§ 23-2101. Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas.\n 1. The Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, as first enacted by\nchapter 501 of the laws of 1941, and as re-enacted by chapter 263 of the\nlaws of 1963, is hereby continued as follows:\n INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS\n ARTICLE I\n This agreement may become effective within any compacting state at any\ntime as prescribed by that state, and shall become effective within\nthose states ratifying it whenever any three of the states of Texas,\nOklahoma, California, Kansas and New Mexico have ratified and Congress\nhas given its consent. Any oil-producing state may become a party\nthereto as hereinafter provided.\n ARTICLE II\n The purpose of this compact is to conserve oil and gas by the\nprevention of physical waste thereof from any cause.\n ARTICLE III\n Each state bound hereby agrees that within a reasonable time it will\nenact laws, or if laws have been enacted, then it agrees to continue the\nsame in force, to accomplish within reasonable limits the prevention of:\n (a) The operation of any oil well with an inefficient gas-oil ratio.\n (b) The drowning with water of any stratum capable of producing oil or\ngas, or both oil and gas in paying quantities.\n (c) The avoidable escape into the open air of the wasteful burning of\ngas from a natural gas well.\n (d) The creation of unnecessary fire hazards.\n (e) The drilling, equipping, locating, spacing or operating of a well\nor wells so as to bring about physical waste of oil or gas or loss in\nthe ultimate recovery thereof.\n (f) The inefficient, excessive or improper use of the reservoir energy\nin producing any well.\n The enumeration of the foregoing subjects shall not limit the scope of\nthe authority of any state.\n ARTICLE IV\n Each state bound hereby agrees that it will, within a reasonable time,\nenact statutes, or if such statutes have been enacted then that it will\ncontinue the same in force, providing in effect that oil produced in\nviolation of its valid oil and/or gas conservation statutes or any valid\nrule, order or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be denied access\nto commerce; and providing for stringent penalties for the waste of\neither oil or gas.\n ARTICLE V\n It is not the purpose of this compact to authorize the states joining\nherein to limit the production of oil or gas for the purpose of\nstabilizing or fixing the price thereof, or create or perpetuate\nmonopoly, or to promote regimentation, but is limited to the purpose of\nconserving oil and gas and preventing the avoidable waste thereof within\nreasonable limitations.\n ARTICLE VI\n Each state joining herein shall appoint one representative to a\ncommission hereby constituted and designated as THE INTERSTATE OIL\nCOMPACT COMMISSION, the duty of which said Commission shall be to make\ninquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices,\ncircumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about\nconservation and at such intervals as said commission deems beneficial\nit shall report its findings and recommendations to the several states\nfor adoption or rejection.\n The commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the\nexercise of the police powers of the several states within their several\njurisdictions to promote the maximum ultimate recovery from the\npetroleum reserves of said states, and to recommend measures for the\nmaximum ultimate recovery of oil and gas. Said Commission shall organize\nand adopt suitable rules and regulations for the conduct of its\nbusiness.\n No action shall be taken by the Commission except:\n (a) By the affirmative votes of the majority of the whole number of\nthe compacting states, represented at any meeting, and\n (b) By a concurring
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