Common use of Deepening or Sidetracking of Non-consent Well Clause in Contracts

Deepening or Sidetracking of Non-consent Well. If after a Non-Consent Well has been drilled to its objective zone, any Participating Party proposes to deepen or sidetrack such Non-Consent Well, a Non-Participating Party may participate by notifying the Operator within thirty (30) days [forty-eight (48) hours If rig is on location] after receiving the proposal that it will join in the deepening or sidetracking operation and by paying to the Participating Parties an amount equal to such Non-Participating Party's share of the actual costs incurred in the drilling and casing of such well to the depth at which such deepening or sidetracking operation is commenced. The Participating Parties shall continue to be entitled to recoup, out of the proceeds of production from the non- consent portion of the well, the full sum specified in Article 13. 2.1 applicable to such Non-Consent Well less the amount paid under this Article.