Requisites of application; hearings

55-1303. Requisites of application; hearings. Any working interest owner may file an application with the commission requesting an order for the unit operation of a pool or part thereof. The application shall contain: (a) A description of the land and pool or part thereof to be so operated, termed the unit area; (b) a statement of the type of operations contemplated for the unit area; (c) a copy of a proposed plan of unitization which the applicant considers fair, reasonable and equitable; (d) a copy of a proposed operating plan covering the manner in which the unit will be supervised and managed and costs allocated and paid; (e) an allegation of the facts required to be found by the commission under K.S.A. 55-1304 and amendments thereto. Upon filing of an application for an order providing for the unit operation of a pool or part thereof, the commission shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. History: L. 1967, ch. 299, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 174; July 1, 1989. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act provides exclusive method to compel unitization; inclusion of 4/7 mineral interest in a unit under K.S.A. 55-701 et seq. constitutes invalid forced unitization. (Dissenting opinion.) Mobil Oil Corp. v. Kansas Corporation Commission, 227 Kan. 594, 611, 608 P.2d 1325. 2. Cited; extension of term mineral interest covering several tracts where one tract unitized determined and certified (K.S.A. 60-3201 et seq.). Edmonston v. Home Stake Oil & Gas Corp., 243 Kan. 376, 381, 762 P.2d 176 (1988). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026