Basic Search

2 In these Regulations,

gas

gas means all natural gas including casinghead gas and all hydrocarbons not defined as oil herein; (gaz)

lease

lease means an oil and gas lease described in section 3; (bail)

oil

oil means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced at a well in liquid form by customary production methods; (pétrole)

product

product means a substance recovered through or by the customary means of production of oil and gas; (produit)

spacing unit

spacing unit means an area designated by the appropriate provincial authority for drilling or production purposes for oil or gas; (unité d’espacement)

6 In order to conserve oil and gas resources and to secure the orderly and regular development and the most efficient, economic recovery thereof, the Minister may from time to time enter into an agreement with persons entitled to search for and take oil and gas for the consolidation, merger or combination of their interests, whether such purpose is accomplished by unit operations, cooperative development or joint participation.

3 Subject to these Regulations, the Minister may, by way of lease, grant to any person the exclusive right to search for and take oil and gas, the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada, within and under lands in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Public Lands Oil and Gas Regulations.