Or. Admin. Code § 141-070-0010 - Definitions
(1) "Anniversary
Date" means the annual anniversary of the month and day specified in the first
paragraph of the lease agreement.
(2) "Cash Bonus" means a per-acre sum of cash
offered by a bidder as consideration for the execution of an oil and gas lease.
A cash bonus is neither rent nor royalty but in addition thereto.
(3) "Director" means the Director of the
Division of State Lands or his or her designee.
(4) "Division" means the Division of State
Lands.
(5) "Environmental Impact
Assessment" means an environmental analysis prepared by the lessee on a form
provided by the Division describing how the lessee's proposed activity will
affect the natural resources including fish, wildlife, water, recreational,
scenic and other resources of the leased lands; and describing the actions
lessee will take to minimize these impacts.
(6) "Geophysical Survey" means the
investigation of subsurface geological conditions by any method, including but
not limited to the following: seismic, gravity, magnetics, electric and
geochemical sampling.
(7) "Long
Ton" means an amount equal to 2,240 pounds.
(8) "Negotiated Lease" means a lease varying
from the standard form of lease, negotiated for lease parcels of less than the
minimum 40 acres in size, pursuant to the requirements of OAR
141-070-0050(6).
(9) "Operations Plans" means the written plan
of operations for oil and gas production and associated activities required by
the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in conjunction with
obtaining a drilling permit.
(10)
"Surface Entry" means entry upon the surface of the leased premises to drill,
mine, produce, lay pipelines or otherwise disturb the surface of the property.
As used herein, a surface entry permit is not required to conduct geophysical
or other nondestructive survey techniques such as geological mapping of the
surface.
(11) "Shut in Well" means
a well that is capable of producing oil and gas but production from the well
has been temporarily halted.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 273
Stats. Implemented: ORS 273 .780 - ORS 273 .790
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