Producer’s Reservation Clause Samples
The Producer’s Reservation clause grants the producer the right to retain certain rights or privileges, typically related to the content or materials produced under an agreement. In practice, this may allow the producer to reserve the ability to use specific footage, concepts, or intellectual property for future projects or other purposes, even if those elements are not used in the current production. This clause serves to protect the producer’s creative and commercial interests by ensuring they maintain control over valuable assets that may have potential beyond the immediate scope of the agreement.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation;
(b) Reserved;
(c) to deliver such Dedicated Production or furnish such Dedicated Production to Producer’s lessors and holders of other burdens on production with respect to such Dedicated Production as is required to satisfy the terms of the applicable oil and gas leases or other applicable instruments; and
(d) to pool, communitize or unitize Producer’s interests with respect to Dedicated Production; provided that Producer’s share of Dedicated Production produced from such pooled, communitized, or unitized interests shall be committed and dedicated pursuant to this Agreement.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Fresh Water for itself:
(a) to construct, operate (or cause to be operated), maintain, repair, rework, or cease production, construction, development or operation of any Well or oil and gas lease, without consideration of the impact on Midstream Co;
(b) to use Fresh Water for any and all uses, other than a Purpose;
(c) to use any Fresh Water, in any amount for lease or Well purposes, prior to delivering such Fresh Water into the System; and
(d) to store Fresh Water in the vicinity of a Planned Well for reasonable periods of time immediately prior to needing such Fresh Water for a Purpose.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right (but not the obligation) to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, and to cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation;
(b) in Producer’s sole discretion, Producer has the right to truck Crude Oil produced within the Dedication Area to any destination or market, so long as any such Crude Oil that, to the knowledge of Producer, requires treating or processing in order to be accepted into a Downstream Facility shall be trucked to a Third Party Truck Unload Facility that is serviced by the System; provided that if Producer does not have the legal authority to direct the delivery location of such Crude Oil the foregoing clause, which begins with “so long as”, shall not apply;
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation;
(b) to use Dedicated Production for lease operations (including reservoir pressure maintenance), gas lift operations and water treatment facility operations relating to the lands within the Dedication Area;
(c) to deliver such Dedicated Production or furnish such Dedicated Production to Producer’s lessors and holders of other burdens on production with respect to such Dedicated Production as is required to satisfy the terms of the applicable oil and gas leases or other applicable instruments;
(d) to pool, communitize or unitize Producer’s interests with respect to Dedicated Production; and (e) to deliver such Dedicated Production or furnish such Dedicated Production to other Persons for the high pressure gathering of Dedicated Production after its return to or for the account of Producer at a Delivery Point (and for the avoidance of doubt, Midstream Co shall have no right to provide high pressure gathering with respect to Dedicated Production while such Dedicated Production is in Midstream Co’s care, custody and control and high pressure gathering shall be expressly excluded from the Services hereunder).
Producer’s Reservation. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production and Dedicated Interests for itself and its Affiliates:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole and absolute discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew, extend, terminate, surrender or release in whole or in part (including with respect to any portion of the acreage thereunder), any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease or reduce production from or abandon any Well for any reason;
(b) to use the Dedicated Production for the operation of ▇▇▇▇▇ and leasehold equipment appurtenant to the ▇▇▇▇▇ within the Dedicated Interests; and
(c) to pool, communitize or unitize Producer’s or any of its Affiliate’s interests with respect to Dedicated Production; provided that Producer’s or such Affiliate’s share of Dedicated Production produced from such pooled, communitized, or unitized interests shall be committed and dedicated pursuant to this Agreement.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation; and
(b) following the date set forth in writing between Producer and Midstream Co (such date as it may be updated by Midstream Co and Producer, the “Trucked Water Services Commencement Date”), Producer may elect to deliver or have delivered Dedicated Production directly to a SWD Trucking Facility during any Pipeline Unavailability as provided in Section 18.2 (the “Trucking Election”); and
(c) Reserved;
(d) to pool, communitize or unitize Producer’s interests with respect to Dedicated Production.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation; and
(b) during Pipeline Unavailability, Producer may elect to deliver Dedicated Production directly to a SWD Trucking Facility (the “Trucking Election”); and
(c) Reserved;
(d) to pool, communitize or unitize Producer’s interests with respect to Dedicated Production.
Producer’s Reservation. Producer reserves the following rights respecting Dedicated Production for itself:
(a) to operate (or cause to be operated) ▇▇▇▇▇ producing Dedicated Production in its sole discretion, including the right to drill new ▇▇▇▇▇, repair and rework old ▇▇▇▇▇, temporarily shut in ▇▇▇▇▇, renew or extend, in whole or in part, any oil and gas lease or term mineral interest, or cease production from or abandon any Well or surrender any applicable oil and gas lease, in whole or in part, when no longer deemed by Producer to be capable of producing in paying quantities under normal methods of operation;
(b) in Producer’s sole discretion, to truck Product produced within the Dedication Area to any destination or market, provided that so long as Producer has the legal authority to direct the delivery location of such Product, any Product that, to the knowledge of Producer, requires treating or processing in order to be accepted into a Downstream Facility shall be trucked to a Third Party Truck Unload Facility that is serviced by the System; and