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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 8 - Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production › Section 3450.

3450. The Legislature takes notice of the existence of the Conservation Committee of California Oil Producers and of the fact that said committee for a number of years last past, in the interest of the conservation of oil and gas, has made recommendations of maximum efficient rates of production and for the intrapool distribution of such maximum efficient rates of production with respect to oil pools, capacity production from which pools would result in a loss of ultimate production. The Legislature declares that recommendations for such purpose are in the interest of the conservation of the oil and gas resources of this State and that it is lawful for said committee or any other committee of oil producers to issue such recommendations as to any such oil pool and for producers of oil to comply therewith or to agree to comply therewith, provided:
(a) Copies of all such recommendations shall be currently delivered to the supervisor and shall be open to public inspection in the office of the supervisor; and
(b) Any such committee shall make available to the supervisor its records, files, minutes, reports and other data pertaining to such recommendations.
The supervisor in his discretion may join in any such recommendations or may express his disapproval thereof.
The supervisor, in the absence of such recommendations by a committee of oil producers with respect to any of such pools, or if the supervisor deems any such recommendations to be insufficient or incorrect, may issue recommendations with respect to any such pools on said subject matter, and it shall be lawful for producers to comply therewith or to agree to comply therewith. Neither a disapproval by the supervisor nor a recommendation by him shall constitute a basis for implying any obligation for producers of oil to comply with such a disapproval or recommendation.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to permit the production of gas in violation of Articles 5 and 6 of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 258.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 8 - Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production › Section 3451.

3451. “Maximum Efficient Rate,” commonly referred to as “MER,” is defined as the highest daily rate of production which can be sustained economically from a particular pool, from existing wells and facilities, for a reasonable period without loss of economically recoverable ultimate production of oil from such pool.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3460.

3460. (a) As used in this article:
(1) “Used oil” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) “Recycle” means to prepare used oil for reuse as a petroleum product by refining, reclaiming, reprocessing, or other means, in order to attain the standards specified by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code. “Recycle” does not include the application of used oil to roads for the purpose of dust control or to the ground for the purpose of weed abatement. “Recycle” does not include incineration or burning of used oil as a fuel.
(3) “Board” means the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
(4) “Person” means any individual, private or public corporation, partnership, limited liability company, cooperative, association, estate, municipality, political or jurisdictional subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality.
(b) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 1123 of the Statutes of 1987 do not affect the validity of any existing regulations of the Department of Toxic Substances Control relating to the management of used oil blended or diluted with virgin oil or any partially refined oil product as a hazardous waste, and do not affect the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control to prohibit blending or diluting used oil with an uncontaminated product to achieve the standards for recycled oil, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 25250.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3462.

3462. The Legislature finds that almost 100 million gallons of used automotive and industrial oil are generated each year in the state; that used oil is a valuable petroleum resource which can be recycled; and that, in spite of this potential for recycling, significant quantities of used oil are wastefully disposed of or improperly used by means which pollute the water, land, and air and endanger the public health and welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1158.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3463.

3463. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article that used oil shall be collected and recycled to the maximum extent possible, by means which are economically feasible and environmentally sound, in order to conserve irreplaceable petroleum resources, preserve and enhance the quality of natural and human environments, and protect public health and welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1158.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3465.

3465. The board shall conduct a public education program to inform the public of the needs for and benefits of collecting and recycling used oil in order to conserve resources and preserve the environment. As part of this program, the board shall:
(a) Adopt rules, in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 3470, requiring any person who sells to a consumer more than 500 gallons of lubricating or other oil annually in containers for use off the premises to inform purchasers by posting at or near the point of purchase the locations of conveniently located collection facilities.
Such rules shall provide that in a county wherein 5 percent or more of the population, as determined in accordance with the latest Bureau of the Census information, speak a specific primary language other than English, the signs shall be in such other language, as well as English.
(b) Establish, maintain, and publicize a used oil information center that shall explain local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing used oil and inform holders of quantities of used oil on how and where used oil may be properly disposed.
(c) Encourage the establishment of voluntary used oil collection and recycling programs and provide technical assistance and, whenever possible, financial assistance, to persons organizing such programs.
(d) Encourage the procurement of rerefined automotive and industrial oils for all state and local uses, whenever such rerefined oils are available at prices competitive with those of new oil produced for the same purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1158.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3466.

3466. (a) The board shall prescribe guidelines for providing safe and conveniently located facilities for the deposit of used oil by persons possessing not more than five gallons at one time at no cost to those persons.
(b) The improper disposal of used oil pursuant to Section 25250.5 of the Health and Safety Code is prohibited and is subject to penalties pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25180) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 871, Sec. 4.5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3469.

3469. The board, and every state officer and employee, shall encourage the purchase of recycled oil products represented as substantially equivalent to products made from new oil in accordance with Section 3471.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1158.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3470.

3470. (a) All rules and regulations of the board shall be adopted, amended, and repealed in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) The board shall coordinate activities and functions with all other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Water Resources, and the State Water Resources Control Board, in order to avoid duplication in reporting and information gathering.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 343, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1 - Oil and Gas Conservation › ARTICLE 9 - Used Oil Recycling Act › Section 3473.

3473. If any provision of this article or the application of it to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1158.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 3475.

3475. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Used Oil Collection Demonstration Grant Program Act of 1990.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 3477.

3477. “Administrative costs” means those costs directly associated with regulation of the implementation of a used oil collection project.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 3477.1.

3477.1. “Board” means the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 3477.5.

3477.5. “Capital outlay” means those costs directly associated with the purchase of equipment necessary to implement a used oil collection project. The costs may include, but are not limited to, the cost of material and labor associated with the installation of that equipment. Capital outlay does not include land acquisition costs.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 3479.

3479. “Used oil collection project” means a project undertaken by a local agency to encourage the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of used oil generated at households. “Used oil collection project” includes, but is not limited to, integration of used oil collection into existing curbside collection programs, retrofitting of solid waste collection equipment to promote curbside collection programs, and a public education and awareness program to promote opportunities for, and to educate the public as to the benefits from, the recycling of used oil.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3480.

3480. (a) The board shall develop and administer a used oil grant program. The board shall adopt regulations for the administration of this chapter and make grant applications available.
(b) The board shall adopt emergency regulations for the administration of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The regulations shall be deemed to be emergency regulations, and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 586, Sec. 1. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3481.

3481. The purpose of the used oil collection demonstration grant program is to encourage the establishment of public used oil collection projects and to provide capital outlay and other costs to provide households with the capability of collection used oil generated in those households and to encourage the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of used oil.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3482.

3482. (a) A local agency shall not use more than 5 percent of any grant for administrative costs.
(b) The board shall not use more than 10 percent of funds made available for the grant program under this chapter for administrative costs.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3483.

3483. The board shall establish criteria for the granting of funds for used oil collection projects conducted by local agencies, including, but not limited to, information relating to proposed project costs and capital outlay.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3484.

3484. (a) Local agencies which have established public used oil curbside collection projects on or before January 1, 1991, are eligible for grants under this article to expand and upgrade those projects. Grant funds shall not be utilized to replace current funding sources.
(b) The grant to any local government shall not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per grant. Local agencies may pool their grant funds to implement coordinated or complementary used oil collection projects.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3485.

3485. Grant funds shall be made available on a competitive basis to local agencies if requests for grants exceed available funds.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3485.5.

3485.5. The following criteria shall be used to evaluate grant applications:
(a) The need for a used oil collection project within a jurisdiction.
(b) The commitment of local agency funds to the used oil collection project.
(c) The commitment of the local agency to continue the used oil collection project after state funding has expired.
(d) The consideration given to a curbside used oil collection program.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3486.

3486. The board shall determine the contents of grant applications and the methods for evaluating the applications.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3487.

3487. The board shall evaluate each grant application for its potential to satisfy the requirements of this chapter and shall award the grant based on the evaluation. The board shall notify the applicant of the approval or denial of the grant application on or before January 1, 1992.
(Added by renumbering Section 3787 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 127.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3489.

3489. A local agency that establishes or otherwise expends grant funds provided pursuant to this chapter shall:
(a) Comply with the requirements in the regulations concerning notification and reporting.
(b) Provide adequate containment capacity for the containers or tanks used to store used oil in the case of a leak or spill.
(c) Provide sufficient security for centers to minimize vandalism and improper disposal of hazardous substances into used oil containers.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 586, Sec. 2. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Grants for Used Oil Collection Demonstration Projects › Section 3490.

3490. Storage containers, such as drums and tanks, used to store used oil shall be in good condition and shall meet any applicable design and construction standards.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 3 - Financing › Section 3491.

3491. There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Used Oil Collection Demonstration Grant Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the Used Oil Collection Demonstration Grant Fund is continuously appropriated to the board for the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 3 - Financing › Section 3492.

3492. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 13340 and 16361 of the Government Code, and to the extent permitted by federal law, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) of money in the Federal Trust Fund, created pursuant to Section 16360 of the Government Code, received by the state from federal oil overcharge funds in the Petroleum Violation Escrow Account, is hereby transferred to the Used Oil Collection Demonstration Grant Fund.
(b) No grant shall be made by the board from funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) unless an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the project is made available to the applicant from other public or private sources for the project.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Used Oil Collection Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 3 - Financing › Section 3494.

3494. Funds transferred from the Petroleum Violation Escrow Account by this article shall be transferred by the Controller, subject to approval by the Director of Finance as to which court judgment or federal agency order is the proper source of those funds.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1657, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 2 - Wasting of Natural Gas › Section 3501.

3501. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, or owns, or controls a well from which natural gas flows shall, upon the abandonment of the well, cap or otherwise close the mouth of or entrance to the well in such a manner as to prevent the unnecessary or wasteful escape of natural gas into the atmosphere.
No person, firm, corporation, or association who owns or controls land in which such a well is situated shall wilfully permit natural gas flowing from the well wastefully or unnecessarily to escape into the atmosphere.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 2 - Wasting of Natural Gas › Section 3502.

3502. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 93.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3600.

3600. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any well hereafter drilled for oil or gas, or hereafter drilled and permitted to produce oil or gas, which is located within 100 feet of an outer boundary of the parcel of land on which the well is situated, or within 100 feet of a public street or road or highway dedicated prior to the commencement of drilling of the well, or within 150 feet of either a well being drilled or a well theretofore drilled which is producing oil or gas or a well which has been drilled and is not producing but which is capable of producing oil or gas, is a public nuisance.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1559.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3601.

3601. Where several contiguous parcels of land in one or different ownerships are operated as a single oil or gas lease or operating unit, the term “outer boundary line” means the outer boundary line of the lands included in the lease or unit. In determining the contiguity of any such parcels of land, no street, road or alley lying within the lease or unit shall be deemed to interrupt such contiguity.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1559.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3602.

3602. Where a parcel of land contains one acre or more, but is less than 250 feet in width, there may be drilled on the parcel of land not more than one well to each acre of the area if the surface location of any well or wells is so placed as to be as far from the lateral boundary lines of the parcel of land as the configuration of the surface and the existing improvements thereon will permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1218.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3602.1.

3602.1. Where a parcel of land contains one acre or more and the hydrocarbons to be developed are too heavy or viscous to produce by normal means, and the supervisor so determines, the supervisor may approve proposals to drill wells at whatever locations he deems advisable for the purpose of the proper development of such hydrocarbons by the application of pressure, heat or other means for the reduction of oil viscosity, and such wells shall not be classed as public nuisances after approval by the supervisor.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1218.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3603.

3603. For the purposes of this chapter, an alley which intersects or lies within any block or other subdivision unit is not a public street or road.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1559.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3604.

3604. Each day in which the drilling of any well is carried on, or on which it is permitted to produce oil or gas in violation of this chapter is a separate nuisance.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1559.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3606.

3606. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where a parcel of land contains one acre or more and where all or substantially all of the surface of such parcel of land is unavailable for the surface location of oil or gas wells, there may be drilled or produced not more than one well into each acre of such parcel of land, and the surface location of such well may be located upon property which may or may not contain one acre or more of surface area, and the property upon the surface of which the surface location of such well may be located may or may not be contiguous to such parcel of land; provided:
1. No operator shall construct or maintain any derrick within 150 feet of any other derrick, then standing, of such operator unless approved in advance by the supervisor who may, in granting such approval, attach such conditions as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
2. The surface location of such well, as measured from the center of the hole, shall be not less than 25 feet from an outer boundary of the surface of the property upon which such well is located, and shall be not less than 25 feet from any dedicated public street, road or highway which is so dedicated and in such public use at the time of the commencement of drilling of such well.
3. The producing interval of such well shall be not less than 75 feet from an outer boundary of the parcel of land into which such producing interval is drilled, and the producing interval of such well shall be not less than 150 feet, as measured horizontally in the same zone, from the producing interval of any other well which is producing or capable of producing oil or gas. If the parcel of land qualified to be drilled under this section is less than 150 feet in width, the producing interval of such well shall be as far from the lateral boundary lines of the property as is practicable.
To enforce the provisions of this section, the supervisor may require, at the time supervisor gives approval of notice of intention to drill, redrill or deepen, that a subsurface directional survey be made for such well, and that a plat of said directional survey be filed with the supervisor within fifteen (15) days of completion.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1514.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3606.1.

3606.1. The 150-foot restriction in Sections 3600 and elsewhere in this chapter shall apply only to wells drilled and producing from the same zone or pool; provided, however, that the well density shall not exceed one well per acre unless the supervisor shall determine that more than one zone or pool underlies the property and that it is not practical to produce from all of such zones or pools from a single well per acre and that such other zones or pools are being drained by offset wells. In such cases only, a maximum density of two wells per acre may be approved. These exceptions to the general spacing rule shall apply also to properties qualifying under Sections 3602 and 3606.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 925.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3607.

3607. The prohibition set forth in Section 3600 against drilling within 100 feet of any public street or highway shall not apply in the case of any street or highway which is opened through a field in which drilling was commenced prior to the opening of the street or highway.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1559.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3608.1.

3608.1. The owner or operator of any leasehold, into which land has been included under the provisions of Section 3608, shall cause to be recorded an appropriate quitclaim to such land in the proper county recorder’s office when such leasehold has been terminated.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 405.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3 - Spacing of Wells and Community Leases › Section 3609.

3609. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if the supervisor determines, pursuant to rules and regulations and after a public hearing, that the development of a pool discovered after the effective date of this section for the production of oil and gas, or either, requires the adoption of a well-spacing pattern other than that specified in Sections 3600 to 3608.1, inclusive, in order to prevent waste and to increase the ultimate economic recovery of oil or gas, he may adopt a well-spacing plan to apply to the surface and subsurface of a designated pool. Such plan shall be applicable to all wells thereafter drilled or redrilled into such pool. Such plan may include a requirement that, as a prerequisite to approval to drill or redrill a well, all or certain specified parcels of land shall be included in a pooling or unit agreement. The supervisor may provide in the rules and regulations for mandatory pooling agreements in connection with the well-spacing order.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 864.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration of Policy › Section 3630.

3630. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the management, development, and operation of lands as a unit for the production of oil and gas aids in preventing waste, increases the ultimate recovery of oil and gas, and facilitates increased concurrent use of surface lands for other beneficial purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration of Policy › Section 3631.

3631. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in such a manner as to conflict with the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 6826) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 6.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3635.1.

3635.1. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind and includes the state and any city, county, city and county, district or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or of any governmental subdivision whatsoever.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 206. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3635.3.

3635.3. “Pool” means an underground reservoir containing, or appearing at the time of determination to contain, a common accumulation of crude petroleum oil or natural gas or both. Each zone of a general structure which is separated from any other zone in the structure is a separate pool.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3635.4.

3635.4. “Field” means the same general surface area which is underlaid or reasonably appears to be underlaid by one or more pools.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3635.5.

3635.5. “Tracts of land” means land areas under separate ownership which are all of the following:
(a) Contiguous either on the surface or in the subsurface.
(b) Located within a field which has been producing for more than 20 years.
(c) Located within a field over 75 percent of which lies within incorporated areas.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3636.

3636. “Unit agreement” means and includes, in addition to the unit agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 3640) of this chapter, any consent agreement or other agreement entered into in connection with, and supplemental to, such unit agreement, but does not include a unit operating agreement or any preliminary agreement confined to effectuating any exchange of interests in land which the parties to such preliminary agreement may desire. “Unit operating agreement” means an agreement, entered into by the working interest owners only, governing all operations performed by the unit operator pursuant to the unit agreement and the unit operating agreement for the production of unitized substances.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3636.1.

3636.1. “Unit area” means all lands included within an area subject to a unit agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 3640) of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3636.2.

3636.2. “Unit production” means all oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon substances produced from a unit area from the effective date of a unit agreement approved by the supervisor pursuant to Section 3643.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3637.

3637. “Working interest” means an interest held in lands by virtue of fee title, including lands held in trust, a lease, operating agreement, or otherwise, under which the owner of such interest has the right to drill for, develop, and produce oil and gas. A working interest shall be deemed vested in the owner thereof even though his right to drill or produce may be delegated to an operator under a drilling and operating agreement, unit agreement, or other type of operating agreement.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 3637.2.

3637.2. “Royalty interest” means a right to or interest in oil and gas produced from any lands or in the proceeds of the first sale thereof other than a working interest.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3640.

3640. Tracts of land may be unitized as provided in this article to provide for the management, development, and operation thereof as a unit to prevent, or to assist in preventing, waste and to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3641.

3641. An agreement for the management, development, and operation of two or more tracts of land in the same field or in the same producing or prospective pool as a unit without regard to separate ownerships, and for the allocation of benefits and costs on a basis set forth in such agreement, shall be valid and binding upon those who consent thereto and may be filed with the supervisor for approval. However, unless and until the agreement qualifies for approval, and is approved, by the supervisor persons who do not consent thereto shall not be bound thereby, nor shall their rights be affected thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3642.

3642. Any proposed agreement for unit operation of tracts of land which has been consented to by persons who own title to working interests which aggregate at least an undivided three-fourths of the total working interests in the area proposed to be unitized, and by persons who own title to the royalty interest which aggregates at least an undivided three-fourths of the total royalty interest in the area proposed to be unitized, may be filed with the supervisor by the owner of any such working interest in conjunction with a petition requesting approval thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 644.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3643.

3643. The unit agreement shall be approved, if, after a public hearing, the supervisor finds all of the following:
(a) The unit area of the proposed agreement for unit operation takes in all tracts which, consistent with good oilfield practice, should be considered a part of and related to the field or pool or pools, or portions thereof, proposed for unit operation but does not include tracts which, consistent with good oilfield practice, should not be considered a part of or related to the field or pool or pools, or portions thereof, proposed for unit operation.
(b) As of the date of filing of the petition, the proposed unit agreement was consented to by persons owning at least three-fourths of the working interests and three-fourths of the lessors’ royalty interests as described in Section 3642.
(c) The unitized management and operation of the pool or pools, or portions thereof, proposed to be unitized is reasonably necessary in order to carry on pressure maintenance or pressure replenishment operations, cycling or recycling operations, gas injection operations, water flooding operations, reduction of oil viscosity operations, or any combination thereof, or any other form of joint effort calculated to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the proposed unit area.
(d) The value of the estimated recovery of additional oil or gas, or the increased present worth value due to accelerated recovery of oil or gas, as a result of the unit operations will exceed the estimated additional cost incident to conducting such operations.
(e) The proposed unit agreement provides for an allocation of the unit production among and to the separately owned tracts in the area proposed to be unitized such as will reasonably permit persons otherwise entitled to share in or benefit by the production from such separately owned tracts to produce or receive, in lieu thereof, their fair, equitable, and reasonable pro rata share of the unit production or other benefits thereof.
(f) The proposed unit agreement provides, to the full extent practical, for the organization and consolidation of surface facilities, including oil production, storage, treatment, and transportation facilities, in such a manner as will eliminate wasteful and excessive use of land surface areas, freeing such areas for other productive use and development, and provides a fair procedure for the waiver, from time to time, of the working interest owners’ right of entry on surface areas which in the future become unneeded for the conduct of unit operations.
(g) The proposed unit agreement is fair and reasonable under all the circumstances in other material respects.
(h) If state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of the State Lands Commission are included in the proposed unit agreement, such agreement has been reviewed and approved by the commission as to such lands.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 644.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3644.

3644. A tract of land’s fair, equitable, and reasonable share of the unit production shall be measured by the value of such tract for oil and gas purposes and its contributing value to the unit in relation to like values of other tracts in the unit area, taking into account, among other things, the following:
(a) The primary tract value based upon the projected future value of hydrocarbon substances that would be produced by primary means from such tract after the date of unitization, if no secondary recovery operation were undertaken.
(b) The secondary tract value based upon consideration of the following factors:
(1) The volume in acre-feet of porous, permeable sand originally saturated with hydrocarbon substances within a zone to be unitized, and underlying such tract.
(2) The hydrocarbon substances per acre-foot of such zone recoverable by means of secondary recovery operations.
(3) The value of the hydrocarbon substances so recoverable from such tract from such zones to be unitized.
(4) In the event the necessary data is not available as listed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the value may be assigned using a prudent engineering method, depending on the data available.
(c) All other factors which significantly bear upon the value of the committed properties for primary and secondary recovery.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3645.

3645. Upon giving his approval to the unit agreement pursuant to Section 3643, the supervisor shall issue an order directing unit operations of the unit area in accordance with the unit agreement, directing the recordation of such agreement in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any part of the unit area is situated, and requiring that the interests of all persons in the unit area be thereafter subject to the unit agreement the same as if all such persons had expressly consented to the unit agreement. An order of the supervisor issued pursuant to this section shall become effective on the date provided for in the order, except that no such order shall become effective until all interests in the unit area for which timely offers of sale have been made pursuant to Section 3647 have been purchased as provided in that section, or until the termination of such offers of sale.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1129.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3646.

3646. The supervisor’s order shall include fair and reasonable provisions for all of the following:
(a) The date when all tracts of land not theretofore committed to the unit shall be subject to unit operation, which date shall not be earlier than the first day of the month following the effective date of the supervisor’s order.
(b) Provision for the carrying or otherwise financing of any persons who request the same and who the supervisor determines are unable to meet their financial obligations in connection with the unit operation, allowing a reasonable interest charge to those who carry or finance such obligations.
(c) Such additional provisions which the supervisor determines to be appropriate for bringing into the unit area on a fair and reasonable basis tracts of land and interests not theretofore committed to the unit agreement.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3647.

3647. The owner of any working interest or royalty interest in a tract which is the subject of a unit agreement who did not consent to the proposed unit agreement shall, 60 days following the date upon which the supervisor issues his order under the provisions of Section 3645, be entitled to offer his interest for sale pursuant to this section. All working interest owners who consented to the proposed unit agreement shall be entitled to participate in purchasing such interest in proportion to their respective shares of unit production. Unless one or more working interest owners purchase such interest, the order of the supervisor shall not become effective.
If a disagreement arises with respect to the price at which such an interest shall be purchased, then either party may request the supervisor to authorize the creation of an arbitration committee consisting of three members, one member appointed by the seller, one member appointed by the purchaser or purchasers and a third member selected by the other two members, to make an independent appraisal of the value of the interest as of the date the supervisor issued his order under Section 3645. Such committee shall consider all relevant data and information submitted by interested parties and may seek and consider such other information as it deems relevant. The arbitration committee shall determine the fair market value of the interest as of the date the supervisor issued his order under Section 3645 and fix the price at which the sale shall be consummated, and its determination shall be binding on the parties; except that, within 30 days after the determination of the arbitration committee has been mailed to the parties concerned, the seller or the purchaser or any one or more of the purchasers may have such price judicially determined by filing suit for a declaratory judgment as to the fair market value in the superior court for the county in which the tract involved, or the greater portion of it, lies. The compensation and expenses of the arbitration committee shall be subject to approval in amount by the supervisor and, if the unit becomes effective, shall be paid by the working interest owners who elected to participate in purchasing such interest in the proportion they share unit expenses. If the unit does not become effective within the time provided for in the order of the supervisor issued under Section 3645, the working interest owners who have consented to the unit agreement and have requested the independent appraisal shall pay such compensation and expenses in proportion to what would have been their share of unit expenses.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 644.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 3 - OIL AND GAS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Unit Operation › ARTICLE 3 - Unit Agreements › Section 3648.

3648. Any unit agreement approved by the supervisor shall contain a provision under which a party whose surface land is being utilized for the benefit of the unit area shall be entitled to compensation for the reasonable value of the use of such surface.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1673.)