Any person owning an interest in a lease which is proposed to be committed to a unit which would include a state oil and gas lease may propose a unit agreement by applying to the commissioner for approval of the agreement. The following items constitute a complete application for approval:

1. (1) the unit agreement, including exhibits required under 11 AAC 83.341 or 11 AAC 83.343, executed by the proper parties;
2. (2) the unit operating agreement executed by the working-interest owners, which is submitted for information only and does not require the commissioner's approval for adoption or amendment;
3. (3) evidence of reasonable effort made to obtain joinder of any proper party who has refused to join the unit agreement;
4. (4) all pertinent geological, geophysical, engineering, and well data, and interpretations of those data, directly supporting the application;
5. (5) an explanation of proposed modifications, if any, of the standard state unit agreement form; and
6. (6) the application fee prescribed by 11 AAC 05.110.

(Eff. 6/28/81, Register 78; am 8/15/82, Register 83; am 3/18/83, Register 85; am 1/1/86, Register 96; am 7/1/2018, Register 227)

Authority: AS 38.05.020, AS 38.05.035, AS 38.05.145, AS 38.05.180