312 IAC 29-19-3 - Petition for involuntary integration
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
A petition for involuntary integration shall include the following information:
(1) A
description of the lands for which the integration is requested including the
following:
(A) Legal description of the
proposed unit area by quarter, quarter section, township, range, and
county.
(B) Size of the proposed
unit in acres.
(C) A name requested
for the proposed unit.
(D) Location
and size of each property and mineral interest therein for which integration is
requested.
(2) A list of
all the owners or lessees of oil and gas interests within the proposed unit by
percentage interest. If the address of any owner or lessee is unknown, the
petition shall indicate:
(A) the last known
address;
(B) that the current
address is unknown; and
(C) that a
diligent search to locate the owner or lessee has been conducted and a bona
fide effort has been made to contact the owner or lessee.
(3) A statement as to the details of any
trusts, unit agreements, lease agreements, or other instruments of conveyance
providing the petitioner with an interest in the acreage within the proposed
unit.
(4) A description of the
potential producing zones and potential hydrocarbons that the petitioner
believes may exist within the proposed unit.
(5) A description of the reasons why
voluntary integration cannot be achieved including the following:
(A) A summary of dates of meetings, telephone
conversations, and other communications where the issue of leasing or pooling
was discussed between the respective parties and the results of those
communications.
(B) If negotiations
have been conducted, a summary of the details of the final positions of the
parties involved.
(6) A
statement as to whether the petitioner is prepared to drill a well for oil and
gas purposes or operate the proposed unit without the participation of the
nonconsenting owners.
(7) A
statement that the petitioner has prepared a detailed plan for the drilling and
operation of the well for oil and gas purposes or operation of the unit,
including estimated costs, and is prepared to submit the detailed plan to the
division director upon request and to all persons desiring to participate in
the costs of drilling and operating the well or unit.
(8) A proposal for allocating the proceeds of
production from the proposed unit in a just and equitable manner to each
mineral and working interest owner involved.
(9) Maps and exhibits depicting the lands to
be involuntarily integrated and any other information considered by the
petitioner to be relevant to a determination of the petition.
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