Open AccessOil and Gas Conservation in Saskatchewan
Author(s) -
J. T. Cawley
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr548
Subject(s) - fossil fuel , production (economics) , petroleum industry , energy law , business , economics , natural resource economics , environmental economics , environmental science , microeconomics , waste management , law , political science , engineering , environmental law , environmental engineering
The unrestricted application of the rule of capture in the oil and gas industry results in wasteful practices. The author discusses how the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Conservation Act attempts to solve these difficulties and thereby provide optimum efficiency and also enable each common owner to obtain a just and equitable share of the total production of any pool.