{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3108.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3108.10","heading":"Relinquishment.","body":"The lessee(s) may relinquish the lease or any legal subdivision of the lease at any time. The lessee(s) must file a written relinquishment with the BLM State Office with jurisdiction over the lease. All lessees holding record title interests in the lease must sign the relinquishment. A relinquishment takes effect on the date the lessee filed it with the BLM. However, the lessee(s) and the party that issued the bond will continue to be obligated to:\n(a) Make payments of all accrued rentals and royalties, including payments of compensatory royalty due for all drainage that occurred before the relinquishment;\n(b) Place all wells to be relinquished in condition for suspension or abandonment as the BLM requires; and\n(c) Complete reclamation of the leased sites after stopping or abandoning oil and gas operations on the lease, under a plan approved by the BLM or the appropriate surface management agency.","path":["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 3100—OIL AND GAS LEASING","Subpart 3108—Relinquishment, Termination, Cancellation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"341fb5980e2ff104131ae65e91d20a3f731576b4ab190d44a921d94efea034e4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3107.72","next":"us/43-cfr-3108.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}