- (a) Production from each well must be measured to determine the quantities of oil, gas, and water, using equipment and techniques acceptable to the commission as accurate and reliable. Production from a group of wells, property, or unit may be measured as a whole, if individual well test facilities and allocation methods acceptable to the commission are employed to test and allocate production to each well at least monthly.
- (b) The volumes of produced gas, oil, and water must be reported monthly for each well on the Monthly Production Report (Form 10-405) or by an alternate format, including electronic means, acceptable to the commission. A well must be identified by its API number and the name designated by the operator under 20 AAC 25.005(f). Production from a well with multiple well branches must be aggregated and reported under the API number and well name of the primary wellbore.
(Eff. 4/13/80, Register 74; am 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152)
Authority: AS 31.05.030