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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2 (2026)

Waste of oil or gas as defined in this chapter is prohibited.

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§2. Waste of oil or gas prohibited

Waste of oil or gas as defined in this chapter is prohibited.

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Cited in 15 cases, 1950–2016 · leading case: Delatte v. Woods, 94 So. 2d 281 (La. 1957).
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Delatte v. Woods, 94 So. 2d 281 (La. 1957). · cites it 5× “On July 14, 1954, the Commissioner of Conservation, pursuant to Act 157 of 1940, as amended, LSA-R.S. 30:2 et seq., following due notice to all interested parties and a public hearing had, issued its basic Order No.”
TWTB, Inc. v. Rampick, 152 F. Supp. 3d 549 (E.D. La. 2016). · cites it 2× “at 627 (quoting 5 McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 30:2 (4th ed. 2001)). . Id. (quoting 5 McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 30:2 (4th ed.”
Amoco Prod. Co. v. Thompson, 516 So. 2d 376 (La. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “R.S. 30:2, 3 and 4. In the exercise of this duty, the Commissioner has the power to form compulsory drilling and production units "to prevent waste or to avoid drilling unnecessary wells.”
Hunt Oil Co. v. Batchelor, 644 So. 2d 191 (La. 1994). · cites it 2× “R.S. 30:2, 3 and 4. In the exercise of this duty, the Commissioner has the power to form compulsory drilling and production units "to prevent waste or to avoid drilling unnecessary wells.”
Everett v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 51 So. 2d 87 (La. 1950). · cites it 2× “157 of 1940, LSA-RS 30:2 et seq. (the comprehensive conservation measure providing for integration and unitization of oil lands in order to prevent waste and the drilling of unnecessary wells), makes no provision whatever for the pooling or integration of the canal lands with…”
Childs v. Washington, 87 So. 2d 111 (La. 1956). · cites it 2× “[6] One of these laws, a comprehensive conservation statute enacted as Act 157 of 1940, now LSA-R.S. 30:2 et seq., requires that the Commissioner of Conservation, if he finds it necessary in order to prevent waste and to avoid drilling unnecessary wells, "shall establish a…”
Hunter v. Hussey, 90 So. 2d 429 (La. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 3× “Plaintiffs contend that the orders complained of are invalid, because: (1) the Commissioner has no power to establish a mandatory program of secondary recovery by the water injection method and no power to transfer the allowable production of a low-structure well to a…”
Amoco Prod. Co. v. Thompson, 566 So. 2d 138 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “R.S. 30:2,3), (2) precludes another owner from recovering or receiving his just and equitable share (La.”
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Sw. Nat. Prod. Co., 60 So. 2d 9 (La. 1952). “157 of 1940, LSA-R.S. 30:2 et seq., a comprehensive conservation statute, giving the Commissioner the authority, among other things, to prohibit the-waste of oil and gas and to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells by integrating into drilling units the maximum area he finds,…”
Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Jones, 125 So. 2d 640 (La. Ct. App. 1961). “157 of 1940, LSA-R.S. 30:2 et seq., a comprehensive conservation statute, giving the Commissioner the authority, among other things, to prohibit the waste of oil and gas and to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells by integrating into drilling units the maximum area he finds,…”
LeSage v. Union Producing Co., 176 So. 2d 777 (La. Ct. App. 1965). “The Commissioner of Conservation was vested with authority pursuant to Act 157 of 1940, LSA-R.S. 30:2 et seq., among other things, to regulate the conservation of oil and gas resources and to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells by integrating in the drilling units the…”
Exxon Corp. v. Thompson, 564 So. 2d 387 (La. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “R.S. 30:2, 3 and 4. In the exercise of this duty, the Commissioner has the power to form compulsory drilling and production units "to prevent waste or to avoid drilling unnecessary wells.”
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