Utah Admin. Code R649-3-27 - Multiple Mineral Development
1.
Drilling operations conducted in areas designated by the board for multiple
mineral development shall comply with any rules or orders of the board for
drilling, casing, cementing, and plugging except as the general rules or orders
may be modified by this rule.
2. It
is the policy of the division to promote the development of any mineral
resources on land under its jurisdiction. Consistent with that policy,
operators engaged in oil and gas operations on lands on which operators are
exploring for and developing mineral resources other than oil and gas may enter
into a cooperative agreement with these other operators with respect to
multiple mineral development. The agreement shall define:
2.1. The extent and limits of liability when
one operator, either intentionally or unintentionally, interferes with or
damages the deposits of another.
2.2. The coordination of access to and
development of the area.
2.3.
Mitigation of surface impact including but not limited to issues pertaining to
relocation of natural gas pipeline gathering and distribution systems and other
surface facilities occasioned by placement of a spent shale pile; phased or
coordinated surface occupancy so as to allow each operator to enjoy his
respective mineral estate with the least disruption of operations and damage to
the oil and gas deposits, either directly or indirectly, through waste; and
limitation of oil and gas operations in areas of concentrated surface oil shale
facilities.
2.4. Mitigation of
subsurface impact including but not limited to issues pertaining to the
interface in the underground environment of oil shale mining operations with
other mineral operations.
2.5. The
extent of exchange of geological, engineering, and production data.
2.6. Other cooperative efforts consistent
with multiple mineral development under the rules and orders of the board
pertaining to oil and gas operations, oil shale operations, and mined land
reclamation.
3. The
division, together with the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall be signatory to the
agreement, where applicable.
4. In
the event the operators cannot agree on cooperative development of their
respective mineral deposits, or having once entered into a cooperative
agreement subsequently disagree on the application of the terms and provisions
thereof, any operator whose oil and gas or mining operation or deposit may be
adversely affected or damaged by the operations of another operator may apply
to the board for, or the board may on its own motion enter an order, after
notice and hearing, delineating the respective rights and obligations of any
operators with respect to development of any minerals concerned.
5. After notice and hearing the board may
modify its order to more effectively carry out the policies of multiple mineral
development.
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