Except to the extent that the parties affected agree, no order providing for unit operations may be construed to result in a transfer of any part of the title of any person to the oil and gas rights in any tract in the unit area.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-9-49
Order for unit operations does not transfer title
Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0710 (11) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 245.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.