(1) the approximate surface and, bottom hole location of the subject well by county, township, range, section, quarter-quarter section or substantially equivalent lot, and footages from directional section lines;(2) the proposed well name;
(3) the proposed total distance from the surface of the ground to the terminus measured along the vertical and lateral components if the well is a horizontal well;
(4) the proposed total depth;
(5) the objective productive zone and the approximate depth and locations of producing intervals in the borehole;
(6) the approximate date upon which the subject well was or will be spud;
(7) a joint operating agreement proposed in good faith by the operator for operation of the drilling unit upon which the subject well is to be drilled;
(8) an AFE for the subject well;
(9) a statement that a refusal to agree to either lease or participate in the subject well may result in the imposition of the statutory risk compensation award allowed under Subsection 40-6-6.5(4)(d)(i)(D) of between 150% and 400% as determined by the board; and
(10) a statement that any initial compulsory pooling order may apply to subsequent wells within the drilling unit including any statutory risk compensation award imposed under Utah law pursuant to Subsection 40-6-6.5(12).
"Oil" means crude oil or condensate or any mixture thereof, defined as follows:
(1) "Crude Oil" means those hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced at the wellhead in liquid form and occur naturally in the liquid phase in the reservoir or are produced through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c).
(2) "Condensate" means those hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that occur naturally in the gaseous phase in the reservoir that are separated from the natural gas as liquids through the process of condensation either in the reservoir, in the well bore or at the surface in field separators.
(3) "Oil and Gas" may not include gaseous or liquid substances derived from coal, oil shale, tar sands or other hydrocarbons classified as synthetic fuel, except tar sands produced at the wellhead in liquid form through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c).
"Oil and Gas Field" means a geographical area overlying an oil and gas pool.
"Oil Well" means any well capable of producing oil in substantial quantities.
"Operator" means the person who has been designated by the owners or the board to operate a well or unit.
"Operatorship" means the exclusive right, privilege and obligation of exercising any rights granted by the owners or the board to act as operator of a well or drilling unit which rights are necessary and effective for prospecting for, producing, storing, allocating and distributing oil and gas extracted from a well or a drilling unit.
"Owner" means the person who has the right to drill into and produce from a reservoir and to appropriate the oil and gas that they produce, either for themselves and others.
"Party" means the board, division, or other person commencing an adjudicative proceeding, any respondents, any persons permitted by the board to intervene in the proceeding, and any persons authorized by statute or agency rule to participate as parties in an adjudicative proceeding.
"Performance Bond" or "Bond" means a surety bond or collateral bond, or a combination thereof, payable to the division, and conditioned upon the faithful performance by the operator of all requirements of Title 40, Mines and Mining, Title R649, the State Program, and of the duty to plug each dry or abandoned well, repair each well causing waste or pollution, maintain and restore the well site, and complete reclamation of other permitted oil and gas activity.
"Person" means an individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, political subdivision or its units, governmental subdivision or its units, public or private organization or entity of any character, or another agency.
"Pit" means an earthen surface impoundment constructed to retain fluids and oil field wastes.
"Pollution" means such contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of any waters of the state, or the discharge of any liquid, gaseous or solid substance into any waters of the state in such manner as will create a nuisance or render such waters harmful, detrimental or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare; to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses; or to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life.
"Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas or both. Each zone of a general structure that is completely separated from any other zone in the structure is a separate pool. "Common source of supply" and "reservoir" are synonymous with "pool."
"Preparation for Drilling" means:
(1) mobilization of drilling equipment; or
(2) erecting a drilling rig; or
(3) diligently engaging in other work necessary to prepare the well site, including commencement of access road and pad construction.
"Presiding Officer" means an agency head, or an individual or body of individuals designated by the agency head, by the agency's rules, or by statute to conduct an adjudicative proceeding. The board, or its appointed hearing examiner, may be considered the presiding officer of any appeals or informal adjudicative proceedings that is commenced before the division as well as any adjudicative proceeding that is commenced before the board. The director or their designated agent may be considered a presiding officer for any informal adjudicative proceedings that is commenced before the division. If fairness to the parties is not compromised, an agency may substitute one presiding officer for another during any proceeding.
"Pressure Maintenance" means the injection of gas, water or other fluids into a reservoir, either to increase or maintain the existing pressure in such reservoir or to retard the natural decline in the reservoir pressure.
"Produced Water" means water that is:
(1) extracted below the earth's surface by an oil and gas producing well, or separated from hydrocarbons after extraction; and
(2) Required to be managed pursuant to board rules for waste management and disposal made pursuant to Subsection 40-6-5(3) and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking act.
"Producer" means the owner or operator of a well capable of producing oil or gas.
"Producing Well" means a well capable of producing oil or gas.
"Product" means any commodity made from oil and gas.
"Production Facilities" means any storage, separation, treating, dehydration, artificial lift, power supply, compression, pumping, metering, monitoring, flowline, and other equipment directly associated with oil wells, gas wells or injection wells, before any processing plant or refinery.
