It is declared to be the public policy of this state and in the public interest to: (1) Foster, encourage and promote exploration for and development, production, and conservation of oil, natural gas and their constituents; (2) Prohibit waste of oil, natural gas, and their constituents and unnecessary surface loss of oil, natural gas, and their constituents; (3) Encourage the maximum recovery of oil, natural gas, and their constituents; (4) Safeguard, protect and enforce the correlative rights of operators and mineral owners in that each such operator and mineral owner may obtain his or her just and equitable share of production; a (5) Safeguard, protect and enforce the integrity of the passive royalty owner's interest in his or her minerals. (6) Safeguard, protect and enforce the rights of surface owners; and (7) Protect and enforce the clear provisions of contracts lawfully made.
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