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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES » Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS

Section 458A.7 – Department shall set spacing units.

458A.7 Department shall set spacing units. The department shall set spacing units as follows: 1. When necessary to prevent waste, to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, or to protect correlative rights, the department shall establish spacing units for a pool. Spacing units when established shall be of uniform size and shape for the entire […]

Section 458A.8 – Integration of fractional tracts.

458A.8 Integration of fractional tracts. 1. When two or more separately owned tracts are embraced within a spacing unit, or when there are separately owned interests in all or a part of the spacing unit, then the owners and royalty owners of the tracts may pool their interests for the development and operation of the […]

Section 458A.9 – Voluntary agreements for unit operation valid.

458A.9 Voluntary agreements for unit operation valid. An agreement for the unit or cooperative development and operation of a field or pool, in connection with the conduct of a repressuring or pressure maintenance operations, cycling or recycling operations, including the extraction and separation of liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas, or any other method of operation, […]