{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3282.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3282.7","heading":"What is the effective date of an initial participating area or revision of an existing participating area?","body":"(a) BLM will establish the appropriate effective date of an initial participating area or any revision to a participating area. The effective date may be, but is not limited to, the first day of the month in which:\n(1) A well is completed that causes the participating area to be formed or revised;\n(2) Commercial operations start; or\n(3) New or additional technical information becomes known that provides a basis for revising the boundary (such as when production from, or injection to, an area outside the participating area first became known).\n(b) The unit operator may request BLM to approve a specific effective date for the participating area or revision, but the date may not be earlier than the effective date of the unit.","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":"c28a857e8d3eeac6f6a0b3b6a1420789c6035bee78570c09e7c1bf5f6971040e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3282.6","next":"us/43-cfr-3282.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}