The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as toeffectuate the following purposes:
1. To foster, encourage and promote the safe and efficient exploration forand development, production, utilization and conservation of theCommonwealth's gas and oil resources;
2. To provide a method of gas and oil conservation for maximizingexploration, development, production and utilization of gas and oil resources;
3. To recognize and protect the rights of persons owning interests in gas oroil resources contained within a pool;
4. To ensure the safe recovery of coal and other minerals;
5. To maximize the production and recovery of coal without substantiallyaffecting the right of a gas or oil owner proposing to drill a gas or oilwell to explore for and produce gas or oil;
6. To protect the citizens and the environment of the Commonwealth from thepublic safety and environmental risks associated with the development andproduction of gas or oil; and
7. To recognize that use of the surface for gas or oil development shall beonly that which is reasonably necessary to obtain the gas or oil.
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as toeffectuate the following purposes:
1. To foster, encourage and promote the safe and efficient exploration forand development, production, utilization and conservation of theCommonwealth's gas and oil resources;
2. To provide a method of gas and oil conservation for maximizingexploration, development, production and utilization of gas and oil resources;
3. To recognize and protect the rights of persons owning interests in gas oroil resources contained within a pool;
4. To ensure the safe recovery of coal and other minerals;
5. To maximize the production and recovery of coal without substantiallyaffecting the right of a gas or oil owner proposing to drill a gas or oilwell to explore for and produce gas or oil;
6. To protect the citizens and the environment of the Commonwealth from thepublic safety and environmental risks associated with the development andproduction of gas or oil; and
7. To recognize that use of the surface for gas or oil development shall beonly that which is reasonably necessary to obtain the gas or oil.
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as toeffectuate the following purposes:
1. To foster, encourage and promote the safe and efficient exploration forand development, production, utilization and conservation of theCommonwealth's gas and oil resources;
2. To provide a method of gas and oil conservation for maximizingexploration, development, production and utilization of gas and oil resources;
3. To recognize and protect the rights of persons owning interests in gas oroil resources contained within a pool;
4. To ensure the safe recovery of coal and other minerals;
5. To maximize the production and recovery of coal without substantiallyaffecting the right of a gas or oil owner proposing to drill a gas or oilwell to explore for and produce gas or oil;
6. To protect the citizens and the environment of the Commonwealth from thepublic safety and environmental risks associated with the development andproduction of gas or oil; and
7. To recognize that use of the surface for gas or oil development shall beonly that which is reasonably necessary to obtain the gas or oil.
