{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3162.2-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3162.2-5","heading":"-5 Must I take protective action when a protective well would be uneconomic?","body":"You are not required to take any of the actions listed in § 3162.2-4 if you can prove to BLM that when you first knew or had constructive notice of drainage you could not produce a sufficient quantity of oil or gas from a protective well on your lease for a reasonable profit above the cost of drilling, completing, and operating the protective 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 3160—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS","Subpart 3162—Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators"],"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":"e9e18d4d02bbf5004f090464ecca3ccc476a034065b33caaccd0203ebe999b48","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3162.2-4","next":"us/43-cfr-3162.2-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}