ex parte, and a temporary or permanent injunction issued in the proceedings shall not be refused or…
- § 3312 Whenever it appears to the director that the owners, lessors, lessees, or operators of any well or wells producing oil and gas or oil or gas are causing or…
- § 3313 In such suits a restraining order shall not be issued ex parte, and a temporary or permanent injunction issued in such proceedings shall not be refused or…
- § 3314 Proceedings to enjoin waste as contemplated by this chapter shall be special proceedings restricted to the single issue whether gas is being produced or is…