{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3217.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3217.11","heading":"What are communitization agreements?","body":"Under communitization agreements (also called drilling agreements), operators who cannot independently develop separate tracts due to well-spacing or well development programs may cooperatively develop such tracts. Lessees may ask BLM to approve a communitization agreement or, in some cases, we may require the lessees to enter into such an 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 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING","Subpart 3217—Cooperative Agreements"],"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":"7dbd929982de3427d6e638a9d116206353b64dd7929aade0b02714ec59a5e572","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3217.10","next":"us/43-cfr-3217.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}