{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3137.41","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3137.41","heading":"What continuing development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?","body":"A unit agreement must provide for submission of supplemental or additional plans of development which obligate the operator to a program of exploration and development (see § 3137.71 of this subpart) that, after completion of the initial obligations —\n(a) Meets or exceeds the rate of non-unit operations in the vicinity of the unit; and\n(b) Represents an investment proportionate to the size of the area covered by the unit agreement.","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":"8d72238f9a244838b993672dd1afe36d2929f44d3b0d0d7af568cc0405faad82","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3137.40","next":"us/43-cfr-3137.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}