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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 3OIL AND GAS DIVISION
RULE §3.39Proration and Drilling Units: Contiguity of Acreage and Exception Thereto
(a) Proration and drilling units established for individual wells drilled or to be drilled shall consist of acreage which is contiguous.

(b) An exception to the contiguous acreage provision may be granted at the operator's request if acreage that is to be included in the proration or drilling unit is separated by a long, narrow right-of-way tract.
Source Note: The provisions of this §3.39 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976.

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