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43 CFR 3162.2-4: -4 What protective action may BLM require the lessee to take to protect the leases from drainage?
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 3160—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
- Subpart 3162—Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators
We may require you to:
(a) Drill or modify and produce all wells that are necessary to protect the leased mineral resources from drainage;
(b) Enter into a unitization or communitization agreement with the lease containing the draining well; or
(c) Pay compensatory royalties for drainage that has occurred or is occurring.
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