Section 0400-55-01-.02 - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION UNITS(1) Any owner with interest in a tract of land offsetting production and who cannot comply with the spacing rules for drilling a well on said tract may make application for a hearing before the Board for the purpose of having the tract, or a portion thereof, included in a production unit.(2) Drilling and production unit wells shall comply with the rules on spacing between wells and distance from property lines as prescribed in Chapters 0400-52-01 through 0400-52-12.(3) The shape and pattern of production and drilling units should be designed to permit the attendant unit well to economically, efficiently and equitably drain the unit's pro-rata share of the pool's oil and/or gas, and shall be based on available geologic and engineering parameters. Length of any drilling unit shall not exceed twice its width.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-55-01-.02
Original rule filed March 20, 2013; effective June 18, 2013.Authority: T.C.A §§ 60-1-201 et seq., and 4-5-201 et seq.