LAC 43:XIX.4303. Definitions

A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in §4303 shall have the following meaning when found in this Statewide Order. Completed Interval—perforated or open hole section(s) within a well that will permit the flow of fluids from the reservoir. Cross-Unit Well—a well with a completed interval in adjacent units. First Take Point—the perforation within the defined reservoir that is closest to the vertical section of a cased and cemented wellbore or the penetration point of the defined reservoir in an open-hole wellbore. Horizontal Well—a well with the wellbore drilled laterally at an angle of at least 80 degrees to the vertical and with a horizontal displacement of at least 50 feet in the target formation measured from the initial point of penetration into the target formation. Last Take Point—the perforation within the defined reservoir that is closest to the end of a cased and cemented wellbore or the exit point of the defined reservoir or terminus within the defined reservoir in an open-hole wellbore. Unconventional Reservoir—oil and gas accumulations with very low permeability typically requiring development using horizontal wells and/or high-volume hydraulic fracturing methods for extraction. Unit Line Units—adjacent units that are developed by a unit line well. Unit Line Well—a well with at least 500 feet of completed interval, exclusive of the first take point and last take point, that is located within 330 feet of a unit boundary measured along a line perpendicular to the completed interval or to the tangent thereof.