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43 CFR 3137.90: Who must operate wells that do not meet the productivity criteria?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
- PART 3130—OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA
- Subpart 3137—Unitization Agreements—National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
(a) If a well not meeting the productivity criteria was drilled before the unit was formed and is not included in the participating area, the operator of the well at the time the unit was formed may continue as operator.
(b) As unit operator, you must continue to operate wells drilled after unit formation not meeting the productivity criteria unless BLM approves a change in the designation of operator for those wells.
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