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30 CFR 203.34: To which production may an RSV earned by qualified phase 2 and phase 3 ultra-deep wells on my lease not be applied?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER A—MINERALS REVENUE MANAGEMENT
- PART 203—RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES
- Subpart B—OCS Oil, Gas, and Sulfur General
You may not apply an RSV earned under § 203.31:
(a) To production from completions less than 15,000 feet TVD SS, except in cases where the qualified well is re-perforated in the same reservoir previously perforated deeper than 15,000 feet TVD SS;
(b) To production from a deep well or ultra-deep well on any other lease, except as provided in paragraph (c) of § 203.33;
(c) To any liquid hydrocarbon (oil and condensate) volumes; or
(d) To production from a deep well or ultra-deep well that commenced drilling before:
(1) March 26, 2003, on a lease that is located entirely or partly in water less than 200 meters deep; or
(2) May 18, 2007, on a lease that is located entirely in water more than 200 meters deep.
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