180. The holder of several exploration licences for petroleum and natural gas may group all the territories that are subject to such licences and, in his report, may apply the work he has performed to those territories in the proportion he determines, provided(1) he informs the Minister thereof in writing;
(2) the territories are contiguous or located in part within a radius of 40 kilometres;
(3) the total area does not exceed 75,000 hectares.
The same rules apply to the holder of several exploration licences for brine or several exploration licences for underground reservoirs.