Book contents
- Collective Aquifer Governance
- Collective Aquifer Governance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview of the History of Collective Action on Subsurface Resources
- 3 Governance of Groundwater and Aquifers
- 4 Unitization and Collective Aquifer Governance Agreements
- 5 Determination and Redetermination
- 6 The Role of the Expert
- 7 The Next Transresource
- 8 Pore Spaces
- 9 Application to an Aquifer System
- 10 Getting Around Agreeing to Disagree
- 11 Serious Gaming and Unitization
- 12 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research
- Appendix Model Collective Aquifer Governance Agreement
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Determination and Redetermination
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
- Collective Aquifer Governance
- Collective Aquifer Governance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview of the History of Collective Action on Subsurface Resources
- 3 Governance of Groundwater and Aquifers
- 4 Unitization and Collective Aquifer Governance Agreements
- 5 Determination and Redetermination
- 6 The Role of the Expert
- 7 The Next Transresource
- 8 Pore Spaces
- 9 Application to an Aquifer System
- 10 Getting Around Agreeing to Disagree
- 11 Serious Gaming and Unitization
- 12 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research
- Appendix Model Collective Aquifer Governance Agreement
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Determination and redetermination are critical components of a unitization agreement. The negotiation and renegotiation of the share allocation system enable parties to update the agreement as new information or technology appears. Several accepted methods of redetermination have developed in the oil and gas context, but none currently exist for aquifers. Some examples do appear to approach direct and indirect methods of aquifer redetermination. Examples of direct methods would involve the proven availability of groundwater or available rights to storage within the aquifer. Examples of indirect methods include allocations determined by modeling of geologic conditions, pooled reductions in groundwater extraction, or refinements in a management plan that allocates extraction rates.
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- Collective Aquifer GovernanceDispute Prevention for Groundwater and Aquifers through Unitization, pp. 65 - 79Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022