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(continued) n 7,000 feet in vertical depth.

(3) The minimum spacing for gas wells in the Mist Field shall be 640 acres when the top of the producing zone is 7,000 feet or more in vertical depth.

(4) The spacing units are based upon the federal land grid of sections and quarter sections, or projected extensions of the grid if the affected lands are not surveyed.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095
Hist.: GMI 2-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80; GMI 2-1983, f. & ef. 12-8-83; GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85; DGMI 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-99

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Location of Wells

The completion location of each well permitted to be drilled on any spacing unit shall be the location of the well at the top of the producing horizon. For gas wells the completion location of the well shall not be located nearer than 250 feet from the unit boundary and 500 feet from the nearest producing well from the same pool.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095
Hist.: GMI 2-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80; GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85

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Exceptions

The board may grant exceptions to the above field rules after holding a hearing when necessary on the basis of geology, productivity, topography, enhancement requirements, or environmental protection.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095
Hist.: GMI 2-1980, f. 2-29-80, ef. 3-1-80; GMI 4-1985, f. & ef. 11-20-85; GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95

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