Common use of Restoration of Damaged Well Clause in Contracts

Restoration of Damaged Well. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 19.7, if, during Additional Testing, or during a Deepening or Sidetracking which does not result in the well being Completed as a Producible Well, the well is damaged to the extent that the well is rendered incapable of having a lower-priority operation conducted and a Party (a) who participated in the well, but not in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged, (b) who has a sufficient percentage of the Working Interest to approve an operation, and (c) who elected to conduct a lower-priority operation still desires to conduct the lower-priority operation after the well has been damaged may conduct the lower-priority operation, which would include operations to either restore the well to a condition that will allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted or to drill a new well to a sufficient depth to allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted. Upon conclusion of the lower-priority operation, the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged shall reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operation all their costs associated with restoration of the well to the point prior to the lower-priority operation being conducted. In no event, however, shall the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged be required to reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operations an amount greater than what was actually incurred in the damaged well.

Restoration of Damaged Well. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 19.7, if, during Additional Testing, or during a Deepening or Sidetracking operation which does not result in the well being Completed as a Producible Well, the well is damaged to the extent that the well is rendered incapable of having a lower-priority operation conducted and a Party (a) who participated in the well, but not in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged, (b) who has a sufficient percentage of the Working Interest to approve an operation, and (c) who elected to conduct a lower-priority operation operation, still desires to conduct the lower-priority operation after the well has been damaged damaged, may conduct the lower-priority operation, which would include operations to either restore the well to a condition that will allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted or to drill a new well to a sufficient depth to allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted. Upon conclusion of the lower-priority operation, the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged shall reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operation all their costs associated with restoration of the well to the point prior to the lower-priority operation being conducted. In no event, however, shall the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged be required to reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operations an amount greater than what was actually incurred in the damaged well.

Restoration of Damaged Well. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 19.7, ifIf, during an Additional Testing, coring, or logging operation or during a Deepening or Sidetracking which operation that does not result in the well being Completed as a Producible Well, the well is damaged to the extent that the well is rendered incapable of having a lower-priority operation conducted and a Party (a) who participated in the well, but not in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged, (b) who has a sufficient percentage of the Working Interest to approve an operation, and (c) who elected to conduct a lower-priority operation still still. desires to conduct the lower-priority operation after the well has been damaged may conduct the lower-priority operation, which would include operations to either restore the well to a condition that will allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted or to drill a new well to a sufficient depth to allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted. Upon conclusion of the lower-priority operation, the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged shall reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operation all their costs associated with restoration of the well to the point prior to at which the lower-priority operation being was conducted. In no event, event however, shall the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged be required to reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operations an amount greater than what was actually incurred in the damaged well.

Restoration of Damaged Well. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 19.7, ifIf, during an Additional Testing, coring, or logging operation or during a Deepening or Sidetracking which operation that does not result in the well being Completed as a Producible Well, the well is damaged to the extent that the well is rendered incapable of having a lower-priority operation conducted and a Party (a) who participated in the well, but not in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged, (b) who has a sufficient percentage of the Working Interest to approve an operation, and (c) who elected to conduct a lower-priority operation operation, still desires to conduct the lower-priority operation after the well has been damaged damaged, may conduct the lower-priority operation, which would include operations to either restore the well to a condition that will allow the lower-priority operation MODEL FORM OF OFFSHORE OPERATING AGREEMENT to be conducted or to drill a new well to a sufficient depth to allow the lower-priority operation to be conducted. Upon conclusion of the lower-priority operation, the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged shall reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operation all their costs associated with restoration of the well to the point prior to at which the lower-priority operation being was conducted. In no event, however, shall the Participating Parties in the operation being conducted when the well was damaged be required to reimburse the Participating Parties conducting the lower-priority operations an amount greater than what was actually incurred in the damaged well.