N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.20.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 19.15.20.13 - GAS-OIL RATIO LIMITATION

A. In allocated pools containing a well or wells producing from a reservoir that contains both oil and gas, each proration unit shall produce only that volume of gas equivalent to the applicable limiting gas-oil ratio multiplied by the pool's top unit oil allowable. In the event the division has not set a gas-oil ratio limit for a particular oil pool, the limiting gas-oil ratio shall be 2000 cubic feet of gas for each barrel of oil produced. In allocated oil pools the division shall place all producing wells, whether oil or casinghead gas, on the oil proration schedule.

B. Unless specifically exempted by division order issued after hearing, the division shall place a gas-oil ratio limitation on all allocated oil pools, and penalize all proration units having a gas-oil ratio exceeding the pool's limit in accordance with the following procedure.

(1) A proration unit that, on the basis of the latest official gas-oil ratio test, has a gas-oil ratio that exceeds the limiting gas-oil ratio and has the capacity to produce above the top casinghead gas volume calculated by Subsection A of 19.15.20.13 NMAC for the pool in which it is located may produce daily that number of barrels of oil that the division determines by multiplying the current top proration unit allowable by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the limiting gas-oil ratio for the pool and the denominator of which shall be the well's official test gas-oil ratio, and the proration unit shall be designated non-marginal.

(2) A unit containing a well or wells producing from a reservoir that contains both oil and gas shall produce only that volume of gas equivalent to the applicable limiting gas-oil ratio multiplied by the top proration unit allowable currently assigned to the pool.

(3) A marginal unit may produce the same volume of gas that it would be permitted to produce if it were a non-marginal unit.

C. The division shall indicate non-marginal proration units to which gas-oil ratio adjustments are applied in the proration schedule with adjusted allowables stated.

D. In cases of new pools, the limit shall be 2000 cubic feet per barrel until such time as changed by division order issued after a hearing. Upon petition and after notice and hearing according to law, the division shall determine or redetermine the specific gas-oil ratio limit that is applicable to a particular allocated oil pool.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.20.13

19.15.20.13 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.7.506 NMAC, 12/1/08