Pub. Resources Code, § 3451 · Article 8. Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production
Pub. Resources Code, § 3451
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“Maximum Efficient Rate,” commonly referred to as “MER,” is defined as the highest daily rate of production which can be sustained economically from a particular pool, from existing wells and facilities, for a reasonable period without loss of economically recoverable ultimate production of oil from such pool.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.
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