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30 CFR §203.41

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  1. (a)To qualify for a suspension volume under paragraphs (b) or (c) of this section, your lease must meet the requirements in § 203.40 and the requirements in the following table.
  2. (b)If your lease meets the requirements in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, it earns the RSV prescribed in the following table:
  3. (c)If your lease meets the requirements in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, it earns the RSV prescribed in the following table. The RSV specified in this paragraph is in addition to any RSV your lease already may have earned from a qualified deep well with a perforated interval whose top is from 15,000 feet to less than 18,000 feet TVD SS.
  4. (d)Lessees may request a refund of or recoup royalties paid on production from qualified wells on a lease that is located in water entirely deeper than 200 meters but entirely less than 400 meters deep that:
    1. (1)Occurs before December 18, 2008; and
    2. (2)Is subject to application of an RSV under either § 203.31 or § 203.41.
  5. (e)The following examples illustrate how this section applies, assuming your lease meets the location, prior production, and lease issuance conditions in § 203.40 and paragraph (a) of this section: