Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 3 - OIL AND GAS DIVISION › Section 3.40 - Assignment of Acreage to Pooled Development and Proration Units

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An operator may
				pool acreage, in accordance with appropriate contractual authority and
				applicable field rules, for the purpose of creating a drilling unit or
				proration unit by filing an original certified plat delineating the pooled unit
				and a Certificate of Pooling Authority, Form P-12, according to the following
				requirements:
(1) Each tract in the certified
				plat shall be identified with an outline and a tract identifier that
				corresponds to the tract identifier listed on Form P-12.
(2) The operator shall provide information on
				Form P-12, accurately and according to the instructions on the form.
(A) The operator shall separately list each
				tract committed to the pooled unit by authority granted to the
				operator.
(B) For each tract listed
				on Form P-12, the operator shall state the number of acres contained within the
				tract. The operator shall indicate by checking the appropriate box on Form P-12
				if, within an individual tract, there exists a non-pooled and/or unleased
				interest.
(C) The operator shall
				state on Form P-12 the total number of acres in the pooled unit. The total
				number of acres in the pooled unit shall equal the sum of all acres in each
				tract listed. The total acreage shown on Form P-12 shall only include tracts in
				which the operator holds a leased or ownership interest in the minerals or
				other contractual authority to include the tract in the pooled unit.
(D) If a pooled unit contains more tracts
				than can be listed on a single Form P-12, the operator shall file as many
				additional Forms P-12 as necessary to list each pooled tract individually. The
				additional Forms P-12 shall be numbered in sequence.
(E) The operator shall provide the requested
				identification and contact information on Form P-12.
(F) The operator shall certify the
				information on Form P-12 by signing and dating the form.
(3) Failure to timely file the required
				information on the certified plat or Form P-12 may result in the dismissal of
				the W-1 application. "Timely" means within three months of the Commission
				notifying the operator of the need for additional information on the certified
				plat and/or Form P-12.
(4) The
				operator shall file Form P-12 and a certified plat in the following instances:
(A) with the drilling permit application when
				two or more tracts are joined to form a pooled unit for Commission
				purposes;
(B) with the initial
				completion report if any information reported on Form P-12 has changed since
				the filing of the drilling permit application;
(C) to designate a pooled unit formed after a
				completion report has been filed; or
(D) to designate a change in a pooled unit
				previously recognized by the Commission. The operator shall file any changes to
				a pooled unit in accordance with the requirements of §
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				3.38<subdiv>(d)(3)</subdiv> of
				this title (relating to Well Densities).