Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20

to a cooperative VI
- Dac Al. 1897, has been approx
al or prescribed by the Secretary o.
- inferior. or is in process OF re-
ton or reconsideration pursu.au'
T-.ior review. without reJecuoh'
- ~ recruitment OF the Interior
N ~ ~ permits which, together
,,,;tb one or more other permi. -
49, been committed in whole or IN
.t ~ a cooperative or unit plan
~ development and operation LOT
~ whole OF any single OIL or sae
INC ~ field for reasonably compact
a~ea, that was filed before Jan. =
1897. and rejected pursuant ~ :"
etructions OF said Secretary
Cc) Permits under when apPloe-
cd drilling was actively IN PROCESS
a. some time within the caiehuai
year 1887; nth =, least
ono well shall have been drilled 10
q depth of not less than two thous-
and feet subsequent to Aug a.
rex Permits which have been IS
sre6 snbsequent to Aug. Il, 1882
and for which timely compliance mas
baen made with the drilling require
ments If sec. IS of the act OF rep.
OK 1000. TO the extent required Oy
Dec Al 1887, or, in the absence
Of such timely drilling for wnlcn an
Accountable cooperative or unit plan
az development and operation mas
haen filed on or before said date.
Other Glasses
neF.
Al. 1887, which do not fall Wlthih
one or more of classes Ia 10 'eJ'
will not be considered eligible TOT
further extension and will cease anu
terminate automatically without not
ice of cancellation on the tinal
date of their current term. Pernits
whose initial two-year term explF-
ed on or prior to Aug. 81, 1887 OF
whose extended term expired or Will
expire prior to Dec. 81. 1881 are
eligible for extension to Dec. 81
1897. if application for extension
has been or will be filed before the
final date Of their current term anu
If equities warranting extension ex-
ist in conformity with the existing
departmental practice with respect
to extensions. Permits which were Is
sued subsequent to Aug. 81, 1888,
and whose initial two-year terms ex-
nire prior to Dec. 81, 1887, are eX-
tended to that date by the act OF
Aug. &c, 1887, to enable eomph-
ance with the conditions specifled
in clause (e) Of the act OF Aug. 20
1887.
Secretary Ickes explained that the
current term of a permit must be
considered as expiring on:
az The last date Of the initial
term for which the permit was Is
sued where no extension has been
granted by act of Congress or by
the Secretary of the Interior; or
(2) The last date of the final
extension when one or more extern
sions have been or will have been
granted by the Secretary: or
go Dec. 81, 1887. with respect
10 all permits extended by the act
of Aug. 81. 1885 (49 Sta. 674) or
by subsection (e) of the act OF Aug.
20, 1887, which will not qualify
for extension to Dec. 81. 1899; or
a. Dec. 81, 1889, with respect
to all permits which will qualify for
extension to that date under the
act of Aug. 26, 1887.
Some Permits Cancelled
The secretary stated that con-
siderable number Of permits, which
were not extended to Dec. 81, 1887,
by the act of Aug. 81, 1885, or by
departmental order. and whose ini-
tial or extended term had expired on
or prior to Aug. 81, 1887, without
application for extension of time