Oregon Code § 520.300·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Amending unitization order.
An order providing for unit operations may be amended by an order made by the
governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in
the same manner and subject to the same conditions as an original order
providing for unit operations. However:
(1) If the
amendment affects only the rights and interests of the owners, the approval of
the amendment by the royalty owners is not required.
(2) The order of
amendment may not change the percentage for the allocation of:
(a) Oil and gas
as established for any separately owned tract by the original order, except
with the consent of all persons owning oil and gas rights in the tract; or
(b) Cost as
established for any separately owned tract by the original order, except with
the consent of all owners in the tract. [1961 c.671 §6; 2007 c.672 §20]