An operator's request to combine output from several reservoirs must be approved
What the document says“The Secretary of the Interior shall approve a request of an operator to commingle oil or gas production from multiple reservoirs within a single wellbore completed on the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America Region unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that conclusive evidence establishes that the commingling--”
The section requires the Secretary to approve an operator's request to combine oil or gas production from several reservoirs within one wellbore on the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America Region, unless conclusive evidence shows the operator could not do it safely or that it would cut ultimate recovery from those reservoirs compared with keeping them separate.
What the document actually says“The Secretary of the Interior shall approve a request of an operator to commingle oil or gas production from multiple reservoirs within a single wellbore completed on the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America Region unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that conclusive evidence establishes that the commingling--”
The Interior Secretary must say yes to such a request. It asks to mix output from several pools in one well. There are only two grounds to refuse.
One ground is that it could not be done safely. The other is that less oil or gas would come out in the end. The evidence must be conclusive.
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