(a) Where oil and/or other liquid hydrocarbons are
produced from two or more separate reservoirs or zones and separate
proration schedules are published by the Commission for each reservoir
or zone, the use of common storage is authorized as long as the requirements
of §3.26 and §3.27 of this title (relating to Separating
Devices, Tanks, and Surface Commingling of Oil, and Gas to be Measured
and Surface Commingling of Gas, respectively) are met. An operator
utilizing common storage pursuant to this section shall not be required
to file a separate Form P-4, Certificate of Compliance and Transportation
Authority, for each reservoir or zone, but may file one form to authorize
the transportation of oil or gas from all reservoirs or zones producing
into common storage.
(b) A gatherer transporting oil from such common storage
shall not be required to file a separate transporter's report for
each separate reservoir or zone or each separate lease but shall file
such report on a combined basis for the total amount of commingled
oil in common storage.
(c) The operator of a lease or leases for which the
Commission has authorized the use of common storage of oil produced
from two or more reservoirs or zones and from two or more leases shall
file Form PR, Monthly Production Report, for each separate reservoir
or zone and/or for each separate lease and, in addition thereto, said
operator shall file a report showing the data included on the individual
reports on a combined basis for the total amount of commingled oil
in common storage.
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