Working Interest definition

Working Interest means an interest in oil and/or gas in the unit area by virtue of a lease, operating agreement, fee title, or otherwise, including a carried interest, the owner of which is obligated to pay, either in cash or out of production or otherwise a portion of the unit expense.
Working Interest means the percentage of undivided interest held by an issuer in the oil and/or natural gas or mineral lease granted by the mineral owner, Crown or freehold, which interest gives the issuer the right to “work” the property (lease) to explore for, develop, produce and market the leased substances.
Working Interest means an interest in oil and/or gas in the unit area by virtue of a lease, operating agreement, fee title, or otherwise, including a carried interest, the owner of which

Examples of Working Interest in a sentence

  • Trust 0.0329% Tract No. 3 Lease Serial Number: NMNM 017222 Lessor: Bureau of Land Management Name of Lessees of Record: Chevron USA, Inc 75.00% RKC Inc 25.00% Description of Land Committed: Township 24 South, Range 00 Xxxx, X.X.X.X. Section 34: S/2 XX Xxxx County, New Mexico Number of Net Acres: 80 acres Name of Working Interest Owners: Marathon Oil Permian LLC 25.00% Chevron USA Inc 50.00% RKC, Inc 25.00% 100.00% Name of ORRI Owners: Xxxxxxx X.


More Definitions of Working Interest

Working Interest means an interest in an oil and gas leasehold which is subject to some portion of the costs of development, operation, or maintenance.
Working Interest means, with respect to any Property, the interest in and to such Property that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development, and operations on or in connection with such Property, but without regard to the effect of any royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profits interests, and other similar burdens upon, measured by, or payable out of production therefrom.
Working Interest means an interest in a Lease which is subject to some portion of the cost of development, operation, or maintenance of the Lease.
Working Interest means an interest in an oil and gas lease that gives the owner of the interest the right to drill for and produce oil and gas on the leased acreage and requires the owner to pay a share of the costs of drilling and production operations. The share of production to which a working interest owner is entitled will always be smaller than the share of costs that the working interest owner is required to bear, with the balance of the production accruing to the owners of royalties. For example, the owner of a 100% working interest in a lease burdened only by a landowner’s royalty of 12.5% would be required to pay 100% of the costs of a well but would be entitled to retain 87.5% of the production.
Working Interest means, for any Well, that share of costs and expenses associated with the exploration, maintenance, development, and operation of such Well that the holder of the interest is required to bear and pay.
Working Interest means, with respect to a Lease or Well the percentage interest in a Lease or Well that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development and operations in connection with such Lease or Well, without regard to royalties, overriding royalties, net profits interests or other similar burdens.
Working Interest means the percentage of undivided interest held by the Corporation in the oil and/or natural gas or mineral lease granted by the mineral owner (Crown or freehold), which interest gives the Corporation the right to "work" the property (lease) to explore for, develop, produce and market the leased substances. RESERVES CATEGORIES AND LEVELS OF CERTAINTY FOR REPORTED RESERVES In this Annual Information Form, the following terms have the meaning assigned thereto in CSA Notice 51-324 and the COGE Handbook: