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DIVISION 3. OIL AND GAS 3000-3865›CHAPTER 1. Oil and Gas Conservation 3000-3473›ARTICLE 8. Recommendation of Maximum Efficient Rates of Production 3450-3451

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California Public Resources Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Maximum Efficient Rate,” commonly referred to as “MER,” is defined as the highest daily rate of production which can be sustained economically from a particular pool, from existing wells and facilities, for a reasonable period without loss of economically recoverable ultimate production of oil from such pool.

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.)

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