Title 40 Mines and Mining Chapter 6 Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Section 1 Declaration of public interest.
40-6-1.Declaration of public interest.
It is declared to be in the public interest to foster, encourage, and promote the
development, production, and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas in the state of Utah in
such a manner as will prevent waste; to authorize and to provide for the operation and
development of oil and gas properties in such a manner that a greater ultimate recovery of oil and
gas may be obtained and that the correlative rights of all owners may be fully protected; to
provide exclusive state authority over oil and gas exploration and development as regulated under
the provisions of this chapter; to encourage, authorize, and provide for voluntary agreements for
cycling, recycling, pressure maintenance, and secondary recovery operations in order that the
greatest possible economic recovery of oil and gas may be obtained within the state to the end
that the land owners, the royalty owners, the producers, and the general public may realize and
enjoy the greatest possible good from these vital natural resources.
Enacted by Chapter 205, 1983 General Session
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