GroundRules
43 CFR 3140.41: Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements).
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 3140—LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS
- Subpart 3140—Conversion of Existing Oil and Gas Leases and Valid Claims Based on Mineral Locations
(a) The owner of an oil and gas lease, or the owner of a valid claim based on a mineral location will have such lease or claim converted to a combined hydrocarbon lease when the plan of operations, filed under § 3140.23, is deemed acceptable and is approved by the authorized officer.
(b) The conversion of a lease within a unit of the National Park System will be approved only with the consent of the Regional Director of the National Park Service in accordance with § 3140.70.
(c) A plan of operations may not be approved in part but may be approved where it contains an appropriately staged plan of exploration and development operations.
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