{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3137.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3137.40","heading":"What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?","body":"Your unit agreement must define—\n(a) The number of wells you anticipate will be necessary to assess the reservoir adequately;\n(b) A primary target for each well;\n(c) A schedule for starting and completing drilling operations for each well; and\n(d) The time between starting operations on a well to the start of operations on the next well.","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 3130—OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA","Subpart 3137—Unitization Agreements—National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska"],"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":"1d083c477b2132971bee3d1c36383b58188bfa1b364d9b85fcd35aff78f55bd9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3137.28","next":"us/43-cfr-3137.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}