Mississippi § 53-11-13 - Order requiring unit operation of a geologic sequestration facility.

§ 53-11-13. Order requiring unit operation of a geologic sequestration facility.

If the board finds pursuant to Section 53-11-9(1) that a reservoir shall be operated as a unit for a geologic sequestration facility, the board may issue an order requiring such unit operation, if it finds that: Unit operation of the reservoir is reasonably necessary in order to create and operate an approved geologic sequestration facility in the reservoir; The unit for the geologic sequestration facility and the agreements effectuating the unit are fair and reasonable under all of the circumstances and protect the rights of all interests in the oil, gas or other commercial minerals where applicable, and the owners of interests in the surface acreage of the unit area, and owners of interests in the carbon dioxide injected or to be injected in the reservoir; The correlative rights of all owners of interests in the oil, gas or other commercial minerals where applicable, and the owners of interests in the surface acreage of the unit area, and owners of interests in the carbon dioxide injected or to be injected in the reservoir will be protected; The cost incident to conducting the geologic sequestration operation will not be borne by the royalty owners of the oil, gas or other commercial minerals except for post-production treating, processing, transportation, and marketing expenses when concurrent production occurs with the geologic sequestration operation; and The storage operator or a predecessor operator of a proposed sequestration facility has demonstrated the boundaries of the unit as may be necessary for the board to approve the unit by the drilling of wells to sufficient depths and locations, or by other geological or engineering interpretations which may include those from logging, coring, modeling or monitoring.