{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3282.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3282.1","heading":"What is a participating area?","body":"(a) A participating area is the combined portion of the unitized area which BLM determines:\n(1) Is reasonably proven to produce geothermal resources; or\n(2) Supports production in commercial quantities, such as pressure support from injection wells.\n(b) The size and configuration of all participating areas and revisions are not effective until BLM approves them.","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 3280—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS","Subpart 3282—Participating Area"],"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":"1bf6a1c85cc7f88d853e15a0ba1a4dcc7ab07de0e703f1b9fb4f4a9f8ca6eb3a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3281.20","next":"us/43-cfr-3282.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}