060-18 Wyo. Code R. §§ 18-9 - [Effective until 10/24/2024] Unit or Cooperative Plans and Agreements
(a) All leases
are issued subject to the right of the Director to require a cooperative plan
or unit agreement if the Director determines that participation is necessary to
protect the state's interest.
(b)
Any person may request that state lands be included in a cooperative or unit
plan for exploration, development, operation, and production of oil and gas
through the following procedure:
(i) The
proponent of the plan or agreement shall submit to the Office two (2) copies of
a plat showing the area to be unitized, together with such geological and other
information as may exist and be available, in support of the delineation of the
area sought for unitization or cooperative development. The Office shall hold
the information submitted confidential until released by the
proponent.
(ii) The proponent shall
submit to the Office:
(A) Two (2) copies of
the preliminary draft of the agreement for approval as to form;
(B) A copy of the schedule of interest
ownership by tract and, upon request, any operating agreement, accounting
agreement, or other pertinent documents affecting the plan or
agreement;
(C) The fee established
by the Board in Chapter 17 of the Board's rules.
(iii) If the form is acceptable to the
Office, the unit or cooperative plan meets the requirements of W.S. 36-6-101
(d) and (k), and all leases sought for commitment are in good standing, the
Director will approve the agreement. If approved, it will be duly executed
using the Board's "Approval-Certification-Determination" form.
(iv) If the Director approves the agreement,
the proponent of the agreement shall submit for execution as many counterpart
joinder copies as are required for all parties in interest, including one copy
to be delivered when fully executed to the Office and any final form of
agreement if different from the draft submitted.
(c) When only part of the land under a
non-producing lease is committed to a unit, the portion not committed shall be
segregated.
(d) The Board shall use
its "Approval-Certification-Determination" form to join unit or cooperative
plans.
(e) Board joinder in a unit
or cooperative plan shall not alter the rental or royalty clauses of any state
lease involved.
(f) Unless the
Director specifically requires a lessee to participate, joinder by the Board
shall not become effective until the lessee has also joined the unit.
Notes
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(a) All leases are issued subject to the right of the Director to require a cooperative plan or unit agreement if the Director determines that participation is necessary to protect the state's interest.
(b) Any person may request that state lands be included in a cooperative or unit plan for exploration, development, operation, and production of oil and gas through the following procedure:
(i) The proponent of the plan or agreement shall submit to the Office two (2) copies of a plat showing the area to be unitized, together with such geological and other information as may exist and be available, in support of the delineation of the area sought for unitization or cooperative development. The Office shall hold the information submitted confidential until released by the proponent.
(ii) The proponent shall submit to the Office:
(A) Two (2) copies of the preliminary draft of the agreement for approval as to form;
(B) A copy of the schedule of interest ownership by tract and, upon request, any operating agreement, accounting agreement, or other pertinent documents affecting the plan or agreement;
(C) The fee established by the Board in Chapter 17 of the Board's rules.
(iii) If the form is acceptable to the Office, the unit or cooperative plan meets the requirements of W.S. 36-6-101 (d) and (k), and all leases sought for commitment are in good standing, the Director will approve the agreement. If approved, it will be duly executed using the Board's "Approval-Certification-Determination" form.
(iv) If the Director approves the agreement, the proponent of the agreement shall submit for execution as many counterpart joinder copies as are required for all parties in interest, including one copy to be delivered when fully executed to the Office and any final form of agreement if different from the draft submitted.
(c) When only part of the land under a non-producing lease is committed to a unit, the portion not committed shall be segregated.
(d) The Board shall use its "Approval-Certification-Determination" form to join unit or cooperative plans.
(e) Board joinder in a unit or cooperative plan shall not alter the rental or royalty clauses of any state lease involved.
(f) Unless the Director specifically requires a lessee to participate, joinder by the Board shall not become effective until the lessee has also joined the unit.