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RA 387 Article 108

Article 108

ART. 108. Definition of "waste."—The term "waste" shall specifically include among other things the following: (a) The operation of any petroleum well or wells with an inefficient gas-oil ratio. (b) The drowning with water of any stratum or part thereof capable of producing oil or gas, or both oil and gas in paying quantities. (c) Permitting any natural gas well to burn wastefully. (d) Physical waste or loss incident to, or resulting from, drilling, equipping, locating, spacing, or operating well or wells as to reduce or tend to reduce the total ultimate recovery of crude petroleum oil or natural gas from any pool. (e) Waste or loss incident to, or resulting from, the unnecessary, inefficient, excessive or improper use of the Reservoir energy, including the gas energy or water drive, in any well or pool. (f) Surface waste or surface loss, including the storage either permanent or temporary of crude petroleum or the placing of any product thereof, in open pits or earthen storage, and all other forms of surface waste or surface loss, including unnecessary or excessive surface losses, or destruction without beneficial use, either of crude petroleum or of natural gas. (g) The production of crude petroleum or natural gas in excess of transportation or market facilities or reasonable market demand.

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CitationRA 387 Article 108 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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