unitization
- noun
- /ˌjuːnɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Before drilling could begin, the companies signed a unitization agreement to outline their shared interests in the mineral rights.
- unitization agreement
Examples
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However, more recently, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea completed a unitization agreement for the Zafiro-Ekanga field in 2002.
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The first such arrangement was concluded between Norway and the United Kingdom in 1976 concerning the Frigg field straddling their maritime boundary in the North Sea, and most unitization agreements can be found in the North Sea.
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A unitization agreement first defines the extent of the field or fields in question.
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Such deposits have often been subject to unitization agreements by the neighboring states.
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Even where common pools are operated under a unitization agreement, rules for making up forgone production may not allow a gas producer to save a summer month's production quota for use during a winter month.
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Pending agreement on such positive cooperation (e.g., unitization), there must be a negative form of cooperation to refrain from proceeding to a unilateral act of extraction.
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The joint venture required a detailed unitization plan to maximize the oil extraction from the shared reservoir.
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The unitization of the underground gas field allowed both countries to develop the resource efficiently without disputes.
Synonyms
A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit
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Etymology
Unitization comes from unit, a word meaning 'one', and the ending -ization, which means 'making into'. In oil and gas it means joining different owners or operations into a single 'unit' so the field can be developed together.