{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-506","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-506","heading":"Commission's findings - Evidence required - Orders","body":"A. If, after proper application and notice, the Commission in\n\nits hearing shall find by substantial evidence that:\n\n1. There exists a common source of supply or prospective common\n\nsource of supply for brine;\n\n2. Unitized management, operation and further development of\n\nthe common source of supply for brine is reasonably necessary in\n\norder to effectively develop the brine common source of supply;\n\n3. Unitized operation as applied to such common source of\n\nsupply is feasible and will prevent waste and, with reasonable\n\nprobability, will result in greater ultimate recovery of brine and\n\nits constituent parts;\n\n4. Such unitization is for the common good and will result in\n\nthe general advantage of the owners of the brine rights within the\n\ncommon source of supply; and\n\n5. The creation of a unit will accomplish one or more of the\n\nfollowing:\n\na. avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells,\n\nb. prevent waste,\n\nc. protect correlative rights, or\n\nd. increase the ultimate recovery from the common source\n\nof supply and unit covered by the application,\n\nthe Commission shall make a finding to that effect and enter an\n\norder creating the unit, and requiring unitized operation of the\n\nprospective common source of supply or portion thereof described in\n\nthe order.\n\nB. If the Commission in its hearing shall find by substantial\n\nevidence that:\n\n1. Solution gas exists within the common source of supply or\n\nprospective common source of supply;\n\n2. The production of brine is impossible or impractical\n\nwithout also producing the solution gas; and\n\n3. The unitization of the brine common source of supply is\n\nimpractical or impossible without also unitizing the associated\n\nsolution gas,\n\nthe Commission shall make a finding to that effect and shall further\n\nprovide in its order for the unitization of the solution gas within\n\nthe unit area.\n\nC. Orders of the Commission entered pursuant to Section 87.1 of\n\nTitle 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes establishing drilling and spacing\n\nunits for the production of oil, gas or oil and gas shall not be\n\napplicable to the drilling of wells and production of solution gas\n\nfrom a unit established by an order issued pursuant to this act.","path":["OK Code","Title 17"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os17.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"06749b83c17e34aa1764d8062979f149a7f176ff8b6a6c7260e25a39f9d4be47","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-505","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-17-17-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}