California Public Resources Code Section 3451

CA Pub Res Code § 3451 (2017)  

“Maximum Efficient Rate,” commonly referred to as “MER,” is defined as the highest daily rate of production which can be sustained economically from a particular pool, from existing wells and facilities, for a reasonable period without loss of economically recoverable ultimate production of oil from such pool.

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 437.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018