11 AAC 83.306 - Application for unit approval

Any person owning an interest in a lease which is proposed to be committed to a unit which would include a state oil and gas lease may propose a unit agreement by applying to the commissioner for approval of the agreement. The following items constitute a complete application for approval:

(1) the unit agreement, including exhibits required under 11 AAC 83.341 or 11 AAC 83.343, executed by the proper parties;

(2) the unit operating agreement executed by the working-interest owners, which is submitted for information only and does not require the commissioner's approval for adoption or amendment;

(3) evidence of reasonable effort made to obtain joinder of any proper party who has refused to join the unit agreement;

(4) all pertinent geological, geophysical, engineering, and well data, and interpretations of those data, directly supporting the application;

(5) an explanation of proposed modifications, if any, of the standard state unit agreement form; and

(6) the application fee prescribed by 11 AAC 05.110.

Notes

11 AAC 83.306

Eff. 6/28/81, Register 78; am 8/15/82, Register 83; am 3/18/83, Register 85; am 1/1/86, Register 96; am 7/1/2018,Register 227, October 2018

Authority:AS 38.05.020

AS 38.05.035

AS 38.05.145

AS 38.05.180